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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 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 August 25, 2013 Presented on the occasion of the artist’s ninetieth birthday, this installation brings together a selection of four works that span Ellsworth Kelly’s prolific oeuvre. One of the most prominent artists of the postwar period, Kelly is known for his explorations of contrasting formal relationships: flat color versus depth, shape, and scale.In the Galleries![]() 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. ![]() Gallery 247, second floor The Philadelphia Museum of Art celebrates the acquisition of an outstanding masterpiece of early Renaissance armor: an exceedingly rare, fine, and complete horse armor and man armor, made in 1507 and about 1505 by the celebrated German armorers Wilhelm von Worms the Elder and Matthes Deutsch, respectively. The Horse and Man Armors are the Gift of Athena and Nicholas Karabots and The Karabots Foundation. What's New
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