From dramatic panel paintings to colorful stained glass to ornate architectural elements, discover the Museum's superb collection of treasures from Medieval Europe.

 

Perfect for the first-time visitor, this tour provides an overview of some of the Museum's most renowned treasures in a variety of mediums.

 

Enjoy a guided tour of "Great and Mighty Things": Outsider Art from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection.

 

During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, at the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing Dynasties, the design and craftsmanship of Chinese furniture reached an unprecedented apex. Economic development, a sharp rise in the interest in aesthetics, and the skills of artisans refined over many generations, all intersecting for one elongated moment. Today, over three hundred years later, the elegant restraint and gentle lines of this furniture still move those who look upon it.

 

Tours gather in the Perelman Lobby
Please note that tours are weather dependant and will not take place in excessive heat or rain. Moderate walking is involved.

Resplendent with multicolored and gilded ornaments, and animated with sculptures carved in limestone and cast in terracotta and metal, the Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building is the most richly embellished example of Art Deco architecture to be erected in Philadelphia in the 1920s. Come discover it all in this fascinating tour!

 

This tour compares two rural American communities who created some of the most beautiful wood furniture and other domestic items of the 18th- and 19th-centuries. The distinctive decorative art traditions of these communities reflect a deep faith in God and strong work ethic.

 

Enjoy a guided tour of "Great and Mighty Things": Outsider Art from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection.

 

Perfect for the first-time visitor, this tour provides an overview of some of the Museum's most renowned treasures in a variety of mediums.

 

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

 

April 12 - May 10, 2013
3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Location: Education Studios

Re-enrollment for current students begins March 12, 2013.
Open enrollment begins Tuesday, March 19, 2013.
Confirmation by email 2 weeks before start of class.

Tuition: Members $50, Nonmembers $60

Class size is limited. Preregistration is required, and fees are nonrefundable unless the Museum cancels the class.

• Ages 3–4 with an adult for the gallery portion of the class.
• Ages 5–7
• Ages 8–12

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Philly’s top young jazz artists gather at the Museum to kick off the Center City Jazz Festival, which spotlights our city’s thriving jazz scene. This evening features Venissa Santi, who will present songs from her exquisite album “Big Stuff” Afro-Cuban Holiday with an ensemble and special guest musician and Grammy Award–nominee Jane Bunnett.

 

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

 

Tours gather in Museum's West Entrance
Please note that tours are weather dependant and will not take place in excessive heat or rain. Moderate walking is involved.

Set at the terminus of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the views of and from the Philadelphia Museum of Art are justifiably renowned. Join the Park House Guides to tour the East Terrace for an informative and fun hour as they explore the magnificent architecture and outdoor sculpture of the Museum. Discover the building's fascinating history and delight in the wealth of details that adorn this classically inspired building making it a uniquely beautiful part of Philadelphia’s urban landscape.

 

Enjoy a guided tour of "Great and Mighty Things": Outsider Art from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection.

 

Location: Van Pelt Auditorium
$12 ($10 members, $5 students with ID)

In 1943, Allied bombing threatened Michelangelo’s David and nearly destroyed Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper. In his new book, Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation’s Treasures from the Nazis (2013), author Robert M. Edsel follows the fascinating journey of art historian Frederick Hartt and artist Deane Keller to save these and other masterpieces.

Edsel is the best-selling author of The Monuments Men and Rescuing Da Vinci, and coproducer of the award-winning documentary The Rape of Europa.

A book signing will follow the lecture, and books will be available for purchase.

 

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.