Museum and gallery events

African American Heritage Museum

661 Jackson Rd., Newtonville, NJ; 609-704-5495.

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. Tue.-Fri. 10 am-3 pm.

Barnes Foundation 300 N Latchs La., Merion Station; 610-667-0290. www.barnesfoundation.org. Docent-led Gallery Tours. $12 (reservations required). Sept.-June Fri.-Sun. 9:30 am-5 pm.

Brandywine River Museum Rte. 1 & Rte. 100, Chadds Ford; 610-388-2700. www.brandywinemuseum.org. Striking Poses: Portraits From the Museum's Collections. Closes 9/6. Andrew Wyeth Exhibition. Tours of N.C. Wyeth House & Studio. Regular admission. $10; $6 seniors, students & children 6-12; free under 6. Free on Sun. 9:30 am-noon thru 9/27. Daily 9:30 am-4:30 pm.

Chemical Heritage Foundation 315 Chestnut St.; 215-925-2178. www.chemheritage.org. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm.

Delaware Art Museum 2301 Kentmere Pkwy., Wilmington; 302-571-9590. www.delart.org. Modern Morphism: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture. May Morris: A Belief in the Power of Beauty. Labyrinth Walks. Donations accepted. First Friday. Free. Closes 9/3. Highlights Tour. Exhibition Tour. $12; $10 seniors; $6 students & children 7-18; free 6 & under; $25 family of 4; free everyone on Sun. Wed.-Sat. 10 am-4 pm, Sun. noon-4 pm.

Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts 200 S. Madison St., Wilmington; 302-656-6466. www.thedcca.org/. Tue., Thu.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Wed. & Sun. noon-5 pm.

The Fabric Workshop & Museum 1214 Arch St.; 215-568-1111. www.fabricworkshopandmuseum.org. Duo-Chrome/Duotone: Ink to Light. Closes 9/30. Paula Wilson: First Story. Closes 9/11. Donation suggested: $3; free under 12. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-6 pm; Sat.-Sun. noon-4 pm.

Institute of Contemporary Art 118 S. 36th St.; 215-898-7108. www.icaphila.org. Wed.-Fri. noon-8 pm, Sat.-Sun. 11 am-5 pm.

James A. Michener Art Museum 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340-9800. www.michenerartmuseum.org. Icons of Costume: Hollywood's Golden Era & Beyond. Closes 9/5. Ellis Island: Ghosts of Freedom. John Waddell: Mother & Child. $10; $9 seniors; $7.50 students;$5 youth 6-18; free under 6. Tue.-Fri.10 am-4:30 pm, Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Sun. noon-5 pm.

La Salle University - Art Museum 1900 W. Olney Ave.; 215-951-1221. www.lasalle.edu/museum. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm; Sun. 2 pm-4 pm.

Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts 1048 Washington St., Cape May; 609-884-5404. www.capemaymac.org/.

Noyes Museum of Art - Hammonton Five S. Second St., Hammonton, NJ; 609-561-8006. www.noyesmuseum.org/hammonton.html. Tue.-Wed. 11 am-6 pm; Thu. 1-9 pm; Fri.-Sat. 11 am-7 pm.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 118-128 N. Broad St.; 215-972-7600. www.pafa.org. Andy Warhol Polaroids and B&W Prints. Closes 9/12. The Vogel Collection. Closes 9/12. Selections From the Permanent Collection. Closes 9/12. Este Es Mi Pais. Closes 9/26. Jasper Johns: Flag. Closes 9/12. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm; Sun. 11 am-5 pm.

Philadelphia Museum of Art 26th St. & Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; 215-763-8100. www.philamuseum.org. Eakins on Paper. Informed by Fire: Highlights of American Ceramics. Notations/Forms of Contingency: New York & Turin, 1960s-1970s. Closes 9/30. Isamu Noguchi at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Late Renoir. $24; $22 seniors; $20 children 13-18; $14 children 5-12; free 4 and under. Closes 9/6. Threaded Adornment: Four Centuries of English Embroidery. Picturing the West: Yokohama Prints 1859-1870's. $16; $14 seniors 65 and over; $12 students and children 12-18; free under 12. Tue.-Thu., Sat.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm; Fri. 10 am-8:45 pm.

