VISUAL ARTS

    Hanging Around: Modern and Contemporary Lighting from the Permanent Collection

    Hanging Around: Modern and Contemporary Lighting from the Permanent Collection

    Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Philadelphia Museum of Art - Perelman Building

    July 17-October 10, 2010


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    In the early twentieth century, with the introduction of electric light, designers began to focus on lighting fixtures, hanging lamps among them. Interest in lighting design experienced a particular surge in the decades after World War II, when many young artists, the American George Nelson among them, responded to a demand for fixtures that were both functional and modern in their aesthetic. Drawn from the Museum’s extensive collection of modern and contemporary design, this exhibition features some twenty hanging lamps.


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      • Venue Info

        Philadelphia Museum of Art - Perelman Building

        Fairmount Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue
        Philadelphia, PA 19130

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        Program is FREE! after Museum Admission:
        $16 (Adult)
        $14 (Senior (65+))
        $12 (Student (with valid ID) and Child (13-18))
        FREE! (Member and Child (under 12))

        Info Phone: 2157638100

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        July 17-October 10, 2010

        Times:

        Tuesday-Sunday, 10 am-5 pm

      • Accessibility Info

          Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.


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