Enjoy the sometimes startling and often poignant works of Philadelphian Thomas Eakins.

 

Discover the works of one of America's most distinguished Realist painters, Philadelphian Thomas Eakins.

 

Discover exciting, innovative, and sometimes controversial works of art created in the 20th and 21st centuries.

 

Decorative Arts of Rural Pennsylvania

 

Discover exciting, innovative, and sometimes controversial works of art created in the 20th and 21st centuries.

 

“Explore the world of the knight as seen in the magnificent Kienbusch Collection of Arms and Armor. Your guide will delve into such topics as the early collections of arms and armor, the forging of armor, the art of the tournament, and much more.”

 

Discover the artists who defied the established rules of art throughout the twentieth century. Meet Paul Cezanne, Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, Henri Matisse, Constantin Brancusi, Andy Warhol, and others.

 

Discover a variety of styles and techniques in the Museum's superb collection of nineteenth-century art.

 

Learn how this unique genre came to be through works of art by masters including Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Georges Seurat.

 

The tour does a double-take, looking at images that are reflected in water or mirrors and images that are in pairs. Sometimes the doubled images are intentional, sometimes a happy coincidence.

 

This tour examines how the art in the permanent collections has changed and developed over the years.

 

It is a tour of the creation, trends and styles used by 18th century Philadelphians for furnishing their homes and the use of silver as a commodity, decorative and functional metal, with an emphasis on the historical significance of many of the PMA's finest pieces, for example the Revere Teapot and the Syngh coffeepot and the Rococo chest on chest in the 18th century furniture gallery.

 

Learn how this unique genre came to be through works of art by masters including Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Georges Seurat.

 

Discover vastly different styles and techniques in the Museum's superb collection of 19th-century art.

 

Explore works such as the oldest wedding portraits of an African-American couple in an American museum, a tall clock by the first African-American clock maker, and the first painting by an African-American artist purchased by an American museum.

 

Commencing at the end of the Nineteenth Century, a brand of American Impressionism flourished in the United States. Influenced by contacts with Europe, as well as work done in the United States , the style took hold in several art colonies—loosely affiliated groups of artists who lived and worked together and shared a common aesthetic vision. The PMA is fortunate to have several examples from the art colony that was formed in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

 

Examine the Museum's monumental Constantine Tapestries up close, with a focus on how they were made and the meaning behind their intricate designs.

 

Explore works such as the oldest wedding portraits of an African-American couple in an American museum, a tall clock by the first African-American clock maker, and the first painting by an African-American artist purchased by an American museum.

 

Take a look at fashion's role in art.

 

Explore the amazing collection of arms and armor gifted to the PMA by the prominent arms and armor collector Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch. The construction, decoration and workings of armor will be discussed.

 

Enjoy the scenery of American Landscapes on this tour.

 

This tour focuses on the Museum's extraordinary collection of American art from the Victorian era, including paintings, furniture, and decorative arts.

 

The Impressionist artists of Paris courted, loved, married and caused scandal, just as we do today! Many of the love stories were famous, some were secret, some were notorious. Some affairs ended tragically, while the lucky ones lived happily ever after.

 

Discover exciting, innovative, and sometimes controversial works of art created in the 20th and 21st centuries.

 

This tour focuses on the Museum's extraordinary collection of American art, including paintings, furniture, and decorative arts.

 

Discover the aesthetic of Shaker design in furniture, textiles, and functional household items.

 

Discover the Museum's fascinating collection of arms and armor, including plate and mail armor, swords, daggers, shields, crossbows, and equestrian equipment; and learn about those who used them.

 

This tour focuses on the Museum's extraordinary collection of American art, including Colonial and Federalist-era paintings, furniture, and decorative arts as well as treasures of rural Pennsylvania.

 

Discover vastly different styles and techniques in the Museum's superb collection of 19th-century art.

 

This tour focuses on the Museum's extraordinary collection of American art, including Colonial and Federalist-era paintings, furniture, and decorative arts as well as treasures of rural Pennsylvania.

 

Discover the Museum's fascinating collection of arms and armor, including plate and mail armor, swords, daggers, shields, crossbows, and equestrian equipment; and learn about those who used them.

