PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART

EXHIBITIONS, CURATORIAL, AND COLLECTIONS(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)SINCE OUR FOUNDING AT THE 1876 CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION, PMA HAS ACCUMULATED ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING ART COLLECTIONS WITH 250,000 WORKS SPANNING 4,000 YEARS. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE COLLECTION INCLUDE:- THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF WORKS BY MARCEL DUCHAMP.- THE GREATEST COLLECTION OF SCULPTURE BY CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI OUTSIDE EUROPE.- THE FINEST PUBLIC COLLECTION OF AUGUSTE RODIN'S SCULPTURE IN THE UNITED STATES.- SUPERB IMPRESSIONIST AND POST-IMPRESSIONIST PAINTINGS, INCLUDING PAUL CEZANNE'S THE LARGE BATHERS, VINCENT VAN GOGH'S SUNFLOWERS, AND IMPORTANT PAINTINGS BY EDOUARD MANET, CLAUDE MONET, PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR, CAMILLE PISSARRO, AND EDGAR DEGAS.- EXCEPTIONAL AMERICAN PAINTING, SCULPTURE, FURNITURE, SILVER, AND CERAMICS-INCLUDING THE REMARKABLE CREATIONS OF THE SHAKERS AND PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS THAT REFLECT PHILADELPHIA'S CENTRAL ROLE IN AMERICAN HISTORY.- EXTRAORDINARY PERIOD ROOMS AND ARCHITECTURAL ENSEMBLES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.THE MUSEUM'S LANDMARK MAIN BUILDING OPENED IN 1928 AT THE WESTERN END OF THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PARKWAY. OTHER BUILDINGS THAT MAKE UP THE CAMPUS INCLUDE THE PERELMAN BUILDING, THE RODIN MUSEUM, AND THE TWO GREAT EIGHTEENTH CENTURY HOUSES IN FAIRMOUNT PARK, MOUNT PLEASANT, AND CEDAR GROVE.IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, THE MUSEUM PRESENTED OVER 20 EXHIBITIONS AND COLLECTIONS INSTALLATIONS IN THE GALLERIES, INCLUDING: THE SHAPE OF TIME: KOREAN ART AFTER 1989 (OCTOBER 21, 2023-FEBRUARY 11, 2024); MARY CASSATT AT WORK (MAY 18-SEPTEMBER 8, 2024), WHICH TOURED TO THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS OF SAN FRANCISCO; OF GOD AND COUNTRY: AMERICAN ART FROM THE JILL AND SHELDON BONOVITZ COLLECTION (MAY 19, 2023-JULY 7, 2024); GEE'S BEND QUILTS FROM THE COLLECTION (FEBRUARY 10-JULY 7, 2024); VAN GOGH'S DRAWING FOR THE POTATO EATERS IN CONTEXT (OCTOBER 27, 2023-MARCH 10, 2024); STEPHEN BURKS: SHELTER IN PLACE (NOVEMBER 19, 2023-APRIL 14, 2024); DOCUMENTARY / ANTI-GRAPHIC: A SURREALIST EYE ON PHOTOGRAPHS (JULY 29, 2023-JANUARY 17, 2024); TRANSFORMATIONS: AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE 1970S (JANUARY 27-JULY 7, 2024); IN THE RIGHT PLACE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY BARBARA CRANE, MELISSA SHOOK, AND CAROL TABACK (JANUARY 27-JULY 7, 2024); JESSE KRIMES: RIKERS QUILT (MARCH 23-SEPTEMBER 15, 2024); TAKE A SEAT: UNDERSTANDING THE MODERN CHAIR (MAY 25-OCTOBER 20, 2024); DIANA SCULTORI: AN ENGRAVER IN RENAISSANCE ROME (JANUARY 27-JULY 29, 2024); SEEING WITH EMPATHY: THE FEMALE GAZE IN AMERICAN MODERNISM (JUNE 1, 2023-JULY 22, 2024); GOLDEN STATE: CALIFORNIA PRINTS FROM THE ALAN SELSOR COLLECTION (AUGUST 3,2023-JANUARY 15, 2024); STRIPPED BARE: THE ACADEMIC MALE NUDE (AUGUST 4, 2023-JANUARY 15, 2024); FLOWERS OF EVIL: SHADOWS IN THE CITY OF LIGHT (MARCH 16-NOVEMBER 10, 2024); AND METAMORPHOSIS: CELEBRATING CREATIVITY AND GROWTH (APRIL 6-NOVEMBER 30, 2024). IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2024, THE MUSEUM PUBLISHED THE SHAPE OF TIME: KOREAN ART AFTER 1989; A REVISED HANDBOOK OF THE PMA COLLECTION WITH A NEW TITLE, PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART: HIGHLIGHTS; AND MARY CASSATT AT WORK. PUBLISHING WAS ALSO INVOLVED WITH PRODUCING LE AVANGUARDIE: CAPOLAVORI DAL PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART; UPLOADED TWO ADDITIONAL OUT-OF-PRINT BOOKS TO THE YALE ART & ARCHITECTURE E-PORTAL (FOR A TOTAL OF TEN PMA BOOKS NOW ON THE PORTAL); AND DIGITIZED NEARLY FORTY BACKLIST TITLES FOCUSED ON AMERICAN ART WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF MAKING THE MAJORITY OF THE BACKLIST VIEWABLE AND DOWNLOADABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.

EDUCATION, LIBRARY, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, THE DISABLED, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC PROVIDE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION AND ART IN GENERAL.(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)EDUCATION IS AT THE HEART OF OUR MISSION AND A PRIMARY MEANS OF SERVING OUR VISITORS AND ENGAGING NEW AUDIENCES. WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH PARTNERS LIKE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA (SDP) AND OTHER COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS ALLOWS PMA TO CREATE PROGRAMS FOR OUR VISITORS THAT RESPOND DIRECTLY TO THEIR NEEDS. THE MUSEUM'S LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SDP HAS RESULTED IN MAKING VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS MODELED ON OUR MOST POPULAR SCHOOL OFFERING: SINGLE-VISIT TOURS. THESE VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS ARE FREE OF CHARGE FOR PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS. WE SERVED MORE THAN 8,900 STUDENTS THROUGH VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON ENGAGEMENTS. PARTICIPANTS REPRESENT PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS. WE ALSO CONTINUED OFFERING VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDED DIGITAL CURRICULUM RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS AND CHILDREN.THE DEPARTMENT OF LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT HAS DEVELOPED A ROBUST SCHEDULE OF IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL OFFERINGS DESIGNED TO NURTURE CREATIVITY IN KIDS OF ALL AGES. THE MUSEUM IS THRILLED TO SEE THE RETURN OF IN-PERSON FAMILY PROGRAMMING UNDER THE ART KIDS UMBRELLA. ART KIDS IS AN INITIATIVE TO BUILD AND EXPAND OUR FAMILY AUDIENCE THROUGH YEAR-LONG PROGRAMMING PRIMARILY FOR CHILDREN AGES 3-10 AND THEIR CARETAKERS. THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGED WITH THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THIS PAST YEAR THROUGH ACTIVITIES LIKE ART KIDS STUDIO, GALLERY TOURS, FAMILY FESTIVALS, AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS. BUILDING LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL FAMILIES IS KEY TO THE INITIATIVE, WHICH SEEKS TO CONNECT CHILDREN WITH THE ARTS AT A YOUNG AGE, PROVIDE CAREGIVERS WITH THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO ENGAGE THEIR CHILDREN WITH THE VISUAL ARTS AND DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF MUSEUMGOERS AND ART ENTHUSIASTS.