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Founded in 1876, the Philadelphia Museum of Art showcases more than 2,000 years of human creativity, the collections and special exhibitions present masterpieces of painting, sculpture, decorative arts and architectural settings from Europe, Asia and the Americas. The striking neo-classical building provides an oasis of beauty, and a wealth of activities for visitors of all ages--just minutes from center city Philadelphia.
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    Philadelphia Museum of Art

    26th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway
    Philadelphia, PA 19130

    Phone: 215-763-8100   |   Official Website

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    Access Information: All tours and lectures are accessible. Staff and volunteers are trained and readily available to make accommodations for all areas and services. Through the Outreach Program, traveling slide talks and telephone conference call courses make special exhibitions available to patrons unable to come to the Museum.

    The Museum is also equipped with accessible restrooms, drinking fountains and public telephones (including a TTY for the Deaf). The Restaurant, Café, and Museum Store are barrier free.

    Blind/VI Access: Touch Tours, including touchable interpretations of paintings, and special Verbal Description tours by trained Museum Guides are available by reservation. Materials (including maps) in Braille and large print are available upon request. There is an art making/art history program called Form in Art for blind adults.

    Deaf/Hearing Access: Sign Language interpretation for tours is available by advanced reservation. Listening enhancement systems are available for tours or lectures free of charge, as are scripts of audio tours. All Museum produced videos have open captions.

    Wheelchair Access: An accessible Entrance and parking are located on the Schuylkill River side of the Museum and are clearly marked. Wheelchairs are provided as needed. Elevators are available.

  • • Current Events

      05/19/13	Yoga on the Steps Philadelphia Museum of Art Yoga on the Steps Presented by Living Beyond Breast Cancer at Philadelphia Museum of Art May 19, 2013 Yoga on the Steps® is Living Beyond Breast Cancer’s signature education and fundraising event. The heart of Yoga on the Steps is a one-hour yoga class, designed for all skill levels and body types led by Jennifer Schelter, MFA, the founder of Yoga Unites®. After the class, participants and supporters can enjoy refreshments and browse through a Healthy Living Expo featuring health and nutrition experts, event sponsors, yoga and fitness studios, vendors...
      03/16/13- 07/07/13	The Art of Golf Philadelphia Museum of Art The Art of Golf Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Philadelphia Museum of Art March 16-July 7, 2013  The Art of Golf March 16, 2013 - July 7, 2013 The Golfers (1847), an iconic work by Scottish painter Charles Lees (1800–1880), is the centerpiece of The Art of Golf, an exhibition celebrating what has been called “a game of considerable passion” on the occasion of the U.S. Open Championships, which will be played in June at the Merion Golf Club, in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. This installation explores the creation of Lees’s complex and ambitious...
      03/03/13- 06/09/13	Great and Mighty Things: Outsider Art from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection Philadelphia Museum of Art Great and Mighty Things: Outsider Art from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Philadelphia Museum of Art March 3-June 9, 2013 The power of self-taught artistic talent, the drive of the human spirit to create, and the wonders of highly original inner worlds revealed. These are just a few of the reasons why the Philadelphia Museum of Art is proud to debut the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection, a promised gift to the Museum of more than two hundred works by self-taught artists. Discover the visual strength and original beauty of these works by twenty-seven untrained American artists, each with a moving...
      02/16/13- 05/19/13	Journeys to New Worlds: Spanish and Portuguese Colonial Art from the Huber Collection Philadelphia Museum of Art Journeys to New Worlds: Spanish and Portuguese Colonial Art from the Huber Collection Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Philadelphia Museum of Art February 16-May 19, 2013 With a rare group of paintings, decorative arts, and sculptures from the collection of Roberta and Richard Huber, Journeys to New Worlds explores the artistic exchanges between Spain and Portugal and their colonies in the Americas and Asia during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This unique combination of rich visual traditions offers viewers a glimpse into the fascinating history and global influence of Iberian colonial art. The exhibition includes paintings by...

