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Art Museums & Institutions African American Heritage Museum 661 Jackson Rd., Newtonville; 609-704-5495. www.aahmsnj.org. Quinton Greene. Donations accepted. Closes 11/19. Tue.-Fri. 10 am-3 pm.

Art Museums & Institutions

African American Heritage Museum

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

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. Quinton Greene. Donations accepted. Closes 11/19. Tue.-Fri. 10 am-3 pm.

Barnes Foundation 300 N Latchs La., Merion Station; 610-667-0290. www.barnesfoundation.org. Docent-led Gallery Tours. $15 (reservations required). Thu.-Sun. 9:30 am-5 pm.

Brandywine River Museum Rte. 1 & Rte. 100, Chadds Ford; 610-388-2700. www.brandywinemuseum.org. Tours of N.C. Wyeth House & Studio. Regular admission. Closes 11/21. Bayard & Mary Sharp Gallery. $10; $6 seniors, students & children 6-12; free under 6. Daily 9:30 am-4:30 pm.

Chemical Heritage Foundation 315 Chestnut St.; 215-925-2178. www.chemheritage.org. Marvels & Ciphers: A Look Inside the Flask. Free. Closes 12/10. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm.

Delaware Art Museum 2301 Kentmere Pkwy., Wilmington; 302-571-9590. www.delart.org. Different Views: Painters of the Olsher Lifelong Learning Institute. Highlights Tour. Exhibition Tour. $12; $10 seniors; $6 students & children 7-18; free 6 & under; $25 family of 4; free for 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/. Tricia McLaughlin: What's She Building in There? Free. Closes 12/5. Susan Myers: 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. Joan Jonas: Reading Dante III. Donation suggested: $3; free under 12. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-6 pm; Sat.-Sun. noon-5 pm.

Institute of Contemporary Art 118 S. 36th St.; 215-898-7108. www.icaphila.org. Erin Shirreff: Still, Flat and Far. Free. Closes 12/5. 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. John Waddell: Mother & Child. Closes 11/28. $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. Sidney Goodman: Small Paintings. Closes 12/10. Donations accepted. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm; Sun. 2-4 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. Ye Great Mogul of the Sketch Club. Closes 11/30. Tom LaDuke: run generator. Free. $10; $8 seniors & students; $6 youth 5-18; free for members & children under 5. 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.Michelangelo Pistoletto: Cittadellarte. $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. An Eakins Masterpiece Restored: Seeing The Gross Clinic Anew. Mark Cohen: Strange Evidence. Alessi: Ethical & Radical. $7. Tue.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm.

Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art 615 N. Broad St.; 215-627-6747. www.rodephshalom.org. Permanent Collection. Free. 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. Donation suggested: $3. Tue.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library 2008-2010 Delancey Pl.; 215-732-1600. www.rosenbach.org. Hands-on Tours. Closes 11/28. $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.

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 East State St., Trenton; 609-989-3632. www.ellarslie.org. Decorative Arts Collection. Free.Donation suggested: $5; $3 seniors & students. 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. Closes 12/15. 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. Collecting Ourselves: Then, Now and Next. Free. J $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, free students and children. Free. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm; Sun. 1-5 pm.

Galleries

Philadelphia

3rd Street Gallery

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

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. Jean Burdick & Jean Plough. Free. Closes 11/28.

Allens Lane Art Center 601 W. Allens Ln.; 215-248-0546. www.allenslane.org. Decorative Arts Holiday Show. Free. In the Blood. $18 advance; $20 day of show. Closes 12/4.

Aphrodite Gallery 620 S. Fifth St.; 215-829-4986. www.aphroditegallery.us. The Seduction of Faerie. Free.

Area 919 919 N. 5th St.; 215-627-3311. www.area919.com. View: Three Video Artists. Free.

Art in City Hall 701 City Hall; 215-686-9912. www.phila.gov/artincityhall. City Sampler. Free. Closes 11/19.

Artists' House Gallery 57 N. Second St.; 215-923-8440. www.artistshouse.com. David Palumbo. Closes 11/28. Brian Burt. Closes 11/28. Free. Closes 11/28.

The Arts Garage 1516 Parrish St.; 215-765-2702. theartsgarage.com. Where It's At Wednesdays. Closes 11/24. Jamrock. Free. Closes 11/26. Therapy Session. $10. Closes 11/27.

