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  2. List of museums in Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Focuses on Swedish contributions to history, art, architecture, music, science and technology. Arthur Ross Gallery. West Philadelphia. Art. Gallery of the University of Pennsylvania. Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Center City. Art. Museum of American fine and decorative arts, exhibits about architecture and design history.

  3. Philadelphia Museum of Art - Wikipedia

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    The Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMoA) is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. [ 1 ] The main museum building was completed in 1928 [ 8 ] on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval. [ 2 ] The museum administers collections containing over ...

  4. Barnes Foundation - Wikipedia

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    The Barnes Foundation is an art collection and educational institution promoting the appreciation of art and horticulture. Originally in Merion, the art collection moved in 2012 to a new building on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The arboretum of the Barnes Foundation remains in Merion, where it has been proposed that ...

  5. Museum of the American Revolution - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.amrevmuseum.org. The Museum of the American Revolution, formerly The American Revolution Center, is a museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania dedicated to telling the story of the American Revolution. The museum was opened to the public on April 19, 2017, the 242nd anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, some of the ...

  6. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts - Wikipedia

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    PAFA's 1845 building from a photograph, c. 1870. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts was founded in 1805 by painter and scientist Charles Willson Peale, sculptor William Rush, and other artists and business leaders. [5] Its first building on Chestnut and 10th Streets in Center City Philadelphia was designed by John Dorsey and opened in ...

  7. Diana (Saint-Gaudens) - Wikipedia

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    Location. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia. Diana – also known as Diana of the Tower – is an iconic statue by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, representing the goddess Diana. Once a major artistic feature of New York City, the second version stood atop the tower of Madison Square Garden from 1893 to 1925.

  8. Henry Plumer McIlhenny - Wikipedia

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    McIlhenny died on May 11, 1986 "with no immediate survivors" [2] and left his entire estate to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Items from McIlhenny's collection that were not retained for the Philadelphia Museum of Art's collection were sold by Christie's at a two-day sale. Prior to the sale, which brought $3.7 million, 200 guests gathered at ...

  9. Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    The Institute of Contemporary Art or ICA is a contemporary art museum in Philadelphia. The museum is associated with the University of Pennsylvania, and is located on its campus. The Institute is one of the country's leading museums dedicated to exhibiting the innovative art of our time. Robert Chaney is its director of curatorial affairs.

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