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The Nexus Gallery's exhibit "Remembering the Past, Embracing the Future - Artwork by Rwandan Children" is open from noon to 6 p.m., today through Sunday.
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Museum and gallery events
Art Museums & Institutions
African American Museum 701 Arch St.; 215-574-0380. www.aampmuseum.org. Modern Masters: Artists From the Permanent Collection - Selected paintings, prints & sculptures. Closes 7/20. The African Presence in Mexico - Exhibit on Mexico's African roots & African-American/Mexican relations in the U.S. Closes 10/25. Words & Rhythm: Poetry in the Afternoon - Monthly open mic event. 7/20 3-5 pm. $8; $6 children & seniors. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Sun. noon-5 pm. Barnes Foundation 300 North Latchs La., Merion; 610-667-0290. www.barnesfoundation.org. Work by Matisse, Van Gogh, other impressionists & post-impressionists. Guided Garden Tours of the Arboretum - Tours may be canceled due to inclement weather. Matisse Paper Cut-Outs - Hands-on lesson in cut paper design. $180 series of 2 days. 7/21-7/22 10 am-3 pm. $10 (reservations required). Fri.-Sun. 9:30 am-5 pm. Brandywine River Museum Rte. 1 & Rte. 100, Chadds Ford; 610-388-2700. www.brandywinemuseum.org.
Beyond Content: Decorative Wooden Boxes - Attractive wooden boxes from the 18th & 19th centuries. Closes 7/20. Portrait Study - Self-portrait workshop for kids. 7/22 10 am-12:30 pm. Animated Animals - Animal-themed scavenger hunt & craft. 7/24 10 & 11 am. $8; $5 seniors, students & children 6-12; free for children under 6. Daily 9:30 am-4:30 pm.
Delaware Art Museum 2301 Kentmere Pkwy., Wilmington; 302-571-9590. www.delart.org. Glory of Stories - Fri. 10:30 am. $3. Children's storytime & craft activity. This Is War! - Artists' depictions of war dating from the 18th through 20th centuries. Closes 8/10. Garry Knox Bennett: Call Me Chairmaker - 52 unique sculptural chairs. Closes 9/21. $10; $8 seniors; $5 students; $3 youths; free for children under 7 & for all on Sun. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-4 pm, Sun. noon-4 pm.
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts 200 S. Madison St., Wilmington; 302-656-6466. www.thedcca.org. Creighton Michael: SQUIGGLElinear - Interrelated works that explore the practice of drawing & the movement of line in space. Closes 8/17. Tom Huang - In a Collective Spirit: Sculpture Works & Furniture - Pieces attempting to bridge the gap between studio furniture, contemporary fiber arts & sculpture. Closes 9/7. Lauren Cotton: Wavefronts - Installation utilizing the gallery's walls & floor to create a 3D space from 2D components. Closes 9/21. Philadelphia Collects: Works on Paper - Diverse works from private collections. Closes 9/21. $5; $3 students & seniors; free for children under 12. Tue., Thu.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Wed. & Sun. noon-5 pm.
James A. Michener Art Museum 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340-9800. www.michenerartmuseum.org. Lilli Gettinger: Memory Transformed - Polychrome relief sculptures & pastel drawings referencing the artist's experiences in Nazi-controlled Germany. Closes 8/3. Elliott Erwitt: Dog Dogs - Approximately 60 black-&-white photographs of dogs. Closes 8/31. $6.50; $6 seniors; $4 students 6-18; free for children under 6, military & family. Tue.-Fri. 10 am-4:30 pm; Sat. 10 am-5 pm; Sun. noon-5 pm.
James A. Michener Museum, New Hope Branch Union Square, New Hope; 215-862-7633. www.michenermuseum.org. New Hope: Art & the River - Over 50 pieces celebrating Bucks County's scenic waterways. Closes 10/5. $5; $4 seniors 60 & over; $2 children 6-18; free for children under 6. Tue.-Fri. & Sun. 11 am-5 pm; Sat. 11 am-6 pm.
La Salle University - Art Museum 1900 W. Olney Ave.; 215-951-1221. www.lasalle.edu/museum. Helen Siegl: Wood Cuts - New works by Helen Siegl. Ends 9/30. Donations accepted. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm; Sun. 2 pm-4 pm.
Noyes Museum of Art 733 Lily Lake Rd., Oceanville; 609-652-8848. www.noyesmuseum.org. Celebrating Fred Noyes - Abstract works filled with lush color & whimsical form. Closes 7/27. Home Grown: Americana From the Permanent Collection - Featured artists include James Toogood, Jack Gerber, Judith Brodsky, Joan Arbeiter, David Rhodes & Luigi Lucioni. Closes 7/27. Seams: Contemporary Art to Wear - Experimental textile techniques, cutting-edge digital technologies, traditional sewing & weaving. Closes 8/24. From Cape May to Cairo: The Work of George Washington Nicholson - Seascapes & New Jersey marsh paintings, as well as Orientalist subjects & other foreign landscapes. Closes 11/9. $4; $3 seniors, students; free for children under 6. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-4:30 pm, Sun. noon-5 pm.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 118-128 N. Broad St.; 215-972-7600. www.pafa.org. Over 1,800 paintings, featuring some of the most important & recognizable works in American art. Saturday Family Workshop - Sat. 11 am-12:30 pm. $6; $4 children. Fun & creative workshop offers an opportunity for families to work together on a variety of different art projects. Juried Alumni Exhibition - Features works by 74 graduates of the Academy. All artwork is for sale. Closes 7/27. Harnett, Peto & Their Accomplices: Trompe L'oeil Paintings From the Collection - Features 12 of the Academy's 19th-century trompe l'oeil paintings & one work by 20th century artist. Closes 8/31. Reverberations: Modern & Contemporary Art From the Bank of America Collection - Installations, works on paper, vintage black & white photos, paintings. $15; $12 seniors & students with ID; $8 youth 5-18; free for children under 5 (incl. reg. adm.). Closes 9/21. $10; $8 seniors & students; $6 youth 5-18; free for children under 5. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm; Sun. 11 am-5 pm.
