Museums/Exhibits

Museums and exhibits have varying schedules; please call for exact days, hours and prices.

• ABINGTON ART CENTER , 515 Meetinghouse Rd., Jenkintown, 215-887-4882. THE HANDMAKING, Features 22 works by contemporary artists including Polly Apfelbaum, Jim Isermann, Maria Kalman and Virgil Marti. Each of these artists appropriates skills from traditional crafts, blurring the lines between functionality, art and design. Runs through July 29.
• ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES , 19th St. & the Parkway, 215-299-1000. BUTTERFLIES!, Features dozens of butterflies from around the world. Ongoing. AMAZON VOYAGE: VICIOUS FISHES AND OTHER RICHES, Features live fish from the world's most biologically diverse river, plus hands on activities and the art of Ray Troll. Runs through Dec. 31.
• ADOLPH AND ROSE LEVIS SPORTS MUSEUM , 401 S. Broad St., 215-446-3032. PERMANENT EXHIBIT, Features memorabilia from inductees into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Ongoing.
• AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MUSEUM , 7th & Arch sts., 215-574-0380. MEN OF HONOR, Features photographs by Jamel Shabazz, which depict African-American men who are positive role models in their communities. Runs through June 24. BEARING, Features silk banners depicting the narratives of seven young women. Runs through June 24. EXCAVATION OF OUR HISOTRY: DIGGING UP THE PAST, Features artifacts and pictures of the First African Baptist Church excavation. Runs through Sept. 16. ENGULFED BY KATRINA, Features photographs of the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Katrina. Artists include Deborah Willis, D. Michael Cheers, Will Steacy, Sara Macel and Melvina Lathan. Runs through Aug. 5.
• AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY , 104 S. 5th St., 215-440-3400. THE PRINCESS AND THE PATRIOT, Features correspondence highlighting the relationship between Ben Franklin and Russian princess Ekaterina Dashkova. Ongoing.
• AMERICAN SWEDISH HISTORICAL MUSEUM , 1900 Pattison Ave., 215-389-1776. COME INTO A NEW WORLD, Features Linnaeus' contributions to modern science and reveals his unexpected connection to America. Runs through July 1.
• ART IN CITY HALL , Broad & Market sts., 215-686-2803. PRISON EMPLOYEE ART EXHIBITION, Features work by prison employees which celebrates their unique profession during Correctional Employees Week. Runs through June 22.
• ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA , 1622 Chestnut St., 215-246-3302. DISPLACED, Features mixed-media work by Philadelphia artists Hollis Heichemer, Padmini Mongia, Justayna Badach, Candy Depew and Jason Ferguson, who explore the fundamentals of space, communication and technology. Runs through July 27.
• ATWATER KENT MUSEUM , 15 S. 7th St., 215-685-4830. HOW PHILLY WORKS: STREETS AS BAROMETERS OF URBAN LIFE, Features paintings, documents, prints and objects to explain the urban activity of Philadelphia over a period of 300 years. Included is the Philadelphia City Charter drafted by William Penn, police paraphernalia from the late 1800s and other interesting remnants of the city's past. Runs through Sept. 2. THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF RADIO, Features antique radios from Atwater Kent, Philco and RCA and early radio broadcasts. Runs through Sept. 16. THE ARTIST BEHIND THE IMAGE, Features 45 illustrated Saturday Evening Post covers by Norman Rockwell. Runs through Sept. 2.
• ATWATER KENT MUSEUM , 15 S. 7th St., 215-685-4830. HOW PHILLY WORKS, Features paintings, photographs, prints, objects and documents from the City Records Department, all of which attribute Philadelphia streets as barometers of urban life. Runs through Sept. 2. Runs through Sept. 2.
• BATTLESHIP NEW JERSEY , Camden Waterfront, NJ, 856-966-1652. CAMDEN'S NY SHIPBUILDING CORP., Features the Amateur Radio Station, which gives patrons the opportunity to communicate with museum shops all over the world. Ongoing.
