This tour focuses on the Museum's extraordinary collection of American art, including Colonial and Federalist-era paintings, furniture, and decorative arts as well as treasures of rural Pennsylvania.

 

Tours meet in Lenfest Hall/West Lobby.
Stroller Tours are made possible by Newell Rubbermaid.

Museum educators lead engaging gallery tours for parents and caregivers and their young ones. If the baby fusses, don’t fret— you’ll be in good company.

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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.

 

Delight in works of art that evoke the life and times of Paris from 1850-1900, as it awakened to become the "City of Light".

 

Discover the stories behind the frames that surround many of the Museum's greatest treasures.

 

From medieval architecture to rare treasures from various parts of Asia, this tour promises to stir the imagination.

 

Tours gather in Museum's West Entrance
Tickets may be purchased at the Admissions Ticket Desk, no advanced reservations are necessary. Please note that tours are weather dependant and will not take place in excessive heat or rain. Moderate walking is involved.

Join Park House Guides on a tour of the Fairmount Water Works, an engineering marvel of its time, which was described by Edgar Allan Poe as "wondrous to behold".

 

April 17 – May 17, 2012
Location: Education Studios
Tuition: Members $60, Nonmembers $75

Class size is limited. Preregistration is required, and fees are nonrefundable unless the Museum cancels the class.

Children ages 3–5 with an adult

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Location: CraftLAB, Exhibition Gallery

Craft Stars will highlight talented Museum staffers who will demonstrate their personal crafting techniques.

 

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.

 

Tours meet in Lenfest Hall (West Entrance).
Free for members

This tour is perfect for first-time or long standing members, providing an overview of some of the Museum's most renowned treasures in a variety of mediums.

 

This tour is an homage to Marcel Duchamp, whose presence is evident throughout the art of the 20th century. This tour studies both the works of Duchamp and of other artists who were influenced by him.

 

With sculptures, reliquaries, stained glass, and objects of architectural interest, this tour examines the Museum's vast collection of treasures from the Middle Ages.

 

Tours meet in Lenfest Hall (West Entrance)
Free members event.

This tour does a double take. Looking at 18th and 19th Century American and European Art, see why some artists choose to explore pairing in their work.

 

April 17 – May 17, 2012
Location: Education Studios
Tuition: Members $60, Nonmembers $75

Class size is limited. Preregistration is required, and fees are nonrefundable unless the Museum cancels the class.

Children ages 3–5 with an adult

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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.

 

Discover the Museum's fascinating collection of arms and armor, including plate and mail armor, swords, daggers, shields, crossbows, and equestrian equipment; and learn about those who used them.

 

Explore the art of the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist eras and learn about the artists that defined and influenced the movement, including masters such as Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Georges Seurat.

 

Tours gather in Museum's West Entrance
Please note that tours are weather dependant and will not take place in excessive heat or rain. Moderate walking is involved.

Take a stroll around the Museum and into the new Anne d’Harnoncourt Memorial Sculpture Garden to explore some of its outdoor artwork and landscape views. This one-acre site hosts two gallery areas, which currently contain the stone sculptures of Isamu Noguchi. The plantings along the lawns and terraces contain trees, shrubs, and perennials that support local wildlife and bloom at various seasons.

 

April 17 – May 17, 2012
Location: Education Studios
Tuition: Members $60, Nonmembers $75

Class size is limited. Preregistration is required, and fees are nonrefundable unless the Museum cancels the class.

Children ages 3–5 with an adult

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Location: CraftLAB, Exhibition Gallery

The Museum has partnered with Art Star, a gallery and leader in the Philadelphia craft scene, for Art Star Thursdays, a series of afternoon drop in demonstrations by the region’s leading craft experts.

 

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.

 

Discover exciting, innovative, and sometimes controversial works of art created in the 20th and 21st centuries.

 

Discover the Museum’s fascinating collection of arms and armor, including plate and mail armor, swords, daggers, shields, crossbows, and equestrian equipment.

 

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.

 

Be inspired by the risk-takers and ground-breakers in 19th century American art, including Thomas Eakins, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and Winslow Homer.

 

Tours gather in the Perelman Lobby
Please note that tours are weather dependant and will not take place in excessive heat or rain. Moderate walking is involved.

