Events
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Valentine's Day at Eastern State Penitentiary
Presented by Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site at Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site February 11-February 14, 2012 Break out of the ordinary and celebrate Valentine’s Day with special Winter Adventure Tours. Bring your valentine to receive "Buy One, Get One Free" admission and experience the history of Eastern State with a focus on love stories throughout the prison’s history.
Eastern State Penitentiary is beautiful in the stark, cold months of winter and makes for a perfect setting for romance. The BOGO offer to bring your valentine on February 11-14 is valid for one... |
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site |
02/11/12 -
02/14/12 |
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Philadelphia |
High Tunnels: A Sustainable Solution for Local Urban Agriculture
Presented by Academy of Natural Sciences at Academy of Natural Sciences February 15, 2012 At this Urban Sustainability Forum, find out how high tunnels could help improve access to affordable, nutritious foods in Philadelphia. High tunnels are nonelectric, temporary structures that consist of a layer of plastic over a pipe frame. These structures, however, are not greenhouses. They do not require a permanent heating or ventilation system, ventilation is accomplished manually, and there are no furnaces or fans. High tunnels can extend the growing season and improve the yield and... |
Academy of Natural Sciences |
02/15/12 |
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia |
Art at Lunch - Clocks, Calendars, and Conversion Charts
Presented by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) February 15, 2012 This talk explores how the first modern globalization wave around 1900 profoundly altered notions of time, space, and simultaneity. In 1884, Greenwich Mean Time was adopted as a new universal time standard. Clocks and watches became more affordable and proliferated among ordinary people and as a consequence, new understandings of personal time management, punctuality and time efficiency emerged. Vanessa Ogle, from the University of Pennsvlvania, traces these heated and controversial debates... |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) |
02/15/12 |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia |
Paleopalooza
Presented by Academy of Natural Sciences at Academy of Natural Sciences February 18-February 19, 2012 Paleopalooza, a two-day festival of gigantic proportions, features rarely seen specimens from the Academy’s world-famous collection, including dinosaur fossils. Meet Academy of Natural Sciences' scientists and learn what it’s like to reconstruct the past using fossils, imagination and sound science. Enjoy hands-on activities, crafts, guest speakers and interactive presentations. |
Academy of Natural Sciences |
02/18/12 -
02/19/12 |
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia |
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Family Arts Academy: Dance of Color
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) |
02/19/12 |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia |
Art at Lunch - Moe Brooker: Start to Finish
Presented by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) February 22, 2012 Artist and PAFA faculty member Moe Brooker has been instructing young artists for almost forty years. Brooker’s philosophy of art-making includes the belief that process determines product, focusing specifically on how studio practices and choice of materials determines the types of images that an artist creates. This talk by Brooker, at the same time that an exhibition of his work is on view in PAFA’s Alumni Gallery, highlights his own process of creation and tracks the... |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) |
02/22/12 |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia |
Reimagining Urban Highways
Presented by Academy of Natural Sciences at Academy of Natural Sciences February 23, 2012 After decades of disinvestment, many American cities are rebounding and growing their cultural, economic, and environmental assets. Despite their renewal, cities such as Philadelphia, New York, New Orleans, and St. Louis are saddled with highways located in their increasingly popular downtowns.
How should cities change highways to meet 21st-century needs and contemporary urban lifestyles? This panel discussion will look at successful urban highway removal projects in Milwaukee,... |
Academy of Natural Sciences |
02/23/12 |
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia |
Watson Adventures' Murder at the Philadelphia Museum Scavenger Hunt
Presented by Watson Adventures at Philadelphia Museum of Art February 25, 2012 Join Watson Adventures on a unique murder mystery scavenger hunt for adults!
A murdered curator has left behind a cryptic trail of clues connected with secrets in works of art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. As your team gathers answers about the art, you begin to piece together a sordid tale about greed, lust, pride, revenge and treachery, all revolving around the museum’s planned multi-million dollar purchase of a Leonardo Da Vinci. The murder victim knew too... |
Watson Adventures |
02/25/12 |
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia |
The Young Friends Winter Gala: Van Gogh Up Close
Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Philadelphia Museum of Art February 25, 2012 The Young Friends of the Philadelphia Museum of Art invite you to a black tie affair in celebration of the legendary artist Vincent van Gogh, and to enjoy an up close experience in the newly opened exhibition.
