Museums/Exhibits

 

• ABINGTON ART CENTER , 515 Meetinghouse Rd., Jenkintown, 215-887-4882. JACQUES WILMORE, Features oil paintings exploring various social and political concerns. Runs through April 5. HOVERING ABOVE, Features outdoor sculptures by various artists. Runs through Nov. 30. GLOBAL SUBURBIA, Features work inspired by the 'burbs, their cultural contributions, environmental impact and an an industrially standardized lifestyle. Artists include Chris Ballantyne, Amy Bennett, Mark Bennett, Center for Land Use Interpretation, Götz Diergarten, Barbara Gallucci, Fritz Haeg, Michael Barton Miller, Sarah McCoubrey, Matthew Moore, Hiro Sakaguchi, David Schafer, Mark Shetabi, Lee Stoetzel, Eva Struble and Thomas Wrede. Runs through Nov. 30.

 

 

• ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES , 19th St. & the Parkway, 215-299-1000. BUTTERFLIES, Features dozens of types of butterflies from around the world. Ongoing. PLANTING THE SEEDS OF GENETICS, Features specimens, instruments and interactive displays that outline the life story and scientific legacy of Gregor Mendell, known as the father of genetics. Runs through Sep. 28.

 

 

• 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 MUSEUM , 701 Arch St., 215-574-0380. THE AFRICAN PRESENCE IN MEXICO: FROM YANGA TO THE PRESENT, Features paintings, photos, lithographs and historical texts that trace and examine the impact Africans had on Mexican culture. The visiting exhibit from Chicago's National Museum of Mexican Art aims to inspire positive dialogue between African-Americans and Mexicans in the United States. Runs through Oct. 25.

 

 

• AMERICAN SWEDISH HISTORICAL MUSEUM , 1900 Pattison Ave., 215-389-1776. NORSE MYTHOLOGY, Features illustrations of scenes from mythology by artist Dylan Carroll. Runs through Sep. 21. THE ART OF BRICK, Features two dozen large-scale LEGO sculptures by NYC-based artist Nathan Sawaya, who used almost one million of the colorful pieces. Included is a giant pencil above the word "fun" and humanlike figures. Runs through Nov. 30. MATERIAL MATTERS: SAMPLES FROM THE TEXTILE COLLECTION, Features a small selection of Swedish textiles ranging from a delicately embroidered man's wedding shirt to the bold colors of Saami costume, traditionally worn by the indigenous people of northern Sweden. Traditional Swedish provincial costumes and watercolor paintings are also included. Runs through March 1.

 

 

• ART IN CITY HALL , City Hall, Broad & Market sts., 2nd & 4th floors, 215-686-9912. LIKEABLE ART, Features work by 43 local artists that is popular and accessible to a mainstream audience. Included is Holly Smith's "Son-in-Law of Cerebus," a painted wood figurine of a happy, three-headed dalmatian. Runs through Sep. 26.

 

 

• ATWATER KENT MUSEUM , 15 S. 7th St., 215-685-4830. EXPERIENCE PHILADELPHIA, Features a 40-by-40-foot Rand McNally map of the region and objects from the collection that help explain the city, its people, its businesses and its recreation. Ongoing. HOW PHILLY WORKS: STREETS AS BAROMETERS FOR URBAN LIFE, Features paintings, photographs, prints, objects and documents that explore Philadelphia street activity over 300 years. Included are objects from the City Records department, individual City departments and the Atwater Kent Museum collection. Runs through Dec. 31.

 

 

• BARTRAM'S GARDEN , 54th St. & Lindbergh Blvd., 215-729-5281. MARK DION: TRAVELS OF WILLIAM BARTRAM RECONSIDERED, Features an eclectic assemblage of artifacts, drawings and specimens, both natural and manmade, collected by Mark Dion as he retraced the journey of 18th-century naturalists John and William Bartram through the southern United States. Runs through Dec. 6.