Resplendent with multicolored and gilded ornaments, and animated with sculptures carved in limestone and cast in terracotta and metal, the Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building is the most richly embellished example of Art Deco architecture to be erected in Philadelphia in the 1920s. Come discover it all in this fascinating tour!

 

Explore the art of the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist eras and learn about the artists that defined and influenced the movement, including masters such as Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Georges Seurat.

 

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.

 

Discover exciting, innovative, and sometimes controversial works of art created in the 20th and 21st centuries.

 

April 20 - May 18, 2012
3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Tuition: Members $50, Nonmembers $60

Class size is limited. Preregistration is required, and fees are nonrefundable unless the Museum cancels the class.

• Ages 3–4 with adult
• Ages 5–7
• Ages 8–12

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Cuban-born drummer Francisco Mela is a favorite among jazz’s elite instrumentalists, including Joe Lovano, John Scofield, and McCoy Tyner, all of whom cite his charisma, sophistication, and life-affirming spirit as an extension of his incredible talents as a composer and drummer.

 

Tours gather in Museum's West Entrance
Please note that tours are weather dependant and will not take place in excessive heat or rain. Moderate walking is involved.

Set at the terminus of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the views of and from the Philadelphia Museum of Art are justifiably renowned. Join the Park House Guides to tour the East Terrace for an informative and fun hour as they explore the magnificent architecture and outdoor sculpture of the Museum. Discover the building's fascinating history and delight in the wealth of details that adorn this classically inspired building making it a uniquely beautiful part of Philadelphia’s urban landscape.

 

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

 

This tour focuses on the Museum's extraordinary collection of American art, including Colonial and Federalist-era paintings, furniture, and decorative arts as well as treasures of rural Pennsylvania.

 

April 21 – May 19, 2012

Location: Education Studios
Tuition: Members $60, Nonmembers $75

Class size is limited. Preregistration is required, and fees are nonrefundable unless the Museum cancels the class.

• Children ages 3–4 with an adult
  Children ages 5–6
  10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• Children ages 7–8
  Children ages 9–12
  10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
  1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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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.

 

Meet the artists who, along with Édouard Manet, created revolutionary styles of painting in 19th-century France.

 

Take an "inside" look at paintings, furniture, sculpture, block-printed wallpapers, ceramics, and more representing a uniquely European aesthetic.

 

Explore the art of the Impressionist era, learn about the artists that defined and influenced the movement, and see how their work inspired the masterpieces of modern and contemporary art that would follow.

 

Tours gather in Museum's West Entrance
Please note that tours are weather dependant and will not take place in excessive heat or rain. Moderate walking is involved.

Take a stroll around the Museum and into the new Anne d’Harnoncourt Memorial Sculpture Garden to explore some of its outdoor artwork and landscape views. This one-acre site hosts two gallery areas, which currently contain the stone sculptures of Isamu Noguchi. The plantings along the lawns and terraces contain trees, shrubs, and perennials that support local wildlife and bloom at various seasons.

 

April 21 – May 19, 2012

Location: Education Studios
Tuition: Members $60, Nonmembers $75

Class size is limited. Preregistration is required, and fees are nonrefundable unless the Museum cancels the class.

• Children ages 3–4 with an adult
  Children ages 5–6
  10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• Children ages 7–8
  Children ages 9–12
  10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
  1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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From medieval architecture to rare treasures from various parts of Asia, this tour promises to stir the imagination.

 

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.

 

Take an "inside" look at paintings, furniture, sculpture, block-printed wallpapers, ceramics, and more representing a uniquely European aesthetic.

 

Tours meet in Lenfest Hall (West Entrance)
Free members event.

Does modern art frustrate you? Do you ever wonder why the museum even bothers to hang it? Let's explore why it is here and worth a deeper look!

 

Take an "inside" look at paintings, furniture, sculpture, block-printed wallpapers, ceramics, and more representing a uniquely European aesthetic.

 

Tour meets in the West Lobby at the Family Cart.

Preschoolers and their families enjoy picture books and art projects in the galleries.

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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.

 

Tour meets in the West Lobby at the Family Cart.

Children and their families are led on a gallery tour to explore themes and discover works of art.

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Tour meets in the West Lobby at the Family Cart.

