From William Penn to George Washington to Benjamin Franklin, words from Philadelphians have shaped our city even before the exuberant […]
Thom Nickels: History and hypocrisy
When I lived as a student in Baltimore I remember being surprised – shocked almost – to discover a number […]
Stew Bolno: Rocky, Joe Frazier, and art
“I have met the enemy and he is us.” It’s a punch line from the comic strip Pogo; one that […]
Thom Nickels: It could have been worse
It could have been so much worse. Imagine if Sasha Suda, 45, former president and CEO of the Philadelphia Art […]
Thom Nickels: The changing face of Jesus
In August 2011, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Louvre, and the Detroit Institute of Arts, organized the Rembrandt and […]
Thom Nickels: Renamed, rebranded, and reduced — What happened to the Philadelphia Museum of Art?
The Philadelphia Museum of Art, now the Art Museum of Philadelphia, has been in decline for a number of years. […]
Celebrating getting Columbus Day back in Philadelphia
Every time I walk by the statue of Christopher Columbus a few blocks south of my office, I get flashbacks […]
Thom Nickels: Andy Warhol — the contrarian artist who redefined fame
It’s been almost 40 years since Andy Warhol died in Manhattan’s New York Hospital on February 22, 1987. Since his […]
Thom Nickels: Reforming the reforms in church architecture
While touring a number of Roman Catholic churches in Austria some time ago, I was struck by the haphazard clash […]
Heather Shayne Blakeslee: I don’t know if I belong to a political party anymore. So I’m throwing a party instead.
“We don’t care who you voted for, just bring a dish to the potluck.” I’ve uttered that phrase hundreds of […]