 

 

• BETSY ROSS HOUSE , 239 Arch St., 215-686-1252. MARCHING TO THE WHITE HOUSE, Features election memorabilia from the collection of retired psychologist and flag historian Jeffrey Kenneth Kohn. Included are campaign buttons, handkerchiefs and flags; a parade uniform from Benjamin Harrison's torch light parade; and a roll of toilet paper decorated with Jimmy Carter's image. Runs through May 1.

 

 

• BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUM , US Routes 1 & 100, Chadds Ford, 610-388-2700. DOUBLE LIVES: AMERICAN PAINTERS AS ILLUSTRATORS, Features work by artists who practiced both easel painting and illustration in the years between 1850 and 1950 — a combination that was, quite frequently, uneasy. Artists include Winslow Homer, N.C. Wyeth, Frederic Remington, John Sloan, Grant Wood, and Rockwell Kent. Runs through Nov. 23.

 

 

• CHELTENHAM ARTS CENTER , 439 Ashbourne Rd., Cheltenham, 215-379-4660. BREASTSTROKES EXHIBITION, Features work by artists from the greater Philadelphia area in celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Runs through Oct. 18.

 

 

• CHESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY , 225 N. High St., West Chester, 610-692-4800. DISCOVERING DOLLHOUSES, Features European and American dollhouses created between 1850 and 1950. Nostalgic and creepy, intimate and mass-produced, these miniature domestic spaces offer a peek into architectural history and the psychology of play. Runs through Jan. 10.

 

 

• CLIVEDEN , 6401 Germantown Ave., 215-848-1777. BUILDING BRIDGES: LINKING LIVES AND COMMUNITIES, Features work inspired by the Walnut Lane Bridge by Christopher Morley, Troy Sayers and Keith Ragone. Runs through Dec. 31.

 

 

• CRANE ARTS BUILDING , 1400 N. American St., 215-235-3405. BEASTIES AND ACOLYTES, Feature sculpture by Frank Vagnone,. Runs through Sep. 29.

 

 

• DELAWARE ART MUSEUM , 2301 Kentmere Pkwy., Wilmington, DE, 302-571-9590. CALL ME CHAIRMAKER, Features 52 sculptural chairs constructed by studio furniture maker Garry Knox Bennett. His work is distinguished by the unconventional use of materials such as yellow satinwood, plywood, aluminum, brass and plastic. Runs through Sep. 21. GIFTED: RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE PERMANENT COLLECTION, Features 30 pieces recently donated to the museum, including 10 minimal and conceptual paintings from the Vogel collection's "Fifty Works for Fifty States" initiative. Runs through Nov. 9. HISPANIC LIVES, LATIN WORLDS ó SIMPLE COMPLEXITIES, Features more than 25 works by Hispanic artists who live primarily in the mid-Atlantic region but whose ancestry ranges throughout the Latin America and Spain. The prints, paintings, photographs, mixed-media pieces and installations reference civilizations, nature, spirituality, and the immigration experience. Included is "Me by Others, Others by Me" by Peruvian artist Elena Patiño, who met with 20 individuals for one-on-one sessions in which she and the participant sought to capture their respective perceptions of their own, and each otherís skin tones, by mixing paint. Runs through Oct. 12.

 

 

• DELAWARE CENTER FOR THE CONTEMPORARY ARTS , 200 S. Madison St., Wilmington, DE, 302-656-6466. SURFACE/DEEP, Features encaustic paintings by Lynda Johnson, abstracted paintings of light-filled rooms by Graham Dougherty and mixed-media work by Anne Oldach. Runs through Dec. 2. PHILADELPHIA COLLECTS: WORKS ON PAPER, Features 51 works on paper on loan from local collectors. Included are portraits by British Pop artist David Hockney; ink drawings by Astrid Bowlby; a five-foot wide lithographic portrait by Chick Close; and a signed print and book by Andy Warhol. Runs through Sep. 22. WAVEFRONTS, Features sculpture and installations by Lauren Cotton, who applied adhesive-backed vinyl and interior latex paint to the gallery walls and floor, creating a three-dimensional space from two-dimensional components, making color a physical element that builds on space and materials. Runs through Oct. 1. EON, Feautures fiber work by Piper Shepard, who cuts cloth into lacelike, filigree patterns. She transfers the image to material, either by screenprinting, drawing, or via the computer and printer, and then cuts the pattern out by hand. Runs through Oct. 5.