You are never too young to explore the Museum! Movement, play, and hands-on activities make up this fun tour designed especially for preschoolers and their families.

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Explore ways in which many artists, from the Middle Ages to present, have used their art to send messages to their viewers. This tour will look at some of the different messages these artists integrated into their work, ranging from the political and moral, to the religious.

 

From medieval architecture to rare treasures from various parts of Asia, this tour promises to stir the imagination.

 

Do you like to draw? All family members are welcome to try their drawing skills in the Museum galleries. An artist will provide materials and encouragement. Drop in to sketch, doodle, or create a masterpiece.

Learn More >>

 

Tours gather in the Perelman Lobby
Please note that tours are weather dependant and will not take place in excessive heat or rain. Moderate walking is involved.

Resplendent with multicolored and gilded ornaments, and animated with sculptures carved in limestone and cast in terracotta and metal, the Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building is the most richly embellished example of Art Deco architecture to be erected in Philadelphia in the 1920s. Come discover it all in this fascinating tour!

 

Meet at the West Information Desk.
Please note: Tours are subject to change.

Foreign language tours may focus on particular aspects of the collections, such as an artist, a period, a region, or a genre, or offer a general overview of the entire Museum.

 

Explore the art of the Impressionist era, learn about the artists that defined and influenced the movement, and see how their work inspired the masterpieces of modern and contemporary art that would follow.

 

Tours gather in Museum's West Entrance
Tickets may be purchased at the Admissions Ticket Desk, no advanced reservations are necessary. Please note that tours are weather dependant and will not take place in excessive heat or rain. Moderate walking is involved.

Join Park House Guides on a tour of the Fairmount Water Works, an engineering marvel of its time, which was described by Edgar Allan Poe as "wondrous to behold".

 

Location: Outside of the Perelman Building
Weather permitting.

The show’s opening day and select Sundays will feature the Claymobile, a mobile ceramic studio from The Clay Studio, a world-renowned ceramic arts center in Philadelphia. The Claymobile will park outside the Perelman building to give visitors a hands-on ceramic experience.

 

Departs from and returns to PMA West Entrance
$30 public/$24 members

Enjoy stories of special occasions in early America at Cedar Grove, Sweetbriar, and Woodford.

 

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.

 

Van Pelt Auditorium

Speaker: David Gaimster, Director of The Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, Scotland
Stoneware ceramics, produced in Germany and the Netherlands from the Middle Ages, were highly valued and widely traded, especially from the 16th through the 18th century. In the 1600s, the heyday of stoneware production, these ceramics found an enthusiastic market in colonial Philadelphia. Professor Gaimster, author of the most comprehensive study of the medium -- German Stoneware 1200-1900: Archaeology and Cultural History -- will explore the artistic and social significance of these bold, bright-and very useful-ceramics. This lecture is presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Art of German Stoneware 1300-1900. The Charles W. Nichols Collection and the Philadelphia Museum of Art and is supported by the Edna G. Diskant Fund.

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Tours gather in Museum's West Entrance
Please note that tours are weather dependant and will not take place in excessive heat or rain. Moderate walking is involved.

Set at the terminus of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the views of and from the Philadelphia Museum of Art are justifiably renowned. Join the Park House Guides to tour the East Terrace for an informative and fun hour as they explore the magnificent architecture and outdoor sculpture of the Museum. Discover the building's fascinating history and delight in the wealth of details that adorn this classically inspired building making it a uniquely beautiful part of Philadelphia’s urban landscape.

 

This tour focuses on the Museum's extraordinary collection of American art, including Colonial and Federalist-era paintings, furniture, and decorative arts as well as treasures of rural Pennsylvania.

 

Explore the Museum's extensive collection of Asian delights, including paintings, ceramics, sculpture, and decorative arts from Japan, China, and Korea.

 

Tours meet in the Perelman Lobby
Free members event.

Discover the most richly embellished example of Art Deco architecture to be erected in Philadelphia in the 1920s.

 

Tours meet in Lenfest Hall (West Entrance)
Free members event.

This tour does a double take. Looking at 18th and 19th Century American and European Art, see why some artists choose to explore pairing in their work.

 

Learn about masters including Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Georges Braque.

