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 >>Spotlight Gallery Conversation
Meet in the Great Stair Hall, near gallery 151.
A masterpiece 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- Counting, 1991, by Lorna Simpson
- Thursday, October 5, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, October 6, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, October 7, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Crucified Christ with Virgin Mary, St. John the Evangelist & Angels, c. 1460–90, Flemish
- Thursday, October 12, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, October 13, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, October 14, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Study for a Ceiling with the Coronation of the Virgin, c. 1750–60, by Gaspare Diziani
- Thursday, October 19, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, October 20, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, October 21, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Sounding Reveille, c. 1871, by Winslow Homer
- Thursday, October 26, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, October 27, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, October 28, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Fireplace and Doorway, 1935–38, by Wharton Esherick
- Thursday, November 2, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, November 3, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, November 4, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Tapestry Showing the Marriage of Constantine and Fausta, 1623–25, designed by Peter Paul Rubens
- Thursday, November 9, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, November 10, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, November 11, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- The Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513, by Albrecht Dürer
- Thursday, November 16, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, November 17, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, November 18, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- The Birth of Venus, 1635 or 1636, by Nicolas Poussin
- Thursday, November 30, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, December 1, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, December 2, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Samson and Delilah, c. 1507, by Lucas van Leyden
- Thursday, December 7, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, December 8, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, December 9, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Portrait of the Artist's Mother, 1897, by Henry Ossawa Tanner
- Thursday, December 14, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, December 15, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, December 16, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Reception Hall from the Palace of Duke Zhao, 17th century, Chinese
- Thursday, January 4, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, January 5, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, January 6, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- The City, 1919, by Fernand Léger
- Thursday, January 11, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, January 12, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, January 13, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Grand Salon of the Château de Draveil, c. 1735, French
- Thursday, January 25, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, January 26, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, January 27, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Sasanian Portal, Sasanid dynasty, mid-6th century
- Thursday, February 1, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, February 2, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, February 3, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Making a Train, 1867, by Seymour Joseph Guy
- Thursday, February 8, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, February 9, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, February 10, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Vishnu Begins the World, around 1600s–1700s, unknown artist
- Thursday, February 15, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, February 16, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, February 17, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Mermaid, 1896, by Edvard Munch
- Thursday, February 22, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Friday, February 23, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, February 24, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Members Previews: Old Masters Now: Celebrating the Johnson Collection
Dorrance Galleries
Experience Old Masters Now before it opens to the public.
- Friday, October 27, 2017, 10:00 a.m. - 8:45 p.m.
- Saturday, October 28, 2017, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Sunday, October 29, 2017, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 31, 2017, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 1, 2017, 10:00 a.m. - 8:45 p.m.
- Thursday, November 2, 2017, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Eda G. Diskant Memorial Lecture: The Encyclopedia, the Museum, and the Collection
Friday, November 3, 2017
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Perelman Auditorium, Perelman Building
Paid tickets required$20 (members free); includes Museum admission
$35 (members free) for this lecture and the Nov. 4 symposium “Have to Have It: Philadelphians Collect (1850–1930)”; includes Museum admission
Art historian Steven Conn examines the relationship between the encyclopedias that museums aspired to be and the collections that formed the basis of their displays at the turn of the twentieth century.
This is the keynote lecture to the symposium “Have to Have It: Philadelphians Collect (1850–1930),” which continues on Saturday, November 4. Cohosted with the Frick Center for the History of Collecting.
Have to Have It: Philadelphians Collect (1850–1930)
Saturday, November 4, 2017
9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Perelman Auditorium, Perelman Building
Paid tickets required$20 (members free); includes Museum admission
$35 (members free) for the Nov. 3 lecture with art historian Steven Conn and this symposium; includes Museum admission
Join us for a symposium on collecting in Gilded Age Philadelphia. Topics include collectors John G. Johnson, Peter A. B. and Joseph Widener, and Dr. Albert C. Barnes and the role played by fairs, museums, advisors, and department stores in setting patterns of collecting in the city.
Cohosted with the Frick Center for the History of Collecting
Roz Perry Memorial Lecture: Exhibiting Intimacy: Rodin, Sex & Modern Sculpture
Friday, November 17, 2017
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Perelman Auditorium, Perelman Building
Art historian David Getsy discusses Auguste Rodin’s themes of sexuality and love, and explores how they influenced his reputation and development as a modern artist.
Banner image: Philadelphia Museum of Art: Perspective from Southeast, 1917–18, attributed to Julian Francis Abele, American, 1881–1950 (Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives)
