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January 19, 2013
Wednesday, January 9
 
Starts at 10:15 a.m.
Tours meet in Lenfest Hall (West Entrance).
Free for members

Explore the interwoven lives, works, and experimental spirit of Marcel Duchamp and four of the most important American postwar artists: composer John Cage, choreographer Merce Cunningham, and visual artists Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg.
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Friday, January 11
Tours meet in Lenfest Hall (West Entrance).
Free for members

Explore the interwoven lives, works, and experimental spirit of Marcel Duchamp and four of the most important American postwar artists: composer John Cage, choreographer Merce Cunningham, and visual artists Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg.
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Wednesday, January 16
 
Starts at 10:15 a.m.
Tours meet in Lenfest Hall (West Entrance).
Free for members

Explore the interwoven lives, works, and experimental spirit of Marcel Duchamp and four of the most important American postwar artists: composer John Cage, choreographer Merce Cunningham, and visual artists Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg.
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Thursday, January 24
Location: Seminar Room
Free for Sponsor Members and above. Space is limited and reservations are required.

From a peaceful Medieval cloister to an opulent French grand salon, learn more about these evocative spaces that allow visitors to "walk through time" from Donna Corbin, The Louis C. Madeira IV Associate Curator of European Decorative Arts.
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Saturday, January 26
 
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Seminar Room
Does not include Museum admission.

The Membership Department of The Philadelphia Museum of Art invites you to a celebration of the life of Michael McGonigle. Join colleagues, friends, and Michael’s family as we pay tribute to the beloved Members' Film Club lecturer, who passed away unexpectedly in November. Since space is limited, reservations are required to attend this free memorial.
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Friday, February 15
 
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Member guests General Admission plus $2.

Members are invited to be among the first to explore Journeys to New Worlds: Spanish and Portuguese Colonial Art in the Roberta and Richard Huber Collection. This exhibition presents a rare group of paintings, decorative arts, and sculptures and explores the artistic exchanges between Spain and Portugal and their colonies in the Americas and Asia during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
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Starts at 2:15 p.m.
Tours meet in Lenfest Hall (West Entrance).
Free for members

Join us as we unveil the stories of the relationships depicted in some of the Museum’s paintings.
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Friday, March 1
 
2:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Member guests General Admission plus $2.

Featuring more than two hundred works dating from the 1930s to 2010 by twenty-seven self-taught American artists, this exhibition showcases the inventive creations of individuals who employ unusual materials and methods to create their art.

Museum Circle Preview for Sustainer members and above ($400+): Friday, March 1, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
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Saturday, March 2
 
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Member guests General Admission plus $2.

Featuring more than two hundred works dating from the 1930s to 2010 by twenty-seven self-taught American artists, this exhibition showcases the inventive creations of individuals who employ unusual materials and methods to create their art.

Museum Circle Preview for Sustainer members and above ($400+): Friday, March 1, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
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Friday, March 8
Tours meet in Lenfest Hall (West Entrance).
Free for members

Explore the symbols, stories and appreciation of the flowers in the 19th century art world.
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Location: Seminar Room
Space is limited and reservations are required.

Museum members are invite to a private lecture with The George D. Widener Director and Chief Executive Officer, Timothy Rub as he discusses ten of his favorite works in the museum’s permanent collection
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Friday, March 15
 
Starts at 2:15 p.m.
Tours meet in Lenfest Hall (West Entrance).
Free for members

Explore the symbols, stories and appreciation of the flowers in the 19th century art world.
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Starts at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Van Pelt Auditorium
Members free. Member guest free. Does not include General Admission

All members are invited to participate in a conversation led by Museum Director Timothy Rub, who will outline our exciting new five year plan to sustain and revitalize the Museum.
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Wednesday, March 20
 
Starts at 10:15 a.m.
Tours meet in Lenfest Hall (West Entrance).
Free for members

Explore the symbols, stories and appreciation of the flowers in the 19th century art world.
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Location: Van Pelt Auditorium
Members free. Member guest free. Does not include General Admission