Philadelphia Museum of Art 26th St. & Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; 215-763-8100. www.philamuseum.org. Turned & Thrown: English Pottery 1660-1820 - Approximately 50 pieces borrowed from local collections. Closes 7/27. Curious & Commonplace: European Popular Prints of the 1800's - Over 80 prints from the museum's collections. Closes 8/24. Rhythms of India: The Art of Nandalal Bose - Nearly 100 of Bose's greatest works & pieces by his teacher, students & artists inspired by him. Closes 9/1. Art After 5: Ella Gahnt & Jeannie Brooks - Ella Gahnt & Jeannie Brooks are jazz vocalists. 7/18 5-8:45 pm. Early Bird Read & Look - Stories & crafts for preschoolers. 7/20 10:15-11 am. Art Museum Folk Dancing - Dancing & lessons. Beginners welcome. $3. 7/22 8-10:30 pm. $14; $12 seniors; $10 students & youth 13-18; free for children 12 & under. Tue.-Thu., Sat.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm; Fri. 10 am-8:45 pm.
Philadelphia Museum of Art - Perelman Building Fairmount Ave.; 215-763-8100. www.philamuseum.org. Fashioning Kimono: Art Deco & Modernism in Japan - Approx. 90 kimono in a variety of styles. Closes 7/20. Ansel Adams: Transcending the Literal - Over 40 photographs from the museum's collections. Closes 8/17. Alexander Calder Jewelry - Approx. 100 necklaces, bracelets, brooches, earrings & other jewelry items. Closes 11/2. Hello! Fashion: Kansai Yamamoto, 1971-1973 - Designs by one of the founding fathers of Japanese contemporary fashion. Closes Spring, 2009. $7. Tue.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm.
*FREE* Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art 615 N. Broad St.; 215-627-6747. www.rodephshalom.org. Contemporary art that illuminates the Jewish experience. Works by William Anatasi, Chaim Gross, Tobi Kahn & others. (In)finite Place - Site-specific works by Elyce Abrams, Paul Oberst & Rebecca Rutstein. Closes 8/15. Mon.-Thu. 10 am-4 pm; Fri. 10 am-2 pm; Sun. 10 am-noon.
Rodin Museum Franklin Parkway at 22nd St.; 215-763-8100. www.rodinmuseum.org. Public Tours - Tue., Thu. & Sun., 1st & 3rd Sat. 1 pm. Donation suggested: $3. Tue.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm.
Rosenbach Museum & Library 2008-2010 Delancey Pl.; 215-732-1600. www.rosenbach.org. A Mad Tea Party - Installation in honor of the 80th anniversary of Dr. Rosenbach's purchase of the 'Alice in Wonderland' manuscript. Closes 8/31. There's a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak - Original artwork, rare sketches, never-before seen working materials, interview footage & more. Closes 4/30. $10; $8 seniors; $5 students & youth; free for children under 5. Tue., Thu.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm; Wed. 10 am-8 pm.
Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion 319 East State St., Trenton; 609-989-3632. www.ellarslie.org. Pottery, ceramics & other objects, most of which were made in the Trenton area. Dining Out on Trenton - The Maddock & Scammell Companies of Trenton, NJ - Selections from the Scammell Family Collection & the Larry Paul Collection. Closes 7/31. Suggested donation: $5; $3 seniors & students. Tue.-Sat. 11 am-3 pm; Sun. 1-4 pm.
University of Pennsylvania - Institute of Contemporary Art 118 S. 36th St.; 215-898-7108. www.icaphila.org. Trisha Donnelly: Solo Exhibition - Installation featuring sculpture, drawing, photographs, text, sound, video & painting; Mike's World: Michael Smith & Joshua White; Trenton Doyle Hancock: Project Space & Ramp Project. All close 8/3. $6; $3 students, artists & seniors; free for children 12 & under. Wed.-Fri. noon-8 pm, Sat.-Sun. 11 am-5 pm.
*FREE* Ursinus College - Berman Museum of Art Main St., Collegeville; 610-409-3500. www.ursinus.edu/berman. In the Moment - Retrospective compilation of oil paintings by Richard Goldberg. Closes 8/17. Everything I See Is New & Strange - Retrospective of Walter Inglis Anderson. Closes 8/24. Richard Ellis: Icescapes - Photographs of Antarctica. Closes 8/29. Tue.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm; Sat.-Sun. noon-4:30 pm.
*FREE* Woodmere Art Museum 9201 Germantown Ave.; 215-247-0476. www.woodmereartmuseum.org. Paintings, sculpture, prints & drawings, with a focus on works by artists from the Philadelphia area. Woodmere Reaches Out - Artworks by 100s of area school children participating in Woodmere's educational outreach programs. Closes 8/4. Leon Sitarchuk - Education & Life: Lost Murals - Although the murals are gone, the artist's studies survive & are on display. Closes 9/7. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm; Sun. 1-5 pm.
