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Art Museums & Institutions African American Heritage Museum 661 Jackson Rd., Newtonville; 609-704-5495. www.aahmsnj.org. Tue.-Fri. 10 am-3 pm.

Art Museums & Institutions

African American Heritage Museum

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

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

Barnes Foundation 300 North Latchs La., Merion Station; 610-667-0290. www.barnesfoundation.org. Gallery Highlights Tours. $30. $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 the N.C. Wyeth House & Studio. Regular admission. Brandywine Heritage Galleries. Andrew Wyeth Gallery. N.C. Wyeth Gallery. Bayard & Mary Sharp Gallery. Guided Gallery Tours With Victoria Wyeth. $10; $6 seniors, students & children 6-12; free for children under 6. Daily 9:30 am-4:30 pm.

Chemical Heritage Foundation 315 Chestnut St.; 215-925-2178. www.chemheritage.org. Elemental Matters: Artists Imagine Chemistry. Free. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm.

Delaware Art Museum 2301 Kentmere Pkwy., Wilmington; 302-571-9590. www.delart.org. Howard Pyle & His Students. John Sloan. American Art, 19th Century to the Present. The Copeland Sculpture Park. Battle of the Sexes. Closes 5/22. Escape to Adventure: Focus on Arthur E. Becher. Perception/Deception: Illusion in Contemporary Art. Highlights Tour. Exhibition Tour. Artist Panel Discussion: Contemporary Vision. 5/21. 11 am. Chinese Arts & Culture Lecture Series. Free. Closes 5/22. $12; $10 seniors; $6 students & children 7-18; free for children 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/. Jennilie Brewster: We Are Our Stuff. Free. Closes 5/22. Kerry Harrison & Scott Alan McClurg: Painting With Light. Free. Closes 5/29. Annual Members Juried Exhibition: Duets. Free. Robert Straight: The Elliptical Frontiers. Free. Tue., Thu.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Wed. & Sun. noon-5 pm.

The Fabric Workshop & Museum 1214 Arch St.; 215-568-8888. www.fabricworkshopandmuseum.org. Donation suggested: $3; free for children 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. Sheila Hicks: 50 Years. Free. One is the Loneliest Number. Free. "That's How We Escaped": Reflections on Warhol. Free. 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. The Lenfest Exhibition of Pennsylvania Impressionism. Visual Heritage of Bucks County. Kirby Fredendall: Add Sugar & Stir - Cookbooks & the Lives of Women. Making It Better: Folk Arts in Pennsylvania. $10; $9 seniors; $7.50 students;$5 youth 6-18; free for children 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. Moe Brooker: Intention and Improvisation. Free. Closes 6/10. Donations accepted. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm; Sun. 2 pm-4 pm by appointment.

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; 609-561-8006. www.noyesmuseum.org/hammonton.html. Tue.-Wed. 11 am-6 pm; Thu. 1 pm-9 pm; Fri.-Sat. 11 am-7 pm.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts - Historic Landmark Building 118-128 N. Broad St.; 215-972-7600. www.pafa.org. PIFA: How 'ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm after they've seen Paree?. Closes 5/29. American Art Starts Here: PAFA Refreshed, Reloaded. George Tooker's Highway. Hiro Sakaguchi: No Particular Place To Go. Free. $10; $8 seniors & students; $6 youth 5-18; free for members & children under 5; Free for Morris Gallery and ground floor. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm; Sun. 11 am-5 pm.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts - Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building 118-128 N. Broad St.; 215-972-7600. www.pafa.org. American Art Starts Here: PAFA Refreshed, Reloaded. Closes 5/29. PIFA: How 'ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm after they've seen Paree?. Closes 5/29. Gallery 128. Free. Robert Ryman: Philadelphia Prototype. 110th Annual Student Exhibition. Closes 6/5. $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. Chinese Snuff Bottles. New York Dada. The Montiers of Philadelphia. Closes 5/29. Isamu Noguchi at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Roberto Capucci: Art into Fashion. $22; $20 seniors; $16 students and children 13-18; $7 children 5-12; free for children 4 and under. Closes 6/5. Threaded Adornment: Four Centuries of English Embroidery. $16; $14 seniors 65 and over; $12 students and children 12-18; free for children 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. Tailoring Philadelphia: Tradition & Innovation in Menswear. Closes 5/29. The Peacock Male: Exuberance & Extremes in Masculine Dress. PIFA: Paris Through the Window - Marc Chagall & His Circle. Unsettled: Photography & Politics in Contemporary Art. Collab: Four Decades of Giving Modern & Contemporary Design. $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. Next Year in Uman: A Journey to the Ukraine. 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. $10; $8 seniors; $5 students & youth 5-18; free for children 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 East State St., Trenton; 609-989-3632. www.ellarslie.org. Decorative Arts Collection. Free. Fine Arts Collection. Free. Historical Artifacts Collection. Free. Ellarslie Open XXIX. Closes 6/12. 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. The Urban Landscape: Ancient to Contemporary From the Permanent Collection. Donations accepted. Closes 6/1. 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. Selections From the Charles Knox Smith Collection. Free. PIFA: Charles Demuth in the City of Lights. $10; $7 seniors. Violet Oakley & the Women Artists of Paris. $10; $7 seniors. Violet Oakley: The Building of the House of Wisdom. $10; $7 seniors. Pennsylvania Impressionism & Landscape. $10; $7 seniors. Pennsylvania Impressionists. Free. 5/25. 2-3 pm. 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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. Ellen R. Brooks: Thresholds. Free. Closes 5/29. Priscilla Snow Algava: Dawning Of New Days. Free. Closes 5/29.

