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Close Latest About Search… Am I Not a Man and a Brother?”: Antislavery Art in the PMA’s Collection A few months ago, the Philadelphia Museum of Art added two small yet vital items to its collection: a ceramic medallion (fig. 1) fabricated at the Wedgwood pottery in Etruria,… Read moreExplore More Categories: COLLECTION CONSERVATION EXHIBITIONS IN THE WORLD INSIDE VIEW STAFF PICKS Get to Know Batikh Batikh An interview with Batikh Batikh, a SWANA (Southwest Asian, North African), femme, queer artist collective based in Philadelphia. I spent the day at their exhibition Echoes / أصداء, by member… IN THE WORLD 4 by 4 by 1: Four Immigrants, Four Stories, One Museum Twenty years ago, when I first arrived in the United States as an international student, I took my first steps on American soil in Philadelphia. And what did I do… COLLECTION , IN THE WORLD ProgressPride: Queer Representation in Art at the PMA Learn more about the Queer Representation in Art Learning Community (QRALC), a group of PMA staffers working to surface LGBTQ+ narratives in our collection. COLLECTION , INSIDE VIEW Recognizing Japanese American Activism in the Watanabe Collection On Mary Ishimoto Watanabe’s legacy of celebrating Japanese heritage in Philadelphia. COLLECTION , IN THE WORLD The Proof is the Portrait Looking closely at Portrait of Elizabeth Brown Montier,” an 1840 portrait of a free Black woman from Philadelphia. STAFF PICKS Ancestral Relics: A Conversation with Nick Cave A conversation with the artist Nick Cave about the historic, familial, and personal perspectives in early works in the museum’s collection COLLECTION , EXHIBITIONS Three Women Who Inspire My Work Teaching artist Lisa Volta draws connections between the accomplished artists she admires and the budding ones she mentors IN THE WORLD The Layers of Queer Symbolism in Sergio Avello’s Peste Rosa” On the continued relevance of the artist’s pink leather flag, inspired by the AIDS crisis of the 80s COLLECTION Get museum updates in your inbox Sign up for email newslettersHave an idea for a story? Share your ideaLoading Comments... You must be logged in to post a...