Photograph by Meihe Chen, via Wikimedia Commons
Photograph by Brian W. Schaller, via Wikimedia Commons
Philadelphia Museum of Art is a landmark building. The museum collection includes world's largest collection of works. The museum houses more than 240,000 objects of European, American and Asian origin in 200+ galleries spanning 2,000 years. Museum artwork includes sculpture, paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, armor, and decorative arts.
American collections
American collections of the museum includes more than three centuries of painting, sculpture, and decorative arts of United States. Notable collection includes 18th- and 19th-century Philadelphia furniture and silver, Pennsylvania German art, rural Pennsylvania furniture and ceramics, and the paintings of Thomas Eakins.
Asian collections
Asian collections of the museum include paintings and sculpture from China, Japan, and India as well as furniture and decorative arts collections of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean ceramics; Persian and Turkish carpets; and rare and authentic architectural such as a Chinese palace hall, a Japanese teahouse, and a 16th-century Indian temple hall.
European collections
European collections of the museum includes Italian and Flemish early-Renaissance masterworks, and later European paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, tapestries, and furniture.
2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Phone: (215) 763-8100
Adults: $25
Seniors (65 & over): $23
Students (with valid ID): $14
Youth (18 & under): Free
Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday, Closed
Tuesday, Closed
Wednesday, noon to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday, noon to 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.