When
Friday, August 28, 2026
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Where
Main Building,
Morgan, Korman, and Field Galleries 150-155
Join David Barquist, The H. Richard Dietrich, Jr. Curator of American Decorative Arts, Colin Fanning, the Louis C. Madeira IV Assistant Curator of European Decorative Arts, and Elisabeth Agro, The Nancy M. McNeil Curator of Modern and Contemporary Craft and Decorative Arts in the newly installed exhibition Workshop of the World: Arts & Crafts in Philadelphia.
As you look through the creative innovations that emerged from a network of Philadelphia artists, architects, and manufacturers, the curators of the exhibition will be on hand to provide additional detail about the pieces and answer your questions.
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