  • • Upcoming Events

      05/22/13	Art Talk - Triple Play: "Decorative Mysteries" Philadelphia Museum of Art Art Talk - Triple Play: "Decorative Mysteries" Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Philadelphia Museum of Art May 22, 2013 Explore 3 artworks in 33 minutes! Triple Play is part conversation, part gallery talk – all informal and fun.
      05/29/13	Art Talk - Staff Picks: "Mother Power- A Goddess from Nepal" Philadelphia Museum of Art Art Talk - Staff Picks: "Mother Power- A Goddess from Nepal" Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Philadelphia Museum of Art May 29, 2013 Curators, conservators, or educators present an insider’s guide to the Museum’s collection.  Meets in Lenfest Hall
      06/09/13	Strides for Stroke Philadelphia Museum of Art Strides for Stroke Presented by Delaware Valley Stroke Council at Philadelphia Museum of Art June 9, 2013 Funds raised from Strides for Stroke will be used to educate people of the Greater Philadelphia Area on the risk factors of stroke and to provide advocacy for cutting edge stroke care at local hospitals. http://www.phillystroke.org/content/Get_Involved/strides_for_stroke.asp
      06/15/13	Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Philadelphia Art Museum Scavenger Hunt Philadelphia Museum of Art Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Philadelphia Art Museum Scavenger Hunt Presented by Watson Adventures at Philadelphia Museum of Art June 15, 2013 Join Watson Adventures on a murder mystery scavenger hunt! A curator's been murdered at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, but he's left a trail of clues connected with secrets in works of art. As you gather answers about the art, you'll learn a sordid tale revolving around a planned purchase of a rare painting by Leonardo da Vinci. You’ll have to crack a secret code in order to solve this murder. Price includes museum admission. Advance purchase is required....

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• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    05/19/13	Yoga on the Steps Philadelphia Museum of Art Yoga on the Steps Presented by Living Beyond Breast Cancer at Philadelphia Museum of Art May 19, 2013 Yoga on the Steps® is Living Beyond Breast Cancer’s signature education and fundraising event. The heart of Yoga on the Steps is a one-hour yoga class, designed for all skill levels and body types led by Jennifer Schelter, MFA, the founder of Yoga Unites®. After the class, participants and supporters can enjoy refreshments and browse through a Healthy Living Expo featuring health and nutrition experts, event sponsors, yoga and fitness studios, vendors...
    03/16/13- 07/07/13	The Art of Golf Philadelphia Museum of Art The Art of Golf Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Philadelphia Museum of Art March 16-July 7, 2013  The Art of Golf March 16, 2013 - July 7, 2013 The Golfers (1847), an iconic work by Scottish painter Charles Lees (1800–1880), is the centerpiece of The Art of Golf, an exhibition celebrating what has been called “a game of considerable passion” on the occasion of the U.S. Open Championships, which will be played in June at the Merion Golf Club, in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. This installation explores the creation of Lees’s complex and ambitious...
    03/03/13- 06/09/13	Great and Mighty Things: Outsider Art from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection Philadelphia Museum of Art Great and Mighty Things: Outsider Art from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Philadelphia Museum of Art March 3-June 9, 2013 The power of self-taught artistic talent, the drive of the human spirit to create, and the wonders of highly original inner worlds revealed. These are just a few of the reasons why the Philadelphia Museum of Art is proud to debut the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection, a promised gift to the Museum of more than two hundred works by self-taught artists. Discover the visual strength and original beauty of these works by twenty-seven untrained American artists, each with a moving...
    02/16/13- 05/19/13	Journeys to New Worlds: Spanish and Portuguese Colonial Art from the Huber Collection Philadelphia Museum of Art Journeys to New Worlds: Spanish and Portuguese Colonial Art from the Huber Collection Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Philadelphia Museum of Art February 16-May 19, 2013 With a rare group of paintings, decorative arts, and sculptures from the collection of Roberta and Richard Huber, Journeys to New Worlds explores the artistic exchanges between Spain and Portugal and their colonies in the Americas and Asia during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This unique combination of rich visual traditions offers viewers a glimpse into the fascinating history and global influence of Iberian colonial art. The exhibition includes paintings by...

