Doylestown museums events

Infinite Mirror: Images of American Identity

Tuesday, May 21 10:00a

James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown

This exhibition features more than 60 multi-media works including: paintings, works on paper, photographs and video by culturally-diverse artists from across the United States...

Creative Hand, Discerning Heart: Form, Rhythm, Song

Tuesday, May 21 10:00a

James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown

The second exhibition celebrates the artist as designer and dancer, and art as movement and visual melody...

Japanese Tea Ceremony: Omotesenke Tea School

Saturday, Oct 12 1:00p

Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, Philadelphia

Experience a traditional tea ceremony demonstration at Shofuso. This demonstration is led by practitioners from the Omotesenke Tea School visiting from the Princeton and New York regions...

Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Philadelphia Art Museum Scavenger Hunt

Saturday, Jun 15 2:00p

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia

Join Watson Adventures on a murder mystery scavenger hunt! A curator's been murdered at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, but he's left a trail of clues connected with secrets in works of art...

Exhibition Opening - Black Bodies in Propaganda: The Art of the War Poster

Sunday, Jun 2 1:00p

Penn Museum, Philadelphia

This exhibit presents posters targeting Africans and African-American civilians in times of war. Join us for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1:00 pm, and stay for special lectures. At 2:00 pm, Dr...

Lecture: Hilton Als on "Diane Arbus in Manhattan"

Wednesday, May 22 6:30p

Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia

Explore Diane Arbus's relationship to the city of her birth and death with writer and theater critic for The New Yorker, Hilton Als, whose work is featured in White Petals Surround Your Yellow Heart.

Lecture & Music: James Goggin & Lattimore/Zeigler Duo

Wednesday, May 29 6:30p

Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia

Ruminate on the nuances of color with designer James Goggin. Following the lecture, enjoy an improvisational performance by the harp and synthesizer duo Mary Lattimore and Jeff Zeigler...

Independence Day

Thursday, Jul 4 10:00a

Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia

The penitentiary is open from 10 am until 5 pm...

CHF First Friday: Ales of the Revolution

Friday, Jun 7 5:00p

Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia

Join us for a tasty history lesson in the art and science of re-creating Revolutionary-era ales led by CHF’s rare-book curator (and avid home brewer), James Voelkel...

Centennial Grown-Up Tours

Tuesday, May 21 2:00p

Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia

Take a trip back in time and enjoy the restored architecture and rich history of Memorial Hall...

FISH 'n SHIP

Tuesday, May 21 9:30a

Battleship New Jersey- Parking Garage, Camden

Combination ticket allows guests to visit Camden's Waterfront Adventure Aquarium and the Battleship NJ...

Maurice Sendak: A Legacy

Tuesday, May 21 12:00p

Rosenbach Museum & Library, Philadelphia

He let the Wild Things loose. He gave us Max, Mickey, Rosie, and Pierre. He ﬁt a library into a nutshell and fed us chicken soup...

Docent Tour:

Friday, May 24 2:00p

John Grass Wood Turning, Philadelphia

The John Grass Wood Turning Company is a fully-functional wood shop, founded in 1863 in Philadelphia, when the city was known as The Workshop of the World...