Current Exhibitions

For Ruthie:

Friend or Faux

On Display: Wed, 11/11/2009 - Sun, 07/11/2010

"Friend or Faux: Imitation and Invention from Innocent to Fraudulent" explores the notion of authenticity across a range of periods and media, looking at objects ranging from innocent copies made as family mementos to illegal forgeries intended to deceive. 

George Washington, autograph retained draft to Betty Washington Lewis

Moore Adventures in Wonderland

On Display: Wed, 09/23/2009 - Sun, 06/06/2010

Inspired by the Rosenbach’s extensive Lewis Carroll and Marianne Moore collections and the whimsical qualities of the exhibition space, Sue Johnson’s installation creates a poetic archive and a hyper-visual experience of Alice Through the Looking Glass.

For Ruthie:

On Display: Wed, 02/10/2010 - Mon, 06/21/2010

Maurice Sendak once praised Ruth Krauss as one of the “grand, inspired, towering women who invented the American children’s book from scratch.” "For Ruthie" is the first exhibition of its kind to explore their working relationship and its influence on Sendak’s subsequent work.

Final drawing for I Want to Paint My Bathroom Blue. © Maurice Sendak, 1956.

Upcoming Exhibitions

Westward Ho!

The Lure and Lore of the American West

Wed, 07/28/2010 - Sun, 11/28/2010

The West looms large in the American imagination. A place of limitless possibility, the West was an always-available stage for reinvention and new beginnings. This exhibition draws from across the Rosenbach collections to examine the history and mythos of the West and its cast of characters More