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Wednesday, June 19, 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 November 10, 2013 Family Portrait examines the many ways photographers picture family, from amateurs who
document their own households, to progressive reformers who make views of domestic life
to encourage social change, to artists who explore the deeply personal and often private
nature of familial relationships.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 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. ![]() 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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