Current Exhibitions

Upcoming Exhibitions and Events

National Assembly Building in Dhaka, Bangla-desh, Louis Kahn, 1962–83 © Raymond Meier. Courtesy of the Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein.

Louis Kahn: The Power of Architecture

August 11, 2017–November 5, 2017

Opening Reception:
Wednesday, September 6, 2017, 6:00–8:00 pm 
 

Public Programs:

September 14, 2017, 6:00 pm to 7:30pm
 
September 16, 2017, two tours from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm and 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm
 
October 6, 2017, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
 
October 7, 2017, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
 
October 9, 2017, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
 
 
October 28, 2017 and November 4, 2017, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
 


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Photo credit: Ed Wheeler

The Meaning Within Materials: Louis Kahn's Gift to Us with Stephen Kieran

September 14, 2017–6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Opening Reception:
Lecture and Reception:
Center for Architecture and Design
1218 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
 
Free and open to the public
RSVP suggested, Walk-ins welcome
 
For questions about this program, please contact The Fabric Workshop and Museum at reservations@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org or (215) 561-8888.


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Photo credit: Interior of Normal & Doris Fisher House by Louis I. Kahn (1960-67). Image courtesy of: William Whitaker

Private Tour of Pennsylvania Kahn Residences with William Whitaker

September 16, 2017–two tours at 9:30 am – 1:00 pm and 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Opening Reception:
Tickets: $50 before August 15, 2017
Regular admission $65.00
Pre-registration required
 
Pickup and drop-off at 1214 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. Morning tour begins promptly at 9:30 am and ends at 1:00 pm. Afternoon tour begins promptly at 1:30 pm and ends at 5:00 pm.
 
Tickets available for purchase soon.
 
Tickets include round trip transit on a private bus, admission to both houses and light refreshments. This an exclusive opportunity not to be missed! Tickets will go fast and encourage you to make your reservations before August 18, 2017. Please note that tour space is limited and tickets are nonrefundable.
 
For questions about this program, please contact The Fabric Workshop and Museum at reservations@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org or (215) 561-8888.


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Teen Event: Dream House!

October 6, 2017–4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Opening Reception:
The Fabric Workshop and Museum
6th Floor Studio
 
Free and open to all teens
RSVP suggested, walk-ins-welcome
Recommended ages: 13-19 years old
 
For questions about this teen program, please contact The Fabric Workshop and Msueum at reservations@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org or (215) 561-8888.


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Family Program: Kahn-Struct

October 7, 2017–1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Opening Reception:
The Fabric Workshop and Museum
6th Floor Studio
 
Free and open to all families
RSVP suggested, walk-ins welcome
Recommendated ages: 4-12 years
 
For questions about this family program, please contact The Fabric Workshop and Museum at reservations@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org or (215) 561-8888.


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DesignPhiladelphia: Center City Open House Crawl

October 9, 2017–4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Opening Reception:
Free and open to the public
 
For questions about this program, please contact The Fabric Workshop and Museum at reservations@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org or (215) 561-8888.


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Photo credit: Naqib Houssain, National Assembly Building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Louis Kahn, 1962-83

Healthy Happy Hour and Fitness Tour of Louis Kahn: The Power of Architecture

October 12, 2017–4:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Opening Reception:
Free and open to the public
RSVP suggested
Tour times TBD
 
For questions about this program, please contact The Fabric Workshop and Museum at reservations@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org or (215) 561-8888.


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Architecture Photography Workshop with Lonnie Graham

October 28, 2017–10:00 am to 1:00 pm, rain or shine

Opening Reception:
Workshop will begin at Rodin Museum
2151 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130

Saturday, October 28 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, rain or shine 
and
Saturday, November 4 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, rain or shine
 
RSVP required, $20 entry fee
Class size limited to 20 participations
All levels of experience welcome
Participants encouraged to bring their own camera and tripod
 
For questions about this program, please contact The Fabric Workshop and Museum at reservations@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org or (215) 561-8888.


