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Delicate Decline, 1972, Private collection, Chicago
Christina Ramberg: A Retrospective
Through June 1,
Morgan, Korman, and Field Galleries (Galleries 150-155), Main Building
The installation illuminates Christina Ramberg's work on gender, sexuality, and female beauty.
Winning the Battle of Production, 1943, by Hugo Gellert
Boom: Art and Design in the 1940s
Through September 1,
Dorrance Galleries, Main Building
This exhibition is a testament to the creative spirit that flourished despite the restrictions and adversity of the 1940s.
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, Duchess of Leuchtenberg, c. 1860
Staged: Studio Photographs from the Collection
Through June 29,
Honickman, Galleries 156-157, Main Building
This exhibition explores the relationship between the photographer and their subjects within the studio.
Royal hat with chameleons, Yoruba artist, Nigeria, cotton, glass beads, fiber, c. 1920, BRN-22
Head to Toe: African and Asian Wearables from the Ira and Myrna Brind Collection
Opening May 9, 2025,
Penny and Bob Fox Hall, Main Building
This exhibition explores how prestige and value are expressed through Asian and African wearables.
Mushrooms, c. 1932, Wanda Gág (American, 1893–1946), 1952-32-641
Wanda Gág: Art for Life’s Sake
Open now,
Korman Galleries 221-223, Main Building
This exhibition will present the PMA’s unrivaled holdings of Gág's drawings for the first time.
Oil painting on canvas of Two Dutch Vessels Close-Hauled in a Strong Breeze.
Framed! European Picture Frames from the Johnson Collection
Through November 2025,
Gallery 373, Main Building
The installation highlights picture frames as works of art, exploring their shifting forms and functions.
Kurmavatara (Vishnu's Incarnation as a Tortoise), c. 1760-1765, Artist unknown, Indian, 1984-139-1
Mythical, Divine, Demonic: Animal Imagery in South Asian Art
Ongoing,
Gallery 327, Main Building
Explore how animal imagery has taken on various forms to gain a deeper understanding of South Asian visual culture.
A ceramic lobed shape dish with a breaking waves pattern on the border with a blue flower and cabbage leaves at the center.
Firing the Imagination: Japanese Influence on French Ceramics, 1860-1910
Through August 17,
Gallery 251, Main Building
This exhibition brings together notable examples of French ceramics that demonstrate tremendous innovation in the field of artistic pottery from the 1860s to 1910s.
Embroidered self portrait of Wei Wei as a mythical Chinese creature.
Mythical Creatures: China and the World
Through July 23,
Galleries 321, 326 & 339, Main Building
Mythical Creatures: China and the World will explore the theme of diversity by comparing mythical creatures from different cultures.
Strange Fruit, 1992–97, by Zoe Leonard
Zoe Leonard: Strange Fruit
Ongoing,
Gallery 271, Main Building
Experience a room dedicated to the work of Zoe Leonard reflecting on mortality and transformation.
A decorative object that uses Japanese basket weaving techniques to depict a giant sea swell.
Collecting Japanese Art in Philadelphia
Ongoing,
Galleries 341, 342 & 343, Main Building
This installation highlights the art, artists and collectors that shaped the museum's collection of Japanese art.
Hand of Rodin Holding a Torso, 1917, by Auguste Rodin
Rodin’s Hands
Ongoing,
Rodin Museum
Discover how sculptor Auguste Rodin explored the expressive power of hands to create his masterpieces.
Dakar I (detail), 1969, by Sam Gilliam
Expanded Painting in the 1960s and 1970s
Ongoing,
Edna and Stanley Tuttleman Gallery 274, Main Building
Explore radical innovations in painting made during a period marked by social and political unrest.
<i>In the Luxembourg Gardens</i> (detail), 1879, by John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
European Galleries
Ongoing,
Galleries of European Art 1850–1900, 2nd floor, Main Building
Experience our collection of Impressionist art like never before in our newly refreshed and reinstalled European galleries.
Staircase Group (Portrait of Raphaelle Peale and Titian Ramsay Peale I) (detail), 1795, by Charles Willson Peale
Early American Galleries
Ongoing,
McNeil Galleries 100–108, Main Building
The story of how Philadelphia became the young nation’s cultural capital.
Thomas Eakins (American 1844-1916), Professor Benjamin Howard Rand, 1874.
Thomas Eakins: Portrait of Dr. Benjamin H. Rand
Through May 19,
Gallery 255, Main Building
A rare opportunity to enjoy Eakins' innovative homage to two admired Philadelphia doctors.
Édouard Manet, French (1832-1883), The Croquet Party, 1871
#MuseumBowl Installation: Édouard Manet, The Croquet Party
Through August 17,
Gallery 252, Main Building
Celebrate another Philly victory over Kansas City by visiting Manet's The Croquet Party at the PMA.
Couplets: Atlantic City, 1968, Ray K. Metzker (American, 1931–2014)
Splash: Bathers and Beachgoers
Ongoing,
Keyes Family Gallery 256, Main Building
This collection of 20th century works illustrates the joy of congregating around bodies of water.
Desert Blizzard, 1997, Gary Simmons
Gary Simmons: Desert Blizzard
Ongoing,
G279, Main Building
Experience Desert Blizzard, a surreal vapor-trail ballet of snowflakes over Death Valley. Witness memory, heat, and illusion collide.
Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic) (detail), 1875, by Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916), 2007-1-1
The Gross Clinic by Thomas Eakins
Through spring 2026,
Gallery 255, Main Building
Thomas Eakins’s masterpiece—a monumental achievement and local favorite—returns to the museum.
Musicians on Horseback, 7th century, made in China
Chinese Galleries
Ongoing,
Galleries 326 & 333–336, Main Building
Rediscover four thousand years of the art of China in our newly reimagined and reinstalled Chinese galleries.
<i>Liberation of the Peon</i> (detail), 1931, by José Diego María Rivera (Mexican, 1886–1957), 1943-46-1. © 2014 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Diego Rivera: Frescoes
Ongoing,
Black and Gallos Gallery 273, Main Building
Experience recently reinstalled monumental frescoes depicting revolutionary imagery from the artist’s Mexican mural cycles.
Tile Mosaic Panel</i>, 16th century, made in Iran, 1931-76-1
Arts of the Islamic World
Ongoing,
Main Building
Exquisite examples of artwork made for and by Muslims over the centuries.
Ceremonial Teahouse: Sunkaraku (Evanescent Joys), c. 1917, designed by Ōgi Rodō
Collection Highlight: Ceremonial Teahouse
Ongoing,
SmithKline Beecham Gallery 344, 3rd floor, Main Building
Learn more about our Japanese teahouse, a quiet spot for calm and solitude.
Pillared Temple Hall, 1560, made in India
Collection Highlight: Temple Hall
Ongoing,
Caplan Gallery 324, 3rd floor, Main Building
Visit the museum’s reconstruction of a historic temple hall, featuring nearly sixty carvings from South India.
<i>Portrait (Dulcinea)</i> (detail), 1911, by Marcel Duchamp (American, born France, 1887–1968), 1950-134-54. © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris / Succession Marcel Duchamp
Duchamp Galleries
Ongoing,
Gallery 281 & d’Harnoncourt Gallery 282, Main Building
Our renowned Marcel Duchamp holdings return home after a yearlong exhibition tour in the Asia-Pacific region.
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