  • Upcoming Events

    05/22/13	Art Talk - Triple Play: "Decorative Mysteries" Philadelphia Museum of Art Art Talk - Triple Play: "Decorative Mysteries" Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Philadelphia Museum of Art May 22, 2013 Explore 3 artworks in 33 minutes! Triple Play is part conversation, part gallery talk – all informal and fun.
    05/29/13	Art Talk - Staff Picks: "Mother Power- A Goddess from Nepal" Philadelphia Museum of Art Art Talk - Staff Picks: "Mother Power- A Goddess from Nepal" Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Philadelphia Museum of Art May 29, 2013 Curators, conservators, or educators present an insider’s guide to the Museum’s collection.  Meets in Lenfest Hall
    06/09/13	Strides for Stroke Philadelphia Museum of Art Strides for Stroke Presented by Delaware Valley Stroke Council at Philadelphia Museum of Art June 9, 2013 Funds raised from Strides for Stroke will be used to educate people of the Greater Philadelphia Area on the risk factors of stroke and to provide advocacy for cutting edge stroke care at local hospitals. http://www.phillystroke.org/content/Get_Involved/strides_for_stroke.asp
    06/15/13	Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Philadelphia Art Museum Scavenger Hunt Philadelphia Museum of Art Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Philadelphia Art Museum Scavenger Hunt Presented by Watson Adventures at Philadelphia Museum of Art June 15, 2013 Join Watson Adventures on a murder mystery scavenger hunt! A curator's been murdered at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, but he's left a trail of clues connected with secrets in works of art. As you gather answers about the art, you'll learn a sordid tale revolving around a planned purchase of a rare painting by Leonardo da Vinci. You’ll have to crack a secret code in order to solve this murder. Price includes museum admission. Advance purchase is required....

