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. $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. Elihu Vedder & the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam - Display of Vedder's original designs for the popular book. Closes 5/18. $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. Bridge of Hope: Iraqi/U.S. Art Initiative - Works by nine Iraqi & nine American artists. Closes 5/4. $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.

1st Fri Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts 200 S. Madison St., Wilmington; 302-656-6466. www.thedcca.org. First Friday Art Loop - Center offers a reception & extended evening hours. 4/4 5 pm. Gail Leboff: A Distant Call - Landscapes exploring both the tangible & intangible aspects of nature & memory. Closes 5/4.$5; $3 students & seniors; free for children under 12. Tue., Thu.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Wed. & Sun. noon-5 pm.

1st Fri James A. Michener Art Museum 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340-9800. www.michenerartmuseum.org. First Friday - Monthly event featuring family activities. 4/4 6-9 pm. Regular admission plus $6. $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. Robert Whitley: Beauty, Function & Grace. Closes 6/1. $5; $4 seniors 60 & over; $2 children 6-18; free for children under 6. Call for hrs.

La Salle University-Art Museum 1900 W. Olney Ave.; 215-951-1221. www.lasalle.edu/museum. Second Annual Student, Staff & Faculty Exhibition - On display in the Community Gallery, lower level, Olney Hall. Closes 4/4. La Salle University Digital Art & Music Exhibition. Opening reception 4/10 - On display in the Community Gallery, lower level, Olney Hall. Closes 5/11.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. Homer's Odyssey - Inspired by Homer's epic, Princeton Artists Alliance presents visual interpretations as contemporary works of art. Closes 4/13. $4; $3 seniors, students; free for children under 6. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-4:30 pm, Sun. noon-5 pm.

1st Fri Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 118-128 N. Broad St.; 215-972-7600. www.pafa.org. Academy First Fridays - Live music, refreshments, cash bar, access to galleries. 4/4 5-7 pm. Cecilia Beaux: American Figure Painter. Closes 4/13. $15; $12 seniors & students; $10 youths 5-18; free for children under 5 (incl. reg. museum adm.). $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. William Kentridge: Tapestries - Tapestries inspired by collages with shadow figures mounted on 18th-century maps. FiberPhiladelphia 2008. Closes 4/6. The Art of Lee Miller - Retrospective featuring over 140 vintage photographs. Closes 4/27. Frida Kahlo - Over 40 of the artist's most important self-portraits, still lifes & portraits. $20; $17 seniors, students & children 13-18; $10 children 5-12 - incl. reg. museum adm. Closes 5/18. $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. Designing Modern: 1920 to the Present - Chronological look at the museum's decorative arts collection. Closes 4/30. $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. 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. 19th-century home of the Rosenbach brothers. Really Rosie - Animation cels, drawings, musical scores, manuscripts, film & video, playbills & posters. $8; $5 seniors & students; 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. Kristen Lerner & Jules Schaeffer - Paintings & surrealistic sculpture. Closes 4/13. 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. Closes 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. The Art in Looking: A Student's View of Albert Barnes' Vision - Display of objects from the museum's permanent collections. Closes 4/6. 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. New Visions - Selection of student work, grades K-8, from the Philadelphia Charter School Art Teachers' Alliance. Closes 4/13. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm; Sun. 1-5 pm.

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