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The Maverick’s Museum at the Free Library

Blake Gopnik, author of a new biography of Albert Barnes, will speak on March 20 as part of the Free Library Foundation’s author series, of which The Citizen is a media partner

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Art Is Caregiving

For 10 years, ARTZ Philadelphia has enabled people with dementia and their loved ones to experience, and connect over, our city’s rich arts community

By Erinda Sheno

Art Is Social Justice

In an excerpt from a new book commemorating the Barnes Foundation’s 100th anniversary, Mural Arts’ Jane Golden and the Barnes’s Valerie Gay argue for art as a tool for social justice

By Martha Lucy
Guest Commentary

Attention High School Students — Get Your Free Art Here

The executive director of Art-Reach touts STAMP, the under-used citywide program that gives all 62,000 Philadelphia high school students free admission to 20 of the city’s top museums and attractions

By John Orr
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Vaginas In Concert

Artist Althea Rao’s collaborative “Vagina Chorus” seeks to open minds and change attitudes about women’s bodies. Catch it Friday at the Barnes.

By Sarah Jordan
The Citizen Recommends Podcast

“30 Americans”

Penn professor Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, curator of the groundbreaking exhibit at The Barnes, talks about the importance of art to tell everyone’s story

By Jessica Blatt Press

I Went to the Barnes and Got Schooled

How my visit to The Barnes Foundation’s new exhibit changed what I thought I knew about its founder

By Sarah Jordan
Meet the Disruptor

Thom Collins

One year on the job, the Barnes’ director has turned museum going into a communal experience

By Lauren McCutcheon