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Monday, June 17, 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 ViewNow 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.Now Through October 14, 2013 This exhibition will feature some of
the latest furniture, toys, tableware,
wallpaper, and textiles designed
internationally in Australia, Asia,
Europe, Great Britain, and the
United States, along with classics
from the Museum’s design collection.In the Galleries![]() Gallery 201, second floor This grand Medieval portal originally served as the main entrance to the small Augustinian abbey church of Saint-Laurent in central France. At the suggestion of George Grey Barnard, sculptor and collector of Medieval architecture and sculpture, two smaller doorways were added on either side of the portal when it was installed in the Museum in the late 1920s. ![]() 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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