Places in Philadelphia For Art Lovers

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

The academy ensures being the first and oldest museum and art school in the U.S. You will find art collections from the 19th and 20th centuries that contain paintings, sculptures as well works on paper. You will be happy to note that their ever-increasing collection of modern and contemporary works exhibitions is well balanced with historical art. You can get the privilege of checking out their annual displays of regional art. The collection is also famous for being able to make the installations more informative by chronological placing and thematic format.

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This museum originally came into being way back in 1876 with major art holdings from Europe, America and Asia. These include 240,000 objects, including sculptures, drawings, paintings, armor, photographs and other decorative pieces. Some rare and authentic pieces found in this museum are the Chinese palace hall, a 16th-century Indian temple hall as well as a Japanese teahouse. A lot of the paintings have French Impressionism as well as the post-impressionism influence on the European representations. The artworks dating three centuries back are some of the fines found in America are present in the Philadelphia museum.

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Perelman Building

It is one of the annexes of the Philadelphia museum containing a host of galleries, conservation labs, a museum library, among other things. Each gallery has gotten dedicated to a specific art collection, one of which is the Julien Levy gallery which houses 150,000 drawings, prints and photographs. A costume and textile collection of 30,000 works has gotten prominently showcased in the Joan Spain gallery. If you want to look at modern and contemporary furniture design and ceramic works, you can check out the Collab gallery. There is a special gallery for special exhibitions and you can also be privy to study galleries by appointment.

Rodin Museum

Rodin museum has the biggest set of works of Auguste Rodin’s sculptures outside of Paris. It contains his other works: in bronze castings, plaster studies, drawings, prints, letters, etc.; this museum initially was designed to showcase Rodin’s works. You can check out Rodin’s best-known works, ‘The Thinker,’ placed in the entry courtyard. A fun fact that you would like to know that Rodin sculpted (1800-1917) 100 figures till his death.

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University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology

The museum contains galleries on three floors that exhibit archeological and anthropological artifacts dating back to Mesopotamia, east Asia, Mediterranean World, Egypt, etc. The building itself is an architectural marvel with a dramatic dome, several courtyards and gardens. It has a fountain as well as a reflecting pool. The building has glass mosaics with iron gates and stone carving, making the place exquisite on its own.

Woodmere Art Museum

The museum not only boasts of great art collection but as a visitor, you have ample opportunities to enroll in art classes, including special ones for children as well. You can be a part of the special events and exhibitions. The museum holds gallery talks, concerts, lectures and field trips. You definitely cannot miss out on the juried exhibition that gets some of the best artworks of current times.

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Now that if you are an art enthusiast, visiting Philadelphia would be a dream come true. With so many famous and renowned artists whose artworks are hard to come by are showcased. If you are lucky and you have timed your visit right, you may get to catch on talks by the artist himself or herself. It would such a learning experience.