Art Museums & Institutions

Barnes Foundation 300 North Latchs La., Merion; 610-667-0290. www.barnesfoundation.org. Docent-led Gallery Tours - Work by Matisse, Van Gogh, other impressionists & post-impressionists. $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. 35th Annual Critter Sale - Handmade tree ornaments & holiday decorations made entirely of natural materials. 12/1-12/2 9:30 am-4:30 pm. Holiday Shops - Handmade sweaters, scarves, jewelry, quilted fabric, boxes & more. 12/1-12/2 9:30 am-4:30 pm. A Brandywine Christmas - O-gauge model railroad, elaborate Victorian dollhouse & thousands of whimsical "critter" ornaments on holiday trees. Closes 1/6. $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 - Children's storytime & craft activity. $2. 11/30 10:30 am. In Company With Angels Panel Discussion. $15; $5 students. 12/1 2 pm. Make & Take Workshop - Children's craft project. 12/2 1-3 pm. Musical Story Hour - Interactive program of music, movement & stories. 12/2 1:30-2:30 pm. Seeing Our City: Wilmington - Drawings & paintings of Wilmington done by Delaware College of Art & Design students. Closes 12/6. In Company With Angels - Colored glass windows created by Tiffany Studios in 1902. Closes 1/31. $10; $8 seniors; $5 students; $3 youths; free for children under 7 & for all Sundays. 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. Art Salad - Weekly lunchtime art talks. 12/5 noon. Ben Whitehouse - Contemporary landscape paintings. Closes 1/6. Sharyn O'Mara: New Work - Sculpture & mixed media influenced by media tributes to war & genocide victims. Opening reception 12/7. Closes 1/17. Tue., Thu.-Fri. 10 am-6 pm, Wed. 10 am-8 pm, Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Sun. 1-5 pm.

The Fabric Workshop & Museum 1315 Cherry St., 5th Fl.; 215-568-1111. www.fabricworkshop.org. Mark Fox: Dust - Sculptures formed from bits of paper colored with various media. Closes 12/29. Donation suggested: $5; $2 children. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-6 pm; Sat. noon-4 pm.

James A. Michener Art Museum 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340-9800. www.michenerartmuseum.org. World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil - Candlelight procession followed by poetry performance & panel discussion. 12/1 6 pm. Artists of the Commonwealth - Paintings by PA artists from the first half of the 20th century. Closes 12/2. Philip Pearlstein: The Dispassionate Body - 16 large-scale nude paintings by acclaimed realist painter. Closes 1/6. Regular adm. plus $4. Brian Finke: 2-4-6-8 - Photography exhibit centering on football. Closes 3/2. $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. Charles Hargens: American Illustrator - Over a dozen paintings used as Saturday Evening Post covers & related photographs & magazines. Closes 2/10. $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.

*FREE* La Salle University - Art Museum 1900 W. Olney Ave.; 215-951-1221. www.lasalle.edu/museum. Jim Williams - Oil paintings from life in both scenic & gritty industrial areas in & around Manayunk. Closes 12/6. 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. Horseshoe Crab Art Exhibit - On display in the Young-at-Art Gallery (YAG). Closes 11/30. Visualize Photography Foundation - On display in the Community Galley. Closes 11/30. Nancy Cohen - Water Ways: Interpretations - Mixed media sculptures. Closes 1/6. Jonathan Shahn - Closes 1/13. $4; $3 seniors, students; free for children under 6. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-4:30 pm, Sun. noon-5 pm.

Pearl S. Buck House 520 Dublin Rd., Perkasie; 215-249-0100. www.psbi.org. Annual Holiday Juried Craft Show - Antiques, crafts, decorative accessories, jewelry, pottery, ornaments & more created by forty or more crafters, artisans & artists. $2. Closes 12/2. Musical Tour of the Pearl S. Buck House - Pearl S. Buck's 1959 Allen Organ will fill the House with a selection of the author's favorite music. $15 adults, $12 seniors & students. 12/6 3 pm. Annual Holiday Festival of Trees Tour & Exhibit - Selection of letters written to Pearl S. Buck & her husband by world leaders, poets, writers, sports figures & various luminaries. $8; $7 students; free for children under 6. Closes 12/31. $7; $6 seniors; free for children under 6. Tue.-Sat. 11 am; Sun 1 pm.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 118-128 N. Broad St.; 215-972-7600. www.pafa.org. Saturday Family Workshop - Fun & creative workshop offers an opportunity for families to work together on a variety of different art projects. $6; $4 children. 12/1 11 am-12:30 pm. Disegno - Closes 12/3. Out of the Chateau: Works From the Demuth Museum - Includes 34 works by Demuth in various watercolor & oil. Closes 12/9. Space is the Place - Installations, paintings, works on paper, sound & video works made by an international group of contemporary artists. Closes 12/30. $7 $6 seniors & students; $5 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: Cindy Blackman - Eclectic drummer who's toured with Lenny Kravitz. 11/30 5-8:45 pm. Thomas Eakins: Portrait of Professor Benjamin H. Rand - Work by Eakins & his contemporaries. Closes 11/30. Tibetan Ritual Arts - Closes 11/30. Medieval Art Stops - Ancient art demonstrations & discussion. 12/2 11 am-2 pm. Independence Starts Here: Workshop Participant Exhibition - Work by cognitively & communicatively-impared individuals. Closes 12/2. The Book of War - 25 illustrated pages from a centuries-old Indian document. Closes 12/9. Renoir Landscapes - Approximately 70 landscape paintings. Closes 1/6. $22-$24; $20-$22 seniors; $18-$20 students & children 13-18; $12-$14 children 5-12 (adjusted price includes regular admission). $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.

*FREE* Philadelphia Museum of Art - Perelman Building Fairmount Ave.; 215-763-8100. www.philamuseum.org. Alfred Stieglitz & the Philadelphia Museum of Art - Approximately 40 pieces by Stieglitz from the museum's collections. Closes 1/31. Passion for Perfection - Costumes by James Galanos, Gustave Tassell & Ralph Rucci. Closes 3/9. Admission free through 12/31, made possible by Wachovia. 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. 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. 12/1 1 pm. 12/2 1 pm. 12/4 1 pm. 12/6 1 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. House tours available. Really Rosie - Animation cels, drawings, musical scores, manuscripts, film & video, playbills & posters. Maurice Sendak Gallery. Closes 4/30. $8; $5 seniors & students; free for children under 5. Tue., Thu.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm; Wed. 10 am-8 pm.

Trenton City Museum 319 East State St., Trenton; 609-989-3632. www.ellarslie.org. Robert Beck & Michele Post: New Works - Mixed media. Closes 1/6. 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. The following all close 12/16: Eileen Neff: Between Us; Ensemble - Guest curated by artist & musician Christian Marclay, features installations & sculptures that make sounds; Jay Heikes - Installation composed of drawings & an assortment of objects used as "props" to activate stories, puns & deadpan humor; Taalman Koch: Fly Thru - Installation based on iT House: an aluminum & glass "kit" house. $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. G. Noble Wagner: Purity of Surface - Sculpture & Prints - New works in the Main Gallery. Closes 12/21. Eve Peri: Fabstracts - Fiber Forms & Paintings. Closes 12/30. Tue.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm; Sat.-Sun. noon-4:30 pm.