ArtStar 1030 N. 2nd St.; 215-238-1557. www.artstarphilly.com. Andrew Zangerle: The Big Sea. Free. Closes 11/21.

AxD Gallery (AlwaysbyDesign) 265 S. 10th St.; 215-627-6250. www.a-x-d.com. Objects and Fields: Mike Stack and Carrie Patterson. Free. Closes 12/4.

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. Charles Burwell: Structuring Desire/Desiring Structure. Closes 12/17.

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

The Center for Emerging Visual Artists 1521 Locust St.; 215-546-7775. www.cfeva.org/. Gregory Brellochs, Danielle Bursk & Brooke Hine: The Imagined. Free. Closes 12/17.

Cerulean Arts 1355 Ridge Ave.; 267-514-8647. www.ceruleanarts.com. Michael Moore & Michael Rossman: Natural Touch. Free. Closes 11/27.

Chestnut Hill Gallery 8117 Germantown Ave.; 215-248-2549. www.chestnuthillgallery.com. Parallel Diversity. Free. Closes 11/30.

The Clay Studio 139 N. 2nd St.; 215-925-3453. www.theclaystudio.org/. Jackie Brown: Brain Fruit. Free. Closes 11/28. Gifted. Free. Date Night. $35; $30 members. 11/19. 7-9 pm.

Crane Arts 1400 N. American St.; 215-232-3203. www.cranearts.com. Zoe Cohen: Wind & Weather. Free.

Da Vinci Art Alliance 704 Catharine St.; 215-829-0466. www.davinciartalliance.org. Paintings by Four. Free. Closes 11/28.

Dirty Frank's Bar - Off the Wall Gallery 347 S. 13th St.; 215-732-5010. Fall Show: David Krevolin, Al Stegeman & Harvey Weinreich. Free. Closes 12/3.

Drexel University - Leonard Pearlstein Gallery 33rd St.; 215-895-2548. www.drexel.edu/westphal/gallery. Kubo Shu: Paper Japonism. Free. Closes 12/3.

Drexel University - Picture/Rincliffe Gallery 32d & Chestnut St., 3rd Floor; 215-895-0480. www.drexel.edu/drexelcollection. 100 Chinese Dragon Snuff Bottles. Free. Closes 11/30.

Esther M. Klein Art Gallery 3600 Market St.; 215-966-6188. www.kleinartgallery.org. Machinato Causa Reception. Free. 11/19. 5-8 pm. Machinato Causa. Free.

F.A.N. Gallery 221 Arch St.; 215-922-5155. www.fanartgallery.com. Lesa Chittenden Lim: Recent Paintings. Free. Closes 11/27.

Fleisher Art Memorial 719 Catharine St.; 215-922-3456. www.fleisher.org/. Wind Challenge 1. Closes 11/20.

Fleisher/Ollman Gallery 1616 Walnut St., Ste. 100; 215-545-7562. www.fleisherollman.com. Four Decades. Free. Closes 11/27.

Free Library of Philadelphia 1901 Vine St.; 215-686-5322. www.library.phila.gov. Frank H. Taylor: Ever-Changing Philadelphia. Free.

The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design 20th St. & The Parkway; 215-965-4045. www.thegalleriesatmoore.org/. Project 35. Design/Lab 2010. Urban Camouflage: Selections from Jumpstart Fashion Show. Free. Closes 12/11.

Gallery51 51 N. 2nd St.; 215-413-3191. www.gallery51.net. Gallery 51 Collection. Alan Magee: Tapestries. Free. Closes 12/3.

Gallery Joe 302 Arch St.; 215-592-7752. www.galleryjoe.com/. New Talent 2010. Free. Closes 12/18.

Highwire Gallery 2040 Frankford Ave.; 215-426-2685. www.highwiregallery.com. Rochelle Dinkin, Joshua Gabriel & Rachel Isaac: Archetypes & Icons. Free. Closes 11/28.

International House of Philadelphia 3701 Chestnut St.; 215-387-5125. www.ihousephilly.org/. Joseph Lozano: It Is the Mercy. Closes 12/3. Stephen Scott Smith: Valence. Free. Closes 12/3.

James Oliver Gallery 723 Chestnut St., 4th Fl.; 215-923-1242. www.jamesolivergallery.com. Jay Walker: Second Skin. Free. Closes 12/4.

