Press Conference to Introduce New Director on Monday, June 29 at 10:30 a.m. in the Museum's Great Stair Hall

The Philadelphia Museum of Art announced today the election of Timothy Rub as the George D. Widener Director and Chief Executive Officer. The unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees at its June meeting concludes an international year-long search. Currently Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. Rub will become the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s 13th Director, succeeding the late Anne d’Harnoncourt.

H. F. “Gerry” Lenfest, Chairman of the Board, said: “Timothy Rub brings a proven track record in scholarship, connoisseurship and excellent management and fundraising skills. He comes with strong expertise in planning at a time whe...

The Philadelphia Museum of Art, commissioning institution for the United States Pavilion at the 53rd International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, announced today that the U.S. representation, Bruce Nauman: Topological Gardens, has been awarded the prestigious Golden Lion for the Best National Participation. According to a statement from the Biennale, the presentation was selected “in recognition of the sustained energy and precision of Bruce Nauman’s art. From iconic embodiments of human pain and fragility to pithy jabs at our frailties, his oeuvre reveals the magic of meaning as it emerges through relentless repetition of language and form.” This is the first time since 1990 that the United States has received the much-coveted award.

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At the turn of the 20th century when they first began to appear, skyscrapers were seen as symbols of modernity and testaments to human achievement. Stretching the limits of popular imagination, they captured the attention of visual artists working in a variety of mediums. This summer the Philadelphia Museum of Art presents Skyscrapers: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs of the Early Twentieth Century, an exhibition that traces the rise of the American skyscraper as an iconic image. The exhibition will feature more than 50 works from the Museum’s collection, dating from 1908 to 1941, which demonstrate the many ways artists chose to portray the new giants in their landscape.

Skyscrapers includes prints by John Marin and Charles Sheeler, photographs by Berenic...