Art Museums & Institutions

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. $12 (RSVP required). Fri.-Sun. 9:30 am-5 pm.

Brandywine River Museum Rtes. 1 & 100, Chadds Ford; 610-388-2700. www.brandywinemuseum.org. Open House - Various Brandywine Museums & Gardens Alliance member organizations will offer free admission. 1/10 9:30 am-4:30 pm. All closing on 1/11: A Brandywine Christmas - Holiday displays including model trains, whimsical critter ornaments & a Victorian dollhouse. Donald Pywell: Golden Impressions of Andrew Wyeth - Jewelry & fine metal pieces inspired by the works of Andrew Wyeth. Scenes of the Season: Paintings & Illustrations From the Collection - Winter landscapes & scenes from classic holiday tales. $8; $5 seniors, students & children 6-12; free for children under 6. Daily 9:30 am-4:30 pm.

Chemical Heritage Foundation 315 Chestnut St.; 215-925-2178. www.chemheritage.org. Molecules That Matter - 10 organic molecules that changed the world, incl. nylon, DNA, aspirin & penicillin. Closes 1/30. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm.

Delaware Art Museum 2301 Kentmere Pkwy., Wilmington; 302-571-9590. www.delart.org. Open House - Various Brandywine Museums & Gardens Alliance member organizations will offer free admission. 1/10 10 am-4 pm. Glory of Stories - $3. Fri. 10:30 am. Masterpieces in Miniature - Miniature artworks inspired by existing masterpieces. Closes 1/11. Frank E. Schoonover: An Artist for All Seasons - Career retrospective of this prolific early 20th-century illustrator. Closes 2/1. The Invented Worlds of Alida Fish - Magical, surreal photography. Closes 2/8. $12; $10 seniors; $6 students & children 7-18; free for children 6 & under; $25 family of 4; free for everyone on Sun. Wed.-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. Open House - Various Brandywine Museums & Gardens Alliance member organizations will offer free admission. 1/10 10 am-5 pm. Janell Olah: Installation featuring vinyl tubing as well as pneumatic chutes that move objects up the wall. Closes 2/3. $5; free for children under 12. Tue., Thu.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Wed. & Sun. noon-5 pm.

*FREE* Institute of Contemporary Art 118 S. 36th St.; 215-898-7108. www.icaphila.org. Odili Donald Odita: Third Space - Site-specific temporary work for the ramp that links 1st & 2nd floor galleries. Closes 3/29. Wed.-Fri. noon-8 pm, Sat.-Sun. 11 am-5 pm.

James A. Michener Art Museum 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340-9800. www.michenerartmuseum.org. Paula Chamlee, Alan Goldstein & Paul Matthews: Shifting Ground - Contemporary landscape paintings by 3 Bucks County artists. Closes 3/1. Reg. adm. plus $4. Saving Face - Portraits of accomplished artists, actors & other notables by Ansel Adams, Robert Capa, Man Ray & more. Closes 3/15. Barry Parker - Sculpture formed from hammered & bronze sheets welded together. Closes 5/17. $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. Claus Mroczynski: Sacred Places of the Southwest - Approx. 50 black & white photographs of Native American ruins & Southwestern landscapes. Closes 2/1. $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. Works by European modernists as well as local Philadelphia artists. James Hanes: A Retrospective - Paintings & drawings by former La Salle Art Faculty Member. Closes 2/18. Donations accepted. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm; Sun. 2-4 pm.

Noyes Museum of Art 733 Lily Lake Rd., Oceanville; 609-652-8848. www.noyesmuseum.org. Associate Artists Exhibition - Works in various media by emerging artists from throughout southern NJ. Closes 1/11. Contemporary American Marine Art: American Society of Marine Artists 30th Anniversary Exhibition - Works by 100 of the most talented contemporary artists in the marine art field. Closes 2/22. State of the Garden - Art of the Dumpster Divers. Closes 2/28. $4; $3 seniors, students; free for children under 6. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-4:30 pm, Sun. noon-5 pm.

