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The Arden Craft Shop Museum is so excited to be lending a group of objects to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for their upcoming exhibition Workshop of the World: Arts and Crafts in Philadelphia. One of the objects the museum is lending is the 1899 Frank Stephens sculpture of William Lightfoot Price in Costume with […]
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The Arden Craft Shop Museum is delighted to celebrate the installation of a new student exhibition by Liam Trageser of the University of Delaware. The exhibition explores the revival of American folk music and the influential role the Ardens played in nurturing this vibrant cultural movement. Lead Belly at the Gild Hall, 1947, ACSM00842 From
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The Arden Craft Shop Museum welcomes you to the opening of our newest exhibition: A Dream….. Realized? on October 19th from 1-3 pm. This exhibition celebrates the 125th anniversary of Arden and the 75th anniversary of Ardencroft. A dream was planted like a young tree in Arden, matured in Ardentown, flourished with the founding of
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Dates October 2024 – September, 2025 Celebrate the Arden Craft Shop’s 20th Anniversary with a new exhibition Treasures of childhood: Growing up in the Ardens. A childhood in the Ardens is full of adventures, new experiences, and freedoms. Many organizations led by residents of all ages create the special experience of growing up in the
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Dates October 2023 – September, 2024 This exhibition showcased the history of women artists of the Ardens. The displays ranged from pottery to poems and from greeting cards to stained glass and all represented work done by the women artists who have graced the community of the Ardens. Exhibition Inquiry Contact
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Dates October 2022 – August, 2023 Our exhibition showcases the history of Ardentown as it celebrates is hundredth anniversary. Enjoy an exhibition filled with artifacts related to the founding, residents, businesses, and cultural organizations that make up Ardentown and it’s history. Exhibition Inquiry Contact
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Dates January – August, 2022 Our exhibition showcases our collection of paintings, drawings and sculpture created or collected by residents of the Ardens from 1900 to 1960. Come see the condensed version of this show in the Bernie Schwab Community Room. Exhibition Inquiry Contact
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Dates October 2020 – August, 2021 This exhibition celebrates the traditions of Equality in its many forms in the Ardens. Of course, nationally 2020 marked the 100th Anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, bringing equality to the voting booth, but equality has many forms. In the Ardens we see it at work thoughout
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Dates October 2019 – October, 2020 An Exhibition Celebrating 70 Years of the Arden Community Recreation Association The Arden Community Recreation Association (ACRA) began more than 70 years ago with a clear purpose: to provide recreational programming for all age groups in the Ardens. The objective of this exhibition is to celebrate those years and
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Dates October 2016 – October 2017 There’s a Gild for That! showcases a number of Gilds, past and present and in doing, illustrates the wide variety of talents and interests that bring so much life to the Ardens. The Arden Club and its Gilds are an important part of the history of our villages and
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