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Adult Programs
Be entertained, enlightened, and engaged by experiences that go beyond the limits of gallery viewing. Better understand and appreciate the Museum's collection and exhibitions through programs and events aimed at all adult learners, specialist and non-specialist alike.
Preregistration is suggested for all ticketed programs. Prices do not include Museum admission unless noted. Programs, topics, and speakers are subject to change.
Art History Courses
Expand your knowledge of the world’s artistic traditions in one of the Museum's Art History courses. Learn about styles and techniques. See how geography and history have shaped the development of the visual arts through the ages—with one of the nation's most respected art museums as your classroom. Lectures are offered on Thursdays and Saturdays.
Prices for Art History courses include Museum admission. Free Infrared Listening Systems are available at the West Information Desk for auditorium lectures.
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Concerts and Performances
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is proud to join with local, national, and international distinguished musicians for an array of concerts and performances inspired by the Museum's collection and current exhibitions. Come and experience the wonderful connection between the visual and performing arts.
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Films
Join other movie lovers for screenings of films and documentaries connected to the Museum's collection and exhibitions.
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May Film Series: Celebrate Golf! Location: Van Pelt Auditorium The May film series Celebrate Golf! honors all things golf-related through four amusing and quirky films. Visit gallery 280 before the films to see the Art of Golf exhibition, including works on loan from the National Galleries of Scotland.
Wednesday Nights are “Pay What You Wish” Museum Admission.- Pat and Mike (1952), 95 minutes
- Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
A bright and engaging romantic comedy starring Katharine Hepburn as Pat, a competitive golfer, and Spencer Tracy as Mike, her manager. Pat is a brilliant athlete as long as her finance (William Ching) is not around. And her romantic feelings for her manager don't make things any easier! Director George Cukor contributed his usual impeccable style and wit to this classic golf film.
- Caddyshack (1980), 98 minutes
- Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Danny Noonan (Michael O'Keefe), a teen down on his luck, works as a caddy at the snob-infested Bushwood Country Club to raise money for college. In an attempt to gain votes for a scholarship reserved for caddies, Noonan volunteers to caddy for a prominent and influential club member (Ted Knight). Also starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, and Bill Murray, this classic film paved the way for slapstick comedy in the 1980s. (Rated R.)
- The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005), 115 minutes
- Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
This is the true story of the courage and passion of one of America’s greatest sports heroes. At the 1913 US Open, Francis Ouimet (Shia LeBeouf), an amateur working-class boy, shocked the world when he beat the defending British champion in what was formerly only a gentleman’s game. (Rated PG.)
- Happy Gilmore (1996), 92 minutes
- Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Adam Sandler stars in Happy Gilmore, raucous comedy about a diehard hockey player who turns the snobbish world of an upscale golf course into absolute mayhem. (Rated PG-13.)
July Film Series: Portrait of the Artist Location: Van Pelt Auditorium The July film series, "Portrait of the Artist," will be introduced by longtime Philadelphia Inquirer film critic Carrie Rickey. The Wednesday Night film series is supported by the Dean and Zoë Pappas Family Foundation. - Rembrandt (1936), 85 minutes
- Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Directed by Alexander Korda, this film focuses on Rembrandt's later life, particularly at the height of his fame in the mid-1600's. The artist is portrayed by actor Charles Laughton.
- Camille Claudel (1988), 175 minutes
- Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
The troubled life of French sculptor Camille Claudel (Isabelle Adjani) and her long relationship with sculptor Auguste Rodin (Gérard Depardieu) are portrayed in this passionate biographical drama by director Bruno Nuytten. The growth of their relationship coincides with her rising career, but she is nearly driven to insanity when their romance sours due to Rodin's increasing fame and his love for another woman.
- Vincent and Theo (1990), 138 minutes
- Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
The relationship between the obsessive yet brilliant painter Vincent van Gogh (Tim Roth) and his more practical businessman brother Theo (Paul Rhys) is the main focal point of director Robert Altman's biography.
- Frida (2002), 123 minutes
- Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Director Julie Taymor presents a biography of one of Mexico's most prominent and original artists, Frida Kahlo (Salma Hayek). The film focuses on Kahlo's determination to paint, despite being bedridden at times, and her tumultous yet romantic relationship with older artist Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina).
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Lectures and Symposia
Join distinguished lecturers from both the Museum staff and the local, national, and international academic communities for further exploration into topics related to Museum’s collection and current exhibitions.
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On-Site|Insight: The Insider's Guide to Mount Pleasant Thursday, May 9, 2013
1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Location: Van Pelt Auditorium and the Park Houses Through both illustrated lectures at the Museum and field trips to various sites, this course provides an in-depth look at the development of Philadelphia's Fairmount Park and the art and architecture found within. Trolley transportation for the field trips is provided; trolleys depart from and return to the Museum's West Entrance. Saving Italy: The Monuments Men, Nazis, and War Friday, May 10, 2013
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Location: Van Pelt Auditorium In 1943, Allied bombing threatened Michelangelo’s David and nearly destroyed Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper. In his new book, Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation’s Treasures from the Nazis (2013), author Robert M. Edsel follows the fascinating journey of art historian Frederick Hartt and artist Deane Keller to save these and other masterpieces.
