WOODMERE ART MUSEUM

OVERALL: A DYNAMIC MUSEUM THAT CONTINUES TO GROW IN THE VITALITY OF ITS EXHIBITONS AND PROGRAMMING, WOODMERE IS THE ONLY ART MUSEUM SOLELY FOCUSED ON THE WORK OF ARTISTS OF THE PHILADELPHIA REGION. THE MUSEUM ENGAGES A GROWING AND INCREASINGLY DIVERSE AUDIENCE THROUGH TEN OR MORE CHANGING EXHIBITIONS AND VIBRANT YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING. THE COLLECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 10,000 WORKS OF ART INCLUDES THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF WORK BY VIOLET OAKLEY AND HER CIRCLE, AS WELL AS IMPORTANT WORKS BY CHARLES WILLSON PEALE, BENJAMIN WEST, THOMAS SULLY, FREDERIC CHURCH, ARTHUR B. CHARLES, BO BARTLETT, AND MANY OTHERS. IN ADDITION,WOODMERE'S HELEN MILLARD CHILDREN'S GALLERY SHOWCASES FIVE EXHIBITIONS ANNUALLY OF ART MADE BY CHILDREN REPRESENTING THE MODEL PROJECTS IN ARTS EDUCATION THAT CAN BE REPLICATED BY TEACHERS. THE MUSEUM ALSO OFFERS AN EXPERIENCE OF OUTDOOR SCULPTURE IN THE CONTEXT OF NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES OF THE MUSEUM'S GROUNDS. WOODMERE CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AND INTEGRATE THE EXPERIENCE ACROSS THE GROUNDS IN A MANNER THAT BRINGS ART IN CONVERSATION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HORTICULTURAL INTEREST. FURTHER ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC IS PROVIDED THROUGH AN EXPANSIVE ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SUCH AS A MUSIC SERIES PROGRAM, LECTURES, TOURS AND FILM. IN THE FALL OF 2021, WOODMERE ACQUIRED A 17,000 SQUARE-FOOT MANSION NAMED FRANCES M. MAGUIRE HALL FOR ART AND EDUCATION AT WOODMERE ART MUSEUM WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR A MAJOR TRANSFORMATIVE EXPANSION OF THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITION AND OUTDOOR SPACES. IN ADDITION, THIS EXPANSION WILL PROVIDE A NEW DROP-IN ART SPACE FOR SCHOOL GROUPS AND FAMILIES AND WILL AUGMENT THE MUSEUM'S HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING DESCRIBED ABOVE.WOODMERE IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS, A DISTINCTION HELD BY APPROXIMATELY THREE PERCENT OF ALL MUSEUMS NATIONWIDE. ALSO, ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, WOODMERE IS DESIGNATED A SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE CHARACTER OF THE CHESTNUT HILL HISTORIC DISTRICT IN PHILADELPHIA

EDUCATION - EXHIBITIONS AT WOODMERE SERVE AS A PLATFORM FOR ONGOING SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, LECTURES, GALLERY TALKS, FAMILY FESTIVALS, SCHOOL PROGRAMS, "ART OF OBSERVATION" PROGRAMS WITH MEDICAL SCHOOLS, AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS FEATURING TOP SCHOLARS AND ARTISTS. CLASSES ARE TAUGHT BY EDUCATORS AND PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS. APPROXIMATELY 3,100 ADULTS AND CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED IN ART CLASSES IN 2023.