Eastern State Penitentiary to Reopen Friday
Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary will reopen to the public on Friday, March 12. The historic site closed last November following […]
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PACSCL Conference to Explore Women’s Activism from 1820-1920
Next month the Philadelphia Area Consortium for Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL) will hold an online conference exploring a century of […]
Peter Seibert Named CEO of Independence Seaport Museum
Philadelphia’s Independence Seaport Museum recently announced that Peter Seibert will serve as the institution’s new CEO and president. Seibert comes […]
Some Philly Museums to Reopen This Month
In December Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf instituted stricter COVID-19 guidelines in response to the uptick in cases. Restaurants, gyms, and […]
Penn Museum Awarded NEH Grant
Philadelphia’s Penn Museum recently announced that it has received a 2020 Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. […]
Philadelphia Museum of Art Furloughs 57 Workers
On November 20 Philadelphia’s new “Safer at Home” COVID-19 restrictions went into effect, prompting cultural institutions across the city to […]
Carpenters’ Hall Opens Exhibit of WPA Posters
Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia has a long history. In 1774, the building hosted the First Continental Congress. It was also […]
Rx/Museum Pairs Medicine and Art
Professors at the University of Pennsylvania and local museum practitioners have teamed up to create Rx/Museum, a weekly newsletter intended […]
East Passyunk to Change Neighborhood Logo Depicting Stereotype of Indigenous People
Philadelphia’s East Passyunk neighborhood is changing its logo, which depicts a stereotypical image of an Indigenous person in a headdress, […]
Philly’s Monument Lab Awarded $4 Million Mellon Foundation Grant to Study Nation’s Monuments
Early today, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced the Monuments Project, an initiative to help reimagine the country’s monuments to […]