• BELL'S TAVERN , 183 N. Union St., Lambertville, NJ, 609-397-2226. YES, THIS IS NEW JERSEY, Features paintings by Joe Kazimierczyk, which depict scenic country landscapes in New Jersey as well as asphalt and rusted guard rails. Runs through Aug. 2.
• BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUM , US Rt. 1, Chadds Ford, 610-388-2700. CAPTURING NUREYEV, Features paintings and drawings of dancer Rudolf Nureyev as captured by painter James Wyeth. Also on display are costumes worn by the dancer, sketchbooks and Nureyev memorabilia. Ongoing. OUT OF NOWHERE, Features Tom Bostelle's major painting, "Lenape Jesus." Runs through Sept. 2. DOG DAYS OF SUMMER, Features canine-inspired paintings and drawings by Jamie Wyeth, whose favorite model is man's best friend. Runs through Sept. 3. STRIKINGLY BEAUTIFUL: POCKET MATCHSAFES, Features a collection of ornamental 19th-century matchsafes, including some designed by Tiffany's, Cartier and Gorham. Runs through July 22.
• CHESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY , 225 N. High St., West Chester, 610-692-4800. A QUILT SAMPLER, Features 30 19th-century regional quilts from the permanent collection, as well as related photographs and memorabilia. Runs through Sept. 16.
• DAY BY DAY RESTAURANT , 2101 Sansom St., 215-564-5540. PHIL STRAUSS, Features photographs of western canyons and exotic islands as well as local destinations such as Fairmount Park and Jim Thorpe. Runs through Aug. 1.
• DELAWARE ART MUSEUM , 2301 Kentmere Pkwy., Wilmington, DE, 302-571-9590. NATURE/CULTURE/BLUES: CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN AMERICAN ART, Features new works by Melvin Edwards, Jack Whitten, Tyrone Mitchell, Juma Santos and others. Runs through Aug. 29. THE CULTIVATED EYE: BRANDYWINE VALLEY PHOTOGRAPHERS, Features nature photography by regional photographers, who capture the unfamiliar in our everyday world. Runs through Oct. 23. DECEITS AND FANTASIES, Features photographs of gardens by 16 American and European artists. Some worship gardens for their calm and beauty, while others explore the tension between the aesthetic pleasure we take from gardens and the fear inspired by nature's scale and power. Runs through Sept. 16.
• DELAWARE CENTER FOR THE CONTEMPORARY ARTS , 200 S. Madison St., Wilmington, DE, 302-656-6466. ADVANCE AND RETREAT, Features work by Karin Birch, which combines hand-stitched embroidery and glass seed beads with abstract painting. Runs through July 8. DUPED, Features 21 prints by Alison Saar, whose work explores issues of racial identity, the African Diaspora, racism and sexism. Runs through Aug. 5. CONTEMPORARY WOODCUTS, Features woodblock prints by Phillia Yi. Runs through Aug. 5. MFA BIENNIAL, Features work by 35 current regional MFA students. Schools include American University, Towson and UArts. Runs through Sept. 9. A DIALOGUE WITH OBJECTIVITY, Features the sculpture and video documentation of Jason Ferguson, who performs dissections on common objects and raises questions about "the animate" and "the inanimate." He worked extensively with a professor of anatomy and physiology to research dissection techniques on human cadavers. Runs through July 15.
• DESIGN CENTER , Philadelphia University, 4200 Henry Ave., 215-951-2860. ANTIQUES OF THE FUTURE, Features domestic objects of art curated by architect and home designer Lisa Roberts. Over the past 25 years, Roberts has collected more than 300 pieces of "modern artifacts," home furnishings and tools that blur the line between utilitarian and artistic. Runs through June 25.
• EAST AFRICA RESOURCE AND STUDY CENTER , 3809 Pearl St., 215-382-3191. PERMANENT COLLECTION, Features artifacts from sub-Saharan environments, including Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. Ongoing.
• EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY , 2124 Fairmount Ave., 215-236-3300. RECOLLECTION TABLEAUX, Features a series of dioramas by sculptor Susan Hagen, which represent moments from the penitentiary's history. Runs through July 30.
• FABRIC WORKSHOP AND MUSEUM , 1222 Arch St., 215-568-1111. STORE FRONT, Features a window installation by Mark Bradford and Juan Carlos Avendano. Runs through Aug. 31.
• FRANKLIN INSTITUTE , 20th St. & the Parkway, 215-448-1200. THE GIANT HEART, Features a gigantic walk-through model of a human heart. Ongoing.
• FRANKLIN INSTITUTE , 20th St. & the Parkway, 215-448-1200. TUTANKHAMUN AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE PHAROAHS, Features 50 artifacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun, as well as 70 more from other rulers of the Golden Age. Runs through Sept. 30.
• FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA , 1901 Vine St., 215-686-5322. ENTER THE ACTRESS, Features images, playbills and memorabilia that document two centuries of actresses. Runs through Aug. 10.
• GERMANTOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY , 5501 Germantown Ave., 215-844-0514. AT HOME IN GERMANTOWN, Features domestic objects, including furniture, pottery, porcelain, personal hygiene items, needlework, children's games and toys. Ongoing.
• GERSHMAN Y , 401 S. Broad St., 215-446-3027. CROSS/WALKS: WEAVING FABRIC ROW, Features a new-media installation by Hana Iverson that constructs a portrait of South Philadelphia's Fabric Row. Runs through Aug. 13.
• GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE , 18 Fairgrounds Rd., Hamilton, NJ, 609-586-0616. RICHARD JOLLEY, Features a glasswork and mixed-media retrospective, which explores the human figure in evocative manners. Runs through Sept. 23.
• HAGLEY MUSEUM & LIBRARY , 298 Buck Rd., Wilmington, DE, 302-658-2400. HAGLEY AT 50: EXPLODING WITH HISTORY, Features photographs and artifacts following the history of Hagley from its humble beginnings as an abandoned gunpowder mill. Runs through Dec. 30.
• HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF DELAWARE , 505 Market Street Mall, Wilmington, DE, 302-655-7161. MADE BY DELAWARE HANDS, Features objects from the permanent collections, many of which have not been on exhibit in more than 20 years. Runs through Aug. 18.
• HUGH MOORE PARK , 30 Centre Square, Easton, 610-559-6613. JOSIAH WHITE CANAL BOAT, Features tools used to make canal boats, old vessels and the cargo that the boats carried. Rides on the canal boat are also available. Ongoing.
• INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM , 211 S. Columbus Blvd., 215-925-5439. WOMEN AND THE SEA, Features works exploring the contributions of women mariners throughout history, as well as the roles of mariners' wives in commerce and in war. Runs through Sept. 3.
• INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART , University of Pennsylvania, 118 S. 36th St., 215-898-5050. KAREN KILIMNIK, Features 15 years of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and installation art. Runs through Aug. 5. PHOEBE WASHBURN, Features a terrarium made from accumulated objects and plants grown in the artist's own studio. Runs through Aug. 5. CRIMES OF OMISSION, Features work by Geraint Evans, Ken Gonzales-Day, Micheal Linares and others who draw attention to injustices by removing the visual traces of a crime. Runs through Aug. 5.
• JOSHUA'S CAFE , 712 West Ave., Jenkintown, 215-887-8796. ART SHOW 2, Features work by employees of the Allegheny Art Co. Runs through June 30.
• LA VA CAFE , 2100 South St., 215-545-1508. A MONTH AFTER THE FACT, Features the work of Philly-based artist and illustrator Joey Feldman. Runs through July 1.
• LAST DROP , 13th & Pine sts., 215-893-9262. CONTROLLED BY DESIRE, Features oil paintings by Steven J. Martin, which explore the gender and act of sexuality, the effect of war on mind and body and contemporary concepts of masculinity. Runs through June 30.
