Philadelphia Museum of Art

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 View

All Dressed Up: Fashions for Children and Their Families

Now Through December 01, 2013

All Dressed Up: Fashions for Children and Their Families focuses on clothing from the late eighteenth through mid-twentieth centuries, comparing and contrasting adults' apparel with children’s smaller styles.

Starting from Scratch: The Art of Etching from Dürer to Dine

Now Through August 11, 2013

Starting from Scratch showcases more than seventy of the Museum’s finest etchings, demonstrating the ways in which some of history’s most famous artists have embraced the medium to create original and dynamic works of art.

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In the Galleries

Constantine Tapestries

Great Stair Hall Balcony, second floor

The monumental 13-panel tapestry set representing the "History of Constantine the Great" is a tour de force of the Baroque style and one of the Museum's most important masterpieces. It consists of seven weavings presented to Cardinal Francesco Barberini by Louis XIII in 1625, along with six panels woven in the Barberini tapestry manufactory in Rome between 1630 and 1642.

American Art of the Machine Age and The Stieglitz Circle

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.