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

Art Museums & Institutions

African American Heritage Museum

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

» READ MORE: www.aahmsnj.org

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

The Barnes Foundation - Philadelphia 2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; 215-278-7000. www.barnesfoundation.org. Ellsworth Kelly: Sculpture on the Wall. $18; $15 seniors 65 and over; $10 students and children 17 and under. Sat.-Mon., Wed.-Thu. 9:30 am-6 pm; Fri. 9:30 am-10 pm.

Brandywine River Museum Rte. 1 & Rte. 100, Chadds Ford; 610-388-2700. www.brandywinemuseum.org. Andrew Wyeth's Ides of March: The Making of a Masterpiece. Closes 5/27. Which Way the Wind Blows: Antique American Weathervanes. $12; $8 seniors; $6 students & children 6-12; free under 6 & for all Sun. until noon. Daily 9:30 am-4:30 pm.

Chemical Heritage Foundation 315 Chestnut St.; 215-925-2178. www.chemheritage.org. The Whole of Nature & the Mirror of Art. X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out. Free. Closes 6/7. 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. State of the Art: Illustration 100 Years After Howard Pyle. Closes 6/1. Gertrude Kasebier's Photographs of the Eight: Portraits for Promotion. Imagined Places: The Art of Alexi Natchev. Creative Powers: Selections from Art Ability. Closes 5/26. Highlights Tour. Closes 5/26. Exhibition Tour. Closes 5/26. $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/. imPerfect City: A User-Generated Community. Closes 6/16. Implied Narrative: Contemporary Figurative Drawing. Closes 6/16. Drift: A Series of Citywide Engagements. Closes 6/18. Philemona Williamson: New Work. Taxonomy of Trash. 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. Changing Scenes: Points of View in Contemporary Media Art. $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. White Petals Surround Your Yellow Heart. Excursus IV: Primary Information. Closes 6/16. Karla Black. Each One as She May: Ligon, Reich & De Keersmaeker. 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. The Brush Is Mightier Than the Sword. Closes 5/26. Transformations II: Works in Steel by Karl Stirner. Closes 6/16. Infinite Mirror: Images of American Identity. Creative Hand, Discerning Heart: Form, Rhythm, Song. $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. Charles Searles: The Mask of Abstraction. Closes 5/31. Free; donations accepted. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm.

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

The Noyes Gallery at 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 N. Broad St.; 215-972-7600. www.pafa.org. George Tooker's Highway. American Art Starts Here: PAFA Refreshed, Reloaded. A New Look: Samuel F.B. Morse's Gallery of the Louvre. Modern Women at PAFA: From Cassatt to O'Keeffe. Bodu Yang. Free. Closes 6/9. $10; $8 seniors & students; $6 children 13-18; free under 12. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm; Sun. 11 am-5 pm.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts - Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building 128 N. Broad St.; 215-972-7600. www.pafa.org. Gallery 128. Free. Robert Ryman: Philadelphia Prototype. Annual Student Exhibition. Closes 6/2. $15; $12 seniors over 60 and students; $10 children 13-18; free 12 and under (includes admission to Historic Landmark Building). 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. Notations: Sean Scully. Great & Mighty Things: Outsider Art From the Jill & Sheldon Bonovitz Collection. Closes 6/9. The Art of Golf. Drawing Together. Closes 5/26. $20; $18 seniors 65 and over; $14 students and children 13-18; free 12 and under. Tue. & Thu., Sat.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm; Wed. & Fri. 10 am-8:45 pm.

Philadelphia Museum of Art - Perelman Building Fairmount Ave.; 215-763-8100. www.philamuseum.org. All Dressed Up: Fashions for Children & Their Families. Design for the Modern Child. $20; $18 seniors 65 and over; $14 students and children 12-18; free under 12. Tue.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm.

Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art 615 N. Broad St.; 215-627-6747. www.rodephshalom.org. Permanent Collection. Leslie Friedman: Mis/Constru(ct)ed Identities - Exploring Jewish Stereotypes. 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. Rediscovering Rodin. $8; $7 seniors 65 and over; $6 students and children 13-18; free 12 & under. Wed.-Mon. 10 am-5 pm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library 2008-2010 Delancey Pl.; 215-732-1600. www.rosenbach.org. Maurice Sendak: A Legacy. Closes 5/26. 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. 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. Fine Arts Collection. Historical Artifacts Collection. Mary Michaels, Lauren Curtis & Rupal Patel: Small Scale Works. Ellarslie Open 30. Free. Closes 6/9. 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. Free. 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. Charles Searles: A Focus on the Figure. Closes 6/15. The Promise of Peace: Violet Oakley's United Nations Portraits. Ethel V. Ashton: Private Artist/Public Life. Prints Link. Free. Special exhibits: $10; $7 seniors; free for children and students. Select galleries: free. Tue.-Thu. 10 am-5 pm; Fri. 10 am-8:45 pm; Sat. 10 am-6 pm; Sun. 10 am-5 pm.

