College Day on the Parkway
Saturday, September 24, 201110:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Free admission for college students with valid ID The Philadelphia Museum of Art will be participating in the annual College Day on Saturday, September 24th, 2011. Now in its 25th year, College Day is a daylong festival that offers college students (with valid college ID) free general admission to cultural institutions throughout the city, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Students visiting the Museum on College Day can stroll through more than 200 galleries and take in the Museum’s extraordinary permanent collection including masterpieces by Monet and Cezanne to Brancusi and Duchamp as well as special exhibitions such as Here and Now: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs by Ten Philadelphia Artists, which reflects the remarkable strength and diversity of talent that exists in this city’s cultural community. In the Museum’s Perelman Building, Zaha Hadid: Form in Motion, a sculptural environment houses a selection of furniture, decorative art, jewelry, and footwear designed by the internationally renowned, Pritzker prize-winning architect. Student discounts are available for Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus, which explores the artist’s radical shift in his depiction of Christ and is on view through October 30. For those interested in visiting the Museum year round, discounted memberships are available for full-time students. More information on Campus Philly’s College Day>>
For more information, please contact The Division of Education by phone at (215) 684-7580, by fax at (215) 236-4063, or by e-mail at .
