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Art Museums & Institutions African American Heritage Museum 661 Jackson Rd., Newtonville; 609-704-5495. www.aahmsnj.org. Tue.-Fri. 10 am-3 pm.

Art Museums & Institutions

African American Heritage Museum

661 Jackson Rd., Newtonville; 609-704-5495.

» READ MORE: www.aahmsnj.org

. Tue.-Fri. 10 am-3 pm.

The Barnes Foundation - Philadelphia 2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; 215-278-7000. www.barnesfoundation.org. Permanent Collection. Wed.-Mon. 10 am-5 pm. Closed Tue. Open 6-9 pm every First Friday and select Fri. evenings.

Brandywine River Museum of Art Rte. 1 & Rte. 100, Chadds Ford; 610-388-2700. www.brandywinemuseum.org. Tours of the Andrew Wyeth Studio. $8. Tours of the N.C. Wyeth House & Studio. $8. Kuerner Farm Tours. $8. Brandywine Heritage Galleries. Closes 8/31. Andrew Wyeth Gallery. Closes 8/31. N.C. Wyeth Gallery. Closes 8/31. Bayard & Mary Sharp Gallery. Closes 8/31. Things Beyond Resemblance: James Welling Photographs. James Welling: Gradients. Free Sunday Mornings. Free. $15; $10 seniors; $6 students & children 6-12; free for children under 6 & for all Sun. until noon. Daily 9:30 am-4:30 pm.

Chemical Heritage Foundation 315 Chestnut St.; 215-925-2178. www.chemheritage.org. Making Modernity. Free. The Whole of Nature & the Mirror of Art. Free. Books of Secrets: Writing & Reading Alchemy. Free. Closes 9/4. Mon.-Sat. 10 am-4 pm; 1st Fri. 10 am-8 pm; Sun. noon-4 pm.

Delaware Art Museum 2301 Kentmere Pkwy., Wilmington; 302-571-9590. www.delart.org. Puzzling World of John Sloan. Closes 9/6. Dream Streets: Art in Wilmington 1970-1990. Closes 9/27. Howard Pyle & His Students. John Sloan. American Art, 19th Century to the Present. The Copeland Sculpture Park. Howard Pyle Murals. $12; $10 seniors; $6 children 7-18; free for children 6 & under, everyone on Sun.; $25 family of 4. 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/. Layering Constructs. Closes 9/6. David Slovic: Whisper. New Eyes: Experimental Photography Today. Crae & Corei Washington: The xPop Show. Closes 9/23. Neysa Grassi: Foreign Language. Tue., Thu.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Wed. & Sun. noon-5 pm.

The Fabric Workshop & Museum 1214 Arch St.; 215-568-8888. www.fabricworkshopandmuseum.org. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-6 pm; Sat.-Sun. noon-5 pm.

University of Pennsylvania - Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) 118 S. 36th St.; 215-898-7108. www.icaphila.org. Wed. 11 am-8 pm; Thu.-Fri. 11 am-6 pm; Sat.-Sun. 11 am-5 pm.

James A. Michener Art Museum 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340-9800. www.michenerartmuseum.org. The Lenfest Exhibition of Pennsylvania Impressionism. James A. Michener: A Living Legacy. Visual Heritage of Bucks County. Herman Leonard: Jazz Portraits. Iron & Coal, Petroleum & Steel: Industrial Art from the Steidle Collection. Veils of Color: Juxtapositions & Recent Work by Elizabeth Osborne. $18; $17 seniors; $16 college students with ID; $8 children 6-18; free for children under 6. Tue.-Fri.10 am-4:30 pm, Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Sun. noon-5 pm.

La Salle University - Art Museum 1900 W. Olney Ave.; 215-951-1221. www.lasalle.edu/museum. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm.

Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts 1048 Washington St., Cape May; 609-884-5404. www.capemaymac.org/. Light Particularly: Alice Steer Wilson's Cape May. .