Philadelphia Museum of Art - Perelman Building Fairmount Ave.; 215-763-8100. www.philamuseum.org. Inspiring Fashion: Gifts From Designers Honoring Tom Marotta. Closes 9/6. Plain Beauty: Korean White Porcelain/Photographs by Bohnchang Koo. Closes 9/26. An Eakins Masterpiece Restored: Seeing The Gross Clinic Anew. Hanging Around. Tue.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm.

Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art 615 N. Broad St.; 215-627-6747. www.rodephshalom.org. Permanent Collection. Free. Batya F. Kuncman: Landscapes for Humanity. Free. Mon-Thu. 10 am-4 pm; Fri. 10 am-2 pm.

Rodin Museum Franklin Parkway at 22nd St.; 215-763-8100. www.rodinmuseum.org. Tue.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library 2008-10 Delancey Pl.; 215-732-1600. www.rosenbach.org. $10; $8 seniors; $5 students & youth 5-18; free under 5. Tue., Fri. noon-5 pm; Wed.-Thu. noon-8 pm; Sat.-Sun. noon-6 pm; closed Mon. and holidays.

The Temple Judea Museum 8339 Old York Rd., Elkins Park; 215-887-2027. www.kenesethisrael.org/mus.htm. Mon.-Thu. 9 am-5 pm; Fri. 9 am-8 pm; Sun. 9:30 am-1 pm.

Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion 319 E State St., Trenton; 609-989-3632. www.ellarslie.org. History and Beauty: Valued Collections of the Trenton Museum. Closes 9/19. Decorative Arts Collection. Fine Arts Collection. Historical Artifacts Collection. Free. Tue.-Sat. 11 am-3 pm; Sun. 1-4 pm.

Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College Main St., Collegeville; 610-409-3500. www.ursinus.edu/berman. Karl J. Kuerner: All My Places - Landscapes, Portraits & Whimsy. Donations accepted. Tue.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm; Sat.-Sun. noon-4:30 pm. Closed Mon. & college holidays.

Woodmere Art Museum 9201 Germantown Ave.; 215-247-0476. www.woodmereartmuseum.org. Free. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm; Sun. 1-5 pm.

1st Fri

3rd Street Gallery

58 N. Second St.; 215-625-0993.

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. Skydive. Free. Variations. Free.

Art In City Hall 701 City Hall; 215-686-9912. www.phila.gov/artincityhall. Inside/Outside. Mayor's Choice Student Exhibition. Closes 9/24. Philadelphia Sketch Club Members Anniversary Exhibition. Free.

1st Fri Artists' House Gallery 57 N. Second St.; 215-923-8440. www.artistshouse.com. September Exhibition. Free. Closes 9/26.

ArtJaz Gallery 72 N. 2nd St.; 215-922-4800. www.artjaz.com. Divergent Perspective. Free. Closes 9/18.

The Arts Garage 1516 Parrish St.; 215-765-2702. theartsgarage.com. Where It's At Wednesdays. Closes 9/29. Artiphax. Closes 9/30. Theater Actors Open Stage. 9/6. 6-10 pm.

AxD Gallery (AlwaysbyDesign) 265 S. 10th St.; 215-627-6250. www.a-x-d.com. Vincent McLoughlin & Susanne Scherette King: Fugitive Elements. Free. Closes 10/2.

B Square Gallery 614 S. 9th St.; 215-625-0692. www.bsquaregallery.com. Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe - Goose Feathers: Nursery Rhymes for Kids Over 18. $10. Closes 9/11.

Basekamp 723 Chestnut St., 2nd Fl.; 215-206-8176. www.basekamp.com. Plausible Artworlds. Free.

Bridgette Mayer Gallery 709 Walnut St.; 215-413-8893. www.bridgettemayergallery.com. Dana Hargrove: Inhabit. Free. Closes 9/25.

Center for Architecture 1218 Arch St.; 215-569-3186. www.philadelphiacfa.org. Walking Tour: Emergence of a Modern Metropolis. $15; $5 under 12.

