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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
A masterful collection of American art housed in a historic Center City building
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The Barnes Foundation
New location for one of the world’s leading collections of French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings
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Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Art Museum covers 10 acres and houses more than 300,000 works spanning 2,000 years
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University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Unearthing the riches of the world’s cultural heritage
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Top Picks for April Art Happenings In And Around The City
Get out and enjoy the best art events and exhibitions this month
Hotel Package
The Barnes Foundation Hotel Package
Book Your Stay and visit the all-new Barnes Foundation
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Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building
Fashion and modern design highlight the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s first major expansion
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Unearthing A Masterpiece at the Penn Museum
Final stop for one of the world’s largest ancient mosaics
Attraction
City Hall
The largest municipal building in the country and the finest example of the Second Empire style
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Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center
The nation’s first municipal water treatment center
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Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
One of the world’s foremost natural history museums
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Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow:
Jewish Refugee Scholars at Black Colleges
Learn the unknown story at the National Museum of American Jewish History
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Institute of Contemporary Art
Museum introducing provocative contemporary artists for more than 40 years
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University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
300,000
The number of works of art that call the Philadelphia Museum of Art home.
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Philadelphia's total parkland acreage. Benjamin Franklin Parkway is an extension of Fairmount Park, which is the world's largest landscaped park.
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The 12-ton granite Sphinx of Ramses II at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology dates back to 1200 B.C.
The most artistic mile in the country stretches from City Hall to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Explore the mile
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May 17, 2013
Visit Elfreth’s Alley To Take In The Brand New Exhibit, Making Ends Meet: 300 Years of Life on Elfreth’s Alley, Opening This Saturday, May 18
Posted by Kristina Jenkins
As the nation’s oldest continuously inhabited street, Elfreth’s Alley was home to 18th-century colonial Philadelphians. Located in the heart of Old City between Front and 2nd Streets just north of Arch, the Elfreth’s Alley Museum is one of few landmarks dedicated to the everyday American. This weekend, the Elfreth’s Alley Museum welcomes a new exhibition [...]
May 16, 2013
Celebrated Author Alice Walker Comes To The Central Library To Discuss And Sign Her Latest Books, Wednesday, May 29
Posted by Amy Carniol
On Wednesday, May 29, esteemed author Alice Walker, will be on hand at the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Central Libraryto discuss her newest works, answer audience questions and sign books. Best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Color Purple, Walker has been writing novels, short stories, children’s books and poetry for more than 40 [...]
May 15, 2013
Long-Awaited 3rd Ward Philadelphia Opens Today, Bringing Coworking, Education And Artsy Events To Northern Liberties
Posted by Kristina Jenkins
Brooklyn-born coworking, education and collaboration space 3rd Ward officially opens the doors of its brand-new Philadelphia outpost today, May 15. After more than a year in development, a sneak peek last month during Philly Tech Week and free coworking in recent weeks, 3rd Ward Philadelphia is now ready for real business. The sprawling 27,000-square-foot work [...]