 

Tours gather in Museum's West Entrance
Tickets may be purchased at the Admissions Ticket Desk, no advanced reservations are necessary. Please note that tours are weather dependant and will not take place in excessive heat or rain. Moderate walking is involved.

Join Park House Guides on a tour of the Fairmount Water Works, an engineering marvel of its time, which was described by Edgar Allan Poe as "wondrous to behold".

 

Location: CraftLAB, Exhibition Gallery

Craft Stars will highlight talented Museum staffers who will demonstrate their personal crafting techniques.

 

Associate Membership Required
To RSVP, contact the Associates office at 215-684-7766 or .

Join us for a conversation with Museum leadership as we wrap up another fantastic year with the Associates! Timothy Rub, The George D. Widener Director and Chief Executive Officer, and Gail Harrity, President and Chief Operating Officer, among others, will discuss the Museum’s recent successes and plans for the future.

 

Discover the elegance of Japanese art through the Museum's extensive collection.

 

Tours gather in Museum's West Entrance
Please note that tours are weather dependant and will not take place in excessive heat or rain. Moderate walking is involved.

Take a stroll around the Museum and into the new Anne d’Harnoncourt Memorial Sculpture Garden to explore some of its outdoor artwork and landscape views. This one-acre site hosts two gallery areas, which currently contain the stone sculptures of Isamu Noguchi. The plantings along the lawns and terraces contain trees, shrubs, and perennials that support local wildlife and bloom at various seasons.

 

Location: CraftLAB, Exhibition Gallery

The Museum has partnered with Art Star, a gallery and leader in the Philadelphia craft scene, for Art Star Thursdays, a series of afternoon drop in demonstrations by the region’s leading craft experts.

 

Discover the many ways in which the Virgin Mary has been depicted in art throughout the ages.

 

Tours gather in the Perelman Lobby
Please note that tours are weather dependant and will not take place in excessive heat or rain. Moderate walking is involved.

Resplendent with multicolored and gilded ornaments, and animated with sculptures carved in limestone and cast in terracotta and metal, the Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building is the most richly embellished example of Art Deco architecture to be erected in Philadelphia in the 1920s. Come discover it all in this fascinating tour!

 

Legendary octogenarian guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli joins forces with Charlie Byrd’s longtime drummer and vibraphonist Chuck Redd and Australian bassist and vocalist Nicki Parrott for a swinging tour of the Great American Songbook.

 

This tour is about two French painters with similar names, Manet and Monet, and their contemporaries, and how they changed the art of painting.

 

Glimpse the history of the United States through the faces of the Museum's distinguished collection of American portraits.

 

Tours gather in Museum's West Entrance
Please note that tours are weather dependant and will not take place in excessive heat or rain. Moderate walking is involved.

Set at the terminus of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the views of and from the Philadelphia Museum of Art are justifiably renowned. Join the Park House Guides to tour the East Terrace for an informative and fun hour as they explore the magnificent architecture and outdoor sculpture of the Museum. Discover the building's fascinating history and delight in the wealth of details that adorn this classically inspired building making it a uniquely beautiful part of Philadelphia’s urban landscape.

 

Tours meet in Lenfest Hall (West Lobby)
Space for the tour is limited.

The Pennsylvania Ballet Young Friends and dancers will join us to tour the dazzling night life of Paris —ballerinas behind the scenes, dancing at the Moulin Rouge, and evenings at the Opera. Stay to mingle and enjoy the Museum's popular Art After 5 program.

 

Discover exciting, innovative, and sometimes controversial works of art created in the 20th and 21st centuries.

 

This tour focuses on the Museum's extraordinary collection of American art, including Colonial and Federalist-era paintings, furniture, and decorative arts as well as treasures of rural Pennsylvania.

 

Learn how this unique genre came to be through works of art by masters Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Georges Braque.

 

Tours gather in Museum's West Entrance
Please note that tours are weather dependant and will not take place in excessive heat or rain. Moderate walking is involved.

Take a stroll around the Museum and into the new Anne d’Harnoncourt Memorial Sculpture Garden to explore some of its outdoor artwork and landscape views. This one-acre site hosts two gallery areas, which currently contain the stone sculptures of Isamu Noguchi. The plantings along the lawns and terraces contain trees, shrubs, and perennials that support local wildlife and bloom at various seasons.

