In celebration of the James A. Michener Art Museum’s 20th anniversary, the Museum hosts a monumental exhibition showcasing over 100 works from its permanent collection, including new and rarely seen acquisitions. An Evolving Legacy: Twenty Years of Collecting at the Michener Art Museum is on view throughout six galleries from June 13, 2009 through January 3, 2010 (closing date subject to change due to construction). From early acquisitions of Pennsylvania Impressionist paintings to more recent additions of modern studio furniture and contemporary video art, the works on display share the …

George Nakashima’s straight back chair is subject of exhibit at the Design Center at Philadelphia University,
april 30 – june 5

Michener Art Museum to host Jim Henson’s Fantastic World in new gallery space
from September 12 until November 29, 2009.

“Pulp Function” exhibit at Michener Art Museum this spring demonstrates the ultimate in paper recycling
Michener Art Museum from March 28 through June 28, 2009

From daydreams to nightmares, images and stories fill our heads helping us to solve problems, explore fantasies and unlock hidden feelings. In a lucid dream, the dreamer can consciously control characters and settings. Lucid Dreaming, the second exhibition in the vibrant news series Shift: Investigations in Contemporary Art at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, features paintings, photographs, film and sculpture with recurring elements, unusual juxtapositions and narratives that skew both time and space. On view in the Museum’s Pfundt Gallery from January 17 through April 12, 2009, …