Philadelphia Museum of Art

Thursday, May 23, 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.

Free Admission to Military Personnel and their Families Memorial Day through Labor Day 2013

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is one of more than 1,800 museums across America to offer free admission to military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and the Department of Defense. It is our way of saying thank you to the men and women who serve our country and make the greatest sacrifice for our freedom.

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Also On View

Cy Twombly: Sculptures

Now Through May 27, 2013

Taking cues from the Dada movement and from the work of Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti, Cy Twombly (American, 1928– 2011) created poetic objects whose serene white surfaces and allusive forms seem to recall remote worlds of myth and the ancient past. After reaching an indisputable maturity in his early sculpture, created from 1946 to 1959, Twombly returned to working in three dimensions in the mid-1970s and continued to cast new works up until his passing in 2011.

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In the Galleries

Medieval Cloister

Gallery 204, second floor

A Medieval cloister was usually a space at the heart of a monastery where a variety of highly regulated events in the lives of members of the religious order took place. The Museum’s cloister, based on the design at Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines in southwestern France, and the rare Romanesque fountain at its center, afford visitors a space for quiet thought.