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Love Letter: 2010 in Philadelphia
2010 is a great year to discover—or rediscover—Philadelphia and The Countryside®. What's going on? Picasso and Renoir exhibitions, two big hotel debuts, opening of the President's House Commemorative Site and the National Museum of American Jewish History, The Barnes Foundation gets ready to move to Center City, an exciting dining...
The Barnes Foundation Rendering
In 2011, The Barnes Foundation will move its celebrated art collection from its current location in Merion, Montgomery County to grand new digs on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Center City. The more than 3,000-piece collection focuses on French Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, American and African art and sculpture....
Credit: Photo Courtesy of the Barnes Foundation
The Barnes Foundation Rendering
In 2011, The Barnes Foundation will move its celebrated art collection from its current location in Merion, Montgomery County to grand new digs on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Center City. The more than 3,000-piece collection focuses on French Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, American and African art and sculpture....
Credit: Photo Courtesy of the Barnes Foundation
The African American Museum in Philadelphia
Life-sized 3D characters greet visitors at The African American Museum in Philadelphia’s permanent exhibition, Audacious Freedom – African Americans in Philadelphia, 1776-1876. As they speak fervently about their lives, beliefs and aspirations in 18th-century Philadelphia, listeners are immersed in their world. The interactive timeline guides people through 100 years of...
Credit: Photo by G. Widman for GPTMC
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
This uwishunu.com video gives a peek inside Philadelphia's Magic Gardens on South Street. The largest example of Philadelphia-born Isaiah Zagar's distint mural art, this space took 14 years to complete. Visitors can sign up for a guided tour of Philadelphia's Magic Gardens, or they can delve even deeper with an...
Mural Arts Program, “Philadelphia Muses”
Meg Saligman’s “Philadelphia Muses” at 13th and Locust Streets is one of more than 2,800 works commissioned by the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, which began in 1984 as a component of the city’s Anti-Graffiti Network....
Credit: Photo by K. Ciappa for GPTMC
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805 in Philadelphia, is the nation’s oldest art museum and school. Housed in a landmark Gothic Victorian building, the museum offers one of the world’s finest collections of American painting and sculpture....
Credit: Photo by B. Krist for GPTMC
Brandywine River Museum
Situated in a historic grist mill, the Brandywine River Museum in scenic Chadds Ford is best known for its collection of works by three generations of the Wyeth family....
Credit: Photo courtesy of the Brandywine River Museum
Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building
A dramatic restoration has transformed this 1927 Art Deco building into the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s new 59,000-square-foot annex. Just steps from the museum’s main building, the Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building houses an education center, archives, library, café and several exhibition spaces, including a new fashion and textile...
Credit: Photo by G. Widman for GPTMC
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Philadelphia And The Countryside® Calendar Of Events
Festivals, Exhibitions And Events In The Greater Philadelphia Region November 2009 Through October 2010
The Calendar of Events is organized as follows:
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Ongoing Activities
Through November 1, 2009
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gophila.com Goes All Out For Hometown Artist Barkley Hendricks' Retrospective Exhibit
Site’s Cool Features Include A Barkley & Friends Itinerary, Slideshow, Videos, Related Happenings & More
Barkley Hendricks’ fans coming to Philadelphia for the hometown art legend’s first major career retrospective, Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of the Cool, can plan their trip at gophila.com/philly360, where they’ll find exhibition details, a Barkley and Friends tour of Philadelphia, a photo slideshow, videos, hotel package offers and more.
...Artist Barkley L. Hendricks And Friends Show Off Philly's Cool Side
Hendricks And His Pals Pick Their Top Spots Around The City
The following itinerary is available on gophila.com/barkleyhendricks.
LOCATION: Historic Philadelphia, Center City and North Philadelphia
TRANSPORTATION: On foot, by taxi or car
DURATION: Two nights and two days
Note: Locations picked by Barkley and friends are indicated as such. Other places are suggestions of the tourism office.
Philly’s flavors,
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Ten Best Bets For Philly Visitors In 2010
Major Expansions, Modernizations And Exhibitions Make 2010 A Year To Remember
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...Backgrounder: African-American Art
Then And Now: The Evolution Of The African-American Art Scene In Philadelphia
For more than a century, the city of Philadelphia has been home to a number of prominent African-American artists who received academic training and created visual works of all media, contributing to the artistic and intellectual life of the city. Establishments like the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, art
...Fact Sheet: Philly At-A-Glance
- The second largest city on the East Coast, Philadelphia is the sixth largest city in the United States, with a population of 1.4 million in Philadelphia and 3.9 million people residing in the five-county region.
- Thanks to founder William Penn, Philadelphia’s Center City follows an easy-to-navigate grid street design. The