Dorrance Galleries
Main Building
Journey through an electrifying landscape of designs that respond to the future in surprising, ingenious, and occasionally unsettling ways. From daring flights of imagination to products already on the market, the works on view explore what lies ahead for the earth and its inhabitants—through the interplay of design, art, science, and technology.
Want to talk about what you saw or just read and relax? Drop by the Futures Therapy Lab at the end of the exhibition.
A space for conversation, critique, and creativity for those considering the ideas set forth in the exhibition. In addition to daily drop-in activities, the Lab will host weekly events. Open to visitors of all ages and free with museum admission.
Tuesday–Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Wednesday & Friday, 10:00 a.m.–8:45 p.m.
Thinking about possible futures is both exhilarating and anxiety-making. Work it out through art making, reading, and reflection.
Wednesdays, 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Artists and designers share their work through talks, demonstrations, and workshops.
Selected Thursdays & Saturdays, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
One-on-one sessions with designers offer new perspectives on your everyday life.
Sundays (except first Sunday of the month), 2:00–3:00 p.m.
Drop-in readings that explore narratives of the future.
Designs for Different Futures is organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Walker Art Center, and the Art Institute of Chicago.
Dorrance Galleries
Main Building
Get a sneak peek at works in the exhibition.
In Philadelphia, this exhibition is generously supported by the Annenberg Foundation Fund for Major Exhibitions, the Robert Montgomery Scott Endowment for Exhibitions, the Kathleen C. and John J. F. Sherrerd Fund for Exhibitions, Lisa Roberts and David Seltzer in honor of Collab’s 50th Anniversary, the Women’s Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Laura and William C. Buck Endowment for Exhibitions, the Harriet and Ronald Lassin Fund for Special Exhibitions, the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Exhibition Fund, and an anonymous donor.