• LAVA SPACE , 4134 Lancaster Ave., 215-387-6155. ART AT LAVA, Features installations by 15 artists including Harmony Thompson, Zoe Cohen, Bilwa, Elysa Voshell, JJ Tiziou, Mary Tasillo, Cecily Anderson, Sarah Phillips, Jodi Netzer and Dominic Lepore. Works include wheat-pasted posters, murals, tile mosaics and site-specific sculptures. Runs through Nov. 30.
• LONGWOOD GARDENS , US Rt. 1, Kennett Sq., 610-388-1000. INTREEGUE, Features eight of the garden's most notable trees, including the oldest gingko in the U.S. and a rebellious sugar maple that has chosen to grow in the sun. Each tree features its own unique art installation. Runs through Sept. 1.
• MARVIN SAMSON CENTER FOR THE HISTORY OF PHARMACY , 600 S. 43rd St., 215-596-8800. CIRCA 1821, Features decorative and functional objects crafted within or imported into the United States throughout the first half of the 19th century. Runs through Sept. 14.
• MENNONITE HERITAGE CENTER , 565 Yoder Rd., Harleysville, 215-256-3020. AS LARGE AS PALACES, Features barn re-creations, historical photographs and diagrams of architecture in celebration of German barns in southeast Pennsylvania. Runs through Oct. 30.
• MERCER MUSEUM , 84 S. Pine St., Doylestown, 215-345-0210. DOLLS FROM THE ATTIC, Features antique collections of dolls and dollhouses. Ongoing.
• MICHENER ART MUSEUM , 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown, 215-340-9800. TRAVELER/ CITIZEN/ WRITER, Features James A. Michener's photographs, objects and paintings collection, as well as original art. Runs through July 8. AGING IN AMERICA: THE YEARS AHEAD, Features more than 50 black-and-white photographs by photojournalist Ed Kashi that explore themes of aging and longevity in America today. Runs through June 24. JAMES WOLFE, Features work inspired by the curvilinear forms and bold lines of abstract expressionism. Runs through June 24. A PLACE IN TIME, Features more than 20 black-and-white photographs by Philadelphia photographer Stephen G. Williams, who documents 30 years of visits to the Quaker community of Sabbath Lake, Maine. Runs through July 8.
• MICHENER ART MUSEUM-NEW HOPE , 500 Union Square Dr., New Hope, 215-340-9800. CREATIVE BUCKS COUNTY, Features the work of visual artists, authors, playwrights, lyricists and composers who have lived and worked in Bucks County. Artists include Pearl S. Buck, Daniel Garber, Oscar Hammerstein II, Dorothy Parker, Jean Toomer and Charles Scheeler. Ongoing.
• MORRIS ARBORETUM , 100 Northwestern Ave., 215-247-5777. LIVING FOSSIL: METASEQUOIA, Features viewing platform sculptures that allow visitors to experience ancient trees from their lower canopy branches. Ongoing.
• NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER , Independence Mall, 525 Arch St., 215-409-6600. THE STORY OF WE THE PEOPLE, Features rare historical artifacts including a letter sent by George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" jacket and items pertaining to Lincoln's assassination. Ongoing.
• NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY , Independence Mall, E. 55 N. 5th St., 215-923-3811. FORSHPEIS: A TASTE OF JEWISH AMERICANA, Features almost 10,000 items meant to capture the daily lives of American Jews from the 1880s to the present, with an emphasis on food and food practices. Included are deli menus, matzo ball recipes and bar mitvah cake designs. Ongoing.
• NOYES MUSEUM OF ART , 733 Lily Lake Rd., Oceanville, NJ, 609-652-8848. NEW JERSY ARTS ANNUAL, Features work in a variety of media from 40 New Jersey artists. Runs through July 15. SIGHTINGS, Features work by Doug and Mike Starn, which combines video, scupture, painting and large-scale photos of natural resources to explore light and darkness. Runs through Aug. 7. BETTY ANN BEMBRY, Features 22 oil, acrylic and pastel pieces that illustrate the artist's life in New Jersey. Runs through June 30.
