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Join us in celebrating Anne d’Harnoncourt (1943–2008), the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s late and beloved Director who served the Museum and its audiences for four historic decades. These guided tours will highlight magnificent examples of the more than 80,000 works of art acquired during Anne’s directorship (from 1982), of the more than one hundred modern and contemporary paintings and sculptures acquired while she was curator of those collections (1972–82), and selections from the great outpouring of gifts presented to the Museum in Anne’s memory. Tours meet at the West Entrance.

• Wednesday, July 8, 2009, Starts at 2:15 p.m.
• Friday, July 10, 2009, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
• Thursday, July 16, 2009, Starts at 10:15 a.m.

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Members will be among the first in Philadelphia to view this exceptional exhibition. On display are some 100 works of art by leading figures of early American modernism. Admission to these previews is free for members (with membership card). Advance reservations are not accepted.

• Friday, July 10, 2009, 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Saturday, July 11, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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Sponsor and Patron level members are invited to a curator lecture and a private guided tour of this exhibition.

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Space is limited, and reservations are required.

Drawn from the personal collection of Charles K. Williams II, this exhibition includes approximately one hundred paintings, sculptures, watercolors, and drawings from the early decades of the twentieth century. This important collection representing most of the major American artists and movements of the modern period, as well as several works by European masters is marked by the use of brilliant colors, strong compositional designs, and eccentric images, with an emphasis upon several artists, among them Joseph Stella, Oscar Bluemner, Charles Demuth and Arthur Dove. Tours meet at the West Entrance.

• Wednesday, July 22, 2009, Starts at 2:15 p.m.
• Friday, July 24, 2009, Starts at 2:15 p.m.
• Tuesday, July 28, 2009, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
• Thursday, July 30, 2009, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
• Wednesday, August 5, 2009, Starts at 2:15 p.m.
• Tuesday, August 11, 2009, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
• Tuesday, August 25, 2009, Starts at 10:15 a.m.

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Reservations required
Space is limited, and reservations are required.

The Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries feature a remarkable selection of fine armor and arms intended for kings, princes, noblemen, and their armed retainers. The high quality of the armor for man and horse, swords, daggers, polearms, firearms, shields, crossbows, and equestrian equipment on view in these galleries draws attention to the luxury, diversity, and refinement of martial objects made by some of Europe's most accomplished armorers over many centuries. This tour explores how these objects were produced as well as how many of them can be securely traced back to the armories of powerful rulers such as the Holy Roman Emperors, the kings of Spain, the prince electors of Saxony, and the Ottoman and Mamluk sultans. Tours meet at the West Entrance.

• Friday, August 7, 2009, Starts at 2:15 p.m.
• Thursday, August 13, 2009, Starts at 10:15 a.m.
• Wednesday, August 19, 2009, Starts at 2:15 p.m.
• Thursday, August 27, 2009, Starts at 10:15 a.m.