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.

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. Guided Gallery Tours With Victoria Wyeth. Closes 10/28. Brandywine Heritage Galleries. Andrew Wyeth Gallery. N.C. Wyeth Gallery. Bayard & Mary Sharp Gallery. N.C. Wyeth's Treasure Island. Honoring Howard Pyle: Major Works from the Collections. Inspiring Minds: Howard Pyle as Teacher. Masterpieces by Andrew Wyeth from the Collections. Celebrating Four Decades of Collecting. $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. 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. Escape to Adventure: Focus on Arthur E. Becher. Howard Pyle & His Students. John Sloan. American Art, 19th Century to the Present. The Copeland Sculpture Park. The Storyteller's Art: Reimagining America Through Illustration. First Friday. Free. Highlights Tour. Exhibition Tour. Expressions: Artists Presented by Elwyn. $12; $10 seniors; $6 children 7-18; free 6 & under, everyone on Sun.; $25 family of 4. 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/. Leslie Shellow. Closes 10/9. Ephraim Russell: Speed of Light Machine. Lynne Harlow, Marthe Keller & Rossana Martinez: Fluid. Christopher Manzione: Excavatum. 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. Nari Ward: We the People. Donation suggested: $3. Laurie Anderson: Forty-Nine Days in the Bardo. 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. Charline von Heyl. Blowing on a Hairy Shoulder / Grief Hunters. Bill Walton's Studio. 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. Ann Irwin: Transmutation & Metamorphosis. Closes 10/16. Quilt Art: International Expressions. $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. Sarah Hunter: Collected Curiosities. Free. Donations accepted. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm; Sun. 2-4 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 5 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 - Historic Landmark Building 118-128 N. Broad St.; 215-972-7600. www.pafa.org. Environmental Perspectives: A Landscape Show. Closes 10/23. American Art Starts Here: PAFA Refreshed, Reloaded. George Tooker's Highway. $10; $8 seniors & students; $6 youth 5-18; free members & under 5; free for Morris Gallery & 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. Gallery 128. Free. Robert Ryman: Philadelphia Prototype. $10; $8 seniors & students; $6 youth 5-18; free members & 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. Rembrandt & the Face of Jesus. $25; $23 seniors; $20 students and children 13-18; $12 children 5-12; free 4 and under. Closes 10/30. Here & Now: Prints, Drawings & Photographs by Ten Philadelphia Artists. Isamu Noguchi at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Chinese Snuff Bottles. New York Dada. $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. Collab: Four Decades of Giving Modern & Contemporary Design. Zaha Hadid: Form in Motion. $7. Tue.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm.

Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art 615 N. Broad St.; 215-627-6747. www.rodephshalom.org. Permanent Collection. Building My Spiritual Journey: An Installation by Isaiah Zagar. Free. Mon.-Thu. 10 am-4 pm; Fri. 10 am-2 pm.

Rodin Museum Franklin Parkway at 22d St.; 215-763-8100. www.rodinmuseum.org. Donation suggested: $3. Tue.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library 2008-10 Delancey Pl.; 215-732-1600. www.rosenbach.org. Hands-on Tours. $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. WORDworks: Precious Heritage. Free. Mon.-Fri. 9 am-5 pm.

Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion 319 E State St., Trenton; 609-989-3632. www.ellarslie.org. 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. Joe Mooney: Make a Statue of My Friend. Donations accepted. 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. Impressions. Free. Closes 10/23. Flirting With Abstraction. Mary G.L. Hood & Philadelphia Modernism. Violet Oakley: The Building of the House of Wisdom. Closes 11/6. Special exhibits: $10; $7 seniors; free children and students. Select galleries: 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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. POST - Member's Exhibition: Group Show. Closes 10/30. First Friday Reception. Free. 10/7. 5-9 pm.

Allens Lane Art Center 601 W. Allens Ln.; 215-248-0546. www.allenslane.org. Spooky Dog & the Teenage Gang Mysteries. $18 advance; $20 day of show. Closes 10/15.