Knapp Gallery 162 N. 3rd St.; 267-455-0279. www.knappgallery.com. Found But No Less Valued. Free. Closes 11/28.

Larry Becker Contemporary Art 43 N. 2nd St.; 215-925-5389. www.artnet.com/lbecker.html. Merrill Wagner: Paintings. Free. Closes 11/27.

Locks Gallery 600 S. Washington Sq.; 215-629-1000. www.locksgallery.com. Ann Agee: Rules of the Pattern. Free. Lynda Benglis: Flow and Flesh. Free.

Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center (MRAC) 419 Green La.; 215-482-3363. www.mrartcenter.org. Anthony Casasanto: Saving Daylight. Free. Closes 11/21.

Muse Gallery 52 N. Second St.; 215-627-5310. www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com. Cynthia Groya: Paintings. Free. Closes 11/28.

Newman Galleries 1625 Walnut St.; 215-563-1779. www.newmangalleries.com. The Martinos: A Legacy of Art. Free.

Nexus Gallery 1400 N. American St.; 215-629-1103. www.nexusphiladelphia.org/. Jennie Thwing: Plastic Landscape. Closes 12/3. Anastasia Owell: Let's Play. Free. Closes 12/3.

Painted Bride Art Center 230 Vine St.; 215-925-9914. www.paintedbride.org. First Person Arts: First Person Museum. Free. Closes 12/18. Hazelle Goodman: Don't Get Me Started. $25. Closes 11/20.

Pentimenti Gallery 133 N. Second St.; 215-625-9990. www.pentimenti.com/. From Russia With Love. Closes 12/18. Gary Geddes: Kingdom of Ten Thousand Things. Free. Closes 12/18.

Philadelphia Art Alliance 251 S. 18th St.; 215-545-4302. www.philartalliance.org. Saturday Morning Reading Series: Philadelphia Young Playwrights. Free. 11/20. 11 am.

Philadelphia Folklore Project 735 S. 50th St.; 215-726-1106. www.folkloreproject.org/. Making Home Place. Free. Closes 11/30.

Philadelphia International Institute (PII Gallery) 242 Race St.; 215-592-1022. www.piigallery.com. Maria Sochaniewicz: Abstract Art. Free. Closes 11/27.

The Plastic Club 247 S. Camac St.; 215-545-9324. plasticc.libertynet.org/. Fibers and Textiles. Free. Closes 11/27.

The Print Center 1614 Latimer St.; 215-735-6090. www.printcenter.org/. Isaac Tin Wei Lin: One of Us. Closes 11/20.

Projects Gallery 629 N. 2nd St.; 267-303-9652. www.projectsgallery.com/. Vivian Wolovitz: Second Nature. Free. Closes 11/27. Closes 11/27.

Rodger LaPelle Galleries 122 N. 3rd St.; 215-592-0232. www.rodgerlapellegalleries.com. Patricia Traub: Biophila. Jeanine Leclaire: Borrowing Souls and Other Awkward Moments. Free.

Sande Webster Gallery 2006 Walnut St.; 215-636-9003. www.sandewebstergallery.com. Andrea Baldeck: Shoreland. Closes 11/29. Kevin Cole: Outside the Groove. Free. Closes 11/29.

Schmidt/Dean Gallery 1710 Sansom St., 2nd Fl.; 215-569-9433. www.schmidtdean.com. Susan Fenton: Work From Ballinglen. Free.

Seraphin Gallery 1108 Pine St.; 215-923-7000. www.seraphingallery.com. Wear the Art. Free.

Slought Foundation 4017 Walnut St.; 215-701-4627. slought.org. Sergius Pankejeff: The Wolf Man Paints! Donations accepted. Free. 11/20. 5:30-8:30 pm.

Snyderman-Works Gallery 303 Cherry St.; 215-238-9576. www.snyderman-works.com/. Gary Magakis & Bennett Bean: Asian Influences. Closes 11/20.

Twelve Gates Gallery 305 Cherry St.; 267-519-2737. www.twelvegatesgallery.com. 3 Women 3 Stories - II. Free. Closes 11/27.

Twenty-Two Gallery 236 S. 22nd St.; 215-772-1911. twenty-twogallery.com/. Baseball, History & Americana. Free. Closes 12/5.