 

Tour meets in the West Lobby at the Family Cart.

Preschoolers and their families enjoy picture books and art projects in the galleries.

Learn More >>

 

Tour meets in the West Lobby at the Family Cart.

Children and their families are led on a gallery tour to explore themes and discover works of art.

Learn More >>

 

Tour meets in the West Lobby at the Family Cart.

You are never too young to explore the Museum! Movement, play, and hands-on activities make up this fun tour designed especially for preschoolers and their families.

Learn More >>

 

This tour celebrates the contributions of African American artists from Colonial America through modern artistic movements.

 

Do you like to draw? All family members are welcome to try their drawing skills in the Museum galleries. An artist will provide materials and encouragement. Drop in to sketch, doodle, or create a masterpiece.

Learn More >>

 

Tours gather in the Perelman Lobby
Please note that tours are weather dependant and will not take place in excessive heat or rain. Moderate walking is involved.

Resplendent with multicolored and gilded ornaments, and animated with sculptures carved in limestone and cast in terracotta and metal, the Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building is the most richly embellished example of Art Deco architecture to be erected in Philadelphia in the 1920s. Come discover it all in this fascinating tour!

 

Tours gather in Museum's West Entrance
Tickets may be purchased at the Admissions Ticket Desk, no advanced reservations are necessary. Please note that tours are weather dependant and will not take place in excessive heat or rain. Moderate walking is involved.

Join Park House Guides on a tour of the Fairmount Water Works, an engineering marvel of its time, which was described by Edgar Allan Poe as "wondrous to behold".

 

Tours gather in Museum's West Entrance
Please note that tours are weather dependant and will not take place in excessive heat or rain. Moderate walking is involved.

Set at the terminus of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the views of and from the Philadelphia Museum of Art are justifiably renowned. Join the Park House Guides to tour the East Terrace for an informative and fun hour as they explore the magnificent architecture and outdoor sculpture of the Museum. Discover the building's fascinating history and delight in the wealth of details that adorn this classically inspired building making it a uniquely beautiful part of Philadelphia’s urban landscape.

 

This tour provides an overview of some of the Museum's most renowned treasures in a variety of mediums.

 

Discover the engineering behind some of the Museum's most innovative masterpieces.

 

Tours meet in Lenfest Hall (West Entrance)
Free members event.

Does modern art frustrate you? Do you ever wonder why the museum even bothers to hang it? Let's explore why it is here and worth a deeper look!

 

See the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists through the eyes of the French Pastry chef. Each work will be compared with a wonderful, mouth- watering dessert. It most likely that you will be hungry after the tour.

 

Tours gather in Museum's West Entrance
Tickets may be purchased at the Admissions Ticket Desk, no advanced reservations are necessary. Please note that tours are weather dependant and will not take place in excessive heat or rain. Moderate walking is involved.

Join Park House Guides on a tour of the Fairmount Water Works, an engineering marvel of its time, which was described by Edgar Allan Poe as "wondrous to behold".

 

Location: CraftLAB, Exhibition Gallery

Craft Stars will highlight talented Museum staffers who will demonstrate their personal crafting techniques.

 

Tours meet in the Perelman Lobby
Free members event.

Discover the most richly embellished example of Art Deco architecture to be erected in Philadelphia in the 1920s.

 

Be inspired by the risk-takers and ground-breakers in 19th century American art, including Thomas Eakins, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and Winslow Homer.

 

Tours gather in Museum's West Entrance
Please note that tours are weather dependant and will not take place in excessive heat or rain. Moderate walking is involved.

Take a stroll around the Museum and into the new Anne d’Harnoncourt Memorial Sculpture Garden to explore some of its outdoor artwork and landscape views. This one-acre site hosts two gallery areas, which currently contain the stone sculptures of Isamu Noguchi. The plantings along the lawns and terraces contain trees, shrubs, and perennials that support local wildlife and bloom at various seasons.

 

Location: CraftLAB, Exhibition Gallery

The Museum has partnered with Art Star, a gallery and leader in the Philadelphia craft scene, for Art Star Thursdays, a series of afternoon drop in demonstrations by the region’s leading craft experts.