• Past
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  • Past Events

    05/15/13	Art Talk - Staff Picks: "Look Up!" Philadelphia Museum of Art
    05/15/13	Philadelphia Open House Tours/Photo Safari Philadelphia Museum of Art
    05/10/13- 05/11/13	Center City Jazz Festival Philadelphia Museum of Art
    05/08/13	Stroller Tour (newborns–age 1): Moms in Art Philadelphia Museum of Art
    05/05/13	Family Studio: Children’s Day in Japan Philadelphia Museum of Art
    05/04/13	Walk MS Philadelphia Museum of Art
    05/03/13	Art After 5 presents Martha Graham Cracker Philadelphia Museum of Art
    05/01/13	Art Talk - Staff Picks: "Nothing Succeeds Like Excess" Philadelphia Museum of Art
    04/27/13	Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Philadelphia Art Museum Scavenger Hunt Philadelphia Museum of Art
    04/24/13	Art Talk - Triple Play: "Woven in Time: Miniature Memorials and Hair" Philadelphia Museum of Art
    04/24/13	Happenings: Hair Affair Philadelphia Museum of Art
    04/24/13	Happenings: Cecily and Gwendolyn's Fantastical Philadelphia Museum of Art Foray Philadelphia Museum of Art
    04/24/13	Happenings: Fairmount Arts Crawl Meet-Up Philadelphia Museum of Art
    04/21/13	DASH for Organ & Tissue Donor Awareness Philadelphia Museum of Art
    04/18/13- 03/25/13	Latin American Art: Exploring New Worlds Philadelphia Museum of Art
    04/17/13	Art Talk - Staff Picks: "Let’s Get Dressed! Philadelphia Furniture 1770?1830" Philadelphia Museum of Art
    04/17/13	Happenings: Conversation with Artists Elaine Cameron-Weir and Anthony Campuzano Philadelphia Museum of Art
    04/14/13- 04/28/13	Family Gallery Tour (ages 6–10) "Imagine Impressionism" Philadelphia Museum of Art
    04/14/13- 04/28/13	Early Bird Read and Look (ages 3–5) Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Philadelphia Museum of Art
    04/12/13	Michelangelo's David: Naked Men in the Piazza Philadelphia Museum of Art
    04/11/13	What is Outsider Art? Philadelphia Museum of Art
    04/10/13	Art Talk - Triple Play: "You Call That Art?" Philadelphia Museum of Art
    04/07/13	Family Studio - Great and Mighty Sculptures Philadelphia Museum of Art
    04/06/13- 04/07/13	Bank of America's Museums on Us Philadelphia Museum of Art
    04/03/13- 04/17/13	Georgian England Philadelphia Museum of Art
    04/03/13	Lecture: Stuffed Animals Hanging From Ceiling Philadelphia Museum of Art
    04/03/13- 04/30/13	Wondrous to Behold: Fairmount Water Works Philadelphia Museum of Art
    04/02/13	Beauty in the Beast Philadelphia Museum of Art
    04/02/13- 04/30/13	Parthenon on the Parkway Philadelphia Museum of Art
    03/30/13	Murder at the Philadelphia Art Museum Scavenger Hunt Philadelphia Museum of Art
    03/29/13	Art After 5 - A Lorca Soundscape Philadelphia Museum of Art
    03/22/13	Art After 5 - Melora Creager Philadelphia Museum of Art
    03/17/13	Korbinian Altenberger, violin and Ignat Solzhenitsyn, piano Philadelphia Museum of Art
    03/16/13	The Leprechaun Run Philadelphia Museum of Art
    03/16/13	Watson Adventures’ The Wizard School Scavenger Hunt Philadelphia Museum of Art
    03/15/13	Art After 5 - Larry McKenna Philadelphia Museum of Art
    03/13/13	Screening: Inocente Philadelphia Museum of Art
    03/13/13	"Inocente" Screening with Q&A Philadelphia Museum of Art
    03/10/13	Here Comes the Sun: Meet Chica the Chicken from The Sunny Side Up Show Philadelphia Museum of Art
    03/10/13	Here Comes the Sun Day at the Philadelphia Museum of Art! Philadelphia Museum of Art
    03/08/13	Art After 5 - Japan Night Philadelphia Museum of Art
    03/01/13	Art After 5 - Wayna Philadelphia Museum of Art
    02/27/13	Book Discussion and Signing: Joseph Cornell’s Manual of Marvels Philadelphia Museum of Art
    02/23/13	Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Philadelphia Art Museum Scavenger Hunt Philadelphia Museum of Art
    02/22/13	Art After 5 - Razia Said Philadelphia Museum of Art
    02/22/13	The American Reception of Marcel Duchamp's Nude Descending a Staircase (No. 2) Philadelphia Museum of Art
    02/15/13	Art After 5 - Valentine's Day, the Day After Philadelphia Museum of Art
    02/13/13	Artist Conversation: Atul Dodiya, Somersault in Muddy Waters - A Creative Journey Philadelphia Museum of Art
    02/09/13	Watson Adventures’ "Naked" at the Philadelphia Art Museum Scavenger Hunt Philadelphia Museum of Art
    01/21/13	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Art and Service Workshop Philadelphia Museum of Art
    01/21/13	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Reading by E. B. Lewis Philadelphia Museum of Art
    01/20/13	Prism Quartet and Curtis 20/21 perform John Cage's Thirteen Philadelphia Museum of Art
