Museum and gallery events

African American Heritage Museum

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

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. Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art. Donations accepted. Tue.-Fri. 10 am-3 pm.

Brandywine River Museum Rte. 1 & Rte. 100, Chadds Ford; 610-388-2700. www.brandywinemuseum.org. Brandywine Heritage Galleries. Andrew Wyeth Gallery. N.C. Wyeth Gallery. Bayard & Mary Sharp Gallery. Masterpieces by Andrew Wyeth from the Collections. Jamie Wyeth: Sammy in the Sky. $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. 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. Anne Truitt: Luminosities. Howard Pyle: American Master Rediscovered. 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. Masterpieces in Miniature: A Celebration of Howard Pyle. First Friday. Free. Artists of the Studio Group. Highlights Tour. Exhibition Tour. Howard Pyle & the Illustrated Story. Howard Pyle Lecture Series. $15. $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/. Ephraim Russell: Speed of Light Machine. Closes 12/4. Lynne Harlow, Marthe Keller & Rossana Martinez: Fluid. Christopher Manzione: Excavatum. Masters of the Visual Universe. Susan Brandt: Five Stumps. 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 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. Closes 12/4. Bill Walton's Studio. Free. Closes 12/4. 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. Quilt Art: International Expressions. Closes 12/31. The Painterly Voice: Bucks County's Fertile Ground. Nancy Hellebrand: Learning to See. Gift of Giving X. Closes 12/4. $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. Closes 12/8. 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. American Art Starts Here: PAFA Refreshed, Reloaded. George Tooker's Highway. Jayson Musson: Hennessy Youngman & Nathaniel Snerpus Present - The Grand Manner. $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. here. $15; $12 seniors and students with ID; $10 children 13-18; free 12 and under. Closes 12/31. $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. Here & Now: Prints, Drawings & Photographs by Ten Philadelphia Artists. Closes 12/4. Isamu Noguchi at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Closes 12/31. Chinese Snuff Bottles. New York Dada. Dutch Treat: A Glimpse of Holland's Golden Age. Closes 12/31. $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. Closes 12/24. Tristin Lowe: Under the Influence. Zaha Hadid: Form in Motion. Live Cinema/Peripheral Stages: Mohamed Bourouissa & Tobias Zielony. $7. Tue.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm.

Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art 615 N. Broad St.; 215-627-6747. www.rodephshalom.org. Permanent Collection. Carnival City: The Wondrous World of Esther Hamerman. 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 2008-2010 Delancey Pl.; 215-732-1600. www.rosenbach.org. Creature Comforts: Collecting Natural History at the Rosenbach. 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. Decorative Arts Collection. Free. Fine Arts Collection. Free. Historical Artifacts 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. Joe Mooney: Make a Statue of My Friend. Donations accepted. Closes 12/11. 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. Flirting With Abstraction. Mary G.L. Hood & Philadelphia Modernism. Kids Care 18. Free. Closes 12/18. 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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. Katherine Kurtz: Recent Painting. Free. Closes 12/30. Michelle Malkasian Weisberg: Journey. Free. Closes 12/30.

Art in City Hall 116 City Hall; 215-686-9912. www.phila.gov/artincityhall. Following the Line. Free. Closes 12/2.

1st Fri Artists' House Gallery 57 N. Second St.; 215-923-8440. www.artistshouse.com. Small Works Exhibit. Closes 12/24. Sunday Reception. Free. 12/4. 1-4 pm.

Athenaeum of Philadelphia 219 S. 6th St.; 215-925-2688. www.philaathenaeum.org. Opening Reception: Decorated Book, Continuing a Tradition. Free. 12/2. 5-7 pm.

AxD Gallery (AlwaysbyDesign) 265 S. 10th St.; 215-627-6250. www.a-x-d.com. StripWorks: Body on Metal. Free. Closes 12/31.

B Square Gallery 614 S. 9th St.; 215-625-0692. www.bsquaregallery.com. Bryan Willette. Free. Closes 12/22.

Bridgette Mayer Gallery 709 Walnut St.; 215-413-8893. www.bridgettemayergallery.com. Karmic Abstraction. Free. Closes 12/31.