 

 

• DELAWARE COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN , 600 N. Market St., Wilmington, DE, 302-622-8867. ARTISTS OURSELVES, Features work by faculty and staff. Runs through Oct. 27.

 

 

• DELAWARE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY , 4840 Kenneth Pike, Wilmington, DE, 302-658-9111. INVISIBLE INVADERS, AMAZING ALLIES, Features in-depth analysis into the world of micro-organisms. This exhibit explores the beneficial and detrimental roles these tiny creatures play in our daily lives. Runs through Sep. 29.

 

 

• FRANKLIN INSTITUTE , 20th St. & the Parkway, 215-448-1200. THE GIANT HEART, Features a gigantic walk-through model of a human heart. Ongoing. AMAZING MACHINE, Features "exploded" views of everyday machines and more than 25 rarely-displayed machines from the museum's collection, including Mailardet's automaton and a model of the Strasbourg cathedral clock. Also included are three kinetic mechanical art installations by sculptor and architect Ben Trautman. Ongoing. REAL PIRATES: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE WHYDAH FROM SLAVE SHIP TO PIRATE SHIP, Features treasure chests of coins and gold, jewelry, weaponry such as cannons, pistols and knives and a replica of the actual ship that visitors can board. The three-masted, 300-ton galley Whydah was built as a slave ship in London in 1715 and was captured off the Bahamas by Sam Bellamy in 1717. When it was found by underwater explorer Barry Clifford in 1984, it became the first pirate ship to be discovered in American waters. Runs through Nov. 2.

 

 

• HAGLEY MUSEUM and LIBRARY , 298 Buck Rd., Wilmington, DE, 302-658-2400. LADIES' HAND FANS, Featuring fans from the 19th century that were designed for both utility and style. Runs through Jan. 1. GIVE IT YOUR BEST, Features more than 70 graphic posters from workplace situations, from the army to corporations, that promote a strong work ethic. Runs through Jan. 4.

 

 

• HICKS ART CENTER , Bucks County Community College, 275 Swamp Rd., Newtown, 215-504-8531. THAT ONLY YOU AND I CAN KNOW, Features new interactive works by Caitlin Perkins. Runs through Oct. 22.

 

 

• INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM , 211 S. Columbus Blvd., 215-413-8621. BLACK HANDS, BLUE SEAS, Features art, documents, tools, memorabilia, photographs, editorial cartoons, illustrations, music, videos and literature to trace the maritime heritage of African-Americans. The exhibit focuses on the 19th and 20th centuries but begins with African origins, including West African fishing, diving and boat-building practices. Runs through March 22.

 

 

• INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART , 118 S. 36th St., 215-898-7108. DOUGLAS BLAU, Features uniformly framed collages of printed matter (postcards, film stills, images of paintings and photographs, etc.) that are composed into sequences, strips and grids, based on formal and narrative associations that flow from frame-to-frame. Runs through Dec. 7. UNDERGROUND, Features a career-spanning survey of the work of cartoonist and natice Philadelphian Robert Crumb, organized around specific themes and ideologies, including social satire, sex, blues and jazz music, mind-altering substances, autobiography and biography. The show highlights collaborations from his early San Francisco days in the 1960s and 1970s, to recent work with his wife, fellow cartoonist Aline Kominsky-Crumb. Runs through Dec. 7. KATE GILMORE, Featuresperformance-based video works in which Gilmore sets up a difficult physical task, throws on lipstick and a party dress and documents herself making the attempt. Performances include jumping rope on a perforated wooden platform while wearing stilettos, going up a slippery ramp in rollerskates and shimmying through a tiny tunnel in satin. Runs through Dec. 7. THIRD SPACE, Features large-scale, abstract wall paintings by Odili Donald Oditathat take over the ICA's ramp with a combination of Western modernism and African culture. The vast expanses of fractured, rhythmic planes are inspired by television test band patterns, African textiles, post-Colonial discourse, sensory overload and digital technology. Runs through May 29.

