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Object Lesson: Artist Mark Sfirri and Ted Maust, Historic Preservation Planner at the Philadelphia Historical Commission

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

Object Lesson: Artist Mark Sfirri and Ted Maust, Historic Preservation Planner at the Philadelphia Historical Commission | Fri, June 2, 2023 | 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm EDT | In-person Click HERE to RSVP Object Lesson is a monthly First Friday speaker series that will open wide the cases of the Museum's Collection through the […]

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Belly Dance: A Space for Personal Expression

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

Belly Dance: A Space for Personal Expression | Thurs. June 8, 2023 | 6:30 – 7:30 pm EDT | In-person Event Click HERE to RSVP The solo interpretive dance that Americans call "belly dance" is actually called raqs al sharqi in the Middle East. It means "Eastern dance." It is one of the oldest documented dance forms […]

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How it Started and How it’s Going: Collector talk with Suzanne Perrault, a partner at Rago/Wright Auctions

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

How it Started and How it's Going: Collector talk with Suzanne Perrault, a partner at Rago/Wright Auctions | Tues, June 13, 2023 | 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm EDT | LIVE on ZOOM Click HERE to RSVP Join us for How it Started and How it’s Going, a speaker series with collectors. For this session, we'll […]

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The Mashrabiya Project – Seeing through Space Artist Talk: Nadia Kaabi-Linke – on ZOOM

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

The Mashrabiya Project – Seeing through Space Artist Talk: Nadia Kaabi-Linke | Wed. June 14, 2023 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT | on ZOOM Click HERE to RSVP The Museum for Art in Wood is proud to present a series of free virtual lectures with artists featured in the upcoming exhibition Seeing through Space, […]

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Call for papers – Symposium: The Mashrabiya Project, craft and architecture

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

Call for papers Symposium: The Mashrabiya Project, craft and architecture Organizers: Museum for Art in Wood and the Center for Architecture + Design Date: July 20–21, 2023 The mashrabiya is an iconic component of Islamic architecture. A scalable window lattice that facilitated ventilation while providing privacy and shade, the mashrabiya also brought ornament to severe […]

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