Allens Lane Art Center 601 W. Allens Ln.; 215-248-0546. www.allenslane.org. Vision Thru Art. Free. Closes 6/10. String of Pearls. $18 advance; $20 day of show. Closes 5/21.

Art in City Hall 116 City Hall; 215-686-9912. www.phila.gov/artincityhall. City Hall: The French Connection. Free. Closes 5/20. Something French. Free. Village of Arts & Humanities 25th Anniversary Exhibition. Free.

Artists' House Gallery 57 N. Second St.; 215-923-8440. www.artistshouse.com. May Exhibition. Free. Closes 5/29.

The Arts Garage 1516 Parrish St.; 215-765-2702. theartsgarage.com. Artiphax. $5 after 11 pm. Go Kash Fridays. $10. Closes 6/17. Karaoke. $5.

Athenaeum of Philadelphia 219 S. 6th St.; 215-925-2688. www.philaathenaeum.org. PIFA: Bastille to Broad Street - The Influence of France on Philadelphia Architecture. Free.

AxD Gallery (AlwaysbyDesign) 265 S. 10th St.; 215-627-6250. www.a-x-d.com. Dolores Poacelli. Free. Closes 6/18.

B Square Gallery 614 S. 9th St.; 215-625-0692. www.bsquaregallery.com. Bryson & Burkus: Archives - Art Exhibition & Sale. Free. Closes 6/11.

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/. Art is Ageless Exhibition. Free. Closes 5/27.

Cerulean Arts 1355 Ridge Ave.; 267-514-8647. www.ceruleanarts.com. Beneath the Surface. Free.

Chestnut Hill Gallery 8117 Germantown Ave.; 215-248-2549. www.chestnuthillgallery.com. The Hahn Gallery Collection. Free. Closes 5/21.

The Clay Studio 139 N. 2nd St.; 215-925-3453. www.theclaystudio.org/. Small Favors VI. Free. Closes 5/22. Paul Kotula: Recent Works. Free. Closes 5/29. Date Night. $35 nonmembers; $30 members.

Crane Arts 1400 N. American St.; 215-232-3203. www.cranearts.com. Shannon Donovan: Motifs. Free. Closes 6/9.

Drexel University - Leonard Pearlstein Gallery 33rd St.; 215-895-2548. www.drexel.edu/westphal/gallery. Mark Campbell & Blaise Tobia: Conflation. Free. Closes 6/3.

Dupree Gallery 703 S. 6th St.; 215-413-3884. www.dupreestudiosinc.com. James E. Dupree: Evolving Elements. Free. For the Love of Music. included in admission.

F.A.N. Gallery 221 Arch St.; 215-922-5155. www.fanartgallery.com. Tezh Modarressi - "Hard Times". Closes 5/28.

Fleisher/Ollman Gallery 1616 Walnut St., Ste. 100; 215-545-7562. www.fleisherollman.com. Eugene Von Bruenchenhein. Free. Tristin Lowe: Voyeur. Free. Closes 6/3.

The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design 20th St. & The Parkway; 215-965-4045. www.thegalleriesatmoore.org/. 5 Into 1 Annual Student Exhibition. Free. Closes 6/18. Seeing Through Young Eyes: Inside the Philadelphia Classroom & Community. Free.

Gallery 339 339 South 21st St.; 215-731-1530. www.gallery339.com/. Edward McHugh: Surface Tension. Free.

Gallery51 51 N. 2nd St.; 215-413-3191. www.gallery51.net. Gallery 51 Collection. Free. Moroccan Threads. Free. Closes 5/30.

Gallery Joe 302 Arch St.; 215-592-7752. www.galleryjoe.com/. Sabine Friesicke and Allyson Strafella. Free. Closes 6/11.