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

Cerulean Arts 1355 Ridge Ave.; 267-514-8647. www.ceruleanarts.com. Is It Time? Free. Closes 12/11.

1st Fri The Clay Studio 139 N. Second St.; 215-925-3453. www.theclaystudio.org/. Gifted: The Clay Studio's Annual Holiday Exhibition. Free. Closes 12/31.

Crane Arts 1400 N. American St.; 215-232-3203. www.cranearts.com. Prospect. Free. Closes 12/30. Michael Bednar: Urban Schema. Free. Closes 12/4.

Esther M. Klein Art Gallery 3600 Market St.; 215-966-6188. www.kleinartgallery.org. Kathy Marmor: Everyday Uncertainties. Free. Closes 12/3.

1st Fri F.A.N. Gallery 221 Arch St.; 215-922-5155. www.fanartgallery.com. Rick Buttari: New Paintings. Free. Closes 12/31. Joshua Koffman: Sculpture. Free. Closes 12/31.

Fleisher/Ollman Gallery 1616 Walnut St., Ste. 100; 215-545-7562. www.fleisherollman.com. Things That Do. Free. Closes 12/10.

Free Library of Philadelphia 1901 Vine St.; 215-686-5322. www.library.phila.gov. Celebrate Philadelphia Performers. Free. Closes 12/31.

The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design 20th St. & The Parkway; 215-965-4045. www.thegalleriesatmoore.org. Jane's Carousel: The Making of a New York Landmark. Free. Closes 12/10. Jaune Quick-To-See Smith: I See Red. Free. Closes 12/10. PaPer View. Free.

Gallery 339 339 South 21st St.; 215-731-1530. www.gallery339.com/. William Larson: The Cut. Phillip Toledano: A New Kind of Beauty. Free.

1st Fri Highwire Gallery 2040 Frankford Ave.; 215-426-2685. highwiregallery.com. Art for the Urban Collector. Free. 12/2. 5-9 pm. Fulminate Trio. $6. 12/3. 8 pm. Art for the Urban Collector. Free. Closes 12/23.

Indigo Arts 1400 N. American St. #104; 215-765-1041. www.indigoarts.com/. Legacy of the Oshogbo Master: Prince Twins Seven-Seven. Free.

1st Fri Larry Becker Contemporary Art 43 N. 2nd St.; 215-925-5389. www.artnet.com/lbecker.html. Anna Bogatin: Endless. Free. Closes 12/3.

1st Fri Locks Gallery 600 S. Washington Sq.; 215-629-1000. www.locksgallery.com. Elizabeth Osborne: Watercolors. Closes 12/31. Super Vision. Free. Closes 12/31.

1st Fri Muse Gallery 52 N. Second St.; 215-627-5310. www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com. Opening Reception for 34th Anniversary Show. 12/2. 5-9 pm. 34th Anniversary Show. Free. Closes 1/1. Artists' Reception for 34th Anniversary Show. Free. 12/4. 1-3 pm.

Painted Bride Art Center 230 Vine St.; 215-925-9914. www.paintedbride.org. Mi-Kyoung Lee: Symbiosis. Free. Closes 12/17. Lynnette Shelley: Animalia. Free. Ties That Bind. $16. Closes 12/3.

Pentimenti Gallery 133 N. Second St.; 215-625-9990. www.pentimenti.com/. Hadieh Shafie: Ketabeh Eshghe. Free. Closes 12/17. Ilene Sunshine: Offshoot. Free. Closes 12/17.

Philadelphia Art Alliance 251 S. 18th St.; 215-545-4302. www.philartalliance.org. Miss Rockaway Armada: Let Me Tell You About a Dream I Had. Closes 12/30. Battle of the Bowls. $75-$200. 12/6. 5:30 pm.

Philadelphia Folklore Project 735 S. 50th St.; 215-726-1106. www.folkloreproject.org/. Cultural Exchange. Free. Closes 12/15.

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. Legacy Art Show & Sale. Free. Closes 12/10.

The Print Center 1614 Latimer St.; 215-735-6090. www.printcenter.org/. Print Center Annual Auction. $25-$100 advance; $35-$100 day of event. 12/3. 6-8 pm.

