Stephan SalisburyWhat I DoI write about the arts, art institutions, and cultural affairs.(215) 854-5594Newer1234…25OlderNew leaders at the Mütter Museum ponder ‘diving into the fantastic’ in a post-pandemic futureFor the first time since its 1863 founding, the Mütter Museum has hired an executive director to focus solely on the museum, its historical medical library, its research arm, and its future.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 8, 2022Link copied to clipboardCalder Gardens is coming to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Here’s what it will look like.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 7, 2022Link copied to clipboardDrexel installs Theaster Gates' anti-heroic 'Monument in Waiting'Stephan Salisbury Aug. 26, 2022Link copied to clipboardMore digital art shows to come? Immersive Van Gogh creators plan to open venue in Philadelphia.Stephan Salisbury Aug. 7, 2022Link copied to clipboard“Beloved legend”: Leroy Johnson, an inventive and prolific Philadelphia artist, has diedStephan Salisbury July 14, 2022Link copied to clipboardPhiladelphia arts organizations receive increase in city subsidiesStephan Salisbury June 23, 2022Link copied to clipboardPhiladelphia Museum of Art names new director: Sasha Suda, director of the National Gallery of CanadaStephan Salisbury June 7, 2022Link copied to clipboardFirst curator for huge trove of Wyeth-related artwork selected by Brandywine River MuseumStephan Salisbury Sept. 8, 2022Link copied to clipboardWorkers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art have authorized a strike. What does that mean?Stephan Salisbury Sept. 2, 2022Link copied to clipboard‘Strange Fruit’ exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art preserves a message of decayStephan Salisbury Aug. 23, 2022Link copied to clipboardLucy the Elephant supporters apologize for language used in fund-raising letter recalling the HolocaustStephan Salisbury July 24, 2022Link copied to clipboardAfter ‘a world of change,’ artist Martine Syms brings forth ‘Neural Swamp’ Stephan Salisbury July 5, 2022Link copied to clipboardBoeing gives $3 million for new Franklin Institute Space CenterStephan Salisbury June 16, 2022Link copied to clipboardThese artists have brought the sounds of the Schuylkill into the Academy of Natural SciencesStephan Salisbury June 2, 2022Link copied to clipboardWhere to find 10 extraordinary artworks by the Calder family on display in PhiladelphiaStephan Salisbury Sept. 7, 2022Link copied to clipboardWorkers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art authorize a strikeStephan Salisbury Aug. 31, 2022Link copied to clipboardImages taken by U-2 spy planes during the Cold War reveal ancient archaeological features in Penn Museum exhibitStephan Salisbury Aug. 20, 2022Link copied to clipboardPhilly’s Academy of Natural Sciences brings art into science’s foldStephan Salisbury July 15, 2022Link copied to clipboardPhiladelphia Museum of Art returns silver trophy that vanished from Dresden during WWIIStephan Salisbury June 30, 2022Link copied to clipboardSean Scully shows us how one painting on view at the PMA was born in light and colorSam Morris and Stephan Salisbury June 15, 2022Link copied to clipboardNewer1234…25Older
New leaders at the Mütter Museum ponder ‘diving into the fantastic’ in a post-pandemic futureFor the first time since its 1863 founding, the Mütter Museum has hired an executive director to focus solely on the museum, its historical medical library, its research arm, and its future.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 8, 2022Link copied to clipboard
New leaders at the Mütter Museum ponder ‘diving into the fantastic’ in a post-pandemic futureFor the first time since its 1863 founding, the Mütter Museum has hired an executive director to focus solely on the museum, its historical medical library, its research arm, and its future.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 8, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Calder Gardens is coming to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Here’s what it will look like.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 7, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Calder Gardens is coming to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Here’s what it will look like.Stephan Salisbury Sept. 7, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Drexel installs Theaster Gates' anti-heroic 'Monument in Waiting'Stephan Salisbury Aug. 26, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Drexel installs Theaster Gates' anti-heroic 'Monument in Waiting'Stephan Salisbury Aug. 26, 2022Link copied to clipboard
More digital art shows to come? Immersive Van Gogh creators plan to open venue in Philadelphia.Stephan Salisbury Aug. 7, 2022Link copied to clipboard