University City Arts League 4226 Spruce St.; 215-382-7811. www.ucartsleague.org/. Pernot Hudson: soft bigotry for a mercy killing (in two preludes). Free. Closes 12/3.

University of Pennsylvania - VanPelt-Dietrich Library Center, Kamin Gallery 3420 Walnut St.; 215-898-7555. www.library.upenn.edu/vanpelt. Wharton Esherick & the Birth of the American Modern. Free.

University of the Arts - Gallery 1401 211 S. Broad St., 14th Fl.; 215-717-6300. www.uarts.edu. Best of Show: The Photo Review 2010 Competition Prize Winners. Free. Closes 12/10.

University of the Arts - Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery 333 S. Broad St.; 215-717-6480. www.uarts.edu/see-do/rwg.html. Paul Cava: Thirty Years. Free. Closes 11/30.

University of the Arts - Sol Mednick Gallery 211 S. Broad St., 15th Fl.; 215-717-6300. www.uarts.edu. Michael Rauner: The Visionary State - A Journey Through California's Spiritual Landscape. Free. Closes 12/10.

Vox Populi 319 A N. 11th St., 3rd Fl.; 215-238-1236. www.voxpopuligallery.org. Bruce Campbell: Mood-Yarn-Titty. Closes 11/28.

Wexler Gallery 201 N. 3rd St.; 215-923-7030. www.wexlergallery.com/. Leah MacDonald. Free.

Wood Turning Center 501 Vine St.; 215-923-8000. www.woodturningcenter.org. Michael Peterson: Evolution - Revolution. Free.

Pennsylvania suburbs

Abington Art Center

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

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. Solo Series 2010. Closes 11/28. Sculpture Park 2010. Closes 11/28. Sweet Beats Family Music Event. $5; free for members. 11/21. 1 pm.

The Art Trust 16 W. Market St., West Chester; 484-467-1664. www.thearttrust.com. Photography Exhibit. Free. Closes 11/29.

BOI's of New Hope Art Gallery 9 W Mechanic St., New Hope; 215-862-8292. www.BOIsofnewhope.com. John T. Eiseman: New Works. Free.

Brush & Palette 123 E. State St., Kennett Square; 610-444-4565. www.brushandpalette.net. Kathleen Lighty. Free. Closes 11/23.

Darlington Arts Center 977 Shavertown Rd., Marcus Hook; 610-358-3632. www.darlingtonarts.org. Moroccan Woven Arts. Free. Closes 11/30.

The Gallery at Cedar Hollow 2447 Yellow Springs Rd., Malvern; 610-640-2787. Holiday Craft Fair. Free.

Gratz Gallery and Conservation Studio 68 S. Main St., Doylestown; 215-348-2500. gratzgallery.com. Henry Snell: A Legacy of Influence. Free.

Haverford College - Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery 370 Lancaster Ave., Haverford; 610-896-1287. www.haverford.edu/exhibits. In & With: Contemporary Korean Art. Free. Closes 12/12.

Langman Gallery 2500 Moreland Rd., Willow Grove; 215-657-8333. www.langmangallery.com. Art Jewelry 2010 & Contemporary Menorahs. Free.

Mennonite Heritage Center 565 Yoder Rd., Harleysville; 215-256-3020. www.mhep.org. Comforts of Home. Donation suggested $5. Closes 11/30.

MCGOPA at SPP Galleries (Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists) Inquirer Building, Conshohocken; 610-292-6084. www.mcgopa.org. 2010 Fall Juried Show. Free. Closes 12/10.

Pebble Hill Art Gallery 320 Edison-Furlong Rd., Doylestown; 215-348-3428. pebblehillchurch.org/. Barbara Gesshel: Paintings. Free. Closes 11/29.

Tyme Gallery 17 W. Eagle Rd., Havertown; 610-853-1215. www.tymegallery.com. Two Songs. Free. Closes 12/7.

Wayne Art Center 413 Maplewood Ave., Wayne; 610-688-3553. www.wayneart.org. Feast the Eyes. Free. Closes 11/20.

New Jersey

Abstract Expressions Contemporary Art Gallery

70 High St., Mount Holly; 609-267-7513. ARTsisters. Free.

Artists' Gallery 18 Bridge St., Lambertville; 609-397-4588. www.lambertvillearts.com. Jo-Ann Osnoe & Doug Sardo: Familiar Places. Free. Closes 12/5.

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