ARTS NEWS: ASHM set to unveil the New Sweden Gallery

Soon, the American Swedish Historical Museum will open the New Sweden Gallery, featuring art and artifacts that reveal what Philadelphia was like before it was ... well, Philadelphia.

options

ARTS NEWS: ASHM set to unveil the New Sweden Gallery

POSTED: Friday, May 27, 2011, 11:00 AM

One of the gallery's tapestries

The American Swedish Historical Museum is introducing a new gallery space that's dedicated to New Sweden (aka pre-Philly) and the Delaware Valley's earliest residents. The venue, getting its name from original settlers Sven Gunnarsson and Jonas Nilsson, will bring together artifacts that help guests visualize what was happening in Philadelphia before William Penn swooped in and chartered it. “Previously these items were throughout the museum,” says ASHM's Caroline Rossy, “but this exhibit brings them all together.”

On display, Rossy says, are beads, letters, Lenape Indian artifacts, tobacco pipes, woven baskets and a painting of Johan Prince, a governor of New Sweden. And for those who like to get hand-on with their art perusal, ASHM is unveiling a Google Map of shows where churches, museums and other New Sweden sites that still exist throughout the city.

Gallery opening: Tue. June 7, American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave., 215-389-1776, americanswedish.org.

Posted by Brian Wilensky @ 11:00 AM Permalink | Post a comment

Comments (0)

Q&A with SHARI SOLANIS: "The goal isn't pornography"
What we're trying to do this weekend
SEXY TIME Q&A: I've never had an orgasm during sex with a man — and I'm 30!
NOW SEE THIS: Transit cop arrests marijuana activist for alleged disorderly conduct.
CONCERT REVIEW: Primus (3D & quadraphonic sound) @ The Tower 10/17
Q&A with Tony Goldwyn: "Life is gray, and relationships are, too"
ICE CUBE: In Memoriam: Joe Tartaglia
ICEPACK ILLUSTRATED: The Archbishop meets the Geator, the Mayor goes suit shopping, Le Bec Fin fin.
Coming soon to Philly: Two cockamamie movie promotion schemes
NOW SEE THIS: Tim and Eric direct Terry Crews for Old Spice

About this blog

Featuring everything from event roundups to concert reviews and sex talk, City Paper's Critical Mass is a space for off-the-wall coverage of Philly's A&E scene.

Follow Critical Mass editors Patrick Rapa and Emily Guendelsberger on Twitter:

@mission2denmark | @emilygee

Search this blog:

Topics:

Blog archives:

May
April
March

February
January

Past Archives: