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. $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. A Brandywine Christmas - O-gauge model railroad, an elaborate Victorian dollhouse & thousands of whimsical "critter" ornaments on holiday trees. Closes 1/6. Jerry Pinkney: Aesop's Fables & Other Tails - Closes 3/9. $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. Precious Spaces: Masterpieces in Miniature - Miniature interpretations of original, full-scale works. Closes 1/13. John Sloan - Seeing the City: Sloan's New York - Images of New York in a variety of media. Closes 1/20. 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 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. Art Salad - Weekly lunchtime art talks. 12/19 noon. Ben Whitehouse: Revolution - Video installation & paintings. Closes 1/6. Sharyn O'Mara: New Work - Sculpture & mixed media influenced by media tributes to war & genocide victims. Closes 1/17. Expanding Circles - Exhibit focusing on each artist's interpretation of "family." Closes 2/10. $5; $3 students & seniors; free for children under 12. Tue., Thu.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Wed. & Sun. noon-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. The Spark of Hope: Healing & Reconciliation in Modern Rwanda - Photographs of the daily life of Rwandese children. Opening reception 12/19. Closes 1/13. 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.

Noyes Museum of Art 733 Lily Lake Rd., Oceanville; 609-652-8848. www.noyesmuseum.org. Nancy Cohen - Water Ways: Interpretations - Mixed media sculptures. Closes 1/6. Jonathan Shahn - Closes 1/13. Holiday Trains - On display in Community Gallery. Closes 1/31. $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. Musical Tour - Pearl's 1959 Allen Organ fills the House with a selection of the author's favorite music. $15 adults, $12 seniors & students. 12/20 3 pm. International Adoption Information Meeting - Seminar on international adoption by Welcome House Adoption Program. 800-220-2825. 12/20 7-9 pm. Annual Holiday Festival of Trees Tour & Exhibit - Selection of letters written to Pearl & 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. Over 1,800 paintings, featuring some of the most important & recognizable works in American art. 14th Annual Lost Dreams on Canvas Holiday Celebration & Memorial Event - Hosted by Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts & Veterans Against Drugs. 215-972-2061 or 215-972-2054. 12/16 1-4 pm. Art-at-Lunch - Wed. noon-1 pm. Space is the Place - Installations, paintings, works on paper, sound & video works made by an international group of contemporary artists. Closes 12/30. Steve Powers: The Magic Word - Internationally known graffiti artist. Closes 1/27. $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: The Mahanthappa-Dupont Quartet. 12/14 5-8:45 pm. PMA Madness Scavenger Hunt - Explore the museum in search of answers to tricky questions. $36.50. 12/15 2-4:30 pm. Medieval Art Stops - Ancient art demonstrations & discussion. 12/16 11 am-2 pm. Renoir Landscapes - Approx. 70 paintings by Renoir. Closes 1/6. $22-$24; $20-$22 seniors; $18-$20 students & children 13-18; $12-$14 children 5-12 (adjusted price includes regular admission). William Kentridge - Tapestries inspired by collages featuring shadow figures mounted on 18th-century maps. Closes 4/6. $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. Designing Modern: 1920 to the Present - Chronological look at the museum's decorative arts collection. Closes 2/29. 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. A Kiss for the Mezuzah - Features mezuzot created by 9 Philadelphia-based artists. Closes 2/1. 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. 12/15 1 pm. 12/16 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.

*FREE* Woodmere Art Museum 9201 Germantown Ave.; 215-247-0476. www.woodmereartmuseum.org. Kids Care 14: Impressions - Artworks created by hundreds of children from around the Philadelphia region. Closes 12/16. Angels, Alleys & Animal Acts - Prints. Closes 1/6. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm; Sun. 1-5 pm.