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Behind the Scenes Tours
November 7, 2009
Popular tour that travels up Fonthill’s tower and down through its back passages. Visit portions of the house not on the regular daytime tour including the Kitchen, Servant’s Quarters, Basement and the Terrace Pavilion.
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Winterthur Paintings Conference
Winterthur Museum and Country Estate
November 6-November 7, 2009
Building on the themes of the Faces of a New Nation exhibition this conference will explore the aesthetic and cultural information contained within early American portraits. Invited More

The Trojan War: Myth or Fact: Recent Excavations at Troy
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
November 7, 2009
Dr. C. Brian Rose, James B. Pritchard Professor of Mediterranean Archaeology in the Department of Classical Studies, Curator-in-Charge of the Mediterranean Section, Deputy Director, More

46th Annual Delaware Antiques Show
Winterthur Museum and Country Estate
November 6-November 8, 2009
Chase Center on the Riverfront Antiques take center stage as 60 of the country's most distinguished dealers showcase American furniture, paintings, rugs, porcelain, silver, jewelry, More

Second Sundays: Fossil Fever
American Philosophical Society Museum
November 8, 2009
Join artist Jason Poole, Dinosaur Hall Fossil Preparation Lab Manager at the Academy of Natural Sciences, for an exploration of fossils. First, explore the Dialogues with Darwin More

From the Orient: Souvenirs from Captain Samuel Francis du Pont's Voyage of 1857-1858
March 14-December 31, 2009
Browse through various arts, furnishings, and souvenirs collected by Naval Captain S.F. du Pont from China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and India. This exhibit is on More

Nineteenth-Century Patent Models: Innovation in Miniature
April 25-December 31, 2009
See dozens of patent models dating to the nineteenth century. U.S. patent applicants were required to submit miniature working models of their inventions in addition to supporting More

Diana: A Celebration
October 2-December 31, 2009
Diana: A Celebration will come to Philadelphia, showcasing the life and work of the Princess of Wales. The 10,000 square foot exhibition explores Diana's childhood, her More
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OngoingDoylestown Butterflies! Academy of Natural Sciences 11/04/06-
11/04/10Philadelphia Odili Donald Odita: Third Space Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) 09/05/08-
12/06/09Philadelphia Exciting Childrens Art Gallery Once Upon a Gallery 10/04/08-
10/04/15Philadelphia What is Open Space? Chester County Historical Society 10/24/08-
12/31/09West Chester Whole of Nature and the Mirror of Art Chemical Heritage Foundation 01/01/09-
12/31/09Philadelphia Transmutations Chemical Heritage Foundation 01/01/09-
12/31/09Philadelphia Archaeology of the New Castle Court House Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affai 01/16/09-
12/31/09New Castle Emeline Hawkins: Her Journey from Slavery to Freedom on the Underground Railroad Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affai 01/16/09-
12/31/09New Castle Abraham Lincoln in Chester County Chester County Historical Society 02/04/09-
11/28/09West Chester Layers: Unfolding the Stories of Chester County Quilts Chester County Historical Society 02/26/09-
09/11/10West Chester sLowlife Chemical Heritage Foundation 03/02/09-
12/31/09Philadelphia Emergence of a Modern Metropolis Philadelphia Walking Tour Philadelphia Center for Architecture 03/07/09-
OngoingPhiladelphia Shipbuilding in the First State Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs 03/21/09-
12/31/10Dover Dialogues with Darwin American Philosophical Society Museum 04/01/09-
10/17/10Philadelphia Painted Metaphors: The Pottery and Politics of the Ancient Maya University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 04/05/09-
01/31/10Philadelphia Skin and Bones: Tattoos in the Life of the American Sailor Independence Seaport Museum 04/23/09-
01/03/10Philadelphia Gimme Shelter Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education 05/09/09-
05/09/10Philadelphia The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia 05/29/09-
11/29/09Philadelphia Spirits of '76 Ghost Tour of Philadelphia The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia 05/29/09-
11/28/09Visit The Barnes Foundation and Gardens The Barnes Foundation 06/03/09-
OngoingMerion Colony to Community: The Story of New Sweden Exhibition American Swedish Historical Museum 06/07/09-
11/22/09Philadelphia Frenz Fleisher/Ollman Gallery 06/18/09-
OngoingPhiladelphia 2nd Saturday Media Media Arts Council 07/02/09-
OngoingMedia Faces of a New Nation: American Portraits of the 18th and Early 19th Centuries from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Winterthur Museum and Country Estate 07/25/09-
01/24/10Winterthur Werner Pfeiffer: Book-Objects & Artist Books University of Pennsylvania 09/08/09-
02/12/10Philadelphia Dance with Camera Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) 09/10/09-
03/21/10Philadelphia Video Art: Replay, Part 1, Asking Not Telling Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) 09/10/09-
12/06/09Philadelphia Muriel’s Moores: Works on Paper by Henry Moore Ursinus College - Berman Museum of Art 09/10/09-
11/15/09Collegeville Audacious Freedom: African Americans In Philadelphia 1776-1876 African American Museum of Philadelphia 09/10/09-
OngoingPhiladelphia Jamie Wyeth--Seven Deadly Sins Brandywine River Museum 09/12/09-
11/22/09Chadds Ford Inventive and Intrepid: Illustrations by Rockwell Kent Brandywine River Museum 09/12/09-
11/19/09Chadds Ford Art & Soul: Picturing the Spirit Within Glencairn Museum 09/12/09-
11/14/09Bryn Athyn Endurance: Daring Feats of Risk, Survival and Perseverance Abington Art Center 09/17/09-
11/29/09Jenkintown State of the Union: Contemporary Craft in Dialogue Philadelphia Art Alliance 09/18/09-
01/03/10Philadelphia Fall Harvest Market Brandywine River Museum 09/19/09-
11/08/09Chadds Ford Catching a Shadow: Daguerreotypes in Philadelphia, 1839-1860 Library Company of Philadelphia 09/28/09-
02/26/10Philadelphia Your Mother Is In The Basement Art Exhibition La Salle University Art Museum 10/01/09-
12/11/09Philadelphia New American Voices Fabric Workshop and Museum 10/02/09-
11/22/09Philadelphia First Fridays Khmer Art Gallery 10/02/09-
05/07/10Philadelphia Story Time Sundays with Betsy Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football - CONCACAF 10/04/09-
03/28/10Philadelphia Great Archaeological Discoveries of the World University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 10/07/09-
06/02/10Philadelphia Zoo School at the Philadelphia Zoo Philadelphia Zoo 10/07/09-
05/26/10Philadelphia Steve Madsen: A World In Wood Wood Turning Center, Inc. 10/09/09-
12/19/09Philadelphia Fil er' Up: Vintage Gas Stations of Bucks County Mercer Museum 10/10/09-
12/31/09Doylestown Solo Series 09 with Leeza Meksin Abington Art Center 10/10/09-
11/22/09Jenkintown Calderwood 2 @ Calderwood Gallery Calderwood Gallery 10/13/09-
11/30/09Philadelphia Read-Aloud Tours for Young Children Brandywine River Museum 10/15/09-
11/19/09Chadds Ford Adult Workshop at Grounds for Sculpture: Altered Books Grounds for Sculpture 10/17/09-
11/07/09Hamilton Body Worlds 2 & The Brain The Franklin Institute 10/17/09-
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