Edsel is the best-selling author of The Monuments Men and Rescuing Da Vinci, and coproducer of the award-winning documentary The Rape of Europa.
A book signing will follow the lecture, and books will be available for purchase. On-Site|Insight: The Insider's Guide to East & West Fairmount Park Thursday, May 16, 2013
1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Location: Van Pelt Auditorium and the Park Houses Through both illustrated lectures at the Museum and field trips to various sites, this course provides an in-depth look at the development of Philadelphia's Fairmount Park and the art and architecture found within. Trolley transportation for the field trips is provided; trolleys depart from and return to the Museum's West Entrance. Cultures of Play: Learning from Children Sunday, May 19, 2013
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Location: Perelman Media Room and Café Join Collab and PennDesign's Orkan Telhan for an illustrated lecture on how children play. Trained at the MIT Media Laboratory, Telhan will discuss his research with the LEGO Learning Institute and other forums exploring the educational and social components that motivate kids to be creative alone and with each other. The Assistant Professor of Fine Arts, Emerging Design Practices at the University of Pennsylvania, Telhan is an interdisciplinary artist, designer and researcher. Rose Susan Hirschhorn Behrend Lecture: Explosion in a Shingle Factory: the Armory Show and Modernism in America Sunday, May 19, 2013
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: Van Pelt Auditorium  Paid tickets required$12 ($10 members, $5 students with ID), ticket required
Ticket includes admission to lecture only; admission to galleries requires a separate ticket. With Carol Troyen, Kristin and Roger Servison Curator Emerita of American Paintings, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
A showcase for recent American art as well as a survey of European painting, the Armory Show was met with both derision and enthusiasm. It revolutionized modernism in the United States--this lecture will describe how that happened.
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Gallery Programs
Experience the Museum’s collection in new ways at one of our gallery programs. Take part in a Spotlight Gallery Conversation for an in-depth look at an individual masterpiece. Join Museum staff, artists, and other guests for art talks and gallery happenings.
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Make Stuff: Make a Puzzle, Solve a Puzzle Wednesday, May 8, 2013
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Location: Toll Gallery 152 Solve a jigsaw puzzle with your friends and family or make your own. Art Talk - Triple Play Meets at the base of the Great Stair Hall steps. Explore 3 artworks in 33 minutes! Triple Play is part conversation, part gallery talk – all informal and fun.
Wednesday Nights are “Pay What You Wish” Museum Admission- Making the Invisible Visible: Wind in Art
- Wednesday, May 8, 2013, Starts at 7:00 p.m., and 8:00 p.m.
With Rebecca Mitchell, Museum Educator and Coordinator of Teacher Programs
- Decorative Mysteries
- Wednesday, May 22, 2013, Starts at 7:00 p.m., and 8:00 p.m.
With Erica Warren, Curatorial Fellow, of European Decorative Arts.
Make Stuff: Sketching in the Galleries Wednesday, May 15, 2013
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Location: Gallery 255 You get to be the artist in the Museum. Find inspiration in the European artworks on view and then let your imagination run wild. Spotlight Gallery Conversation Location: Meet at Diego Rivera’s mural Liberation of the Peon, near the Balcony Shop,
first floor Philadelphia Museum of Art educators and graduate students from Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania bring objects from the permanent collection to life during a 45-minute conversation in one of the Museum’s two hundred galleries. - Architectural elements in the Museum's Stiegerhof period room (Gallery 256)
- Thursday, May 16, 2013, Starts at 11:00 a.m.
- Friday, May 17, 2013, Starts at 11:00 a.m.
- Saturday, May 18, 2013, Starts at 11:00 a.m.
- The Ballet Class, c. 1880, by Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas
- Thursday, June 13, 2013, Starts at 11:00 a.m.
- Friday, June 14, 2013, Starts at 11:00 a.m.
- Saturday, June 15, 2013, Starts at 11:00 a.m.
- Still Life with a Ham and a Roemer, c. 1631-34, by Willem Claesz. Heda
- Thursday, July 18, 2013, Starts at 11:00 a.m.
- Friday, July 19, 2013, Starts at 11:00 a.m.
- Saturday, July 20, 2013, Starts at 11:00 a.m.
Art Talk - Staff Picks Meets at the base of the Great Stair Hall steps. Curators, conservators, or educators present an insider’s guide to the Museum’s collection. - Look Up! The Museum's Chinese Ming Dynasty Architectural Interiors from Beijing
- Wednesday, May 15, 2013, Starts at 7:00 p.m.
With Hiromi Kinoshita, The Hannah L. and J. Welles Henderson Associate Curator of Chinese Art.
- Mother Power - A Goddess from Nepal
- Wednesday, May 29, 2013, Starts at 7:00 p.m.
With Darielle Mason, The Stella Kramrisch Curator of Indian and Himalayan Art.
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Workshops
Broaden your horizons and immerse yourself in a subject of interest for hours of learning and fun in a relaxed, inspiring environment.
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