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 >>
Step back into the world of medieval Europe and view sculpture, paintings, and stained glass in architectural settings.
- Wednesday, July 18, 2018, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
- Thursday, July 19, 2018, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, July 24, 2018, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, August 1, 2018, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, August 15, 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.
- Wednesday, July 18, 2018, Starts at 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.
- Friday, July 20, 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.
- Wednesday, July 18, 2018, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, July 24, 2018, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
- Thursday, July 26, 2018, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Thursday, August 9, 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, July 18, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
- Thursday, July 19, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, July 24, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
- Friday, July 27, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, August 1, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
- Thursday, August 9, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
Take an “inside’ look at paintings, furniture, sculpture, ceramics, tapestries, and more spanning over three centuries.
- Thursday, July 19, 2018, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
- Thursday, July 26, 2018, Starts at 3:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, August 8, 2018, Starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, August 15, 2018, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
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.
- Thursday, July 19, 2018, Starts at 12:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, August 1, 2018, Starts at 12:00 p.m.
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 1910–1950Starts at 12:00 p.m.
Get hit by Cupid’s arrow as you explore depictions of love and marriage throughout our collection.
Starts at 10:15 a.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.
Explore the history of ceramics from 10,000 BCE to today.
- Thursday, July 26, 2018, Starts at 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, July 27, 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.
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- 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.
From models to artists, mistresses to muses, explore the essential role women have played in the creation of art.
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.
Banner image: Philadelphia Museum of Art: Perspective from Southeast, 1917–18, attributed to Julian Francis Abele, American, 1881–1950 (Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives)