 

 

• JINXED CLOTHING , 620 S. 4th St., 215-978-5469. HOME GROWN, Features work by more than 20 artists inspired by the idea of "home." Runs through Oct. 1.

 

 

• LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA , 1314 Locust St., 215-546-3181. BLACK FOUNDERS: THE FREE BLACK COMMUNITY IN THE EARLY REPUBLIC, Features a detailed look at the history of the African American struggle for civil rights using resources from the Rare Books department. Runs through Oct. 10.

 

 

• MENNONITE HERITAGE CENTER , 565 Yoder Rd., Harleysville, 215-256-3020. THE WEAVER'S TRADE, Features an exploration of weaving in Pennsylvania's German rural communities. Runs through Oct. 19.

 

 

• MERCER MUSEUM , 84 S. Pine St., Doylestown, 215-345-0210. EVERYDAY RHYTHMS, Features drums, banjos, bells and other instruments in an exhibit designed to illustrate how musical sounds have historically been used for expression and to explore the range of sound of these instruments. Instruments on display include the Pennsylvania German zither, a string instrument and the giant Calithumpian Rattle, a noisemaker made from the wheel of a mill. Runs through May 31. INTERTWINED, Features contemporary explorations and definitions of the art of basketmaking, as gathered from the holdings of Arizona-based collectors Sara and David Lieberman. The material used to make these baskets defy convention, including everything from zippers to fish skin. Runs through Nov. 2. OUTDOOR INSTALLATION, Features the large-scale outdoor sculpture of James Fuhrman, who uses natural materials and geometric forms to create contemplative spaces that enfold the viewer. Runs through Oct. 26. CUBA: CAMPO ADENTRO, Features black-and-white photographs by local artist Susan S. Bank of a group of tobacco farmers she met while working in Havana, Cuba. Never photographed before, they grew their own food and did not have electricity or telephone, instead staying leading self-sufficient, family-centric lives in their home valley. Runs through Jan. 4.

 

 

• 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. ART AND THE RIVER, Features more than 50 contemporary paintings, drawings and photographs by 40 artists inspired by the Delaware River. Artists include William L. Lathrop, Harry Leith-Ross, Daniel Garber, Edward Redfield, George Sotter, C.F. Ramsay, B.J.O. Nordfeldt, R.A.D. Miller, Randl Bye, Diane Burko and Paul Matthews. Runs through Oct. 5.

 

 

• MUGSHOTS COFFEEHOUSE , 21st St. & Fairmount Ave., 215-232-1797. SCREENS 'N' SPOKES, Features bicycle-inspired w ork by 25 screen printers, including a whimsical bike-riding bear from Chicago's Jay Ryan; a Pop Art black-and-yellow design from Dirk Fowler of Lubbock, Texas; and a turbulent sea scene from Chicago's Judge that invokes Hokusai's "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa." Proceeds benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Societyís Bike MS: City to Shore Ride. Other installations are at Milkboy Ardmore and Chapterhouse. Runs through Sep. 30.

 

 

• MUTTER MUSEUM OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS , 19 S. 22nd St., 215-563-3737. EXTRAORDINARY BODIES, Features photographs by 16 contemporary artists who find beauty in the Mutter Museum's unconventional, disembodied and deformed specimens. Runs through Dec. 31.

 

 

• NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER , Independence Mall, 525 Arch St., 215-409-6600. THE STORY OF WE THE PEOPLE, Features film, photographs, text, sculptures and 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, to tell the story of the Constitution. Ongoing. BASEBALL AS AMERICA, Features a 6,000-square-foot exhibition examining the relationship between baseball and American culture. Included are pieces from The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Runs through May 11.

 

 

• 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 emphasis on food and food practices. Included are deli menus, matzo ball recipes and bar mitvah cake designs. Ongoing. SHAPING SPACE, MAKING MEANING, Features design sketches, computer-generated images, texts, and video that give viewers an inside perspective on the process of creating a major museum exhibition. Viewers can also make their own contribution to this ongoing project, which will culminate when the museum opens its new building in 2010. Runs through Jan. 1.

