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We virtually caught up with Ana Thorne to chat about her latest collaboration with PMA and her start as a Philly creative.Hi Ana! Tell us a bit about your background. Were you always creative?I am a Graphic designer and later on I took some courses at Moore College in Philly for fashion and learned how to sew at a small class in Lower Merion High School. Since I was a kid creativity has always been part of my everyday life. My grandma is a crafter and I believe she was the one that pla …

“Everything important that I have done can be put into a little suitcase”  -Marcel Duchamp In the mid-1930s, Marcel Duchamp embarked on a complex project: to create a collection of his most important works as miniature two- and three- dimensional replicas in a display container. This tiny museum became known informally as the Boîte-en-valise or Box in a Valise because of the leather case he designed for the deluxe edition. Duchamp maintained control of every aspect of the …

We asked Dirk Breiding, Associate Curator of Arms and Armor at The Philadelphia Museum of Art, to answer questions about the museum's world class collection.  His newly released book "Arms & Armor: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art"  is available for purchase here. What are the most visited/asked about pieces?  In general, the Museum’s collection is numerically very strong in the area of armor while the majority of our excellent firearms holdi …

As birthplace of The United States, Philadelphia is a city rich with history. But did you also know that Philly is home to America's oldest continuously running candy shop? For over a century and a half, Shane Confectionery has artfully produced thousands of delicious candies by hand right here in Philadelphia. Who better to team up with in creating an exclusive chocolate bar commemorating the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and celebrating the re-opening of our historic North Entrance? While o …

We partnered with our friends and local designers @widerawake on this unisex 100% cotton limited edition tee featuring a vintage 1954 Van Gogh exhibition poster we recently discovered in our library archives. Screen printed and shipped on demand from their home studio in the Philly suburbs, husband and wife Courtney and Justin Stevenson produce tee shirts for the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation department as well as many other local Philly businesses. A portion of the proceeds from this s …