The Noyes Museum Shop at Hammonton 5 S. Second St., Hammonton; 609-561-8006. www.noyesmuseum.org/hammonton.html. Tue.-Wed. 11 am-6 pm; Thu. 1 pm-9 pm; Fri.-Sat. 11 am-7 pm.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts - Historic Landmark Building 118 N. Broad St.; 215-972-7600. www.pafa.org. Rock, Paper, Scissors: Drawn From the JoAnn Gonzalez Hickey Collection. $15; $12 seniors over 60 and students; $8 youth 12-18; free for children under 12 and military. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm; Sun. 11 am-5 pm.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts - Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building 128 N. Broad St.; 215-972-7600. www.pafa.org. Traction Company. Mural Arts Trolley Tour. $30; $28 seiors; $26 children 3-12. Mural Mile Walking Tour. $20. $15; $12 seniors over 60 and students; $8 youth 12-18; free for children under 12 and military. 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 Splash, with activities, app tours, and more. Closes 9/7. Discovering the Impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel & the New Painting. Closes 9/13. Baby Bird Playdate. Closes 9/4. Early Birds. Closes 9/7. Art Explorers. Closes 9/7. Dende & Band. Free. 8/28. 5 pm. Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesday Nights & 1st Sundays. Free for children 12 and under.

Philadelphia Museum of Art - Perelman Building Fairmount Ave.; 215-763-8100. www.philamuseum.org. Northern Lights: Scandinavian Design. Into Dust: Traces of the Fragile in Contemporary Art. Shelley Spector: Keep the Home Fires Burning. Closes 9/27. Cy Twombly: Sculptures. Tue.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm.

Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art 615 N. Broad St.; 215-627-6747. www.rodephshalom.org. JOMIX: Jewish Comics - Art & Derivation. Free. Free. Mon.-Thu. 10 am-4 pm; Fri. 10 am-2 pm.

Rodin Museum Franklin Parkway at 22nd St.; 215-763-8100. www.rodinmuseum.org. Rodin, the Sculptor and His Models. $8; $7 seniors 65 and over; $6 students and children 13-18; free for children 12 & under. Wed.-Mon. 10 am-5 pm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library 2008-2010 Delancey Pl.; 215-732-1600. www.rosenbach.org. Deciphering Ulysses: A Playful Introduction to Joyce's Novel. Closes 9/6. Hands-on Tours. Regular admission. Closes 8/30. $10; $8 seniors; $5 students & youth 5-18; free for children under 5. Tue., Fri. noon-5 pm; Wed.-Thu. noon-8 pm; Sat.-Sun. noon-6 pm; closed Mon. and holidays.

The Temple Judea Museum 8339 Old York Rd., Elkins Park; 215-887-2027. www.kenesethisrael.org/mus.htm. Mon.-Fri. 9 am-5 pm.

Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion 319 East State St., Trenton; 609-989-3632. www.ellarslie.org. ...of Color: The African American Experience. Donations accepted. Closes 8/30. African American Collectors & Their African American Art. Donations accepted. Closes 9/13. Early American Typewriters. Donations accepted. John A. Roebling's Sons Company. Donations accepted. NJM: Proud to Celebrate Our Trenton Roots. Donations accepted. Donation suggested: $5; $3 seniors & students. Tue.-Sat. 11 am-3 pm; Sun. 1-4 pm.

Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College Main St., Collegeville; 610-409-3500. www.ursinus.edu/berman. George Tice: Seldom Seen and Big Platinums. Free. Closes 9/6. Wayfarers -at berman. Free. Closes 9/5. Free. Summer hours: Tue.-Sat. 11 am-4 pm.

Woodmere Art Museum 9201 Germantown Ave.; 215-247-0476. www.woodmereartmuseum.org. The Woodmere Annual Juried Exhibition. Closes 9/7. Woodmere Welcomes Pope Francis: Biblical Art From the Permanent Collection. Raymond Theel: Making a Big Impressionism. Special exhibits: $10; $7 seniors; free for children and students. Select galleries: free. Tue.-Thu. 10 am-5 pm; Fri. 10 am-8:45 pm; Sat. 10 am-6 pm; Sun. 10 am-5 pm.

Galleries

Philadelphia

3rd Street Gallery

58 N. 2nd St.; 215-625-0993.

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. Light Room: Annual Photography Exhibition. Free. Closes 8/30.

Asian Arts Initiative 1219-1223 Vine St.; 215-557-0455. www.asianartsinitiative.org. Pearl Street Project Pop-Up Series: Gee Wesley's Living Library. Free. Closes 9/4.

Cerulean Arts 1355 Ridge Ave.; 267-514-8647. www.ceruleanarts.com. Looking Back - Moving Forward: 40 Years in Art. Free. Closes 9/26.

The Clay Studio 137-139 N. Second St.; 215-925-3453. www.theclaystudio.org/. Jinsoo Song: Various Means of Preservation. Free. Closes 8/30. Sunya Webber: Finding Her Voice. Free. Closes 8/30. Paul Donnelly. Free. Closes 8/30.

