James A. Michener Art Museum
Pennsylvania Impressionist paintings hang inside the stone walls of the 1884 Bucks County prison, which closed in 1985 and reopened as a museum in 1988, named for Doylestown's own James Michener. The collection runs to more than 2,700 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper.
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Beyond Words: The Reluctant Fundamentalist Daytime Book Club
A daytime book club that pairs a novel with works in the galleries. Ten dollars for members, twenty two otherwise, one to two thirty.
Yoga in the Garden
Second week of the outdoor sculpture garden yoga run. Four to five on a Thursday, mats out among the artworks, open to any level.
Yoga in the Galleries
Restorative indoor session with Dragonfly Yoga Studio after the museum closes, 5:15 to 6:15. Twenty five dollars for members.
Free Second Sunday at the Michener
September's free admission day, noon to five, with family programming on the schedule. Same weekend as the Arts Festival, so plan the parking.
Unplugged Family Day: Cut-and-Collage Landscapes
Free family art making in two hour-long sessions, one to two and two to three. Pre-register and pick your session, paper landscapes are the project.
The Crossing Reimagined: History Through Artists' Eyes with Laura Igoe
The chief curator walks through how artists from Leutze onward have pictured Washington crossing the Delaware. An hour, Wednesday at one.
The Art of Response: Ekphrastic Writing
Two hours of writing in response to what is on the walls. New program, ten dollars for members and twenty two for everyone else.
Exploring the Galleries with Executive Director Anne Corso: New and On View
The museum's director walks the refreshed Byers Gallery and talks through works new to the collection. One hour, fifteen dollars for members.
Yoga in the Garden
Third Thursday of the garden yoga series, four to five in the Patricia D. Pfundt Sculpture Garden. Advance payment through Dragonfly Yoga Studio.
September School Day Out Art Camp
A full day of art making at the museum on a school holiday, nine to four, taught by Mike McKeough. Sixty dollars for members, eighty otherwise.
Yoga in the Garden
Late September session of the outdoor yoga run, four to five. The garden is at its best right about now, before the light goes.
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