    01/16/13	Either / OR performs selections from John Cage's work in the Dorrance Galleries Philadelphia Museum of Art
    01/13/13	Jason Vieaux, guitar and Sarah Shafer, soprano Philadelphia Museum of Art
    01/12/13	Boot Camp for John Cage's Number Pieces with Michael Pisaro Philadelphia Museum of Art
    01/12/13	Christian Wolff, Keith Rowe, and Michael Pisaro perform John Cage's Number Pieces Philadelphia Museum of Art
    01/12/13	Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Philadelphia Art Museum Scavenger Hunt Philadelphia Museum of Art
    01/11/13	Relache presents selections from John Cage's work Philadelphia Museum of Art
    12/29/12	Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Philadelphia Art Museum Scavenger Hunt Philadelphia Museum of Art
    12/28/12	New Year’s Eve Pre-Party Philadelphia Museum of Art
    12/26/12- 01/01/13	Still Life Drawing - With Local Artists Philadelphia Museum of Art
    12/26/12- 01/01/13	Winter Concerts Philadelphia Museum of Art
    12/22/12- 04/07/13	Treasures of the Alfred Stieglitz Center: Photographs from the Permanent Collection Philadelphia Museum of Art
    12/21/12	The Jingle Bell Jive Philadelphia Museum of Art
    12/16/12	Margaret Leng Tan performs John Cage's Sonatas and Interludes- Rescheduled due to Hurricane Sandy Philadelphia Museum of Art
    12/15/12	Watson Adventures’ The Wizard School Scavenger Hunt Philadelphia Museum of Art
    12/14/12	First Person Arts StorySlam: Home for the Holidays Philadelphia Museum of Art
    12/14/12	StorySlam: Home for the Holidays - With First Person Arts Philadelphia Museum of Art
    12/09/12	Michael Ludwig, Violin and Orli Shaham, Piano Philadelphia Museum of Art
    12/08/12	The BSC performs John Cage's Song Books in Miniatures at the Dorrance Galleries Philadelphia Museum of Art
    12/08/12	Music in the Galleries with The Curtis Institute of Music Philadelphia Museum of Art
    12/07/12	Just Breathe: Yoga Night Philadelphia Museum of Art
    12/02/12	Behind Cage's Song Books with Richard Kostelanetz and Joan La Barbara Philadelphia Museum of Art
    12/02/12- 04/14/13	Double Portrait: Paula Scher and Seymour Chwast, Graphic Designers Philadelphia Museum of Art
    12/01/12	Joan La Barbara and Ne(x)tworks perform John Cage's Song Books in Miniatures Philadelphia Museum of Art
    12/01/12- 12/09/12	Holiday Tours of the Charms of Fairmount Park Philadelphia Museum of Art
    12/01/12- 12/02/12	Bank of America's Museums on Us Philadelphia Museum of Art
    12/01/12- 12/31/12	The Christmas Story in Art Philadelphia Museum of Art
    11/17/12	Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Philadelphia Art Museum Scavenger Hunt Philadelphia Museum of Art
    11/17/12- 05/05/13	Live Cinema/Manon de Boer: Resonating Surfaces – A Trilogy Philadelphia Museum of Art
    11/11/12	Imani Winds Philadelphia Museum of Art
    11/10/12- 11/11/12	Devereux 100th Anniversary Gala Celebration Philadelphia Museum of Art
    11/04/12	Network for New Music Performs Cage Philadelphia Museum of Art
    10/30/12- 01/21/13	Dancing around the Bride: Cage, Cunningham, Johns, Rauschenberg, and Duchamp Philadelphia Museum of Art
    10/27/12- 10/28/12	Watson Adventures’ the Art of Darkness Scavenger Hunt Philadelphia Museum of Art
    10/06/12	The American Diabetes Association's Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes Philadelphia Museum of Art
    10/06/12	Watson Adventures Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt for Ages 10 and up Philadelphia Museum of Art
    10/06/12- 03/10/13	Ronaldus Shamask: Form, Fashion, Reflection Philadelphia Museum of Art
    10/06/12- 10/07/12	Bank of America's Museums on Us October 6-7 Philadelphia Museum of Art
    09/08/12	Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Philadelphia Art Museum Scavenger Hunt Philadelphia Museum of Art
    08/19/12	Important Visitors and Fine Dining Fairmount Park Trolley Tour Philadelphia Museum of Art
    08/07/12- 11/20/12	Philly Fast Fit Body Workout And Play Bootcamp for Busy Adults Philadelphia Museum of Art
    07/28/12	Watson Adventures’ the Art of Darkness Scavenger Hunt Philadelphia Museum of Art
    07/15/12	Patriots and Loyalists Fairmount Park Trolley Tour Philadelphia Museum of Art
    07/14/12	Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Philadelphia Art Museum Scavenger Hunt Philadelphia Museum of Art
    07/10/12- 08/10/12	Summer Camp Program Philadelphia Museum of Art
    06/28/12- 06/30/12	Tiki Dinner Philadelphia Museum of Art
    06/22/12	Art After 5 - Peter Beets Philadelphia Museum of Art
    06/22/12	Art After 5 - Rale Micic Featuring Alma Micic Philadelphia Museum of Art
    06/22/12	Gauguin, Cézanne, Matisse: Visions of Arcadia with Curator Joseph Rishel Philadelphia Museum of Art

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