Held in the Museum’s Great Stair Hall, guests mix, mingle, and enjoy world-class art, as they sip cocktails, and take their chances on the raffle and silent auction with proceeds supporting art acquisitions, education, conservation, and special projects at the... |
Philadelphia Museum of Art |
02/25/12 |
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia |
Beguiled by the Wild: The Art of Charley HArper
Presented by Academy of Natural Sciences at Academy of Natural Sciences December 10, 2011-February 26, 2012 American artist Charley Harper (1922-2007) uses distinctive geometric shapes, vivid colors and delightful graphics to depict nature in an inspiring fashion in Beguiled by the Wild. Harper developed a deep love of nature as a child growing up in West Virginia. He went on to provide illustrations for numerous books and organizations, including the National Park Service and National Audubon Society. |
Academy of Natural Sciences |
12/10/11 -
02/26/12 |
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia |
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Family Arts Academy: Painted Stories
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) |
02/26/12 |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia |
Art at Lunch - Between Shores: Henry Ossawa Tanner and Transatlanticism
Presented by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) February 29, 2012 Henry Ossawa Tanner lived a life between two shores of the Atlantic – America and France – and his navigation of these national boundaries deeply affected his art. Tanner pursued his prolific body of religious paintings solely during this time “in between,” never painting a religious scene on American soil, and in this talk, Jeff Richmond-Moll, a Lecturing Fellow at PAFA, discusses how a Transatlantic vision of space and a precedent of “betweenness” in... |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) |
02/29/12 |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia |
Watson Adventures’ Wizard School Scavenger Hunt
Presented by Watson Adventures at Philadelphia Museum of Art March 3, 2012 Join Watson Adventures on a unique scavenger hunt for Harry Potter fans 10 and up!
Follow in the footsteps of young wizards on a field trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in search of art that echoes characters, places and enchanted objects in the famed Harry Potter books and movies. Be prepared to track down a powerful sorceress, a Snape-like potions master, flying owls and dragons, Hagrid-like giants, centaurs and unicorns like those you’d see in the Forbidden Forest,... |
Watson Adventures |
03/03/12 |
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia |
Pen and Paintbrush Club: In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck
Presented by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) March 7, 2012 Steinbeck’s socially engaged novel highlights the frustration of a community of fruit pickers and their resulting attempts to organize an ununionized strike in 1930s California. Paintings like Philip Evergood’s Mine Disaster and Alice Neel’s Investigations of Poverty at the Russell Sage Foundation will highlight artist interest in the plight of the working class at a volatile time in American history. |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) |
03/07/12 |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia |
PAFA after Dark: Turned On
Presented by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) March 8, 2012 See PAFA’s biggest exhibition of the year in a totally new light.
View Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit during the artist’s favorite time of day—night—and participate in interactive experiences provided by inventor artists extraordinaire The Hacktory and Hive76.
Fourth Wall Arts curates the guest performances, including percussion group Spoken Hand, opera singer Alicia Mendoza and spoken word poet extraordinaire Nina “Lyrispect” Ball. |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) |
03/08/12 |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia |
Safari Overnight
Presented by Academy of Natural Sciences at Academy of Natural Sciences March 9-March 10, 2012 Experience the Academy of Natural Sciences after dark! Bring your 7- to 14-year-old children to enjoy a night of interactive activities and encounters with our live animals. Socialize and enjoy refreshments, then sleep next to the lions, tigers or a Tyrannosaurus rex. Awaken to a light breakfast and more exploration. Each child receives a participation patch. |
Academy of Natural Sciences |
03/09/12 -
03/10/12 |
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia |
Sketch-A-Saurus
Presented by Academy of Natural Sciences at Academy of Natural Sciences March 10, 2012 Whether you’re a paleo-Michelangelo or a budding artist, you will learn the fascinating art of dinosaur illustration in this all-day class. Jason Poole, a paleo-illustrator and Dinosaur Hall Manager at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, will share tips and tricks on how to improve your dinosaur sketches by studying dinosaurs’ skeletons, muscles, and other features and examining specimens from Dinosaur Hall and the Paleontology Collection. Poole has had his... |
Academy of Natural Sciences |
03/10/12 |
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia |
Tiny Tots
Presented by Academy of Natural Sciences at Academy of Natural Sciences February 1-March 14, 2012 Young children and their favorite adults can join the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in exploring nature through games, crafts, songs, and museum explorations. Tiny Tots Explorers are for ages 3-4. An appropriate snack will be provided. There is a different theme for each session.
You may register for a single session or the entire series. Session size is limited to 10 adult/child pairs. |
Academy of Natural Sciences |
02/01/12 -
03/14/12 |
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia |
Town Square: Tracking Energy Use for Condos and Co-ops
Presented by Academy of Natural Sciences at Academy of Natural Sciences March 14, 2012 Condo and co-op owners are invited to find out how a potential Philadelphia city requirement to report energy usage would apply to their buildings and what tools are available to track and reduce energy usage and associated costs. |
Academy of Natural Sciences |
03/14/12 |
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia |
Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Franklin Institute Scavenger Hunt
Presented by Watson Adventures at The Franklin Institute March 17, 2012 Join Watson Adventures on a unique murder mystery scavenger hunt for adults!