 

 

• NEW CASTLE COURT HOUSE MUSEUM , 211 Delaware St., New Castle, DE, 302-323-4453. EMELINE HAWKINS, Features an exhibit chronicling the story of Emeline Hawkins and her family as they escaped slavery in Maryland through the Underground Railroad. Runs through Dec. 31.

 

 

• NORTH BOWL , 909 2nd St., 215-238-BOWL. CHRIS M. CLARK, Features urban-inspired paintings, collages and one-of-a-kind t-shirts by the Fishtown artist. Runs through Sep. 28.

 

 

• NOYES MUSEUM OF ART , 733 Lily Lake Rd., Oceanville, NJ, 609-652-8848. SIGNATURE ARTIST MEMBERS EXHIBITION, Features work by the museum's new artist members. Runs through Dec. 31.

 

 

• NOYES MUSEUM OF ART , 733 Lily Lake Rd., Oceanville, NJ, 609-652-8848. FROM CAPE MAY TO CAIRO, Features landscape paintings by George Washington Nicholson created during the late 19th century. Runs through Nov. 9.

 

 

• PENN MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY , 3260 South St., 215-898-4000. SURVIVING: THE BODY OF EVIDENCE, Features an interactive tribute to the durable genes that have survived millions of years of evolution to shape life as we know it today. A personal perspective on survival of the fittest encourages viewers to examine how evolution has shaped their own bodies and behaviors. Runs through May 3. PENN IN THE WORLD, Features historic photographs, original documents, architectural drawings and a selection of about 30 artifacts from more than a dozen of the museumís expeditions that provide a narrative of its history. Included are a fighting jacket made of pangolin (scaly anteater) skin; a faience amulet of the Egyptian god Bes with the clay mould in which it was made; rare woven work from ancient graves excavated at Pachacamac, Peru; and clay cuneiform tablets with some of the worldís earliest writing. Runs through Sep. 28. FULFILLING A PROPHECY: THE PAST AND PRESENT OF THE LENAPE IN PENNSYLVANIA, Features little-seen family heirlooms and photographs ó wooden masks, pipes and even an umbilical cord bag ó from both the museum's holdings and private collections that tell the story of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania and their cultural perseverance. Driven westward in the 1700s by treaties and overcrowding by European settlers, many Lenape remained in secret, sometimes marrying Europeans and maintaining their cultural identity discreetly, tucking away their heritage and avoiding detection by the government for nearly 200 years. Curated by Lenape Nation members Chief Robert Red Hawk Ruth and Shelley DePaul, one of the few people who can speak Lenape fluently. Runs through Sep. 13.

 

 

• PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS , 118 N. Broad St., 215-972-7600. PHILADELPHIA PROTOTYPE, Features a permanent, large-scale installation by Robert Ryman consisting of 10 buff-colored vinyl sheets attached to the wall with white acrylic paint. Ongoing. REVERBERATIONS, Features more than 80 pieces from the corporate collection of the Bank of America, including work by Milton Avery, Jennifer Bartlett, John Chamberlain, Sam Francis, Donald Judd, Elizabeth Murray, Jules Olitski, Ed Ruscha, Frank Stella and many others. The exhibit focuses on works dating from the 1960s onward that are dominated by intense colors and geometric shapes, such as Murray's "Split and Join" and Stella's "Damascus Gate II." Runs through Sep. 21. JACOB LAWRENCE'S HIROSHIMA, Features an eight painting series conceived as illustrations for John Hershey's 1946 book, "Hiroshima," an account of survivors of the bombing. The paintings are not illustrations of the text but an imagining of the moment of the bomb's flash as it would have been experienced by the urban communities Lawrence knew in Atlantic City, New York and Seattle. Runs through Dec. 28.

 

 

• PHILADELPHIA CATHEDRAL , 3723 Chestnut St., 215-386-0234. WHAT WAS OUR VISION, Features a series of small-scale mixed-media works on paper by Zoe Cohen, the Cathedral's first Jewish artist-in-residence. The work is inspired by her visual research into the Earth-based belief systems and iconography of the ancient Near East. Runs through Sep. 29.

