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Philadelphia Museum of Art

Elderly man wearing glasses sits at desk in art studio.

Ellsworth Kelly Foundation Gifts $16 Million in Artwork to 50 Museums

The beneficiary institutions will also receive $2.75 million in grants from the late artist's foundation.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Exterior of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Are Striking For Better Healthcare and Salaries

After a warning strike earlier this month, unionized workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art have launched an indefinite strike for improved wages and benefits.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Philadelphia Museum of Art Reopens a Hidden Treasure as Part of Its Ongoing Renovation

Under the guidance of legendary architect Frank Gehry, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is in the midst of a massive renovation and redesign.
By Helen Holmes

With $455 Million in the Bank for Renovations, Philadelphia Museum Faces Big Changes

By Helen Holmes

The 51 Artists, Curators, Directors and Dealers Changing the Art World in 2018

By Margaret Carrigan, Juliet Helmke and Guelda Voien
The Wright restaurant at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Amenities Galore! Museums Are Upping the Extras But to What End?

By Daniel Grant
Evelyne Axell, Ice Cream, (1964). (Photo: Philadelphia Museum of Art via Facebook)

Philadelphia Museum of Art Pushes Back Against Yet More Facebook Censorship

By Alanna Martinez
Opening of The Met Breuer, Madison Avenue and 75th Street, New York City, March 2016. (The Met Breuer. Photo: Courtesy of Wiki Commons)

10 Museum Exhibitions You’ll Be Talking About This Winter

By Ryan Steadman
1976, March 29 – Parsons School of Design – New York, NY – Donna Karan, Donald Brooks, Albert Capraro, Betty Ford, Kasper, Kay Unger, Chester Weinberg; Liz Claiborne, Shannon Rodgers, Leo Narducci, Anthony Muto, Calvin Klein – Betty Ford standing with critics, fashion designers; formal wear – Parsons School of Design Fashion Critics Award Show and Dinner-First Lady Receves Parsons Award; Fashion Designers

Designer and First Lady Favorite Anthony Muto Dies at 81

By Margaret Abrams
The Rothko Room at The Phillips Collection. (Photo: The Phillips Collection)

Here Are 6 Artworks Pope Francis Shouldn’t Miss During His US Visit

By Alanna Martinez

Beautiful Dreaming: The 10 Dazzling Museum Shows to Catch This Fall in the US

By Alexandra Peers
The Artist’s Garden in Argenteuil (A Corner of the Garden with Dahlias), 1873, Claude Monet. (Photo: Courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art, Washington)

Philadelphia Exhibit Showcases the Man Who Discovered Monet

By Guelda Voien
Temporary tattoos by True Hand, inspired by the Philadelphia Museum of Art's "Ink and Gold: Art of the Kano" exhibition. (Photo via @truehandsociety Instagram)

The Philly Museum of Art Hosts a Pop-Up Parlor Where Tattoo Artists Ink Visitors

By Alanna Martinez

This Philadelphia (Museum) Story is Illustrated by Masterpieces

By Brook Mason
The Annunciation, (1898), Henry Ossawa Tanner. (Courtesy the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Purchased with the W. P. Wilstach Fund, 1899)

Philadelphia Museum of Art Will Survey 200 Years of African American Artists in 2015

By Alanna Martinez
Allora & Calzadilla: Intervals, In the Midst of Things, Performed at the Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Performance by The Crossing. (Photo by Constance Mensh)

Allora & Calzadilla Fill Two Philly Museums With Choir Mashups and Whale Bone Songs

By Emily Nathan

Morning Links: 'Rocky' Steps Edition

By Nate Freeman

Sol LeWitt’s ‘Lines in Four Directions’ Opens After 30 Years

By Rozalia Jovanovic

Transcendent Scenes of American Sublime Inspire Genuine Awe

By Hilton Kramer

Realist Thomas Eakins Back, Still Beloved

By Hilton Kramer

Even In Deep Decline, Rome Collected Genius

By Hilton Kramer
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