Exploring the Collections

The Museum offers insightful and inspiring theme tours of its collections, led by trained Museum Guides and specially designed to encompass the varied interests of everyone in your group.

Guided Tours

• Architecture of the Perelman Building - Discover the most richly embellished example of Art Deco architecture to be erected in Philadelphia in the 1920s.
• Highlights Tour - Discover some of the Museum's most noteworthy treasures in this spectacular overview, spanning a variety of ages and genres. Ideal for first-time visitors.
• The School of Paris and Beyond - Explore works by the outstanding artists who flocked to Paris during the first half of the twentieth century seeking artistic freedom, incuding Chagall, Modigliani, Lipchitz, Soutine, and others.
• Picasso to Pop - Learn how artists such as Picasso, Warhol, Lichtenstein, and Oldenburg changed our contemporary world with their extraordinary visions and uninhibited creativity.
• America, Past and Present - View one of the finest American collections in the world, and explore rooms filled with magnificent furniture, paintings, and decorative arts.
• Asian Odyssey - See a ceremonial Japanese teahouse, stone Indian pillared hall, and centuries of art, artifacts, ceramics, and rugs.
• Women in Art - Discover how artists have portrayed women and ideals of feminine beauty throughout history, from Medieval images to Picasso's modern interpretations.
• Flower Power - Trace the symbolism of flowers from Renaissance gardens to Van Gogh's dramatic Sunflowers. A perfect addition for garden clubs or a visit to the Flower Show.
• Saints and Sinners - Explore Italian, Flemish, and Dutch art from the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries, from Rogier van der Weyden's magnificent depiction of Christ to Steen's "sinful" genre scenes.
• Other Tour Possibilities - Tapestries and Rugs, Dutch Art, Portraiture, Arms and Armor, Period Rooms, Landscape Painting, Close-Ups of Favorite Artists, and many more.

Audio Tours

A variety of audio tours are offered for individuals in your group to experience selected Museum treasures at their own pace. Additional tours may also be available throughout the year as part of selected Museum exhibitions.

Audio Tours are available in English, French, Spanish, and Japanese.

For more information, please contact Group Sales by phone at (215) 684-7863, by fax at (215) 684-7360, or by e-mail at .