 

 

• PHILADELPHIA FOLKLORE PROJECT , 735 S. 50th St., 215-726-1106. IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK: WILLIAM AND MIRIAM CRAWFORD'S DINING ROOM, Features an installation of Bill and Miriam Crawford's actual dining room walls, which are collaged with 40 years of social change memorabilia. The dining room records the Crawford's involvement in the Communist Party, civil rights, Black Power and anti-war movements, the "Stop Rizzo" campaign and more. Ongoing.

 

 

• PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION , 1234 Market St., Suite 1800, 215-563-6417. SNEAK PEAK, Features paintings, photographs and work on paper by artists participating in the Center for Emerging Visual Artists' community arts, open studio tours and career development programs. Runs through May 13.

 

 

• PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART , 26th St. & Ben Franklin Parkway, 215-763-8100. DESIGNING MODERN, Featuring an exhibition of modern and contemporary art over various movements from the 1920's to the present day. Runs through Sep. 1. GILBERT AND GEORGE, Features large-scale photographic art by Gilbert and George, English artists who have been working together since the late 1960s. Runs through Nov. 2. CALDER JEWELRY, Features the private jewelry works of American sculptor Alexander Calder (1898-1976). Included are some 100 pins, bracelets, necklaces, earrings and tiaras. Runs through Nov. 2. THE FIX ON COLONIAL PHILADELHIA FURNITURE, Features the only remaining copy of the world's first published furniture price book, alongside 23 pieces of of the colonial furniture that it lists. Runs through April 1. AMERICAN FOLK PAINTINGS FROM THE COLLECTION, Features work by untrained 18th- and 19th-century folk artists. These self-taught painters left behind little historical record besides their depictions of middle-class farm and family life. Runs through Oct. 31. CORNUCOPIA: RECENT ACQUISITIONS IN JAPANESE ART, Features select works that celebrate the museum's collection of Japanese art, including a 17th-century painting of a "Deer Mandala" and a display of lacquer vessels made for both ritual and secular uses. Runs through Oct. 1. MULTIPLE MODERNITIES: INDIA, 1905-2005, Features more than 25 drawings, prints and watercolor paintings that explore contemporary art on the Indian subcontinent over the past century. Artists include Jamini Roy, A. R. Chughtai, F. N. Souza, Bhupen Khakhar, Nasreen Mohamedi, M. F. Husain, Tyeb Mehta, Gieve Patel and Sudhir Patwardhan. Highlights include a rare group of paintings and drawings by Rabindranath Tagore; two drawings by V. S. Gaitonde; and the recently acquired "Sabari with Her Birds," a collage-lithograph by Atul Dodiya. Runs through Dec. 7. QUILT STORIES, Features the Ella King Torrey Collection of African American Quilts and other recent quilt acquisitions. Highlights include an appliqued "word quilt" by Mississippi artist Sarah Mary Taylor as well as one of her "hand" quilts, a version commissioned for the film "The Color Purple." Also included are pieces by her mother, Pearlie Posey. Runs through Feb. 1. RENAISSANCE LOMBARDY, Features 10 rare paintings from late 15th- and early 16th-century Lombardy. Quickly evident is the influence of Leonardo da Vinci, who moved to the region to work as a painter, military engineer and sculptor. Runs through Feb. 16. PHILADELPHIA TREASURES, Features Thomas Eakinsís "Gross Clinic" and Augustus Saint-Gaudensís "Angel of Purity." Close contemporaries and friends, they both believed in the power of the human body as an expressive subject for painting and sculpture. Runs through Feb. 1. HELLO! FASHION, Features work by Kansai Yamamoto, one of the founding fathers of Japanese contemporary fashion and creator of Ziggy Stardust's flamboyant wardrobe. Runs through May 1.

