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Dance Theatre of Harlem
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Dance Theatre of Harlem performs exceptional ballet masterpieces around the world. They will be performing at Annenberg Center on March 3-5 including two Arts4Youth performances on March 3-4. The iconic company brings unprecedented relevance to classical ballet with cutting-edge new works and beloved masterpieces performed by some of the most beautiful and exceptionally-trained dancers around. See Children’s
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| Celebrate the Great Women of Blues and Jazz |
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| On March 12, Celebrate the Great Women of Blues and Jazz, a musical tribute to Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan by a collective of New York’s best singers, at 8 p.m. at Annenberg Center. See Music. |
| Wrapped Up: Yarnbombing |
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| Morris Arboretum welcomes fiber artist Melissa Maddonni Haims with an exhibit, Wrapped Up: Yarnbombing opening on March 20. She creates yarn graffiti, soft sculpture and large-scale installations with crocheted materials. The majority is produced using recycled, reclaimed and rescued textiles. Her work will be on display this spring through fall (or until it succumbs to the elements). See Exhibits & Special Events. |
| The Golden Age of King Midas |
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| (above) Camels travel a dirt path at the site of Gordion in central Turkey, a crossroads of many cultures over the course of four millennia. Prominent in the distance is Tumulus MM, the burial mound of a Phrygian ruler who was probably father to King Midas. |
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| The Golden Age of King Midas will be on display at the Penn Museum from until November 27. The historical King Midas lived in the prosperous city of Gordion, the political and cultural capital of the Phrygians nearly 3,000 years ago. In 1957, Penn Museum archaeologists excavated a spectacular royal tomb believed to be the final resting place of King Midas’ father Gordios. Dating to ca. 740 BCE, the tomb contained a treasure trove of magnificent objects from the time of Midas. This world-exclusive exhibition, developed by the Penn Museum in partnership with the Republic of Turkey, is your chance to view more than 120 dazzling objects, including those from the royal tomb, on special loan from Turkish museums in Ankara, Istanbul, Anatalya, and Gordion. See Exhibits. |
| Angel Nevarez and Valerie Tevere |
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Angel Nevarez and Valerie Tevere, an exhibition incorporating popular music and radio is on display at ICA through March 27. Their projects traverse the cultural complications and contradictions at play within public spaces. See Exhibits.
(above) Angel Nevarez and Valerie Tevere, Memory of a Time Twice Lived, production still, 2015. Courtesy the artists. |
| Rodney McMillian: The Black Show |
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| Rodney McMillian: The Black Show, an extended physical meditation on the United States – sculpture, paintings, room-size constructions, videos and performances that embody our social fabric is on display at ICA through August 14. See Exhibits. |
| Methods of Collection |
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| Methods of Collection, a group exhibition inspired by the practice of collecting zoological samples and animal specimens is on display at Esther Klein Gallery through March 25. See Exhibits. |
A Sculpture by Patrick Dougherty-A Waltz in the woods-morris arboretum
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| Photos (above) by Rob Cardillo |
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A Waltz in the Woods
by Patrick Dougherty is on exhibit at the Morris Arboretum until deterioration.
A Waltz in the Woods was created from willow saplings, which were brought in from Fredonia, New York, from a willow nursery. Dougherty likes that his work is relevant to just about anyone. He recognizes that each structure creates different associations for different people, and that it evokes something unique for each individual. In the end, for him, it is all about connections. “Sometimes we all just need to be reminded of our place in nature.”
Photo (left) by Marguerite Miller. See Exhibits. |
| Sex: A History in 30 Objects - penn museum |
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| Sex: A History in 30 Objects, an exhibit that highlights the ways that societies across time have approached sexuality and identity is on display at Penn Museum now through July 31, 2016. See Exhibits. |
| Children of Abraham by Abbas - Arthur ross gallery |
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| Children of Abraham by Abbas, the traveling exhibition by Magnum Photos photographer Abbas will be on display at Arthur Ross Gallery now through March 21, 2016. See Exhibits. |
| Erasures |
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Slought welcomes Erasures, an exhibition of photographs by Fazal Sheikh and related historical documents tracing the dispossessions and displacements of the Arab-Israeli War of 1948, and their impact on Palestinians, Bedouins and Israelis. It is on display from March 22-May 1. See Exhibits. |
| Dolce Suono Ensemble |
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Arthur Ross Gallery welcomes Dolce Suono Ensemble for a free concert on March 2 at 5:30 p.m. Pictured above is flutist Mimi Stillman. See Music. |
The Civil War: An Ephemeral Lens Into the Life and Times-Penn Libraries |
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The Civil War: An Ephemeral Lens Into the Life and Times, the exhibit about daily life in the Civil War on the home front and the front lines of both the Union and the Confederacy is on display at the Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library through March 21, 2016. See Exhibits. |
Year of Health–Corn: From Ancient Crop to Soda Pop-Penn Museum |
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| Year of Health–Corn: From Ancient Crop to Soda Pop is on display now through March 13 at the Penn Museum. It follows corn as an important crop in the Americas to its current presence in food and drink around the world while exploring how corn has impacted human health for better or worse. See Exhibits. |
Let Every Heart Be Filled with Joy
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Let Every Heart Be Filled with Joy, the history of the Savoy Theatre Company is on display through late 2016 in Eugene Ormandy Gallery, Otto E. Albrecht Music Library, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. See Exhibits. |
Sacred Spaces: The Photography of Ahmet Ertug
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| Kariye Camii in Istanbul, Turkey. Sacred Spaces: The Photography of Ahmet Ertug is open at the Penn Museum. The splendor of Byzantine Christian art—preserved through the ages in early Christian churches in both Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, and the Cappadocia region of Turkey—is the focus of this expanded, large-scale photography exhibition. See Exhibits. |
Native American voices:
The people—Here and now
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| At Native American Voices: The People—Here and Now, a new long-term interactive exhibition at the Penn Museum, visitors will learn about contemporary issues in Native America. Set against the backdrop of more than 200 objects from the Museum’s expansive collections from the United States and Canada, the exhibition challenges stereotypes and tells powerful stories of Native American successes in achieving independence as sovereign, self-governing Nations. At multimedia stations, visitors will experience audio and video clips of contemporary Native Americans speaking of the many ways in which they maintain their religious, political, linguistic and artistic independence. See Exhibits. |
the history of nursing as seen through the lens of art
carol ware lobby, fagin hall
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| The HUP Nursing Alumni Association commissioned artist Kathleen Shaver, HUP’76, to create an art installation to honor the history and legacy of 125 years of nursing at the University of Pennsylvania. More information here. See Exhibits. |
AUDOBON'S BIRDS OF AMERICA
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| This permanent exhibit at Van Pelt-Diectrich Library is devoted to the display of John James Audubon's Birds of America (1827-38). Penn's double elephant folio set of the Birds was a gift by Edwin H. Vare, Jr. in 1957-59. The page opens from the volume on display will be changed on the second Wednesday of every month. This photo is courtesy of the Penn Libraries. See Exhibits. |
Human evolution: THE FIRST 200 Million Years
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| Various fossils on display at the Penn Museum's ongoing exhibit Human Evolution: The First 200 Million Years. Visitors have an opportunity to engage with a variety of multi-media programs, as well as view and touch more than 100 casts of fossil bones from primate and human evolutionary records. This photo is courtesy of the Penn Museum. See Exhibits. |
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