Someone, or something, has been bumping off Franklin Institute staffers involved in the recent discovery of a long-lost invention by Benjamin Franklin. This “infernal machine” has a murky past: Freemasons supposedly used it as part of a secret ritual. Are the deaths caused by the invention, or part of the fabled “Curse of the Freemasons”? Or is a serial killer on the loose? Your... |
Watson Adventures |
03/17/12 |
The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia |
Bicentennial Weekend
Presented by Academy of Natural Sciences at Academy of Natural Sciences March 24-March 25, 2012 The Academy of Natural Sciences kicks off its yearlong Bicentennial with exciting events, special programs, public engagement activities, and a fascinating exhibit of stories, treasures and current research. Founded in 1812, the Academy is the nation’s oldest natural history museum. The festivities begin March 24 with family activities, special appearances, music, games, crafts, the exhibit opening and, of course, birthday cake. More exciting programs are planned through March 2013. |
Academy of Natural Sciences |
03/24/12 -
03/25/12 |
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia |
Zaha Hadid: Form in Motion
Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Philadelphia Museum of Art - Perelman Building September 20, 2011-March 25, 2012 Innovative architect Zaha Hadid, who in 2004 became the first female recipient of the renowned Pritzker Architecture Prize, has advanced the vocabulary of contemporary architecture and design through the exploration of complex fluid geometries and the use of cutting-edge techniques and manufacturing technologies. For this exhibition—the first in the United States to feature her product designs—the Iraqi-born British architect has created a sculptural environment for a selection... |
Philadelphia Museum of Art |
09/20/11 -
03/25/12 |
Philadelphia Museum of Art - Perelman Building, Philadelphia |
Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Philadelphia Art Museum Scavenger Hunt
Presented by Watson Adventures at Philadelphia Museum of Art March 31, 2012 Join Watson Adventures on a unique murder mystery scavenger hunt for adults!
A murdered curator has left behind a cryptic trail of clues connected with secrets in works of art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. As your team gathers answers about the art, you begin to piece together a sordid tale about greed, lust, pride, revenge and treachery, all revolving around the museum’s planned multi-million dollar purchase of a Leonardo Da Vinci. The murder victim knew too... |
Watson Adventures |
03/31/12 |
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia |
Academy Spring Explorers Camp
Presented by Academy of Natural Sciences at Academy of Natural Sciences March 28-April 10, 2012 Looking for a way to entertain the kids during spring break? The Academy will host a fun and educational day camp for children ages 5 to 12. Each day includes a teacher-naturalist presentation, exhibit exploration, games, crafts and other interactive activities. Days may be reserved individually or as part of a longer experience.
Topics and Dates:
March 28th and April 6th Awesome Animals
March 29th and April 5th: Wild Science
March 30th, April 4th and 9th:... |
Academy of Natural Sciences |
03/28/12 -
04/10/12 |
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia |
Design Zone
Presented by The Franklin Institute at The Franklin Institute January 28-April 12, 2012 What does it take to create a great videogame? How many beats per second does a DJ need to get bodies moving on the dance floor? How do designers create a roller coaster to produce the biggest thrills? Design Zone is organized into three thematic zones, all highlighting the importance of science and mathematical thinking in areas critical to building creativity and innovation: art, music, and engineering. Discover the secrets behind how videogame developers, music producers, roller coaster... |
The Franklin Institute |
01/28/12 -
04/12/12 |
The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia |
Giant Mysterious Dinosaurs
Presented by The Franklin Institute at The Franklin Institute December 10, 2011-April 15, 2012 The world’s largest and most unusual dinosaurs invade The Franklin Institute Saturday in the new exhibition Giant Mysterious Dinosaurs. This exclusive exhibition allows visitors the chance to get up close-and-personal with gigantic dinosaurs, as long as 70 feet, excavated from such remote regions as Patagonia and the Gobi Desert of Inner Mongolia—with many rarely seen in this country. Dozens of exotic giant skeletons and intricate robotics reveal new discoveries of... |
The Franklin Institute |
12/10/11 -
04/15/12 |
The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia |
Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit
Presented by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) January 28-April 15, 2012 The subject of this exhibition is the career and life of the artist Henry O. Tanner (1859-1937), including the pioneering African American artist’s upbringing in Philadelphia in the years after the Civil War; the artist’s success as an American expatriate artist at the highest levels of the international art world at the turn of the 20th century; Tanner’s role as a leader of an artist’s colony in rural France and his unique contributions in aid of American servicemen... |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) |
01/28/12 -
04/15/12 |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia |
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Moe Brooker: The Evidence of Things Not Seen
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) |
02/10/12 -
04/15/12 |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia |
After Henry Tanner: African American Artists since 1940
Presented by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) January 28-April 16, 2012 Henry Ossawa Tanner was a mentor and role model for younger artists during his lifetime and a source of pride for many generations of artists since his death in 1937. Drawing on PAFA’s outstanding examples of work by African American artists, this permanent collection installation will complement the Tanner retrospective on view in the Fisher Brooks Gallery to give a sense of Tanner’s enduring legacy for artists working today. |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) |
01/28/12 -
04/16/12 |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia |
Zoe Strauss: Ten Years
Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Philadelphia Museum of Art January 14-April 22, 2012 Zoe Strauss: Ten Years is a mid-career retrospective of the acclaimed photographer’s work and the first critical assessment of her ten-year project to exhibit her photographs annually in a space beneath a section of Interstate-95 (I-95) in South Philadelphia. Strauss’s subjects are broad but her primary focus is on working-class experience, including the most disenfranchised people and places. Her photographs offer a poignant, troubling portrait of contemporary America.... |
Philadelphia Museum of Art |
01/14/12 -
04/22/12 |
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia |
