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Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia

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The third largest museum in the country, Philadelphia Museum of Art holds a collection of more than 220,000 pieces, including masterpieces by Picasso, Dali, El Greco, Rubens, van Gogh, and Renoir. With an exterior familiar to most from the "Rocky" movies, the museum preserves the creative accomplishments of the entire world, containing over 200 galleries and spanning nearly 2,000 years of art history. The museum holds important artworks from Asia, notably a collection of Persian and Turkish carpets, as well as recreations of a Chinese palace hall, Japanese teahouse, and Indian temple. The European collection encompasses works from the Middle Ages to the present day, while the American galleries survey three centuries of painting, sculpture, and decorative arts. Ease your exploration of the massive galleries by joining a guided tour of the exhibits. Using our world travel planner, Philadelphia attractions like Philadelphia Museum of Art can form part of a personalized travel itinerary.
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  • Absolutely perfect experience for our family! It’s HUGE and very well kept. Staff was very nice and helpful. 
    Absolutely perfect experience for our family! It’s HUGE and very well kept. Staff was very nice and helpful.  more »
  • My first visit to the Philadelphia museum of art and I loved it! The staff is very friendly, welcoming, and great with questions. I was amazed at the size of the museum and the amount of artwork that....  more
    My first visit to the Philadelphia museum of art and I loved it! The staff is very friendly, welcoming, and great with questions. I was amazed at the size of the museum and the amount of artwork that....  more »
  • I’ve visited many times, you always see different WONDERFUL things! You could stay here for five hours, but we only lasted about 2. We happened to hit the first Sunday of the month, so entrance is... 
    I’ve visited many times, you always see different WONDERFUL things! You could stay here for five hours, but we only lasted about 2. We happened to hit the first Sunday of the month, so entrance is...  more »
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  • This was a fantastic museum with ongoing great exhibitions. I loved 'Matisse in the 1930s' and 'Macho men' exhibitions so much. Its permanent collections are huge. I couldn't even see half of it even though I've went this museums 2 days in a row ad spent 6 hours each day. I love impressionism so this place was like heaven. This museum also has great American Art collection which made me surprised. There was huge collection of glass art so if you love glass art this place is must go. Overall, this museum was one of the greatest museum in the US I've ever been to and I am planning to go back soon so I could see all of its collection. Admission ticket is awesome because you could use 2 days in a row with paying only 1 ticket and you could go to Rodin museum for free as long as you shows the ticket from Philadelphia Museum of Art. What an awesome deal for visitors!
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art is one of my favorite attractive places to go with the family. I'd take the kids to check out some rooms there and the history, I like that they have a cafe area in the ground level area. You can eat and drink whatever you like there. You can take pictures there as you wish. Also, I wish they open until 7 pm because 5 is early to be closed. I don't think I've any cons to mention. I highly recommend for family trips.
  • I am not the type of person to really like Art Museums but this was pretty cool! It had many different exhibits through the different eras. Kids are free and adults cost $25. It was a pretty cool museum with cool exhibitions. Unfortunately I didn't have enough time for the special ones like Matisse. But, the permanent ones were still pretty cool. It had a lot of great American Art collection. Friendly and accommodating staff. Definitely try to have a lot of time empty to explore the entire place.
  • Visited on Friday. There are some free parking spots behind park (Azalea Garden) of the museum. They could be somewhat limited on weekend. I would recommend visiting the museum on weekdays if time permits. Friendly and accommodating staff. There is a decent collection of art work and historical pieces of variety. Good for a two-plus-hour visit.
  • The museum is free of admission on Fridays after 5 pm till close. This is the best time to visit with the spectacular sunset view from the west room!! The exhibitions incorporate their representing cultures into art which makes it unique. My family really enjoy this experience. There are plenty of off-street parking spaces in addition to a few paid parking lots. More entertainment including big wheel, Merry-go-round, music, booths on the open lawn in front of the museum for family with children.

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