Near Philadelphia and want to play one of the world's largest video games, on the side of a skyscraper? Join the lottery here (link is external)! During the pretty fantastic-sounding Philly Tech Week (link is external), spectators will watch the game from the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (link is external) (aka "The Rocky Steps (link is external)").
If you've never been to the Philly Museum of Art, the collection is amazing. Your bloggess highly recommends a visit!
They have truly extraordinary works, from Van Gogh's soft and melancholy Rain (link is external) to incredible holdings of Joseph Cornell boxes (link is external) and Duchamp (link is external) works.
Gazing into the haunting, dreamlike (link is external) Cornells creates an altered state of wonder and mystery. Peering in at Duchamp's "Given (link is external)" is a dark twist in the dream-state, a vision of vulnerability and voyeuristic complicity. I suggest following it with a visit to my second-favorite (link is external) Degas, the "Interior (link is external)" subtitled "The Rape", for a profound show-don't-tell experience in gender politics.
There's also a fine Sargent from his Venice period and of course some crackerjack works by local boy Eakins, so stop in if you're watching giant Pong!
