The Museum and the surrounding neighborhood are abuzz with family-friendly activity for the annual Fairmount Arts Crawl. Visit the Perelman Building for an exploration of kanthas, colorful embroidered quilts made by Bengali women that tell stories of life in Bengal (modern day Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal, India), as well as snake goddesses, great Bengal tigers, ten-headed demons, and more. Try your hand at embroidery and take guided tours of the exhibition Kantha: The Embroidered Quilts of Bengal from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz and the Stella Kramrisch Collections.

• Make-and-Take Workshop
  
  • Sunday, April 25, 2010, 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • Guided Tours of Kantha: The Embroidered Quilts of Bengal
    Starts at 1:00 p.m., and 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.

Participate in an exciting citywide festival, Art in the Open, a celebration of local artists, the Philadelphia landscape, and creating art outdoors. Drawing Together programs are be held on the East Terrace overlooking the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on June 5 and 6, and in the Museum’s Sculpture Garden overlooking the Schuylkill River on June 12 and 13. Artists will be on hand to provide materials and encouragement.

• Saturday, June 5, 2010, 11:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
• Sunday, June 6, 2010, 11:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
• Saturday, June 12, 2010, 11:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
• Sunday, June 13, 2010, 11:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Participate in an exciting citywide festival, Art in the Open, a celebration of local artists, the Philadelphia landscape, and creating art outdoors. Exploring aspects of the Philadelphia landscape— the city and the Schuylkill River—the June Family Studio builds on the theme of Summer Scenery. Artists will be on hand to provide materials and encouragement.

• June Family Studio: Summer Scenery
  
  • Sunday, June 6, 2010, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, June 13, 2010, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, June 20, 2010, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
• Sunday, June 27, 2010, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.