ArtPhilly’s inaugural What Now: 2026 turns the city into a stage with more than 30 new commissions and neighborhood activations through July 2. Highlights include premieres at Bartram’s Garden, the Mann and the Annenberg Center.

After 42 years leading Mural Arts, Jane Golden will step down in July 2026 but will remain to finish major semiquincentennial projects. Her exit starts a national search for a successor.

Brandywine Conservancy revealed a $100M plan to expand its Chadds Ford campus with a Kengo Kuma–designed museum, new galleries and roughly 10 miles of public trails.

Mayor Cherelle Parker pledged new operating and capital funds for the Dell Music Center as the venue's 2026 season kicked off in Strawberry Mansion.

The Penn Museum’s reimagined Native North America gallery centers Indigenous curators and mixes historic objects with contemporary art and interactive language stations.

The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute landed a $1.5M lead gift to launch a $4.9M campaign to renovate Saint Patrick Hall in Rittenhouse Square.

A packed gala drew more than 600 to the revived Lansdowne Theater as the restored 1927 movie palace settles into a busy concert season. Community leaders and national acts are already on the calendar.

Former presidents joined entertainers and athletes at the Kimmel Center Saturday as HISTORYTalks kicked off programming tied to Philadelphia’s 250th. The invitation‑only day mixed politics, memory and pop culture.

PHILADANCO returns to the Kimmel Center this weekend with world premieres and repertory that mix urgency and tradition.

PAFA is reopening its Frank Furness–designed landmark after a $13M overhaul, timed to the country’s 250th and a major dual‑venue exhibition.

The National Constitution Center has opened new galleries for America’s 250th, including an "America’s Founding" gallery that displays a rare first-printing of the Constitution. The updates anchor a year of citywide 250th events.

Mahershala Ali is set to join HBO’s Delco‑set drama Task as a Philadelphia DEA rival to Mark Ruffalo’s character. Pennsylvania has approved a $49.8M tax credit to keep season two local.

Meg Saligman’s Ministry of Awe has opened in Old City, turning a vacant 19th‑century bank into a six‑story immersive art 'bank' created by local artists.