Maridon Museum, 322 N. McKean St., The Maridon Museum, 322 N. McKean St., houses a recently renovated netsuke exhibit, as well as hundreds of pieces of ancient and contemporary Asian art and Meissen porcelain. Regular museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays; closed Mondays and holidays. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students, and free for children younger than 8; children must be accompanied by an adult. Tours are led by trained docents and are available with advance notice. The museum also has a gift shop specializing in gifts and decorative art objects relating to China and Japan. Call 724-282-0123.

<B>Frick Art and Historical Center</B>, 7227 Reynolds St. in Point Breeze, is presenting "Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art." The Frick is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays; closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission is free, however there are charges for docent-led tours of Clayton, the former home of Henry Clay Frick, and some educational programs. Call 412-371-0600.<B>Society for Contemporary Crafts</B>, 2100 Smallman St., features "Transformation 7: Contemporary Works in Wood, the Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder's Prize Exhibition" through Jan. 2. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and by appointment Mondays. Call 412-261-7003.<B>Carnegie Museum of Art</B>, 4400 Forbes Ave., will reopen the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Galleries for decorative arts on Saturday, after a closure of almost 10 years. The galleries contain some 500 examples of American and European decorative arts and design from the mid-18th century through the present day. Many of the objects on display now are newly acquired or have never been exhibited to the public. "H_edge," an installation by designer Cecil Balmond continues through May 30 in the Forum Gallery. "Palm Springs Modern: Photographs by Julius Shulman" continues through Jan. 31. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, with additional hours until 8 p.m. Thursdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays. Admission, which includes the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, is $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens and $11 for students and children 3 and older, and free for members and children younger than 3. Call 412-622-3131 or visit the Web site, www.cmoa.org.

<B>Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts</B>, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, continues "The Shape of Life with Eva Zeisel," who was a spirited Hungarian woman who brought an original brand of modernism to the ceramic industry, through Dec. 31. The exhibit contains more than 100 examples of pottery, glass and furniture design collected by the Erie Art Museum to represent the 70-year career of the artist, who at 103, is still active. Also featured through Dec. 31 is the Hoyt Artists' Association's annual Holiday Show & Sale. Admission is free. New gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Call 724-652-2882, or visit the Web site, www.hoytartcenter.<B>Blue Heron Gallery</B>, 600 Main St., Volant, is featuring Karen Hoagland's "Safari of Stone Creatures" through Nov. 27 and Nancy Connelly"s "Pastels and Paintings" through Jan. 24. Wednesday Morning Artists from Eastbrook Presbyterian Church will provide backdrop for the "Stone Creatures." Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Call 724-652-0752.