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A dinner plate painted to honor the actress Julie Andrews.

Behrend students save a seat for women in history

9/18/18

The artist Judy Chicago's 1979 masterwork, 'The Dinner Party,' celebrated women from myth and history. A class project at Penn State Behrend honors Chicago's vision while paying tribute to a new set of women.

Charles Caryl Coleman’s "Still Life with Peach Blossoms (1877)"

Palmer Museum receives innovative grant from Art Bridges

9/12/18

This fall, the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State received its first grant from Art Bridges to augment the new exhibition "Object Lessons: American Still-Life Painting in the Nineteenth Century," which opened on Sept. 4 and highlights the strong tradition of still-life painting in the United States.

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Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 13-20

9/12/18

Elton John's farewell tour, a free golf clinic with the Penn State Women's Golf Team, and a unique play modeled after Greek mythology are among some of the highlights happening at Penn State over the next week.

closeup photo of cartoonist Charles Addams signature dated 1952

Charles Addams mural, global news resources move to Paterno Library

9/11/18

“An Addams Family Holiday,” a 1952 mural by American cartoonist Charles Addams, has been relocated in the newly renovated and renamed MacKinnon’s Lounge, on the first floor of Paterno Library on Penn State’s University Park campus, just in time for fans to mark the 30th anniversary of Addams’ passing.

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Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 6-13

9/5/18

The Movin' In concert, Harvest Festival and a top calypso band at Penn State York are among the cultural highlights at Penn State this weekend and next week.

Palmer fall 2018 programming

Palmer Museum of Art releases fall 2018 programming schedule

9/4/18

This season, the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State will host a full slate of fall programs that are sure to appeal to both University and community audiences. The diverse schedule features popular noontime poetry readings, Friday gallery talks and Pop Up exhibitions, and Sunday afternoon docent tours, as well as several exciting new programs, including Third Thursday evening events and a Family Day for art lovers of all ages.

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