Parkway 100
September 8, 2017–November 16, 2018 The Benjamin Franklin Parkway turns 100 this year. Mark this milestone with Parkway 100, a 14-month, citywide celebration of our world-famous boulevard. A great public space, the Parkway is rich in art, culture, science, and education. Join us in the coming months for a series of programs and exhibitions on the centennial theme of “Collections and Connections.” View Parkway 100 Events >>
Visit rare architectural settings and discover intriguing works of art from all parts of Asia, including some of the oldest objects in the collection.
- Sunday, June 17, 2018, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
- Monday, July 2, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
Perfect for the first-time visitor, this tour provides an overview of some of the Museum's most renowned treasures.
- Sunday, June 17, 2018, Starts at 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, June 19, 2018, Starts at 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, June 20, 2018, Starts at 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m.
- Friday, June 22, 2018, Starts at 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m.
- Saturday, June 23, 2018, Starts at 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m.
- Sunday, June 24, 2018, Starts at 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, June 26, 2018, Starts at 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, June 27, 2018, Starts at 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m.
- Thursday, June 28, 2018, Starts at 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m.
See some of the greatest Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art in the world, featuring masterworks by artists such as Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Vincent van Gogh, and Paul Cézanne.
- Sunday, June 17, 2018, Starts at 12:00 p.m.
- Thursday, June 21, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
- Friday, June 22, 2018, Starts at 12:00 p.m.
- Sunday, June 24, 2018, Starts at 12:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, June 26, 2018, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Monday, July 2, 2018, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
- Tuesday, July 3, 2018, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
- Thursday, July 5, 2018, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
Take an “inside’ look at paintings, furniture, sculpture, ceramics, tapestries, and more spanning over three centuries.
- Sunday, June 17, 2018, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Thursday, June 21, 2018, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
- Sunday, June 24, 2018, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, July 3, 2018, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Thursday, July 5, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
- Saturday, July 7, 2018, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Thursday, July 19, 2018, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
Explore three centuries of paintings, furniture, and decorative arts, with special emphasis on Philadelphia and rural Pennsylvania.
- Sunday, June 17, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
- Thursday, June 21, 2018, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Sunday, June 24, 2018, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
- Monday, July 2, 2018, Starts at 12:00 p.m.
- Thursday, July 5, 2018, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Thursday, July 19, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
- Friday, July 27, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
Discover exciting, innovative, and sometimes controversial works of art created in the 20th and 21st centuries, including masters such as Picasso, Duchamp, Twombly, and LeWitt.
- Tuesday, June 19, 2018, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
- Friday, June 22, 2018, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, June 26, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
- Saturday, July 7, 2018, Starts at 12:00 p.m.
Uncover the most entertaining stories, anecdotes, and legends associated with our collection.
- Tuesday, June 19, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
- Friday, June 22, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
Claude Monet once said, “I must have flowers, always, and always.” Stop to smell the roses as we take a tour of flowers in art.
- Thursday, June 21, 2018, Starts at 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, July 27, 2018, Starts at 12:00 p.m.
Discover the Museum's superb collection of medieval and Asian paintings, sculptures, and architectural elements.
- Sunday, June 24, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
- Saturday, July 7, 2018, Starts at 10:15 a.m., and 3:00 p.m.
Starts at 12:00 p.m.
Join us as we reveal some of the biggest controversies and scandals behind works in our collection.
Visit a Medieval Cloister, a 16th-century Indian Temple Hall, the country estates of 18th-century England and France, and a Japanese tea house, all in one hour.
- Tuesday, July 3, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
- Thursday, July 19, 2018, Starts at 12:00 p.m.
An artwork takes center stage during a participatory gallery conversation.
Facilitated by Museum educators and graduate students from Bryn Mawr College, Temple University, the University of Delaware, and the University of Pennsylvania- Shield showing the Storming of New Carthage, c. 1535, attributed to Girolamo di Tommaso da Treviso
- Thursday, July 5, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
- Friday, July 6, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
- Saturday, July 7, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
- Villa at Caprarola, 1746, by Claude-Joseph Vernet
- Thursday, August 2, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
- Friday, August 3, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
- Saturday, August 4, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Starts at 12:00 p.m.
Get hit by Cupid’s arrow as you explore depictions of love and marriage throughout our collection.
Starts at 1:00 p.m.
Step back into the world of medieval Europe and view sculpture, paintings, and stained glass in architectural settings.
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Don’t miss the world premiere of Pierre Jalbert’s composition inspired by Edward Hopper’s painting Road and Trees. Performed by Network for New Music.
Offered in conjunction with Modern Times: American Art 1910–1950
Banner image: Philadelphia Museum of Art: Perspective from Southeast, 1917–18, attributed to Julian Francis Abele, American, 1881–1950 (Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives)
