Philadelphia Museum of Art

Monday, May 20, 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

Sol LeWitt: Lines in Four Directions in Flowers

In 1981, leading conceptual artist Sol LeWitt (American, 1928–2007) was invited by the Fairmount Park Art Association to propose a public artwork for a site in Fairmount Park. Installed thirty years after its conception, Lines in Four Directions in Flowers is a work of monumental scale, made up of more than 7,000 plantings arranged in strategically configured rows.

Photogravure: Master Prints from the Collection

Now Through August 11, 2013

Photogravure, a printmaking process that combines elements of aquatint etching and photography, was a prized medium among artist-photographers of the late nineteenth century, who labored over their hand-pulled prints.

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In the Galleries

Transplanted/Transformed: German and Pennsylvania German Decorative Arts, 1650–1850

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.

American Art of the Machine Age and The Stieglitz Circle

Galleries 49 & 50, ground floor

These installations showcase the Museum’s holdings in American modern art and design made during the transformative years of the early twentieth century.