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Lewis and Clark
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Where did President Thomas Jefferson send Meriwether Lewis to set scientific goals for his expedition? To Philadelphia, of course, where tutors included University of Pennsylvania botanist Benjamin Smith Barton. Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery ultimately assembled a professional herbarium of over 200 specimens of which 178 were new to science. The collection resides at the Academy of Natural Sciences, where, its curator tells us, the specimens continue to reveal secrets of the American Continent.

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Behind the scenes preview of The Please Touch Museum

May 8, 2008

The Please Touch Museum will open in October at its new site... Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park. Construction and renovation work is continuing toward the opening date. From WHYY's Arts and Culture Desk, Alex Schmidt took a hard-hat tour.
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Cinco de Mayo less important among city's Mexican immigrant community

May 5, 2008

While South Street may have been hopping with Cinco de Mayor parties, that probably wasn't the case in much of Mexico or in Philadelphia's Mexian immigrant community. From WHYY's Arts and Culture Desk, Alex Schmidt reports. Listen to the mp3 »

More info: Wikipedia: State of Puebla
City of Puebla
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Preservation underway of history-making ship at Penn's Landing

May 1, 2008

Some long-needed preservation work is underway at the Independence Seaport Museum on Penn's Landing. WHYY's Alex Schmidt went down into the depths to check out underwater restoration work on the Spanish-American war vessel - The Olympia.
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More info: Independence Seaport Museum website: Cruiser Olympia
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From NPR

Humanities Live

Watch this exciting new series that showcases our region's talent in dance, poetry, film, sports, and music. Humanities Live was developed in partnership with the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and taped live in WHYY's Civic Space with Host Tracey Matisak. See the complete 2008 schedule.

Arts Calendar

Arts Calendar
Find out what's going on in your area. If you like the arts scence in Philadelphia and its surrounding communities, the Arts Calendar can tell you where to go. Every week we pick a fresh lineup of performances, showcases, and other cultural events.

The Sixth Square

Who and what is The Sixth Square? It's WHYY's Arts & Culture blog that features insights, observations and tips. The Sixth Square is intended as a shared space about a city with a powerful sense of place and a dynamic and increasingly meaningful arts and culture community. Read the blog »

On Stage at Curtis

Tune in to the Y Arts Channel for On Stage at Curtis 7PM every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Watch the extraordinarily talented students of Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music perform works by Beethoven, Haydn, Brahms, Mozart, and Chopin and many more. This season also features a special recital devoted to Curtis composers. The new series begins September 3rd. See the full schedule.