University of Pennsylvania and Temple University graduate students, and members of the Philadelphia Museum of Art staff, offer a series of 45-minute gallery lectures focusing on the Museum's rich resources in each of their respective areas of study. This program gives visitors an in-depth look at individual masterpieces and an opportunity for discussion.

All topics are subject to change.

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An interesting coming together of story telling using three large Korean screens of the late Chŏson dynasty illustrating Chinese stories retold and passed down over the centuries. Along with the screens, a handsome collection of Chinese illustrated ceramics is also on view.

 

Enjoy a guided tour of Frederick Sommer Photographs.

 

Tours meet at the West Entrance. Free members event. Space is limited, and reservations are required.

The work of Constantin Brâncuşi redefined sculpture for a new century. Working in Paris after 1904, Brâncuşi aimed to develop a sculptural idiom that looked absolutely modern. Seeking inspiration in ancient, folk, and exotic precedents, which bypassed the classical Western tradition of sculpture, and brought his style to a more essential and simplified form. The Philadelphia Museum of Art has the largest collection of Brâncuşi sculptures in the U.S. and this tour explores his work within the context of his modernist contemporaries.

 

October 9 - December 18, 2009
3:30 - 4:45 p.m.

Tuition: Members $100, Non-members $120

• Ages 3–4 with parent
• Ages 5–6
• Ages 7–8
• Ages 9–12

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This evening of music inspired by the Armenian experience and culture features jazz pianist and composer Armen Donelian with bassist David Clark and drummer George Schuller. The trio will perform original compositions and jazz interpretations of Armenian folk songs.

This performance is being held in conjunction with Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective. This exhibition celebrates the Armenian-born artist Arshile Gorky, a seminal figure in the movement toward abstraction that transformed American art. Admission to the Gorky retrospective is free with Museum admission.

 

This tour focuses on the Museum's extraordinary collection of American art, including paintings, furniture, and decorative arts.

 

Fridays: October 23 and 30, and November 6 and 13, 6:00–7:30 p.m. Please note: Plan to stay until 8:30 p.m. for the first class.
Gallery conversations led by Museum Educators Barbara Bassett, Marla Shoemaker, James Stein, and Mary Teeling
Location: Seminar Room, main building
Members: $48
Nonmembers: $60
Enrollment limited, please register in advance

Back by popular demand! This course offers an opportunity for close study and informal discussions in the galleries. Each evening we’ll look at one work of art, allowing time for conversation and questions. As a group, we’ll enrich one another’s understanding. Professor Jonathan Wallis of Moore College of Art will join us for the first session to discuss the changing role of the viewer in the history of art. We’ll wrap up the final session over dessert and coffee. Especially recommended for those who are new to looking at art and recent college graduates, but all are welcome.

 

Discover exciting, innovative, and sometimes controversial works of art created in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

 

Van Pelt Auditorium
Tickets are available through The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society only. Museum members receive a 20% discount on tickets. Call (215) 569-8080.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is delighted to continue its collaboration with The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society in this series.

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