More digital art shows to come? Immersive Van Gogh creators plan to open venue in Philadelphia.Stephan Salisbury Aug. 7, 2022Link copied to clipboard
“Beloved legend”: Leroy Johnson, an inventive and prolific Philadelphia artist, has diedStephan Salisbury July 14, 2022Link copied to clipboard
“Beloved legend”: Leroy Johnson, an inventive and prolific Philadelphia artist, has diedStephan Salisbury July 14, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia arts organizations receive increase in city subsidiesStephan Salisbury June 23, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia arts organizations receive increase in city subsidiesStephan Salisbury June 23, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia Museum of Art names new director: Sasha Suda, director of the National Gallery of CanadaStephan Salisbury June 7, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia Museum of Art names new director: Sasha Suda, director of the National Gallery of CanadaStephan Salisbury June 7, 2022Link copied to clipboard
First curator for huge trove of Wyeth-related artwork selected by Brandywine River MuseumStephan Salisbury Sept. 8, 2022Link copied to clipboard
First curator for huge trove of Wyeth-related artwork selected by Brandywine River MuseumStephan Salisbury Sept. 8, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art have authorized a strike. What does that mean?Stephan Salisbury Sept. 2, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art have authorized a strike. What does that mean?Stephan Salisbury Sept. 2, 2022Link copied to clipboard
‘Strange Fruit’ exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art preserves a message of decayStephan Salisbury Aug. 23, 2022Link copied to clipboard
‘Strange Fruit’ exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art preserves a message of decayStephan Salisbury Aug. 23, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Lucy the Elephant supporters apologize for language used in fund-raising letter recalling the HolocaustStephan Salisbury July 24, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Lucy the Elephant supporters apologize for language used in fund-raising letter recalling the HolocaustStephan Salisbury July 24, 2022Link copied to clipboard
After ‘a world of change,’ artist Martine Syms brings forth ‘Neural Swamp’ Stephan Salisbury July 5, 2022Link copied to clipboard
After ‘a world of change,’ artist Martine Syms brings forth ‘Neural Swamp’ Stephan Salisbury July 5, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Boeing gives $3 million for new Franklin Institute Space CenterStephan Salisbury June 16, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Boeing gives $3 million for new Franklin Institute Space CenterStephan Salisbury June 16, 2022Link copied to clipboard
These artists have brought the sounds of the Schuylkill into the Academy of Natural SciencesStephan Salisbury June 2, 2022Link copied to clipboard
These artists have brought the sounds of the Schuylkill into the Academy of Natural SciencesStephan Salisbury June 2, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Where to find 10 extraordinary artworks by the Calder family on display in PhiladelphiaStephan Salisbury Sept. 7, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Where to find 10 extraordinary artworks by the Calder family on display in PhiladelphiaStephan Salisbury Sept. 7, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art authorize a strikeStephan Salisbury Aug. 31, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art authorize a strikeStephan Salisbury Aug. 31, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Images taken by U-2 spy planes during the Cold War reveal ancient archaeological features in Penn Museum exhibitStephan Salisbury Aug. 20, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Images taken by U-2 spy planes during the Cold War reveal ancient archaeological features in Penn Museum exhibitStephan Salisbury Aug. 20, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Philly’s Academy of Natural Sciences brings art into science’s foldStephan Salisbury July 15, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Philly’s Academy of Natural Sciences brings art into science’s foldStephan Salisbury July 15, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia Museum of Art returns silver trophy that vanished from Dresden during WWIIStephan Salisbury June 30, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia Museum of Art returns silver trophy that vanished from Dresden during WWIIStephan Salisbury June 30, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Sean Scully shows us how one painting on view at the PMA was born in light and colorSam Morris and Stephan Salisbury June 15, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Sean Scully shows us how one painting on view at the PMA was born in light and colorSam Morris and Stephan Salisbury June 15, 2022Link copied to clipboard