1st Fri Artists' House Gallery 57 N. Second St.; 215-923-8440. www.artistshouse.com. Recent Oil Paintings. Free. Closes 10/30.

AxD Gallery (AlwaysbyDesign) 265 S. 10th St.; 215-627-6250. www.a-x-d.com. Annette Cords: Turnarounds. Free. Closes 10/29.

B Square Gallery 614 S. 9th St.; 215-625-0692. www.bsquaregallery.com. 5th Annual Insect Invitational. Free. Closes 10/15.

Carol Schwartz Gallery 101 Bethlehem Pike; 215-242-4510. www.carolschwartzgallery.com. The Olde Ballgame. Free. Closes 10/29.

Center for Architecture 1218 Arch St.; 215-569-3186. www.philadelphiacfa.org. Walking Tour: Emergence of a Modern Metropolis. $15; $5 under 12. DesignPhiladelphia: Leverage - Strengthening Neighborhoods Through Design. Free. Closes 10/23.

1st Fri The Clay Studio 139 N. Second St.; 215-925-3453. www.theclaystudio.org/. Five by Eight: New Ceramic Art from Japan. Free. Closes 10/30.

Crane Arts 1400 N. American St.; 215-232-3203. www.cranearts.com. Hold. Free. Closes 10/30.

Dupree Gallery 703 S. 6th St.; 215-413-3884. www.dupreestudiosinc.com. James E. Dupree: Light as a Feather. Free. Closes 10/29.

Fleisher Art Memorial 719 Catharine St.; 215-922-3456. www.fleisher.org/. Alana Bograd, Sarah Steinwachs & Jennie Thwing: Wind Challenge 1. Free. Closes 10/28.

The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design 20th St. & The Parkway; 215-965-4045. www.thegalleriesatmoore.org/. Rochelle Levy '79: From My Point of View. Free. Closes 10/12. Signe Wilkinson: The World in Line! Free. Closes 10/15. Jane's Carousel: The Making of a New York Landmark. Free. Jaune Quick-To-See Smith: I See Red. Free.

Gallery Joe 302 Arch St.; 215-592-7752. www.galleryjoe.com/. Charles Ritchie: Dust and Shade. Free. Closes 10/22.

1st Fri Highwire Gallery 2040 Frankford Ave.; 215-426-2685. highwiregallery.com. Ted Mosher: New Work. Free. Closes 10/30. Feeler Gauge. $6. 10/8. 8 pm.

Indigo Arts 1400 N. American St. #104; 215-765-1041. www.indigoarts.com/. Appalachian Visionaries. Free. Closes 11/5.

1st Fri James Oliver Gallery 723 Chestnut St., 4th Fl.; 215-923-1242. www.jamesolivergallery.com. Physical Graffiti. Free. Closes 10/15.

1st Fri LGTripp Gallery 47-49 N. 2nd St.; 215-923-3110. www.lgtrippgallery.com. Stephen Blackburn. Free. Closes 10/15. Catherine O'Connell. Free. Closes 10/15.

Liao Collection & Asian Antiques 310 N. 11th St.; 215-922-2229. www.liaocollection.com. DesignPhiladelphia VIP Kickoff Party. $50. 10/13. 6-7:30 pm.

1st Fri Locks Gallery 600 S. Washington Sq.; 215-629-1000. www.locksgallery.com. Neysa Grassi: Rose Gatherer 2001-2011. Free. Closes 10/8. Rob Wynne: IN COG NITO. Free. Closes 10/8.

1st Fri Muse Gallery 52 N. Second St.; 215-627-5310. www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com. Diane Lachman: Color Conversations. Closes 10/30. First Friday Reception. Free. 10/7. 5-8 pm.

