"Northern Liberties: From World's Workshop to Hipster Mecca and the People in Between"

Philadelphia History Museum, 15 S. 7th St. (7th & Market)  – through August 31

The transformations sweeping Northern Liberties during the past half century tell a dramatic tale of life, death, and rebirth. This exhibit, sponsored by the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association and curated by Northern Liberties artist Jennifer Baker, will narrate that story. Using photographs, artifacts, videos and the collected stories of the people who remember the lively postwar industrial neighborhood, the exhibition vividly illustrates the trauma of deindustrialization and depopulation and the eventual redevelopment of this uniquely Philadelphia neighborhood.View the exhibition and see additional artifacts shared by Northern Liberties residents on view for one night only in the Museum's Main Gallery, and hear the neighborhood stories they tell. Remarks by Matt Ruben, NLNA President; Jennifer Baker, artist and exhibition curator; Charles Croce, Museum Executive Director and CEO.

Personal Stories and Artists' Pages

Response to Jennifer's call for artifacts, personal stories, and pages for the Artists' Book has been great. And Jennifer is still looking for more. So if you have any memento or physical object from NL's history; if you have a personal story to share; or if you're an artists who would like to have a page in the Artists' Book - contact Jennifer at jlpbaker@gmail.com.Learn More at NPR's NewsWorks. Or read a review at Philly•com or at the Inquirer.