Noyes Museum of Art - Hammonton Five S. Second Ave., Hammonton; 609-561-8006. www.noyesmuseum.org/hammonton.html. State of the Garden: Art of the Dumpster Divers - The Dumpster Divers, a loose knit assemblage of artists, turn trash into art. Closes 2/28. Wed.-Fri. 10 am-5 pm; Sat. 10 am-6 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 - Fun & creative workshop offers opportunity for families to work together on a variety of different art projects. $6; $4 children. Sat. 11 am-12:30 pm. $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. Art After 5: Catherine Russell - Jazz/blues singer whose album 'Sentimental Streak' topped Billboard's jazz album charts. 1/9 5-8:45 pm. New York Times 2009 Arts & Leisure Weekend - Discounted admission to various Philadelphia institutions. 1/9 10 am-8:45 pm. 1/10-1/11 10 am-5 pm. Music in the Galleries: Curtis Institute of Music - Informal classical concert performed in one of the museum's galleries. 1/10 1:30,2:15 pm & 3 pm. Live Cinema: Anita Sieff - Video art offering a reflection of contemporary interpersonal relations. Closes 1/11. Renaissance Lombardy in the John G. Johnson Collection - 10 rare paintings from the late 15th & early 16th-century. Closes 2/15. The Fix on Colonial Philadelphia Furniture - Last remaining copy of the first published book of furniture prices & display of the works it listed. Closes 2/22. Cultural Convergence: Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Craft - Pieces obtained through purchases, gifts & bequests since 2000. Closes 3/31. $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. Bill Armstrong & Milan Fano Blatny: Photo Mandalas. Closes 1/9. Quilt Stories - 13 quilts from the Ella King Torrey collection. Closes 2/9. Hello! Fashion: Kansai Yamamoto, 1971-1973 - Designs by one of the founding fathers of Japanese contemporary fashion. Closes 4/1. Frank O. Gehry: Design Process & the Lewis House - Exhibit on the long-term project that helped Gehry develop his breakthrough style. Closes 4/5. Henri Matisse & Modern Art on the French Riviera - 40 works from the Museum's collection & local private collections. Closes 11/1. $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. Siona Benjamin: Gathering Sparks - Gouache paints & use of 22K gold leaf. Closes 2/11. 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. Sculptures, finished bronzes, plaster studies, drawings, prints, letters & books by French artist Auguste Rodin. Public Tours - Tue., Thu. & Sun., 1st & 3rd Sat. 1:30 pm. Donation suggested: $3. Tue.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library 2008-2010 Delancey Pl.; 215-732-1600. www.rosenbach.org. 19th-century home of the Rosenbach brothers. Fine & Decorative Arts - Paintings, prints, ceramics, metal, glass, portrait miniatures, furniture, textiles, jewelry & more. 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 E. State St., Trenton; 609-989-3632. www.ellarslie.org. Pottery, ceramics & other objects, most of which were made in the Trenton area. Hari Hawkins, Earl B. Lewis & Sasha Parubchenko - Photography & sculpture. Closes 2/22. A Toy Story: 7 Decades of J. Chein & Company, New Jersey Toymaker - Never before exhibited collection of J. Chein & Company tin toys & memorabilia. Alan Jaffee - Book discussion & signing. 1/11 2 pm. Closes 3/22. Suggested donation: $5; $3 seniors & students. Tue.-Sat. 11 am-3 pm; Sun. 1-4 pm.

*FREE* University of Pennsylvania - Institute of Contemporary Art 118 S. 36th St.; 215-898-7108. www.icaphila.org. Ramp Project Series - Odili Donald Odita: Third Space - Site-specific temporary work for the ramp that links 1st & 2nd floor galleries. Closes 3/29. New York Times 2009 Arts & Leisure Weekend - Discounted admission to various Philadelphia institutions. 1/10-1/11 11 am-5 pm. Dirt on Delight: Impulses That Form Clay - Features significant work in clay by 22 artists spanning four generations. Reception 1/15. Closes 6/21. Wed.-Fri. noon-8 pm, Sat.-Sun. 11 am-5 pm.