Join & Support : The Art of Giving

The Art of Giving

Delighting. Illuminating. Promoting lifelong learning. These are but a few of the ways the Philadelphia Museum of Art enriches the lives of audiences in the Philadelphia region, the nation, and the world over.

We invite you to become an integral part of the preservation and enhancement of one of the nation’s greatest museums by lending your support in a variety of ways. Read some of our donors' stories to learn why they give to the Museum. As always, the Museum is grateful for gifts of any size--the Wish List below provides examples of what your gift--at whatever level--can accomplish.

Thank you for your interest in giving to the Museum. The generous support of many foundations, corporations, and individuals like you has helped make the Philadelphia Museum of Art the vibrant source of inspiration it is today.

A gift of $500 will:

• Enable two fourth grade classes from Philadelphia public schools to participate in Art Speaks, a museum visit program linking visual arts and language arts. Your gift will cover the costs of admission, bussing and materials.

A gift of $1,000 will:

• Support an artist residency at a local community center, bringing art to children and adults in urban neighborhoods.
• Support four in-school teacher workshops in Philadelphia public schools, where teachers learn how to connect museum objects with their classroom curricula.

A gift of $1,500 will:

• Fund an Accessible Arts Workshop for a group of adults with cognitive or communication impairments. Each workshop includes a one-hour tour in the Museum's galleries and a two-hour studio class.

A gift of $2,500 will:

• Support the online publication of 160 objects from the Museum's collection as part of the Museum's Digital Age Initiative. Your gift will enable the Museum to produce high-quality photography of each object, verify and expand information on each object, and support the production of educational and interpretive tools such as cell phone and antenna audio stops and podcasts.

A gift of $3,000 will:

• Fund the purchase of nine new wheelchairs for use by Museum visitors.
• Purchase a flat-bed scanner for the Museum's Paper Conservation Lab.

A gift of $5,000 will:

• Fund free admission for 1,000 Philadelphia public schoolchildren to visit the Museum with their classes.
• Fund travel costs to bring 20 Philadelphia Head Start preschool classes to the Museum for a visit.
• Sponsor an artist's participation in public events connected to the Live Cinema series of exhibitions in the Museum's video gallery.

A gift of $8,000 will:

• Sponsor one of the Museum's popular Family Days, in which parents and children learn about art together while celebrating diverse cultures.