Galleries

Philadelphia

3rd Street Gallery

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

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. Offering. Closes 6/2. Densities. Free. Closes 6/2.

Artists' House Gallery 57 N. 2d St.; 215-923-8440. www.artistshouse.com. Rita Klinger. Free. Closes 6/2. Joseph Lozano. Closes 6/2. Patrick Crofton. Closes 6/2. Robert Sampson. Closes 6/2. Sydney McGinley. Free. Closes 6/2.

The Arts Garage 1533 Ridge Ave.; 215-765-2702. theartsgarage.com. Latin Fusion Tuesdays. Free.

Bridgette Mayer Gallery 709 Walnut St.; 215-413-8893. www.bridgettemayergallery.com. Sharon Harper: Above and Below. Free. Closes 6/1.

Center for Architecture 1218 Arch St.; 215-569-3186. www.philadelphiacfa.org. Walking Tour: Emergence of a Modern Metropolis. $15; $5 under 12. Closes 5/30.

Cerulean Arts 1355 Ridge Ave.; 267-514-8647. www.ceruleanarts.com. Ruminations: Stephanie Rogers & Rita Reisser. Free. Closes 6/8.

The Clay Studio 139 N. Second St.; 215-925-3453. www.theclaystudio.org/. Plates & Platters: Salon Style. Free. Closes 6/2.

Esther Klein Art Gallery (EKG) 3600 Market St.; 215-966-6188. www.kleinartgallery.org. Cellular/Molecular. Free. Closes 6/8.

F.A.N. Gallery 221 Arch St.; 215-922-5155. www.thefangallery.com. Serge Zhukov: Recent Paintings. Free. Closes 6/1.

Fleisher/Ollman Gallery 1616 Walnut St., Ste. 100; 215-545-7562. www.fleisherollman.com. Outsiderism. Free. Closes 6/7.

Gallery 339 339 S 21st St.; 215-731-1530. www.gallery339.com/. Pant. Free.

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

Gallery Joe 302 Arch St.; 215-592-7752. www.galleryjoe.com/. All Black. Free. Closes 6/15.

Gravers Lane Gallery 8405 Germantown Ave.; 215-247-1603. www.graverslanegallery.com. Nancy Clearwater Herman: Paintings. Free. Closes 5/31.

Gross McCleaf Gallery 127 S. 16th St.; 215-665-8138. www.grossmccleaf.com. Trudy Kraft: Flight Patterns. Closes 5/31. Amanda Bush, Joan Turner, & Leigh Werrell. Free. Closes 5/31.

Highwire Gallery 2040 Frankford Ave.; 215-426-2685. highwiregallery.com. Holy Cross and The Mahogany Stompers. $6-$8. 5/24. 8 pm. Loose Leaves. Free. Closes 5/26.

International House of Philadelphia 3701 Chestnut St.; 215-387-5125. www.ihousephilly.org/. May Day: An International Poster Exhibit. Free.

Indigo Arts 1400 N. American St. #104; 215-765-1041. www.indigoarts.com/. Gond & Beyond: Tribal Artists from India. Free. Closes 6/22.

James Oliver Gallery 723 Chestnut St., 4th Fl.; 215-923-1242. www.jamesolivergallery.com. The Making of a Modern Man. Free.

Larry Becker Contemporary Art 43 N. 2d St.; 215-925-5389. www.artnet.com/lbecker.html. Max Cole. Free. Closes 6/22.

Locks Gallery 600 S. Washington Sq.; 215-629-1000. www.locksgallery.com. Lynda Benglis: Everything Flows (1980-2013). Jennifer Bartlett: Chaos Theory. Free.

Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center (MRAC) 419 Green La.; 215-482-3363. www.mrartcenter.org. Collaboration of Hope. Free. Closes 5/26.

Muse Gallery 52 N. Second St.; 215-627-5310. www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com. Collaborative/27. Free. Closes 5/26.

Painted Bride Art Center 230 Vine St.; 215-925-9914. www.paintedbride.org. G.P.S. (Gather. Promote. Showcase). Celebratory Launch Event. Free. 5/25. 6-9 pm.

Pentimenti Gallery 133 N. Second St.; 215-625-9990. www.pentimenti.com/. Derrick Velasquez: Eighty Layer Cake. Free. Closes 6/1.

Philadelphia Art Alliance 251 S. 18th St.; 215-545-4302. www.philartalliance.org. Emily Spivack: Sentimental Value - Clothing Stories From Ebay. Sabrina Gschwandtner: Sunshine & Shadow. L Textile.

