Permanent Collection

After a white suburban art museum appoints a successful African-American businessman as director, he discovers a wealth of African art in the museum’s storage and a battle of ideologies is set in motion–exposing issues that are far from black and white. Inspired by the true controversies surrounding Philadelphia’s Barnes Foundation, this entertaining and explosive new play explores opposing views of art, race and culture. Jeff Adler directs Permanent Collection, by Thomas Gibbons.