Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
NORRISTOWN, Pa., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is delighted to announce a generous $15 million gift that will enable the opening of a new pediatric care center in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
wolfie and the sneak (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
This morning on my way to work, I caught an NPR story about the new Calder exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art . With all the food talk seeping its way into this here blog, I thought it was most appropriate. Alexander Calder, who lived from 1898 to 1976, liked to poke fun, too. In a clip from a 1950s TV program, an interviewer asked how the artist knew when a project was finished. "When it's...
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Chanting abracadabra, alakazaam or hocus-pocus while doing the dishes won't make stubborn food debris disappear. But Magic Sheets made by Magic Products might.
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
A lively and diverse line-up of Philadelphia-based performers will take center stage this summer at the Philadelphia Museum of Art's popular "Art After 5" program. Each Friday evening, the Museum's Great Stair Hall is transformed into a concert hall, complete with table service, cocktails, elegant cafe-style appetizers, and desserts. Art After 5 features a range of established and emerging jazz performers,...
Education Sector: Independent Analy (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
In Outside the Circle, Kevin Carey explores the growth in student loan borrowing and its consequences.
MSNBC.com: Newsweek Society (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
The White House isn't the only American institution about to change hands. In an unprecedented wave of turnovers at the top, several of the country's most prominent museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Foundation and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, are looking for new directors. "We are facing a generational shift right now," says Millicent Gaudieri, executive director...
MSNBC.com: Newsweek Society (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
The White House isn't the only American institution about to change hands. In an unprecedented wave of turnovers at the top, several of the country's most prominent museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Foundation and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, are looking for new directors. "We are facing a generational shift right now," says Millicent Gaudieri, executive director...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Young children can explore their creativity at the Philadelphia Museum of Art beginning on select Sundays through Aug. 17. In "Early Bird Read and Look," preschoolers 3 to 5 can enjoy picture-book story readings and crafts in the museum galleries, from 10:15 to 11 a.m.; this Sunday and next the book Bruno the Tailor will be featured. To Market! To Market! is scheduled Aug. 3 and 17.
World (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
New York--Margaret Ajemian Ahnert, author of The Knock at the Door: A Journey Through the Darkness of the Armenian Genocide was honored this weekend at The New York Book Festival. This searing account of her mother's escape from the horrors of this largely unacknowledged genocide was first honored for Best Fiction.
merinews - citizen powered media (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Reed Smith LLP and BNY Mellon have joined to sponsor the exhibition of Nandalal Bose's work, the father of modern art in India, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The collection features nearly 100 of Bose's paintings in a range of styles and media.
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
SHELBURNE, VT - Mary Cassatt: Friends and Family features more than 60 works by Cassatt and Edgar Degas, many of which are on loan from private collections and museums including, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Cassatt’s signature monumental mother-and-child works figure prominently in the exhibit. Little known family portraits...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Ever wonder what a one-ton block of cheddar cheese looks like? Probably not. Want to explore the life of a Revolutionary War soldier? Maybe. Need multiple firework shows to satisfy your patriotic heart? Definitely.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Broke? (sigh) So are we.
Times Online (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Anne d’Harnoncourt was a pioneering American curator and museum director who raised the profile of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Though she stood an imposing 6ft tall, had a distinctive, throaty voice and occupied a powerful perch in the arts Establishment, d’Harnoncourt’s grace and tact were legendary.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
PHILADELPHIA, June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Philadelphia is pulling out the red carpet to celebrate the nation's 232nd birthday and SEPTA is set to provide the quickest and most convenient service to the "Sunoco Welcome America!" events. SEPTA bus, trolley and rail services will offer the best routes to many of the events scheduled throughout Philadelphia. On Independence Day (Friday, July...
