Get to know works of art from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including the very paintings that marked the beginning of modern art.

 

Thursday afternoons: November 5, 12, 19, and December 3, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
or
Saturdays: November 14 and December 5, 10:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
lecturer: Matthew Palczynski, Staff Lecturer for Western Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Location: Van Pelt Auditorium
$100 ($80 members)

Nearly forty years after the 1971 publication of Linda Nochlin’s seminal essay “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” we continue to explore the role of gender in art. This course examines the careers of thirteen twentieth- and twenty-first century artists whose work uniquely delights us by tackling difficult questions. A copy of Nochlin’s essay will be distributed at the first class.

• Also Triumphant: Elaine de Kooning, Lee Krasner, and Helen Frankenthaler
• Being Counted: Georgia O’Keeffe, Alice Neel, Eva Hesse, and Judy Chicago
• Sculpting Beauty: Louise Bourgeois and Louise Nevelson
• Recovering Identity: Cindy Sherman, Barbara Kruger, Lorna Simpson, and Lisa Yuskavage

 

October 10 - December 19, 2009
Tuition: Members $120, Nonmembers $150

Ages 3–4 with a parent
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Ages 5–6
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Ages 7–8
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Ages 9–12
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Learn More >>

 

October 10 - December 19, 2009
Tuition: Members $120, Nonmembers $150

Ages 3–4 with a parent
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Ages 5–6
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Ages 7–8
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Ages 9–12
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Learn More >>

 

$50 per Young Friend and $60 per Young Friend guest. Call (215) 235-SHOW (7469) to purchase tickets today. Program fee is non-refundable.

Young Friends are on the move with their first ever bus trip. Join us as we travel to the Brandywine River Museum where you will have time to explore the collection and eat lunch on your own before we take a tour of Seven Deadly Sins. Finish the day with a visit to Chaddsford Winery for a private guided tour and wine tasting.

 

Discover the significance of water in the Museum's collection.

 

October 10 - December 19, 2009
Tuition: Members $120, Nonmembers $150

Ages 3–4 with a parent
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Ages 5–6
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Ages 7–8
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Ages 9–12
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Learn More >>

 

October 10 - December 19, 2009
Tuition: Members $120, Nonmembers $150

Ages 3–4 with a parent
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Ages 5–6
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Ages 7–8
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Ages 9–12
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Learn More >>

 

This series is sponsored by the Beneficia Foundation

In 1924 Leopold Stokowski rightly predicted that The Curtis Institute of Music, where exceptionally gifted young musicians study for careers as performing artists, would "become the most important musical institution of our country, perhaps of the world." Duos and chamber ensembles present informal concerts in designated Museum galleries one Saturday each month.

Learn More >>

 

Thursday afternoons: November 5, 12, 19, and December 3, 3:00–4:00 p.m.
or
Saturdays: November 14 and December 5, 1:30–3:45 p.m.
Lecturer: Sarah Laursen, Doctoral Candidate, University of Pennsylvania
Location: Van Pelt Auditorium
$100 ($80 members)

Travel the ancient Silk Road from the origins of Buddhism in fifth century India to the height of China’s golden age in the cosmopolitan capital of Chang’an, and study the peoples, religions, and visual cultures that flourished along the way. Following in the footsteps of those who traveled this trade route, we will discover a rich history of interaction and exchange.

• The Buddha Leaves His Homeland: Early Buddhist Icons and Pilgrimage Sites in Central Asia, First to Sixth Century CE
• The Middle Kingdom and Its Periphery: The Transformation of Chinese Art from the Second Century BCE to Sixth Century CE
• Strangers in a Strange Land: Foreigners in China and Their Impact on the Arts of the Sixth to Ninth Century
• Where Does the Silk Road Lead?

 

This series is sponsored by the Beneficia Foundation

In 1924 Leopold Stokowski rightly predicted that The Curtis Institute of Music, where exceptionally gifted young musicians study for careers as performing artists, would "become the most important musical institution of our country, perhaps of the world." Duos and chamber ensembles present informal concerts in designated Museum galleries one Saturday each month.

Learn More >>

 

Explore fascinating treasures from the Museum's Medieval and Asian art galleries.

 

This series is sponsored by the Beneficia Foundation

In 1924 Leopold Stokowski rightly predicted that The Curtis Institute of Music, where exceptionally gifted young musicians study for careers as performing artists, would "become the most important musical institution of our country, perhaps of the world." Duos and chamber ensembles present informal concerts in designated Museum galleries one Saturday each month.

Learn More >>

 

Saturday, November 14

Tickets required and can be purchased at the door; all are welcome.

Come and discover a new world with us! The Museum invites your family to join us at the Every Family Party. Bring the grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins, and kids for a fabulous celebration of art and education. All proceeds benefit the Museum’s award-winning Division of Education.