All members are invited to participate in a conversation led by Museum Director Timothy Rub, who will outline our exciting new five year plan to sustain and revitalize the Museum.
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Wednesday, March 27
Location: Van Pelt Auditorium
Members free. Member guest free. Does not include General Admission

All members are invited to participate in a conversation led by Museum Director Timothy Rub, who will outline our exciting new five year plan to sustain and revitalize the Museum.
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Tours meet in Lenfest Hall (West Entrance).
Free for members

Director Timothy Rub has hand selected several works from the permanent collection for you to explore on this docent-led tour.
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Wednesday, April 10
Tickets go on sale to Museum Circle members January 25 and all members February 1.
Bus departs from West Entrance.
$140 per member, $150 per member guest, includes transportation, guided tour, a prix fixe lunch and all gratuities. Space is limited, and reservations required. Program fee is nonrefundable.

Visit the internationally renowned Walters Art Museum and enjoy a private lunch overlooking the Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
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Tours meet in Lenfest Hall (West Entrance).
Free for members

Explore the history and creation of the Museum's medieval carpets and European tapestries.
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Saturday, April 20
 
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Seminar Room, ground floor
Free for Members; Member guest $8 (guest tickets do not include admission)
Space is limited and reservations are required.

Learn how to get the most from your new Museum membership, discover the Museum’s rich history, and meet other new members. It’s our way of saying “thanks for joining!”
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Wednesday, April 24
 
Starts at 10:15 a.m.
Tours meet in Lenfest Hall (West Entrance).
Free for members

Trace the late nineteenth century shifts in the use of color influenced by the industrial revolution.
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Tours meet in Lenfest Hall (West Entrance).
Free for members

Explore the history and creation of the Museum's medieval carpets and European tapestries.
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Friday, May 17
 
Starts at 10:15 a.m.
Tours meet in Lenfest Hall (West Entrance).
Free for members

Explore the works of the master painter and Philadelphia native, Thomas Eakins.
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Location: Van Pelt Auditorium
Free for Members

With his life and work deeply rooted in Philadelphia, Thomas Eakins (1844–1916) emerged as one of the most outstanding American artists of the nineteenth century. We invite you to explore this topic with Kathleen A. Foster, The Robert L. McNeil, Jr. Senior Curator of American Art, and Director, Center for American Art.
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Tuesday, May 21
Location: The Philadelphia Girls’ Rowing Club house
Free for Sponsor Members and above

Join us at The Philadelphia Girls’ Rowing Club house, the first and oldest structure on historic Boat House Row, for a lecture and reception. Explore the deep ties of the boathouse to Philadelphia and the artist Thomas Eakins with Elizabeth Milroy, The Zoe and Dean Pappas Curator of Education, Public Programs. Trolley transportation from the West entrance to and from the event included. This event requires moderate walking, stairs, and standing. Please wear comfortable shoes.
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Wednesday, June 5
Tickets go on sale to Museum Circle members March 25 and all members April 1.
Bus departs from West Entrance.
$150 per member; $160 per member guest, includes transportation, guided tour, a prix fixe lunch and all gratuities. Space is limited, and reservations required. Program fee is nonrefundable.

Travel to Mount Vernon Estate, Museum, and Gardens to experience the life and legacies of George Washington including a landscape tour and lunch in a colonial atmosphere. Please note this day will include moderate outdoor walking tours.
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Tours meet in Lenfest Hall (West Entrance)
Free members event.

Often overlooked, the frames in our collections are also works of art. Come discover the “finishing touches” of our Museum’s masterpieces.
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Saturday, June 15
 
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Van Pelt Auditorium, ground floor
Free for Members; Member guest $8 (guest tickets do not include admission)
Space is limited and reservations are required.

Learn how to get the most from your new Museum membership, discover the Museum’s rich history, and meet other new members. It’s our way of saying “thanks for joining!”
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Tuesday, July 23
Tours meet in Lenfest Hall (West Entrance)
Free for Patron Members. Space limited; two tickets per member household.

Patron level members are invited to go behind the scenes at the Museum’s historic main building. From the lower level basements up to the roof, explore rarely seen areas of the “Temple on Fairmount.” This event requires moderate walking, stairs, and standing. Please wear comfortable shoes.
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