Da Vinci Art Alliance 704 Catharine St.; 215-829-0466. www.davinciartalliance.org. Eyes Wide Open. Free. Closes 8/30. An Exhibition By 3 PAFA Alum. Free. Closes 9/27.

Drexel University - Leonard Pearlstein Gallery 3401 Filbert St.; 215-895-2548. www.drexel.edu/westphal/resources/LeonardPearlsteinGallery/. Lauren Fensterstock: Forays and Follies. Free. Closes 8/28.

Esther Klein Art Gallery (EKG) 3600 Market St.; 215-966-6188. www.kleinartgallery.org. Juan M. Castro: A Matter of Softness. Free. Closes 9/23.

Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch 1901 Vine St.; 215-686-5322. www.freelibrary.org. Killner's View: Philadelphia & Beyond in the 19th Century. Free. Closes 9/6. Snapshot: A Brief History of Snapshot Photography. Free. Closes 9/6.

The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design 20th St. & The Parkway; 215-965-4045. www.thegalleriesatmoore.org. Graduate Thesis Exhibition. Free. Closes 8/29.

Gallery51 51 N. 2nd St.; 215-413-3191. www.gallery51.net. Gallery 51 Collection. Free.

Gravers Lane Gallery 8405 Germantown Ave.; 215-247-1603. www.graverslanegallery.com. Jay McClellan. Free. Closes 9/27.

Muse Gallery 52 N. 2nd St.; 215-627-5310. www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com. My Fair Lady. Free. Closes 8/29.

Old City Jewish Arts Center (OCJAC) 119 N. 3rd St.; 215-923-1222. www.ocjac.org. King in the Field. Free. Closes 8/30.

Philadelphia Foundation - Community Art Gallery 1234 Market St., Ste. 1800; 215-563-6417. www.philafound.org. KIPP Philadelphia Schools: Recycled & Repurposed Art. Closes 8/28.

Philadelphia Sketch Club 235 S. Camac St.; 215-545-9298. www.sketchclub.org. Molly Sanger Carpenter. Free. Closes 8/30. Absolutely Abstract 2015. Free. Closes 9/19.

Seraphin Gallery 1108 Pine St.; 215-923-7000. www.seraphingallery.com. Emerging Talent. Free. Closes 9/6.

Twenty-Two Gallery 236 S. 22nd St.; 215-772-1911. twenty-twogallery.com/. Phyllis Anderson: Parallel Paths. Free. Closes 9/6.

Pennsylvania suburbs

Community Arts Center

414 Plush Mill Rd., Wallingford; 610-566-1713.

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. Annual Members' Exhibit. Free. Closes 8/28. Ruth Detwiler. Free. Closes 8/28.

Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio 5230 Silo Hill Rd., Doylestown; 215-348-2500. gratzgallery.com. Albert Van Nesse Green (1887-1971) Impressions of Life. Closes 8/30.

Haverford College - Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery 370 Lancaster Ave., Haverford; 610-896-1287. www.haverford.edu/exhibits. Francois-Xavier Gbre: The Past Is a Foreign Country. Free.

Main Line Unitarian Church 816 S. Valley Forge Rd., Devon; 610-688-8332. www.mluc.org. Mary Kane, Sabine Rehm & Barbara Bugliani. Free. Closes 9/6.

Mennonite Heritage Center 565 Yoder Rd., Harleysville; 215-256-3020. www.mhep.org. Pennsylvania Dutch Dioramas of Abner & Aaron Zook. Donations accepted.

Pennswood Village Art Gallery 1382 Newtown-Langhorne Rd., Newtown; 215-968-9110. Exhibition of Works by Bucks County Artists. Free. Closes 9/13.

Stover Mill Gallery 852 River Rd., Erwinna; 610-294-9420. www.StoverMillGallery.org. Patrice Devirgilis and Nancy Shill: Color and Light. Free. Closes 8/30.

Wayne Art Center 413 Maplewood Ave., Wayne; 610-688-3553. www.wayneart.org. Inside Out Pop Up Museum. Free.

New Jersey

Artists' Gallery

18 Bridge St., Lambertville; 609-397-4588.

» READ MORE: www.lambertvillearts.com

. Cafes & Cadillacs. Free. Closes 9/6.

Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences 120 Long Beach Blvd., Harvey Cedars; 609-494-1241. www.lbifoundation.org/. Date Night in the Food Studio. $165 per couple. Closes 9/25.

SOMA NewArt Gallery 31 Perry St., Cape May; 609-898-7488. www.somagallery.net. Victor Grasso: The Naturalist. Free. Closes 9/7.