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Just more than a decade ago, architect Frank Gehry proposed a dramatic change to the Rocky Steps

Philadelphia Art Museum to explore the appeal and impact of monuments in new exhibit on the Rocky statue

Rocky statue exhibit

East Kensington

Haunted Christmas brings spooky and festive fun to Philadelphia Brewing Co. on Dec. 13

East Kensington Arts Committee Haunted Christmas

Former Met CEO named new leader of Philadelphia Art Museum

Art museum new ceo

Step into an 'alternate reality' when the Ministry of Awe opens at Manufacturer's National Bank on March 14

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New 30-foot mural in Italian Market is a tribute to area's immigrant communities

italian market mural

Philly muralist's biggest project yet is an ode to Netflix at the King of Prussia Mall

Netflix House Main

Philadelphia Art Museum exhibit on surrealism features monsters from Greek mythology and a lobster telephone

Surrealism Dali telephone

Philadelphia Art Museum CEO Sasha Suda fired 1 month into rebranding effort

Sasha Suda Art Museum

Germantown school honors Frances Ellen Watkins Harper by unveiling mural on abolitionist's 200th birthday

frances ellen mural

There's another 'yarn bombing' at the Singing Fountain, just in time for Halloween

Halloween yarn bombing

Conshohocken framing store curates Bruce Springsteen exhibit to celebrate release of biopic

bruce springsteen exhibit

Mural Arts seeks artist to depict Philly's queer activists on Gayborhood nightclub

gayborhood mural

Asian American dance company closing after nearly 20 years in South Philly

Kun-Yang Lin closure

Philadelphia Flower Show's 2026 theme will dig into country's gardening roots

Flower show 2026 theme

Philadelphia Art Museum is officially renamed what most people already call it anyway

philadelphia art museum

Philly artist Andre Chaney, inspired by his late mother, brings message of hope to Mural Arts Month

Andre Chaney mural arts

Taylor Swift's new album is out — and these fans made sure they were among the first to hear it

taylor swift listening party

Academy of Natural Sciences cuts hours due to low visitation, revenue challenges

Academy of Natural Sciences hours

Swedish artist's tapestries and 'Talking Head' sculptures are now on display in Philly

Moki Cherry art

Artist who designed Obama's 'Hope' poster has new mural towering over LOVE Park

unveil justice mural

Look inside Calder Gardens, the city's new art space that challenges what museums can be

calder gardens

Philadelphia's Puerto Rican Day Parade celebrates the mainland's second-largest Boricua community

puerto rican day parade

A painting owned by the Philly art museum is nearly identical to a Vermeer. Now, they're hanging side by side

Vermeer The Guitar Player

Free Library exhibit examines how different cultures view death and grief

free library death

Chester County couple who restore comic books revive business after winning $10 million defamation lawsuit

emily meyers comic

A 60-foot-tall sculpture in Northern Liberties now glows on the Delaware River waterfront

Northern Liberties Sculpture

Mural Arts founder Jane Golden to depart organization after 42-year tenure

Jane Golden Mural Arts

Mütter Museum to keep human remains on display but with greater sensitivity

Mutter Human Remains

A mural of the bald baby JD Vance meme is going up on a Fishtown restaurant

JD Vance bald baby

Delco's Lansdowne Theater set to reopen this month with first show since 1987

lansdowne theater exterior

Mural in Bella Vista honors William Still, the father of the Underground Railroad, and his prominent family

William Still mural

Final design for Philly's Sadie T. M. Alexander statue unveiled

sadie alexander statue

Skulls, taxidermy and other stuff of nightmares head to Oddities & Curiosities Expo

Oddities Expo oaks

Penn Museum to license online tool developed by Barnes Foundation that provides up-close look at artifacts

Penn Museum Barnes collab

Dilworth Park fountain soon will let people re-create famous Mickey Mouse scene in 'Fantasia'

Dilworth Park Fantasia

Artist Russell Craig uses leather, blood and paint to tell stories about his time in prison

Russell Craig

Fringe Festival announces 2025 lineup with 320 acts — more than ever before

fringearts 2025 festival

Fishtown's 'Front Street Walls' project returns with four new murals from local artists

front st walls

Queen Village art studio faces staffing and programming cuts if it doesn't raise $120,000 by next month

Da vinci art alliance

Magic Gardens Studio to hold joint tour with art spaces of Dina and John Wind

Magic Gardens Studio Tour

City wants feedback on five potential designs for Sadie T.M. Alexander statue

Sadie T.M. Alexander

Phillies owner John Middleton's art collection to be on display at show opening next year

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