Gross McCleaf Gallery 127 S. 16th St.; 215-665-8138. www.grossmccleaf.com. Mary Beth Akre. Free. Closes 5/27. American Landscape: Coast to Coast. Free. Closes 5/27.

Highwire Gallery 2040 Frankford Ave.; 215-426-2685. highwiregallery.com. Highwire Music Festival 2. Free. 5/21. 12-8 pm.

International House of Philadelphia 3701 Chestnut St.; 215-387-5125. www.ihousephilly.org/. Penn Abroad Photo Contest. Free. Closes 6/3. Centennial Photography Project. Free. Closes 6/3.

Indigo Arts 1400 N. American St. #104; 215-765-1041. www.indigoarts.com/. Fletes Cruz: Primitivista Paintings. Free. Closes 6/4.

Larry Becker Contemporary Art 43 N. 2nd St.; 215-925-5389. www.artnet.com/lbecker.html. Steve Riedell: Three Kinds of Yes. Free. Closes 6/4.

LGTripp Gallery 47-49 N. 2nd St.; 215-923-3110. www.lgtrippgallery.com. Jon Manteau: 'To a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail'. Free. Closes 5/21.

Locks Gallery 600 S. Washington Sq.; 215-629-1000. www.locksgallery.com. Jennifer Bartlett: The Studio Inside Out. Free. Jennifer Bartlett: Paintings. Free.

Muse Gallery 52 N. Second St.; 215-627-5310. www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com. Etta Winigrad. Closes 5/29.

Newman Galleries 1625 Walnut St.; 215-563-1779. www.newmangalleries.com. Annual May Sale. Free. Closes 5/31.

Pageant Soloveev Gallery 607 Bainbridge St.; 215-925-1535. www.pageantsoloveev.com. Hive/Cave. Free.

Philadelphia Foundation - Community Art Gallery 1234 Market St., Ste. 1800; 215-563-6417. www.philafound.org. The Artist Is All Of Us. Free.

Philadelphia International Institute (PII Gallery) 242 Race St.; 215-592-1022. www.piigallery.com. Alexander Oukrainskiy. included in admission. Closes 5/28.

Philadelphia Sketch Club 235 S. Camac St.; 215-545-9298. www.sketchclub.org. 2011 Members Exhibition Show & Sale. Free. Closes 5/28.

The Plastic Club 247 S. Camac St.; 215-545-9324. www.plasticclub.org. 99th Annual Members Medal Show. Free. Closes 5/28.

The Print Center 1614 Latimer St.; 215-735-6090. www.printcenter.org/. Jesse Burke & Nils Ericson: Sweet Meat. Free. Closes 5/21. William Earle Williams: Party Pictures. Free. Closes 5/21.

Projects Gallery 629 N. 2nd St.; 267-303-9652. www.projectsgallery.com/. Frank Hyder - Changing States. Free. Closes 5/28.

Rodger LaPelle Galleries 122 N. 3rd St.; 215-592-0232. www.rodgerlapellegalleries.com. Martin Poole: Octopus Lines and Other New Paintings. Free. Closes 5/29.

Rosenfeld Gallery 113 Arch St.; 215-922-1376. www.therosenfeldgallery.com. David Shevlino: Self Images. Free. Closes 5/22.

Sande Webster Gallery 2006 Walnut St.; 215-636-9003. www.sandewebstergallery.com. John McDaniel: Metal & Paper - Recent Works. Free. Closes 5/28. Kathleen Spicer: Fusion. Free. Closes 5/28.

Schmidt/Dean Gallery 1710 Sansom St., 2nd Fl.; 215-569-9433. www.schmidtdean.com. Anne Seidman: Some Drawing. Free. Closes 5/21. Krista Steinke: Backyards, BB Guns & Nursery Rhymes. Free. Closes 5/21.

Seraphin Gallery 1108 Pine St.; 215-923-7000. www.seraphingallery.com. Paul King: A Beautiful Mystery. Free. Closes 6/12.

Slought Foundation 4017 Walnut St.; 215-701-4627. slought.org. John Cage: How to Get Started. Donations accepted. In narrow or wider circles.... Donations accepted. Visual Correspondences. Donations accepted. Situating No-land: Videoart From Latin America. Donations accepted.

Vox Populi 319 A N. 11th St., 3rd Fl.; 215-238-1236. www.voxpopuligallery.org. Julianna Foster: Kirkwood. Free. Closes 5/29. Brent Wahl: Group Show. Free. Closes 5/29. Zach Rockhill: Its Own Mirror/Nocturnal Opposite/Solar Void/Concrete Absence. Free. Closes 5/29. Pull Your Coat To This. Free. Closes 5/29. Barry Doupe: At Fourth Wall. Free. Closes 5/29.