 

 

• PHILIP AND MURIEL BERMAN MUSEUM OF ART , 601 E. Main St., Collegeville, 610-409-3500. EVERYTHING I SEE IS NEW AND STRANGE, Features 59 watercolors, drawings, oils, block prints, ceramics and carvings by Walter Inglis Anderson. Runs through Aug. 24. WOMEN'S WORK? TWO EXHIBITIONS, Features two complementary shows of "women's bodies of/as work": the first is made up of quilts from the Judy Roche Collection, the second consists of contemporary textile and body-based works by Tamar Stone and Christine LoFaso. Runs through Dec. 7.

 

 

• READING PUBLIC MUSEUM , 500 Museum Rd., Reading, 610-371-5850. MASTERS OF AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY, Features works from the Museum's recently acquired collection of works representing the history of 20th century photography. Artists include Alfred Stieglitz, Ansel Adams, Walker Evans, Edward Weston, Dorothea Lange, and Margaret Bourke-White. Runs through May 3. THE GREATEST BIRD ARTISTS, Features prints by John James Audubon, whose book, "Birds of America," (published in sections 1927-1938) contains 1,035 lifesize portraits of birds. Included in the exhibit are two newly restored prints from the original edition of the book. The exhibit also features works by Earl Poole, who published a book of his own bird portraits in 1947 and who as director of the museum purchased the Audubon prints for the collection in 1952. Runs through Jan. 4.

 

 

• ROSENBACH MUSEUM and LIBRARY , 2008-2010 Delancey Place, 215-732-1600. THERE'S A MYSTERY THERE: SENDAK ON SENDAK, Features original artwork, rare sketches, never-before-seen working materials and interview footage of Maurice Sendak. Runs through April 30. A MAD TEA PARTY, Features an installation honoring "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," including place settings for the Hatter, March Hare, Dormouse and Alice from the museum's collection of ceramic and silver tea service pieces. Runs through Sep. 1.

 

 

• ROTUNDA , 4014 Walnut St., 215-573-3234. COLLECTIVE IMPRINTS, Features an installation collectively created by Rotunda patrons and community members celebrating the life and history of the space, local history and folklore, and visions for the neighborhood's future. Ongoing.

 

 

• SCHUYLKILL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION , 8480 Hagy's Mill Rd., 215-482-7300. GHOSTS AND SHADOWS, Features site-specific installations by Jennifer Chapman, Keiko Miyamori, Kara Rennert and Marisha Simons. Each artist has set up a dialogue with the center's natural and constructed human landscape and references sensations of past and present using audio and visual components. Runs through Jan. 2.

 

 

• TYLER ARBORETUM , 515 Painter Rd., Media, 610-566-9133. TOTALLY TERRIFFIC TREEHOUSES, Features one-of-a-kind treehouses built by local architects. Runs through Sep. 28.

 

 

• WHARTON ESHERICK MUSEUM , Horseshoe Trail, Valley Forge, 610-644-5822. WHARTON ESHERICK OUTHOUSE, Features a reconstruction of Wharton Esherick's three-sided outhouse, which was inspired by the 1919 film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligary" and reflects his interest in expressionist and cubist forms. Ongoing.

 

 

• WHARTON ESHERICK MUSEUM , Horseshoe Trail, Paoli, 610-644-5822. THE CHALLENGE OF THE CHAIR, Features 10 side chairs selected from entries to the museum's 15th annual thematic woodworking competition. Runs through Dec. 31.

 

 

• WHEATON ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER , 1501 Glasstown Rd., Millville, NJ, 856-825-6800. TREASURES FROM THE COLLECTION: MUSEUM OF AMERICAN GLASS, Features various glass pieces that document the growth of American glass manufacturing. Runs through Jan. 5. LIVING TRADITIONS PORTRAYED: INDIAN FOLK ART AND CRAFTS, Features work that reflects the values and spirituality of Indian artists. Runs through Dec. 31.

 

 

• WINTERTHUR MUSEUM and COUNTY ESTATE , 5105 Kennet Pike, Winterthur, DE, 800-448-4907. SILVERSMITHS TO THE NATION, Features the innovative work of the 19th-century Philadelphia silversmith firm Fletcher & Gardiner. Runs through Sep. 21.