Chestnut Hill Gallery 8117 Germantown Ave.; 215-248-2549. www.chestnuthillgallery.com. New & Selected Works. Free. Closes 9/7.

1st Fri The Clay Studio 139 N. 2nd St.; 215-925-3453. www.theclaystudio.org/. Made at The Clay Studio. Free. Closes 9/12. Michael Fujita: Artificially Flavored. Free.

Da Vinci Art Alliance 704 Catharine St.; 215-829-0466. www.davinciartalliance.org. New Works. Free. Closes 9/26.

Drexel University - Leonard Pearlstein Gallery 33rd St.; 215-895-2548. www.drexel.edu/westphal/gallery. Candy Depew: Putting-Out. Free. Closes 9/10.

Drexel University - Picture/Rincliffe Gallery 32nd & Chestnut St., 3rd Floor; 215-895-0480. www.drexel.edu/drexelcollection. Permanent Collection. Free.

1st Fri F.A.N. Gallery 221 Arch St.; 215-922-5155. www.fanartgallery.com. Carlo Russo: Recent Paintings. Free. Closes 9/25.

Fleisher/Ollman Gallery 1616 Walnut St., Ste. 100; 215-545-7562. www.fleisherollman.com. Your Swimming Brain. Free. 9/9. 10:30-6 pm.

The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design 20th St. & The Parkway; 215-965-4045. www.thegalleriesatmoore.org/. Project 35. Secret Games: Wendy Ewald - Collaborations 1969-1999. Wendy Ewald: Secret Games - Chiapas, Mexico 1991. Closes 9/4. Design/Lab 2010. Collectively Speaking, Then & Now: The Philadelphia Ten & The Other Woman. Closes 9/4. Focus on Alumnae: In the Studio with Eleanor Schimmel. DesignLab 2010: Commonwealth Proper + Emily Bowser. Sneak Peek: Works by Current Graduate Students. Free.

Gallery 339 339 S 21st St.; 215-731-1530. www.gallery339.com/. In Review. Free. Closes 9/4.

Gallery51 51 N. 2nd St.; 215-413-3191. www.gallery51.net. Gallery 51 Collection. Free.

1st Fri Highwire Gallery 2040 Frankford Ave.; 215-426-2685. www.highwiregallery.com. Caldera Lakes. $5. 9/6. 7 pm.

1st Fri Larry Becker Contemporary Art 43 N. 2nd St.; 215-925-5389. www.artnet.com/lbecker.html. This Cool. Free. Closes 9/11.

1st Fri Locks Gallery 600 S. Washington Sq.; 215-629-1000. www.locksgallery.com. Eileen Neff: Retrospection. Closes 9/30. Edna Andrade: Drawings (1958-1993). Free.

1st Fri Muse Gallery 52 N. Second St.; 215-627-5310. www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com. Jennifer Vessells and Rebecca Craig: First Friday Reception. Free. 9/3. 5-9 pm. Jennifer Vessells and Rebecca Craig: Mixed Media Works. Free. Closes 9/30.

Newman Galleries 1625 Walnut St.; 215-563-1779. www.newmangalleries.com. Contemporary Artists Exhibit. Free. Closes 9/25.

1st Fri Nexus Gallery 1400 N. American St.; 215-629-1103. www.nexusphiladelphia.org/. Ground Play: Nexus Members Show. Free.

Old City Jewish Art Center (OCJAC) 119 N. 3rd St.; 215-923-1222. www.jewishartcenter.com/. First Friday Reception. Free. 9/3. 5-9 pm. A Taste of Shabbos. Free. 9/3. 9 pm. Shofar Factory Workshop. Free. 9/3. 5:30-6:30 pm. L'Dovid Ori. Free.

Pageant Soloveev Gallery 607 Bainbridge St.; 215-925-1535. www.pageantsoloveev.com. Tribraco. Free. 9/8. 8 pm.

Painted Bride Art Center 230 Vine St.; 215-925-9914. www.paintedbride.org. If This Your Mother Knew. Free.