Philadelphia Folklore Project 735 S. 50th St.; 215-726-1106. www.folkloreproject.org/. Honoring Ancestors of Rhythm, Movement and Place. Free.

Philadelphia Foundation - Community Art Gallery 1234 Market St., Ste. 1800; 215-563-6417. www.philafound.org. Making Our Mark: Teachers as Students. Free.

The Print Center 1614 Latimer St.; 215-735-6090. www.printcenter.org/. Fiat Lux. Closes 5/24. Forth Estate: Recent Editions. Free. Closes 5/24.

Projects Gallery 629 N. 2d St.; 267-303-9652. www.projectsgallery.com/. The Frontier. Free. Closes 6/15.

Rodger LaPelle Galleries 122 N. 3d St.; 215-592-0232. www.rodgerlapellegalleries.com. Martin Poole. Free. Closes 5/26.

Schmidt/Dean Gallery 1710 Sansom St., 2d Fl.; 215-569-9433. www.schmidtdean.com. Susan Hagen: This Is Real/New Work about Life in Philadelphia. Free.

Seraphin Gallery 1108 Pine St.; 215-923-7000. www.seraphingallery.com. Group Show. Free. Closes 6/16.

Slought Foundation 4017 Walnut St.; 215-701-4627. slought.org. John Cage: How to Get Started. Donations accepted. Zoe Beloff: The Days of the Commune. Donations accepted. Closes 5/30.

Snyderman-Works Gallery 303 Cherry St.; 215-238-9576. www.snyderman-works.com/. John Souter. Closes 6/15. Mary Fischer. Free. Closes 6/15.

Space 1026 1026 Arch St., 2d Fl.; 215-574-7630. www.space1026.com/. Glory Be. Free. Closes 5/31.

Temple University - Tyler School of Art 2001 N. 13th St.; 215-777-9144. www.temple.edu/tyler/exhibitions. Charles Searles: In Motion. Closes 6/16. Temple Contemporary. Free.

Twenty-Two Gallery 236 S. 22d St.; 215-772-1911. twenty-twogallery.com/. Karen S. Davies: Recent Work. Free. Closes 6/9.

University of Pennsylvania - Arthur Ross Gallery 220 S. 34th St.; 215-898-2083. www.upenn.edu/ARG/. La Tauromaquia: Carnicero, Goya & Picasso. Free.

University of Pennsylvania - VanPelt-Dietrich Library Center, Kamin Gallery 3420 Walnut St.; 215-898-7555. www.library.upenn.edu/vanpelt. Prehistoric Wessex: Towards a Deep Map. Free.

Wexler Gallery 201 N. 3d St.; 215-923-7030. www.wexlergallery.com/. Mark Bennion: The End Is Where We Start From. Daniel Clayman: Shifting Scale. Free.

The Center for Art in Wood 141 N. 3d St.; 215-923-8000. centerforartinwood.org. Challenge VIII: Bartram's Boxes Remix. Mark Gardner: Call-and-Response. Closes 5/25. Hans and Jakob Weissflog: Bordering on the Impossible. Closes 5/25. New Ideas: Reflections on a Residency Program. Free. 5/25. 1 pm. Pinocchio Puppet-Making Workshop. $25 nonmembers; $20 members. 5/25. Noon-4 pm.

Pennsylvania suburbs

Community Arts Center

414 Plush Mill Rd., Wallingford; 610-566-1713.

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. In the Clouds. Free. Closes 6/21.

Main Line Art Center 746 Panmure Rd., Haverford; 610-525-0272. www.mainlineart.org. 5+1 Sense Ability and Awareness. Free. Closes 6/5.

Pebble Hill Art Gallery 320 Edison-Furlong Rd., Doylestown; 215-348-3428. pebblehillchurch.org/. Wire Mesh Sculptures. Free. Closes 5/26.

Wayne Art Center 413 Maplewood Ave., Wayne; 610-688-3553. www.wayneart.org. Plein Air Exhibition. Free. Table & Tap: Al Fresco Dining. $45. 5/30. 6:30-8:30 pm.

New Jersey

Artists' Gallery

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

» READ MORE: www.lambertvillearts.com

. EAT. Free. Closes 6/9.

Gallery 50 50 E. Commerce St., Bridgeton; 856-575-0090. www.gallery50.org. Amanda McCutcheon: Recent Paintings. Free. Closes 5/24.

Hammonton Arts Center 219 Bellevue Ave., Hammonton; 609-567-5306. www.hammontonartscenter.org. 17th Annual Juried Exhibit of Fine Art. Free. Closes 6/1.

Ocean Galleries 9618 Third Ave., Stone Harbor; 609-368-7777. www.oceangalleries.com. Renoir: A Legacy. Free. Closes 6/2.