Pentimenti Gallery 133 N. Second St.; 215-625-9990. www.pentimenti.com/. Anthony DeMelas: Synesthesia. Closes 10/22. Franco Mueller: Striking Distance. Free. Closes 10/22.

Philadelphia Art Alliance 251 S. 18th St.; 215-545-4302. www.philartalliance.org. allTURNatives: Form & Spirit 2011. Closes 10/28. Miss Rockaway Armada: Let Me Tell You About a Dream I Had.

Philadelphia Folklore Project 735 S. 50th St.; 215-726-1106. www.folkloreproject.org/. Cultural Exchange. Free.

Philadelphia Foundation - Community Art Gallery 1234 Market St., Ste. 1800; 215-563-6417. www.philafound.org. MyXing It Up: 2001-2011. Free.

Philadelphia Sketch Club 235 S. Camac St.; 215-545-9298. www.sketchclub.org. Promises of Greatness: Young Philadelphia Artists. Free. Closes 10/22.

The Print Center 1614 Latimer St.; 215-735-6090. www.printcenter.org/. To Scale. Free.

1st Fri Projects Gallery 629 N. 2nd St.; 267-303-9652. www.projectsgallery.com/. Opening Reception for Abstraction. Free. 10/7. 6-9 pm. Abstraction. Free. Closes 10/29.

Schmidt/Dean Gallery 1710 Sansom St., 2nd Fl.; 215-569-9433. www.schmidtdean.com. Dennis Beach: New Work. Free. Closes 10/15.

Seraphin Gallery 1108 Pine St.; 215-923-7000. www.seraphingallery.com. Phillip Adams: Love at the Matterhorn. Closes 10/23.

1st Fri Snyderman-Works Gallery 303 Cherry St.; 215-238-9576. www.snyderman-works.com/. Sonya Clark. Free.

Temple University - Tyler School of Art 12th St.; 215-777-9144. www.temple.edu/tyler/exhibitions. Coffree Mondays. Free.

Twenty-Two Gallery 236 S. 22nd St.; 215-772-1911. twenty-twogallery.com/. Edward Marston: Infrastructure. Free. Closes 10/9.

University of Pennsylvania - VanPelt-Dietrich Library Center, Kamin Gallery 3420 Walnut St.; 215-898-7555. www.library.upenn.edu/vanpelt. Word Play: The Printed Game. Free. Closes 10/14.

University of the Arts - Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery 333 S. Broad St.; 215-717-6480. www.uarts.edu/see-do/rwg.html. Marisa Baumgartner. Free. Closes 10/7.

University of the Arts - Sol Mednick Gallery 211 S. Broad St., 15th Fl.; 215-717-6300. www.uarts.edu. The Atomic Photographers Guild: Behind the Atom Curtain. Free. Closes 10/21.

1st Fri Wexler Gallery 201 N. 3rd St.; 215-923-7030. www.wexlergallery.com/. First Friday Reception. Free. 10/7. 6-8 pm. Vivian Beer: Infrastructure. Free.

Abington Art Center

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

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. Solo Series 2011. Free.

The Art Trust 16 W. Market St., West Chester; 484-467-1664. www.thearttrust.com. The Bigger is Better.

Barnstone Gallery 388 W. Pothouse Rd., Phoenixville; 610-917-0140. www.barnstonegallery.com. Shadows and Reflections: Paintings by Judeth Pekala Hawkins. Free. Shadows and Reflections: Artists Reception. Free. 10/7. 5-8 pm.

Bucks County Community College - Hicks Art Center Gallery 275 Swamp Rd., Newtown; 215-504-8531. www.bucks.edu/news/cultural/gallery/. Tinguely's Children: Sculptures of the Post-Industrial Machine Age. Free. Closes 10/15.

Community Arts Center 414 Plush Mill Rd., Wallingford; 610-566-1713. www.communityartscenter.org. Philadelphia Water Color Society: Works on Paper. Free.