Pentimenti Gallery 133 N. Second St.; 215-625-9990. www.pentimenti.com/. Jacob Lunderby: Sentimental Confidence. Free.

Philadelphia Art Alliance 251 S. 18th St.; 215-545-4302. www.philartalliance.org. Sleepthief. $12. 9/7. 8 pm. Dave Burrell. $12. Closes 9/10.

Philadelphia Folklore Project 735 S. 50th St.; 215-726-1106. www.folkloreproject.org/. Under Autumn Moon: Reclaiming Time & Space in Chinatown. Free. Closes 9/30.

Philadelphia Foundation - Community Art Gallery 1234 Market St., Ste. 1800; 215-563-6417. www.philafound.org. See Change: Photographs from the Leeway Foundation. Free.

Philadelphia International Institute (PII Gallery) 242 Race St.; 215-592-1022. www.piigallery.com. Asya Livshits: Selected Works: Opening Reception. Free. 9/3. 6-9 pm. Asya Livshits: Selected Works. Free. Closes 9/25.

Philadelphia Sketch Club 235 S. Camac St.; 215-545-9298. www.sketchclub.org. Absolutely Abstract 2010 Exhibition. Free. Closes 9/18.

The Print Center 1614 Latimer St.; 215-735-6090. www.printcenter.org/. Andrew Kozlowski: Dear Tree Hugger... Free. Pulling from History: Letterpress. Free.

1st Fri Projects Gallery 629 N. 2nd St.; 267-303-9652. www.projectsgallery.com/. Fresh! 2010. Free. Closes 9/25.

1st Fri Rodger LaPelle Galleries 122 N. 3d St.; 215-592-0232. www.rodgerlapellegalleries.com/. Joe Naujokas & Terrence Laragione: Making Tracks. Free. Closes 9/26.

Sande Webster Gallery 2006 Walnut St.; 215-636-9003. www.sandewebstergallery.com/. SICA: Interior Rainbows. Free. Closes 9/27. A Group Show. Free. Closes 9/27.

Seraphin Gallery 1108 Pine St.; 215-923-7000. www.seraphingallery.com. Ken Mabrey: From All Compass Points. Free. Closes 9/5.

Smile Cafe & Gallery 105 S. 22nd St.; 215-564-2502. www.kens-art.com. Bangkok and Blacklight. Closes 9/6.

St. Joseph's University - University Gallery Lapsley Lane; 610-660-1840. www.sju.edu/resources/gallery. C. Pazia Mannella: Conviction of Vanity, University Gallery. Free. Closes 9/23.

Temple University - Tyler School of Art 12th St.; 215-777-9144. www.temple.edu/tyler/exhibitions. Yevgeniy Fiks: Communist Conspiracy in Art Threatens American Museums. Free.

Twenty-Two Gallery 236 S. 22d St.; 215-772-1911. twenty-twogallery.com/. Reta Sweeney: Passages in Paint. Free. Closes 9/3.

University City Arts League 4226 Spruce St.; 215-382-7811. www.ucartsleague.org/. Kara LaFleur: Work to Ride. Free. Closes 9/3.

University of the Arts - Gallery 1401 211 S. Broad St., 14th Fl.; 215-717-6300. www.uarts.edu. Laura Domela: Everyone My Brother Knows in Girdwood, Alaska. Free. Closes 9/16.

University of the Arts - Gallery 817 333 S. Broad St.; 215-717-6495. www.uarts.edu. Daniel Gerwin: Memory Machine. Free. Closes 9/22.

University of the Arts - Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery 333 S. Broad St.; 215-717-6480. www.uarts.edu/see-do/rwg.html. Morton Bartlett: Model Children. Free.

University of the Arts - Sol Mednick Gallery 211 S. Broad St., 15th Fl.; 215-717-6300. www.uarts.edu. Jessica Hines: My Brother's War. Free. Closes 9/16.