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Coming at Kahn 20 Years Apart with David Brownlee and Wendy Lesser

November 2, 2017–6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Opening Reception:
Lecture and Reception:
Center for Architecture and Design
1218 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
 
Free and open to the public
RSVP suggested, walk-ins welcome
 
Event schedule:
Doors open: 5:30 pm
Conversation begins: 6:00 pm
Book signing: 7:30 - 8:00 pm
 
For questions about this program, please contact The Fabric Workshop and Museum at reservations@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org or (215) 561-8888.


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Ursula von Rydingsvard, Krypta I, 2014. Cedar, graphite.125 x 77 x 56 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Lelong, New York.

Ursula von Rydingsvard: The Contour of Feeling

April 27, 2018–August 26, 2018

Opening Reception:
April 27, 2018, 6:00 – 8:00 pm


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Past Exhibitions

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Family Program participants. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño. Family Program: Sole, Stamp, and Stomp!
Spring 2017 College/Post-Graduate apprentices Eric Anthony Berdis and Cody Graham print with Museum Education Coordinator Ryan Parker. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño. Summer 2017 Public Apprentice Talks
Lenka Clayton Leads Artist Residency in Motherhood Workshop
Lenka Clayton. Photo credit: Lisa Marie Jakab. Public Conversation: Lenka Clayton and Dan Byers
Visitors explore Lenka Clayton: Object Temporarily Removed. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño. Slow Art Day
Teen Program participants. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño. Teen Program: Type Hype!
(Left to Right) Fall 2015 College/Post-Graduate apprentices Mithila Mohan, Annie Irwin, Addoley Dzegede with Museum Education Coordinator, Ryan Parker. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño. Spring 2017 Public Apprentice Talks
Process image of typewriter drawing by Lenka Clayton. Photo credit: Tom Little. Lenka Clayton: Object Temporarily Removed
Left: Magnus Peterson Horner, Nature, Fall 2014 High School Apprentice. Right: Todd Stong, Night Flowers, Spring 2016 Post-Graduate Apprentice. Photo credits: Carlos Avendaño. Surface Forms
Linda Eaton Gallery Talk with Linda Eaton
Natalie Shapero. Photo credit: Alonso Nichols. Public Poetry Reading by Natalie Shapero
Commonplace book. The Rosenbach Museum, MS 239/18, Philadelphia. Public Conversation with Ann Hamilton and Maria Popova
Teen Program participants. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño Teen Program: Texting and Tea
Jungwoong Kim. Photo credit: Fred Hatt Jungwoong Kim: SaltSoul speaks to habitus
Ann Hamilton and Susan Stewart, Channel, 2016. Photo credit: Ann Hamilton. Public Poetry Reading by Susan Stewart and Ann Hamilton
Ann Hamilton. Photo credit: Michael Mercil. Lecture by Artist Ann Hamilton
Instructor Yui Kobayashi with Family Program participants. Photo credit: Christina Roberts. Family Program: PORTable Prints at the Pier!
Ann Hamilton • habitus • 2016. Installation at Municipal Pier 9, made in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Photo credit: Thibault Jeanson. Ann Hamilton: habitus
Gabrielle Revlock—instructor of Inside/Outside: Exploring Movement with Hoops—performing Halo. Photo Credit: Bill Herbert. Inside/Outside: Exploring Movement with Hoops
Joan Jonas, Glass Puzzle (still detail), 1973. Video. Running time: 17.5 minutes. Camera by Babette Mangolte. Point of Contact: The Camera and the Body
How We Move: A Collaborative Video Project
Image courtesy Ann Hamilton Studio.  Ann Hamilton: cloth · a commonplace | Public Program
Youth participants engaged at The Fabric Workshop and Museum’s (FWM) hands-on educational Family Workshop event, Let's C What Happens, Saturday, February 11, 2012 celebrating Nick Cave, Let's C exhibition, held in the Museum’s print studio. Photo Credit: Carlos Avendaño. Drag, Drop, and Roll! Body Drawing Family Program
Janine Antoni in collaboration with Anna Halprin, Paper Dance, 2013. April 20, 2016 performance view from Ally, produced in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum. Photographed by Carlos Avendaño. Courtesy of the artists and The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Ally