Gallery on High 254 E. High St., Pottstown; 610-326-2506. www.galleryonhigh.com. DiGi: Fairy Tales Do Come True. Free. Closes 10/8.

Gratz Gallery and Conservation Studio 68 S. Main St., Doylestown; 215-348-2500. gratzgallery.com. Pennsylvania Impressionists and the New Hope Circle. Free.

Haverford College - Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery 370 Lancaster Ave., Haverford; 610-896-1287. www.haverford.edu/exhibits. Field Guide. Free. Closes 10/7.

1st Fri Historic Kennett Square 106 W. State St., Kennett Square; 610-444-8188. www.historickennettsquare.com. First Friday Art Stroll. Free.

Main Line Art Center 746 Panmure Rd., Haverford; 610-525-0272. www.mainlineart.org. C3: Create, Connect, Collect. Free. Closes 10/26.

Main Line Unitarian Church 816 S. Valley Forge Rd., Devon; 610-688-8332. www.mluc.org. Philadelphia Tri/States Artists Equity Select Show. Free. Closes 10/16.

Mennonite Heritage Center 565 Yoder Rd., Harleysville; 215-256-3020. www.mhep.org. Roma Jacobs Ruth: Spiritual Treasures - Old & New. Donation suggested: $5. Closes 10/15.

Rosemont College - Lawrence Gallery 1400 Montgomery Ave., Bryn Mawr; 610-527-0200. www.rosemont.edu/news/events/blogs/index.php/f. Francine Shore: A Retrospective - From Figure to Place. Free. Closes 10/27.

Tyme Gallery 17 W. Eagle Rd., Havertown; 610-853-1215. www.tymegallery.com. Coming Home. Free. Closes 10/11.

Wayne Art Center 413 Maplewood Ave., Wayne; 610-688-3553. www.wayneart.org. Faculty Exhibition. Free. Closes 10/15. The Journey of Life. Free. Closes 10/15.

Artists' Gallery

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

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. In the Moment. Free. Closes 11/6.

Artworks 19 Everett Alley, Trenton; 609-394-9436. www.artworkstrenton.org. Constructed Poetry: An Interactive Art Exhibit. Free. Closes 10/22.

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

Jim's of Lambertville 6 Bridge St., Lambertville; 609-397-7700. www.artnet.com/jimsoflambertville.html. The Thrilla in Lambertvilla XXII Pennsylvania Impressionist and Modernist Art Show & Sale. Free.

Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences 120 Long Beach Blvd., Harvey Cedars; 609-494-1241. www.lbifoundation.org/. 85th Philadelphia Print Center Exhibition: Printmaking. Free. Closes 11/1.

Ocean Galleries 9618 Third Ave., Stone Harbor; 609-368-7777. www.oceangalleries.com. William Ressler Exhibition. Free. 10/8. 12-5 pm.

Perkins Center for the Arts Moorestown 395 Kings Hwy., Moorestown; 856-235-6488. www.perkinscenter.org. Works on Paper: Annual Juried Art Exhibition. Free.

Rowan University - Art Gallery 201 Mullica Hill Rd., Glassboro; 856-256-4521. www.rowan.edu/fpa/artgallery. Repetition: Repetition. Free. Closes 11/5.

SOMA NewArt Gallery 31 Perry St., Cape May; 609-898-7488. www.somagallery.net. Stan Sperlak: All About the Light. Free. Closes 10/16.

Delaware College of Art & Design

600 N. Market Street, Wilmington; 302-622-8000.

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. 15th Annual Faculty Exhibition. Free. Closes 10/8.

919 Gallery Market 919 Market St., Wilmington; 302-229-3266. Opening Reception. Free. 10/7. 4:30-8 pm. Donna Usher: Meditation. Free. Closes 10/27.

Somerville Manning Gallery Breck's Mill, 2d Floor, Greenville; 302-652-0271. www.somervillemanning.com/. Jon Redmond: New Work. Free. Closes 10/8.