Vox Populi 319 A N. 11th St., 3rd Fl.; 215-238-1236. www.voxpopuligallery.org. First Friday. 9/3. 6-11 pm. Jamie Dillon: Pictures of Smoke. Closes 9/26. David Kontra: Can You Survive the Insanity? Closes 9/26. Jonathan Prull: Eastwood Is Eighty. Closes 9/26. Paradise. Closes 9/12. Sarah J. Christman: Broad Channel. Free. Closes 9/26.

1st Fri Wexler Gallery 201 N. 3rd St.; 215-923-7030. www.wexlergallery.com/. Mark Bennion: New Works. Alex Roskin: Designer. Mark Peiser: The Palomar Series & The Forms of Consciousness Series. Free.

White Stone Gallery 4219 Main St.; 215-482-7700. www.whitestonegallery.com. Steph Roberts: Divers. Free.

Abington Art Center

515 Meetinghouse Rd., Jenkintown; 215-887-4882.

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. Sculpture Park Tours. Free. Closes 9/5.

The Art Trust 16 W. Market St., West Chester; 484-467-1664. www.thearttrust.com. In the Good Old Summertime. Free. Closes 9/28.

Brush & Palette 123 E. State St., Kennett Square; 610-444-4565. www.brushandpalette.net. Matt Freeman: Contemporary Classics. Free. Closes 9/22. First Friday Art Stroll and Artist's Reception. Free. 9/3. 6-9 pm.

Bucks County Community College - Hicks Art Center Gallery 275 Swamp Rd., Newtown; 215-504-8531. www.bucks.edu/news/cultural/gallery/. Liz Bradbury: 400 Same-Sex Couples: Facing Inequality. Free.

Haverford College - Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery 370 Lancaster Ave., Haverford; 610-896-1287. www.haverford.edu/exhibits. Steven & Billy Blaise Dufala: Problemy. Free.

Langman Gallery 2500 Moreland Rd., Willow Grove; 215-657-8333. www.langmangallery.com. Lawrence Feir: Re-Configuration. Free. Closes 9/30.

Main Line Art Center Old Buck Rd. & Lancaster Ave., Haverford; 610-525-0272. www.mainlineart.org. Faculty Exhibition. Free. Closes 9/24.

Main Line Unitarian Church 816 S. Valley Forge Rd., Devon; 610-688-8332. www.mluc.org. Recent paintings by Mary Kane, Pat Holmes & Bonnie Gross. Free. Closes 9/6.

Mennonite Heritage Center 565 Yoder Rd., Harleysville; 215-256-3020. www.mhep.org. Comforts of Home. Donation suggested $5.

Rosemont College - Lawrence Gallery 1400 Montgomery Ave., Bryn Mawr; 610-527-0200. www.rosemont.edu/news/events/blogs/index.php/f. Hinda Schuman & Linda Johnson: The Pennsylania Project. Free. Closes 9/30.

Tyme Gallery 17 W. Eagle Rd., Havertown; 610-853-1215. www.tymegallery.com. Inner Essence. Closes 9/3.

Artists' Gallery

18 Bridge St., Lambertville; 609-397-4588.

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. Visions of Summer. Free. Closes 9/5.

Great Bay Gallery 829 Bay Ave., Somers Point; 609-653-4991. www.artistsofgreatbaygallery.org. Somers 'Scapes: The Places You'll Go! Free. Closes 9/4.

Home Fine Art 2 Church St., Mount Holly; 609-261-8634. www.homefineart.org. A Room Full of Questions. Free. Closes 9/30.

Ocean Galleries 9618 Third Ave., Stone Harbor; 609-368-7777. www.oceangalleries.com. S. Sam Park: Romance With the Sea. Free. Closes 9/27.

Peter McPhee Fine Arts 9416 Second Ave., Stone Harbor; 609-368-8288. www.petermcpheefinearts.com. August Exhibition. Free. Closes 9/3.

Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts 22 N. High St., Millville; 856-327-4500. www.riverfrontcenter.org. Photo-Ex. Free. Closes 9/11. New Jersey Pastel Painters Society. Free. Closes 9/11.

SOMA NewArt Gallery 31 Perry St., Cape May; 609-898-7488. www.somagallery.net. Victor Grasso: Up From the Wreckage. Free. Closes 9/6.