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PHOTOS: 'Restoring Petals' Exhibition

Allentown Art Museum's newest exhibition, Restoring Petals, opened during its Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.

The entrance to the 'Restoring Petals' exhibition is decorated with paper sunflowers, which were made by about a thousand people during various workshops. (Olivia Marble)

Some paper sunflowers at the entrance of 'Restoring Petals' had positive messages or decorations. (Olivia Marble)

A section of the 'Restoring Petals' exhibition has collages and photos. (Olivia Marble)

Photos taken by Hope Sabbagh in the 'Restoring Petals' exhibition. (Olivia Marble)

A collage in the 'Restoring Petals' exhibition, with a QR code to a podcast episode interviewing Michelle Reilly Faust. ()

The reading corner in the 'Restoring Petals' exhibition. (Olivia Marble)

Restoring Petals Exhibition (Olivia Marble)

Restoring Petals Exhibition (Olivia Marble)

Coloring pages with sunflowers were available in the 'Restoring Petals' exhibition. (Olivia Marble)

The tables at the 'Restoring Petals' exhibition also had information about how to protect from viruses. (Olivia Marble)

Materials to make paper sunflowers at the 'Restoring Petals' exhibition. (Olivia Marble)

The choral-poetry performance at the 'Restoring Petals' reception. (Olivia Marble)

Latrice Young speaks with the crowd during the choral-poetry performance at the 'Restoring Petals' reception. (Olivia Marble)

Allentown-based artist Syncere Jackson sings during the 'Restoring Petals' reception. (Olivia Marble)

Incorect Poetry performs during the 'Restoring Petals' reception. (Olivia Marble)

Bethlehem-based artist Quartez Larell performs during the 'Restoring Petals' reception. (Olivia Marble)

Artist Rozse, who is an Allentown native, performs during the 'Restoring Petals' reception. (Olivia Marble)

The crowd at the 'Restoring Petals' reception. (Olivia Marble)