Iraq's Ancient Past at the Penn Museum--Italian Conductor Daniele Gatti--Arshile Gorky at PMA

Jim Cotter speaks with Richard Zettler, the co-curator of Iraq's Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur's Royal Cemetery, a new exhibition opening on October 25th at the Penn Museum.

David Patrick Sterns profiles the controversial Italian conductor Daniele Gatti. He leads the Philadelphia Orchestra in a series of concerts this week.

Susan Lewis explores the Philadelphia Museum of Art's new retrospective on 20th-century American artist Arshile Gorky, whose work was a bridge between surrealism and abstract expressionism.

More Information:

• Iraq's Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur's Royal Cemetery at Penn Museum
• Daniele Gatti conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra - ticket information
• Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, October 21, 2009 to January 10, 2010