PA’s First Lady Seeking Submissions for COVID-19 Exhibit
Pennsylvania’s First Lady Frances Wolf is soliciting submissions for an online photography exhibit documenting Pennsylvanians’ experiences of COVID-19. The exhibit […]
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Some Philly Museums to Reopen This Month
In December Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf instituted stricter COVID-19 guidelines in response to the uptick in cases. Restaurants, gyms, and […]
Eastern State Penitentiary Adapts to COVID-19: Night Tours and Online Programming
To wrap up 2020, we are looking back on some of this year’s public humanities happenings in the Greater Philadelphia […]
Philadelphia Museum of Art Furloughs 57 Workers
On November 20 Philadelphia’s new “Safer at Home” COVID-19 restrictions went into effect, prompting cultural institutions across the city to […]
New AAM Survey Reveals a Third of US Museums Have Been Closed Since March
The American Alliance of Museums recently published the results of a survey about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on […]
Newark Museum of Art to Remain Closed until 2021
The Newark Museum of Art, New Jersey’s largest museum, announced that it will stay closed through the end of the […]
Montclair Art Museum Offers Free Admission to People Facing Unemployment
The Montclair Art Museum reopened on September 12. As a part of its reopening, the museum has implemented new programs […]
Four Smithsonian Museums Reopened to Public Last Week
Museums across the country that have been closed since mid-March are gradually beginning to reopen their doors to visitors. Last […]
Gov. Wolf Awards $20 Million in COVID Relief to PA Museums
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced yesterday that $20 million in relief grants had been awarded to museums and cultural sites […]
Battleship NJ to Close Indefinitely after Labor Day
Since closing on March 16 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Battleship New Jersey Museum has faced financial uncertainty. While […]