• PENN MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY , 3260 South St., 215-898-4000. AMARNA, ANCIENT EGYPT'S PLACE IN THE SUN, Features artifacts from the age of King Tutankhamun including statues, jewelry and religious amulets. Runs through Oct. 15. ART AND RITUAL OF AMAZONIA, Features masks, body ornaments and insight into distinctive native cultures of South America's Amazonian region. Runs through June 30.
• PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS , 118-128 N. Broad St., 215-972-7600. WARP TRANCE, Features a 3-channel video projection by Senga Nengudi, which uses sounds and images derived from industrial weaving mills to evoke ritual and trance. Created in collaboration with the Fabric Workshop. Runs through Aug. 26.
• PHILADELPHIA ART ALLIANCE , 215 S. 18th St., 215-545-4302. RE-PAIR AND IMPERFECTION, Features jewelry by Kiff Slemmons, who uses discarded objects from other artists' work to inspire her unique creations. Runs through Aug. 23. TOWArDS A 49TH STATE, Features prints, paintings, collage, text and drawings by Kip Deeds. Runs through Aug. 23. INTIMATE ENVIRONMENTS, Features drawings, paintings, photography and video by Jessica Doyle, documenting common and spectacular events in her life, memories and dreams. Runs through Aug. 23. CONSTRUCTION SITES, Features paintings by Emily Royer. Runs through Aug. 23.
• PHILADELPHIA ATHENAEUM , 219 S. 6th St., 215-925-2688. ON THE BOARDS, Features photographs and drawings of the Jersey Shore's landmarks, structures, buildings and seaside homes designed by Philadelphia architects. Runs through Aug. 31.
• PHILADELPHIA FOLKLORE PROJECT , 735 S. 50th St., 215-726-1106. WE TRY TO BE STRONG: 28 YEARS OF HMONG TEXTILES IN PHILADELPHIA, Features textiles and needlework of more than 30 Hmong women, representing four generations of artists. Exhibit will include the work of Pang Xiong Sirirathasuk Sikoun and will highlight the utility of folk culture in the face of war, displacement, resettlement and home-making here. Runs through Sept. 7.
• PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART , 26th St. & the Parkway, 215-763-8100. THE BIZARRE AND THE BEAUTIFUL: SILKS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, Features 13 French and English silk dresses worn by some of Philadelphia's most fashionable women. Runs through July 1. POP ART AND ITS AFFINITIES, Features works from the 1960s and early 1970s by artists such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Claes Oldenburg. Runs through June 29. FANTASTIC AND FUNCTIONAL ANIMALS IN INDIAN ART, Features paintings that depict ants, owls, cranes, crocodiles and other animals that populate India's art. Runs through July 1. JAPANESE MASTERS OF THE BRUSH, Features more than 200 rare screens, scrolls and album paintings by 18th-century Nanga masters Ike Taiga and Tokuyama Gyokuran. Runs through July 22. PARTICULARS OF PLACE, Features images from the portfolios of six leading photographers whose work captures a sense of place, including Paul Caponigro, Paul Strand, John Divola, Laurie Brown, Alen MacWeeney and James Fee. Runs through Nov. 4. ROOM FOR REVOLUTION: GEORGE WASHINGTON AND HIS PHILADELPHIA FRIENDS, Features Charles Willson Peale's famous portrait of George Washington and the Powel House parlor, a period room from an 18th-century home where Washington was frequently entertained. Runs through Aug. 30. WILLIAM H. JOHNSON'S WORLD ON PAPER, Features the prints, drawings and watercolors of the early 20th-century American artist, who focused on the African experience in the rural South and urban North. Runs through Aug. 12. TIBETAN RITUAL ARTS, Features Tibetan-Buddhist ritual images and implements drawn from the museum's collection, including a domestic alter. Runs through Nov. 20. NOTATIONS: OUT OF WORDS, Features contemporary works that feature words: big neon words, tiny handwritten words, words stenciled in paint, words ripped from the print media and more. Runs through June 24. LIVE CINEMA:TRILOGY, Features three short, 16mm films by Marine Hugonnier, which are concerned with the politics of perspective. Runs through July 22. PARIS / NEW YORK, 1949-1959, Features paintings by Ellsworth Kelly when he abandoned traditional methods and began experimenting with the color field minimalism that came to define his career. Runs through Feb. 24. JAPANESE LITERATI CULTURE IN THE EDO PERIOD, Features calligraphies and drawings from 17th-century Japan. Runs through Aug. 30. BOSCH AND BRUEGEL, Features detailed,colorful paintings by the Rennaisance painters and their followers. Runs through Nov. 23.
• PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF JEWISH ART , Congregation Rodeph Shalom, 615 N. Broad St., 215-627-6747. IN THE BEGINNING, Features paintings by Joshua Meyer, who seeks to involve the viewer by showing the raw processes of his creation, with thickly layered paint giving way to patches blank canvas. Runs through Aug. 10.
• PHILIP & MURIEL BERMAN MUSEUM OF ART , Ursinus College, 601 E. Main St., Collegeville, 610-409-3500. TROMP L'OEIL: THE ART OF ILLUSION, Features 14 contemporary tromp l'oeil artists. Runs through July 29. PRESENCE PASSING, Featuring black-and-white photographs by Andrea Baldeck, which feature rooms uninhabited, spaces abandoned and gardens neglected. Runs through Aug. 19.
• PRESBYTERIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY , 425 Lombard St., 215-627-1852. GO FORTH AND TEACH: PRESBYTERIAN SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTHWEST, Features artifacts and photos from Presbyterian efforts to educate Native Americans and Roman Catholic Hispanics in the American Southwest. Ongoing.
• ROSENBACH MUSEUM & LIBRARY , 2008-2010 Delancey Pl., 215-732-1600. CHOSEN: PHILADELPHIA'S GREAT HEBRAICA, Features a Hebrew texts and scrolls, which offer insight into the literary and artistic culture of their time. Runs through Aug. 26.
• SCHUYLKILL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION , 8480 Hagy's Mill Rd., 215-482-7300. GREEN MACHINE, Features site-specific works exploring the relationship between art, nature and technology. Included is Chris Vecchio's Supplemental Shrubbery Sounds Source in which motion-sensitive modules are placed along the path and emit both "natural" and "man-made" sounds, altering the forest's atmosphere and encouraging questions about nature and technology. Runs through Oct. 30.
• UNIVERSITY CITY ARTS LEAGUE , 4226 Spruce St., 215-382-7811. CONSTRUCTIONS, Features wood, sculpture, paintings and mixed-media work by local artist Jill Maio, who begins pieces by salvaging material from renovated or destroyed houses. The large-scale works develop in the breaking down, reshaping and painting. Runs through July 7.
• WINTERTHUR MUSEUM & COUNTY ESTATE , 5105 Kennet Pike, Winterthur, DE, 800-448-4907. QUILTS IN A MATERIAL WORLD: SELECTIONS FROM THE WINTERTHUR COLLECTION, Features more than 40 quilts that highlight American history and the lives of American quiltmakers. Runs through Sept. 16.
• WOODMERE ART MUSEUM , 9201 Germantown Ave., 215-247-0476. SENSATIONAL, Features op art, geometric abstraction and pattern and design by Edna Andrade. Runs through June 24.
• WOODMERE ART MUSEUM , 9201 Germantown Ave., 215-247-0476. NEW HORIZON MONTESSORI SCHOOL, Features life-size sculptures, drawings and paintings by students. Runs through June 24.