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Philadelphia Museum of Art Hosts Acclaimed Photographer Judith Joy Ross Live in Conversation With Curator Peter Barberie
The 2021 Arnold Newman Lecture is free with registration and will take place virtually on February 17 at 12pm EST.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Unionize, With 89% Majority Vote
The PMA Union will become one of the largest unionized museum workforces in the country.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Concludes Workplace Assessment After Allegations of Abuse
The results of the examination, shared with staff in an online meeting on Tuesday, July 28, paint a grim picture that implicates all levels of the museum’s leadership.
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Amid Mass Furloughs, Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Schedule Union Election
News of the election follows PMA’s announcement that it would cut over 20% of its workforce via furloughs and voluntary separation agreements.
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Report Exposes Physical Abuse Allegations Against Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Former Retail Director
Employees tell the Philadelphia Inquirer that James A. Cincotta would hit, slap, punch, pinch, and shove his colleagues to the point of bruising and tears, as well as denigrate them verbally, often in public.
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Hundreds of Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Call for Institutional Accountability on Sexual Harassment
Over 300 former and current PMA employees signed a petition saying the recent sexual misconduct allegations against Joshua Helmer, the museum’s former assistant director of interpretation, “barely scratch the surface.”
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The Troubling Technology and Ableist Mentality of Medical Exoskeletons
Designs for Different Futures, currently on exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, disappointingly offers more favoring of today’s ableism in disabled people’s futures.
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CraftNOW Brings 20-Plus Special Events to the Craft Capital of Philadelphia
The organization will host various events that include the Craft Capital exhibition series, a symposium, hands-on activities, tours, and much more.
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Seeing American History Through the Art of a Black WWI Soldier
Horace Pippin was a self-taught artist out of necessity, as the society in which he lived had shut most of its doors on him.
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A Photographer’s Intimate Infinitude
David Lebe has often relied on alternative photographic processes to create powerful depictions of queer bodies.
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Larry Fink Illuminates the Drama of Boxing
Initially uninterested in boxing, Fink became hooked on exploring this world of grand ambitions and human vanity.