Wexler Gallery 201 N. 3rd St.; 215-923-7030. www.wexlergallery.com/. Old Souls (Reincarnated Objects). Free. Morgan Craig: Folklore. Free. Silas Kopf: Recent Works. Free.

Wood Turning Center 501 Vine St.; 215-923-8000. www.woodturningcenter.org. Exotic Woods: Ornamental Turnings from the Walter Balliet Collection. Free.

Pennsylvania suburbs

Abington Art Center

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

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. Sculpture Park Tours. Solo Series Exhibition. Free. Uncorked Fundraiser. $75. 5/20. 8-10 pm. Coffee Break. $5. Closes 5/21. Sculpture Challenge, Picnic & House Tours. Free. 5/22. 11 am-3 pm. An Evening With Ross Mitchell. Free. 5/24. 7 pm.

The Art Trust 16 W. Market St., West Chester; 484-467-1664. www.thearttrust.com. Collage & Assemblage. Free. Closes 5/30.

Community Arts Center 414 Plush Mill Rd., Wallingford; 610-566-1713. www.communityartscenter.org. Kassem Amoudi. Free. Closes 6/3. Bob Deane. Free. Closes 6/3. The Art of the Deal. $100. 5/21. 7 pm. Tex Wyndham. $10-$20. 5/22. 2 pm.

Darlington Arts Center 977 Shavertown Rd., Marcus Hook; 610-358-3632. www.darlingtonarts.org. Geri Smith. $10. 5/21. 8-9:30 pm.

Gratz Gallery and Conservation Studio 68 S. Main St., Doylestown; 215-348-2500. gratzgallery.com. John Kane Exhibit. Free. Closes 6/12.

Mennonite Heritage Center 565 Yoder Rd., Harleysville; 215-256-3020. www.mhep.org. Theorem Painting Workshop. $115; $110 members. 5/21. 9 am-3 pm.

Pebble Hill Art Gallery 320 Edison-Furlong Rd., Doylestown; 215-348-3428. pebblehillchurch.org/. Abby Sernoff: Collage. Free. Closes 5/29.

Rosemont College - Lawrence Gallery 1400 Montgomery Ave., Bryn Mawr; 610-527-0200. www.rosemont.edu/news/events/blogs/index.php/f. Gerry Tuten: Paintings and Drawings. Closes 5/27.

Tyme Gallery 17 W. Eagle Rd., Havertown; 610-853-1215. www.tymegallery.com. Octogenarians and Up. Free. Closes 6/2.

Wayne Art Center 413 Maplewood Ave., Wayne; 610-688-3553. www.wayneart.org. Plein Air Festival. $0-$375. Closes 5/25.

New Jersey

Artworks

19 Everett Alley, Trenton; 609-394-9436.

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. The Salon at Artworks. Free. Closes 6/11.

Center for the Arts in Southern New Jersey 123 S. Elmwood Rd., Marlton; 856-985-1009. www.cfasnj.com. Friends Through Art. Closes 5/31.

Hammonton Arts Center 219 Bellevue Ave., Hammonton; 609-567-5306. www.hammontonartscenter.org. Listeners Lounge.

Home Fine Art Gallery 2 Church St., Mount Holly; 609-261-8634. www.homefineart.org. Three Visions. Free. Closes 5/29.

Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences 120 Long Beach Blvd., Harvey Cedars; 609-494-1241. www.lbifoundation.org/. Open Studio Life Drawing. $15; $10 members. Pine Barrens Rediscovered. Free. Intermediate Italian. $70; $60 members. Craft Gallery: Session 1. Free. Weekend Yoga. $17; $14 members. Oil and Acrylic Painting Studio. $290; $200 members. Pine Barrens Rediscovered Artist Talks. Free. 5/21. 5-7 pm. Advanced Italian Conversation Group. $80; $70 members.

Perkins Center for the Arts Moorestown 395 Kings Hwy., Moorestown; 856-235-6488. www.perkinscenter.org. Members & Faculty Exhibition. Free. Closes 6/19.

Rago Arts & Auction Center 333 N. Main St., Lambertville; 609-397-9374. www.ragoarts.com. Walk-In Appraisal Days. Free.

SOMA NewArt Gallery 31 Perry St., Cape May; 609-898-7488. www.somagallery.net. Harriett Sosson: Portals. Free. Closes 5/30. Jo-Anne Echevarria-Myers: Uncontrollableurges. Free. Closes 5/30.

Delaware

Gallery 919 Market

919 Market St., Wilmington; 302-229-3266. Delaware Photographic Society Show. Free. Closes 5/27.

Somerville Manning Gallery Breck's Mill, 2nd Floor, Greenville; 302-652-0271. www.somervillemanning.com/. American & European Masters. Free. Closes 5/28.