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Tuesday, June 18, 2013 As one of the largest museums in the United States, the Philadelphia Museum of Art invites visitors from around the world to explore its renowned collections, acclaimed special exhibitions, and enriching programs, both in person and online.
Also On View![]() Now Through December 01, 2013 All Dressed Up: Fashions for Children and Their Families focuses on clothing from the late
eighteenth through mid-twentieth centuries, comparing and contrasting adults' apparel with
children’s smaller styles.In the Galleries![]() Great Stair Hall Balcony, second floor The monumental 13-panel tapestry set representing the "History of Constantine the Great" is a tour de force of the Baroque style and one of the Museum's most important masterpieces. It consists of seven weavings presented to Cardinal Francesco Barberini by Louis XIII in 1625, along with six panels woven in the Barberini tapestry manufactory in Rome between 1630 and 1642. ![]() Gallery 286, second floor This installation pairs objects that were made in both central Europe and Pennsylvania to illustrate the transfer of artistic traditions from the Old World to the New. What's New
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