1st Fri Rodger LaPelle Galleries 122 N. 3rd St.; 215-592-0232. www.rodgerlapellegalleries.com. Sandra Hoffman: Textures of Nature. Jeanine Leclaire: Otherwise Unseen.

Seraphin Gallery 1108 Pine St.; 215-923-7000. www.seraphingallery.com. Robert Goodman: Jungle Gothic. Free. Closes 12/4.

Slought Foundation 4017 Walnut St.; 215-701-4627. slought.org. Some Thought on Argentina in the 1970s: Historicizing the Political in Art. Donations accepted. Closes 12/31.

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

Twenty-Two Gallery 236 S. 22d St.; 215-772-1911. twenty-twogallery.com/. Ed Bronstein: At Home in the Neighborhood. Free. Closes 12/4.

University of the Arts - Gallery 1401 211 S. Broad St., 14th Fl.; 215-717-6300. www.uarts.edu. Dan Dubowitz: The Presence of Absence. Free. Closes 12/9.

University of the Arts - Sol Mednick Gallery 211 S. Broad St., 15th Fl.; 215-717-6300. www.uarts.edu. Roberto Linsker: mar de homens (sea of men). Free. Closes 12/9.

1st Fri The Center for Art in Wood 141 N. 3rd St.; 215-923-8000. centerforartinwood.org. Turning to Art in Wood: A Creative Journey. Donations accepted.

Chadds Ford Gallery

1609 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford; 610-459-5510.

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. The Original. Free. Closes 12/31.

Gratz Gallery and Conservation Studio 68 S. Main St., Doylestown; 215-348-2500. gratzgallery.com. Pennsylvania Impressionists and the New Hope Circle. Free. Closes 12/31.

Haverford College - Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery 370 Lancaster Ave., Haverford; 610-896-1287. www.haverford.edu/exhibits. Through the Plain Camera: Small and Shapely Pleasures in Contemporary Photography. Free. Closes 12/11.

1st Fri Historic Kennett Square 106 W. State St., Kennett Square; 610-444-8188. www.historickennettsquare.com. First Friday Art Stroll. Free. Closes 12/2.

Langman Gallery 2500 Moreland Rd., Willow Grove; 215-657-8333. www.langmangallery.com. Art Jewelry 2011. Free. Closes 12/31.

Main Line Unitarian Church 816 S. Valley Forge Rd., Devon; 610-688-8332. www.mluc.org. Deborah Leavy: Beneath the Surface. Free.

Pennswood Village Art Gallery 1382 Newtown-Langhorne Rd., Newtown; 215-968-9110. Earl B. Lewis. Free.

Tyme Gallery 17 W. Eagle Rd., Havertown; 610-853-1215. www.tymegallery.com. Tere Petrovich: Creative Interpretations of Nature. Free. Closes 12/6.

Wayne Art Center 413 Maplewood Ave., Wayne; 610-688-3553. www.wayneart.org. A Bounty of Farms. Free. Closes 12/3.

Artists' Gallery

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

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. Get Lost. Free. Closes 12/4.

Artworks 19 Everett Alley, Trenton; 609-394-9436. www.artworkstrenton.org. 10 x 10 Art Exhibit. Free. Closes 12/31.

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. Closes 12/3.

Perkins Center for the Arts Moorestown 395 Kings Hwy., Moorestown; 856-235-6488. www.perkinscenter.org. Works on Paper: Annual Juried Art Exhibition. Free. Closes 12/11.

Rago Arts & Auction Center 333 N. Main St., Lambertville; 609-397-9374. www.ragoarts.com. Great Estates Auction. Free. Closes 12/4.

Rowan University - Art Gallery 201 Mullica Hill Rd., Glassboro; 856-256-4521. www.rowan.edu/fpa/artgallery. Cultural Constructs. Free. Closes 12/17.

Delaware College of Art & Design

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

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. Handmade: The Process of Sculpture. Free.

Somerville Manning Gallery Breck's Mill, 2nd Floor, Greenville; 302-652-0271. www.somervillemanning.com/. Equus. Free. Closes 12/31.