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

 

Thursday, November 19 through Sunday, November 22

Visit the Museum during Member Appreciation Days and take advantage of special savings and offers designed just for you! Receive an additional 10 percent discount—a total of 20 percent off any purchases in the Museum Stores, including the Online Store, and at the Museum Restaurant and Cafes. Enjoy discounted rates on gift memberships available only to our members. Members are an important part of our Museum family, and we want to thank you for your support! Check your mailbox in the coming weeks for additional information about Member Appreciation Days.

 

Tours meet at the West Entrance.
FREE for members. Space is limited.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is home to the world’s most important collection of works by 20th century artist Marcel Duchamp. This tour explores how works such as The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (The Large Glass) and Étant donnés forever changed how we define art.

 

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 Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective.

 

University of Pennsylvania and Temple University graduate students, and members of the Philadelphia Museum of Art staff, offer a series of 45-minute gallery lectures focusing on the Museum's rich resources in each of their respective areas of study. This program gives visitors an in-depth look at individual masterpieces and an opportunity for discussion.

All topics are subject to change.

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Exquisite service pieces and table decorations (much of which has royal provenance) are highlighted in this tour exploring the fine art of dining in Europe.

 

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

 

Enjoy a guided tour of Frederick Sommer Photographs.

 

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

 

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 Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective.

 

Tours meet at the West Entrance. Free members event. Space is limited, and reservations are required.

The work of Constantin Brâncuşi redefined sculpture for a new century. Working in Paris after 1904, Brâncuşi aimed to develop a sculptural idiom that looked absolutely modern. Seeking inspiration in ancient, folk, and exotic precedents, which bypassed the classical Western tradition of sculpture, and brought his style to a more essential and simplified form. The Philadelphia Museum of Art has the largest collection of Brâncuşi sculptures in the U.S. and this tour explores his work within the context of his modernist contemporaries.

 

Explore the Museum's extensive collection of Asian art, including treasures from Japan, China, and Korea.

 

October 9 - December 18, 2009
3:30 - 4:45 p.m.

Tuition: Members $100, Non-members $120

• Ages 3–4 with parent
• Ages 5–6
• Ages 7–8
• Ages 9–12

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Location: Seminar Room, Main Building

Members at the Sustainer, Sponsor and Patron levels are invited to join curator Michael Taylor for an Exclusive Look lecture on Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective. Call 215-235-SHOW (7469) to RSVP, for more information or to upgrade your membership to attend.

 

Led by Warren Oree, some of the city’s most popular band leaders come together as one unified jazz ensemble to create a collage that reflects the Philly jazz sound.

 

Discover stunning works of art by Pablo Picasso and his contemporaries.

 

Discover paintings, furniture, sculpture, block-printed wallpapers, and ceramics representing Impressionism, International Realism, Post-Impressionism, and Art Nouveau.

 

Discover the marvelous objects on view in the exhibition Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective.

 

Van Pelt Auditorium
Tickets are available through The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society only. Museum members receive a 20% discount on tickets. Call (215) 569-8080.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is delighted to continue its collaboration with The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society in this series.

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