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 >>Starts at 12:00 p.m.
Featuring works by famous Philly artists and art inspired by the city’s most colorful characters.
Starts at 12:00 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.
Starts at 1:00 p.m.
Featuring masterworks by such artists as Picasso, Duchamp, and Dalí, this tour chronicles the course of modern art.
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.
- Tuesday, August 14, 2018, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
- Thursday, August 16, 2018, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Friday, August 17, 2018, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, August 21, 2018, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
- Wednesday, August 22, 2018, Starts at 12:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, September 26, 2018, Starts at 12:00 p.m.
Take an “inside’ look at paintings, furniture, sculpture, ceramics, tapestries, and more spanning over three centuries.
- Tuesday, August 14, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, August 15, 2018, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
- Thursday, August 16, 2018, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
- Friday, August 17, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, August 21, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
Step back into the world of medieval Europe and view sculpture, paintings, and stained glass in architectural settings.
- Wednesday, August 15, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
- Thursday, August 16, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
- Friday, August 17, 2018, Starts at 2:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, August 21, 2018, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, September 26, 2018, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
Starts at 12:00 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.
Perfect for the first-time visitor, this tour provides an overview of some of the Museum's most renowned treasures.
- Tuesday, August 14, 2018, Starts at 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, August 15, 2018, Starts at 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m.
- Friday, August 17, 2018, Starts at 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, August 21, 2018, Starts at 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, August 22, 2018, Starts at 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m.
- Thursday, August 23, 2018, Starts at 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m.
- Friday, August 24, 2018, Starts at 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m.
Starts at 1:00 p.m.
Explore the history of ceramics from 10,000 BCE to today.
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.
- Friday, August 17, 2018, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
- Wednesday, August 22, 2018, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
Explore three centuries of paintings, furniture, and decorative arts, with special emphasis on Philadelphia and rural Pennsylvania.
- Wednesday, August 15, 2018, Starts at 6:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, September 26, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
Musicians fill the galleries with sound.
- Sruti
- Saturday, October 20, 2018, 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., and 2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Sruti, the India Music and Dance Society of Philadelphia, fills the Pillared Temple Hall with music.
- Saturday, October 20, 2018, 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., and 2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
For over ten years, artist, writer, and curator Joanna Ebenstein has been excavating the places where death and beauty meet through her blog Morbid Anatomy. In this talk, she searches for beauty and the macabre in our collection of European art.
Reception to follow
Banner image: Philadelphia Museum of Art: Perspective from Southeast, 1917–18, attributed to Julian Francis Abele, American, 1881–1950 (Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives)
