Gateway to the University: The Collections at Drexel (5/14/2022)

Sat, 14 May 2022 15:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/14/2022	Start Time:	11:00 AM
End Date:	5/14/2022	End Time:	4:00 PM

Exhibition from June 30, 2022 through December 23, 2022. The Peck Gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday, 11-4pm

Frank Furness’ 1876 Centennial National Bank, located at the crossroads of Market and 32nd Street, marks the gateway to the Drexel University campus. Now the Paul Peck Alumni Center, it is home to a newly renovated gallery space designed to showcase Drexel’s rich and diverse collections. These collections, which embody the interdisciplinary collaborative spirit of Drexel academics mark Drexel as one of the great collecting universities in the United States.

Though widely known for innovation, entrepreneurship and civic engagement, Drexel has been a serious collecting institution from its very inception in 1891. In fact, it was the University’s forward thinking founder AJ Drexel, who provided the inspiration and resources to establish The Drexel Collection. The original collection grew and evolved over the years and now the University holds a series of impressive collections including the internationally renowned Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, The Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection as well as The Legacy Center, which documents the role of women in American medicine, and the Archives at Hagerty Library.

The inaugural exhibition in the new gallery, curated by Cara Fry and Derek Gillman, is designed to provide a window into Drexel’s extraordinary collections which range from rare books to couture; from natural science to fine and applied arts. Every piece in the show is a treasure – including a Rittenhouse Orrery clock from 1873, a 1991 James Galanos evening gown, a 450 million year old slab of fossilized trilobites and a 16th century Paracelsus incunabulum. Also highlighted is an 1876 William Morris textile which serves as a fascinating case study for the way in which the objects in the Drexel collections invite interdisciplinary teaching and research and thereby provide historical context and contemporary relevance.

The exhibition is free and open to the public.

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (5/14/2022)

Sun, 15 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	5/14/2022	Start Time:	8:00 PM
End Date:	5/14/2022	End Time:	10:00 PM

Drexel's Theatre Program Presents:
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro
Music by Jimmy Roberts
Directed by KC MacMillan

One of the longest-running off Broadway musicals in history, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change tackles modern love in all its forms. Join us as we follow the highs and lows of first dates, first loves, marriages, babies, in-laws, and growing old together. This insightful and witty revue pays tribute to those who have loved and lost, to those who have fallen on their face at the portal of romance, and to those who have dared to make the first move.

Previews May 12 | 8:00PM
Open May 13 | 8:00PM
May 14, 19-21 | 8:00PM
May 15 | 2:00PM

Black Box Theater

Tickets
General Admission: $20
Non-Drexel Students: $15
Drexel Student/Faculty/Staff/Industry: $10

Tickets will be available here.

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Gateway to the University: The Collections at Drexel (5/14/2022)

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (5/14/2022)