 

This tour focuses on the Museum's extraordinary collection of American art, including Colonial and Federalist-era paintings, furniture, and decorative arts as well as treasures of rural Pennsylvania.

 

Discover the Museum's fascinating collection of arms and armor, including plate and mail armor, swords, daggers, shields, crossbows, and equestrian equipment; and learn about those who used them.

 

Explore the Museum's eighteenth century French, English, and American Period Rooms and the decorative arts therein.

 

Learn how this unique genre came to be through works of art by masters including Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Georges Braque.

 

This tour explores the history, social customs, and costumes surrounding golf since it’s early days in Scotland during the 15th Century.

 

Discover the Museum's fascinating collection of arms and armor, including plate and mail armor, swords, daggers, shields, crossbows, and equestrian equipment; and learn about those who used them.

 

Learn how this unique genre came to be through works of art by masters including Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Georges Braque.

 

This tour focuses on the Museum's extraordinary collection of American art, including Colonial and Federalist-era paintings, furniture, and decorative arts as well as treasures of rural Pennsylvania.

 

Learn how this unique genre came to be through works of art by masters including Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Georges Seurat.

 

Explore paintings dated from 1850–1900 (including Academic Art, the School of Barbizon, and Realism) leading up to Impressionism, as well as paintings that came after Impressionism (Cézanne, Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec and the Art Nouveau movement).

 

Discover the innovative techniques and unique brush strokes of some of the most groundbreaking modern artists in the Museum's collection.

 

See the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists through the eyes of the French Pastry chef. Each work will be compared with a wonderful, mouth- watering dessert. It most likely that you will be hungry after the tour.

 

Discover vastly different styles and techniques in the Museum's superb collection of 19th-century art.

 

Discover the Museum's fascinating collection of arms and armor, including plate and mail armor, swords, daggers, shields, crossbows, and equestrian equipment; and learn about those who used them.

 

Learn how this unique genre came to be through works of art by masters including Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Georges Seurat.

 

This tour focuses on the Museum's extraordinary collection of American art, including Colonial and Federalist-era paintings, furniture, and decorative arts as well as treasures of rural Pennsylvania.

 

Explore paintings dated from 1850–1900 (including Academic Art, the School of Barbizon, and Realism) leading up to Impressionism, as well as paintings that came after Impressionism (Cézanne, Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec and the Art Nouveau movement).

 

This tour focuses on the Museum's extraordinary collection of American art, including Colonial and Federalist-era paintings, furniture, and decorative arts as well as treasures of rural Pennsylvania.

 

Discover exciting, innovative, and sometimes controversial works of art created in the 20th and 21st centuries.

 

Explore paintings dated from 1850–1900 (including Academic Art, the School of Barbizon, and Realism) leading up to Impressionism, as well as paintings that came after Impressionism (Cézanne, Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec and the Art Nouveau movement).

 

This tour explores the history, social customs, and costumes surrounding golf since it’s early days in Scotland during the 15th Century.

 

Discover exciting, innovative, and sometimes controversial works of art created in the 20th and 21st centuries.

 

Discover the works of one of America's most distinguished Realist painters, Philadelphian Thomas Eakins.

 

This tour focuses on the Museum's extraordinary collection of American art, including Colonial and Federalist-era paintings, furniture, and decorative arts as well as treasures of rural Pennsylvania.

 

Learn how this unique genre came to be through works of art by masters including Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Georges Seurat.

 

Discover exciting, innovative, and sometimes controversial works of art created in the 20th and 21st centuries.

 

This tour celebrates 300 years of American women in art. Discover the changing roles and contributions of those who had the courage to pursue their own dreams.

 

Explore paintings dated from 1850–1900 (including Academic Art, the School of Barbizon, and Realism) leading up to Impressionism, as well as paintings that came after Impressionism (Cézanne, Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec and the Art Nouveau movement).

 

Discover the Museum's extraordinary collection of Pennsylvania German and Shaker art.

 

Learn how this unique genre came to be through works of art by masters including Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Georges Braque.

 

This tour focuses on the Museum's extraordinary collection of American art, including Colonial and Federalist-era paintings, furniture, and decorative arts as well as treasures of rural Pennsylvania.

 

Learn how this unique genre came to be through works of art by masters including Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Georges Seurat.