• Music Performance with Velvet Penny, World Assembly Body Opera and Keepsake1Million

    Museum for Art in Wood 141 N 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Music Performance with Velvet Penny, World Assembly Body Opera and Keepsake | Tues. Oct. 27, 2026 | Doors open 6:30 pm For Tickets, Click HERE Join us for a special music performance by Velevet Penny, World Assembly Body Opera and Keepsake. Tickets are on a sliding scale; please choose the level you can support the […]

  • Opening for Donna Dodson: Match of the Martriarchs

    Museum for Art in Wood 141 N 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Walk-ups Welcome Join us for the opening of Match of the Matriarchs. Match of the Matriarchs centers on a monumental, interactive chessboard featuring 32 life-size, movable chess pieces hand-carved from salvaged wood. Modeled on female archetypes and marine beings—cephalopods, cetaceans, and mermaids—Dodson’s sculptures transform the traditionally hierarchical game into a speculative arena of matriarchal power and ecological symbolism. […]

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  • Gallery Talk with Artist Donna Dodson

    Museum for Art in Wood 141 N 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Gallery Talk with Artist Donna Dodson | Sat. Nov. 7, 2026 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET | In-person Click HERE to RSVP Join us for a gallery talk with artist Donna Dodson and hear about her work in Match of the Matriarchs. The Match of the Matriarchs centers on a monumental, interactive chessboard featuring 32 life-size, […]

  • Game Night and Book Signing with Jennifer Shahade

    Museum for Art in Wood 141 N 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Game Night and Book Signing with Jennifer Shahade | Fri, Nov. 13, 2026 | 6 – 8 pm | In-person Click HERE to RSVP Join us for a captivating evening with Philadelphia-based two-time United States Women’s Chess Champion, FIDE Woman Grandmaster, and author Jennifer Shahade, who will showcase her skills and share excerpts from her […]

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  • Queering Wood Craft Part 16- What’s Queer Enough? Creativity, Risk and Failure

    Museum for Art in Wood 141 N 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Queering Wood Craft Part 16- What’s Queer Enough? Creativity, Risk and Failure | Sat, Nov 14, 2026 | 12:00 – 1:30 pm EST | Zoom Click HERE to RSVP The Museum for Art in Wood’s series of conversations with queer woodworkers is back for another installment this fall. Guest Curator, Deirdre Visser will facilitate a […]

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