Arts & Culture

Vermeer The Guitar Player

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

Free Library exhibit examines how different cultures view death and grief

free library death

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

Northern Liberties Sculpture

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

emily meyers comic

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

Jasper John's Flag painting.jpg

Six-story art project to open in former Manufacturers' National Bank building in Old City in 2026

Ministry of Awe

Mural of Eagles' Super Bowl LIX win goes up at Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame

Eagles Super Bowl Mural

Jefferson Health's Honickman Center wins architecture award for its patient-centered design elements

Honickman Center AIA

Leslie Odom Jr., Jonathan Groff reprise 'Hamilton' roles for original cast's reunion at Tony Awards

Leslie Odom Jr Hamilten

Art for the Cash Poor fair promises original pieces for $250 or less

Art for Cash Poor

Rittenhouse Square Art Show returns for its 98th year in early June

Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show

UArts 'celebration of life' will be held next month in Hamilton Hall to mark anniversary of closure

Uarts celebration of life

After five years of planning and building, Calder Gardens will open to visitors starting Sept. 21

Calder Gardens opening

Kansas City art museum fulfills Super Bowl bet by sending painting to Philly

Swoop Art Museum

At the Arden Theatre, 'Rent' can be watched from a couch

Couch seats Rent Arden

Teen's artwork to be sent to the moon as a digital time capsule

Giselle Brown artist

Philly circus program loses NEA grant weeks before show opening

NEA cuts Philly circadium

Short films about immigrants will be projected on LOVE Park welcome center

LOVE Park art

On Stage in May: 'Some Like it Hot,' 'Rent' and a Founding Father-era remix

Some Like It Hot

Knitting group revives 'yarn bombing' art installation in South Philly after vandalism

Yarn bombing Philly

Play about a confrontational Quaker abolitionist in Philly in the 1700s is a show 'for the moment'

Benjamin Lay play

The Portal is moving from LOVE Park to City Hall courtyard; here's a livestream

portal city hall moving

Philly will host an event every week in 2026 to mark a different historic first — from the zoo to the Slinky

52 weeks firsts philadelphia

Mütter Museum parts ways with director who questioned ethics of displaying human remains

Mutter Museum Quinn

Author Kurt Vonnegut's rarely seen drawings are on display at Drexel

Kurt Vonnegut Art

Portal lets voters decide on its future home. The options: Stay in LOVE Park or move across the street.

Portal locations vote

Opera Philadelphia will let customers choose their own $11 seats for upcoming season

$11 opera

Another portal is transporting to Philly, and this one is promoting Universal's new theme park

universal tour philadelphia

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