The first exhibition of its kind at the Museum, Philadelphia Assembled joins art and civic engagement. Initiated by artist Jeanne van Heeswijk, together with hundreds of collaborators from across the city, the project explores Philadelphia’s changing landscape and tells a story of active resistance and radical community building. Challenging, inspiring, and as expansive as the city, Philadelphia Assembled asks: how can we collectively shape our futures?

Explore how modern artists like Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, and David Alfaro Siqueiros created innovative works that reflect Mexico's history, tradition, and identity.

Originally published in 1989, Building the City Beautiful is the definitive book on the history of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. On the occasion of the Parkway's centennial in 2017, author David Brownlee has revised the publication (which has long been out of print) adding new material on the Parkway's past and present, including stunning new color photography. The Art of the Peales presents more than 160 works by the Peale family in a variety of media from the renowned collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Active from the late 1700s through the early twentieth century, the Peale family was America's first artistic dynasty.

For her City of Brotherly Love series, Hannah Price turned the tables on catcallers in Philadelphia with her camera. Here she shares her thoughts on City of Brotherly Love and how the experience inspired her recent work.

Alluring works by three key figures in the field of American contemporary craft: fiber artist Yvonne Pacanovsky Bobrowicz, sculptor Jack Larimore, and jeweler Sharon Church

Art collectors share some of the reasons they’ve given works of art to the Museum.

Music, art, and design were deeply intertwined during the 1960s. In this playlist compiled by Pierre Robert of 93.3 WMMR, rock out to songs by Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, the Beatles, and other iconic acts who helped define the era.

In 1917 John G. Johnson, the most famous lawyer of his day, left his astonishing trove of European art to the city of Philadelphia. One hundred years later, we’re taking a new look at one of this country’s most remarkable collections. Encounter treasures by the likes of Botticelli, Bosch, Titian, Rembrandt, and Monet—and see how we keep making new discoveries about the collection.

Biblical stories, knights, and ladies fair are among the subjects portrayed in this installation.

With an emphasis on painting and sculpture made in the United States between 1910 and 1950, this gorgeously illustrated volume offers a rich introduction to American modernism through the world-class collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

This installation presents library and archival materials that illuminate how influential collectors like Walter and Louise Arensberg helped Museum director Fiske Kimball realize his vision for a "Modern Museum." Discover how they pursued modern works of art, displayed objects prior to their arrival in the galleries, and negotiated terms and conditions with Museum staff.

Treat your loved one to a romantic weekend in Philadelphia---with a side of culture. Take advantage of our partnership with one of the city's most stylish boutique hotels, the Independent Hotel.

Examine John G. Johnson's collection of Renaissance textiles and embroideries.

Join us as we celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of our Japanese teahouse with this special installation of teaware and utensils.

With your help, the Museum accomplished so much in fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018). We are pleased to share highlights of these achievements with you through our Annual Report, published online today. Your generosity makes everything we do possible.

Discover highlights from four American collectors whose works in the Museum span the impressive craftsmanship of the Meiji period (1868--1912).

Explore paintings, drawings, and prints by artists of the Great Migration---a mass exodus of some six million African Americans from the American South between 1910 and 1960. Consider the role of race and identity in these artists' lives and work as they headed north seeking better opportunities and an escape from Jim Crow racism.

Delight in our unparalleled collection of works by the Peale family. See how the Peales captured family life, documented important figures of the day, and established the American still-life tradition.

From bold signs to domestic scenes, this installation features works that use text and image as subversive tools. Included are works by Barbara Kruger, Carrie Mae Weems, Jenny Holzer, Louise Lawler, Lorna Simpson, and Martha Rosler.

Local cooks and storytellers share their culinary interpretation of survival, resistance, and victory.

Explore the complex story of American slavery and freedom through the lens of Philadelphia Assembled collaborator and master storyteller Denise Valentine. Works on view in this installation include rare books dating from the 1700s, manuscripts, illustrations, and a pop-up silhouette book by contemporary artist Kara Walker.

Rarely seen sculptures that reveal the eclectic tastes of a turn-of-the-century Philadelphia collector, John G. Johnson

Get a closer look at ceramics and other decorative objects that reflect the European vogue for the Renaissance in the 1800s. Included are works that were shown in Philadelphia at the 1876 World's Fair.

A selection of works celebrating the human figure, from the virtuoso precision of old masters to more abstract investigations by artists like Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, and Diego Rivera

Modernism was more than a movement or a style---it was a feeling, an outlook, and, for some, a way of life. These selected works from the exhibition "Modern Times: American Art 1910--1950" show the stylistic diversity and the beautiful chaos of innovation that made this period so dynamic.