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Monday, July 6, 2009

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.

Timothy Rub Elected Director and Chief Executive

The Philadelphia Museum of Art announced today the election of Timothy Rub as the George D. Widener Director and Chief Executive Officer. The unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees at its June meeting concludes an international year-long search. Currently Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. Rub will become the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s 13th Director, succeeding the late Anne d’Harnoncourt.

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Also On View
Still Life with a Roemer
November 28, 2008 - fall 2009
John G. Johnson acquired many seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish still-life paintings, including three by Willem Kalf; an early kitchen scene and two of the later pronk, or sumptuous still lifes, for which Kalf is best known.
Moriyama
Now Through August 23, 2009
Daidō Moriyama is one of the most important and exciting Japanese photographers of our time, having made prolific, often experimental pictures of modern urban life since the 1960s. This exhibition showcases a group of approximately 45 photographs made in and around Tokyo in the 1980s, when Moriyama focused his mature aesthetic on the city with renewed intensity.
Adibuddha Vajradhara
December 20, 2008 - July 2009
The masterpieces in this exhibition encompass nearly a millennium of art from across the Himalayan region (centered on Tibet and Nepal) and from neighboring areas under its cultural influence.

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Today's Highlight
From the Collection

http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/51930.html
Head of a Woman
Amedeo Modigliani

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Teacher Workshops
VAST: Visual Arts as Sources for Teaching
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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