Philadelphia Museum of Art

At the south end of Fairmount Park is the prominently situated Philadelphia Museum of Art, approached by a broad flight of steps, which has one of the largest art collections in the United States, with some 300,000 exhibits, many of them presented by various foundations. Among the finest sections of the museum are the medieval galleries, which include pictures by Rogier van der Weyden and the van Eyck brothers and complete structures such as a Romanesque cloister and a Gothic chapel.

Must-see attractions nearby:

Independence Hall

City Hall

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Eastern State Penitentiary

Rodin Museum

Franklin Institute Science Museum

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Museum (formerly Museum of American Art)

In other rooms are Renaissance and Baroque works and art of the 18th and 19th centuries, including pictures by Van Gogh, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec, Manet, Cezanne, Monet and Degas. 20th century European art is represented by Picasso, Chagall, Matisse, Miro, Paul Klee and other artists, American art by the Philadelphia artists Thomas Eakins, Charles Wilson Peale ("The Staircase Group", 1795) and many others. There are also fine collections of Asian art, including a Buddhist and a Chinese temple, porcelain, jade and Oriental carpets.

Address: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19130, United States
Phone: 1 (215) 763-8100, Fax: 1 (215) 236-4465

Hours:

10am-5pm; Wed: 10am-8:45pm; Closed: Mon

Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), American Independance Day (July 4), Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November ), Christmas - Christian (December 25)

Tips: First Sunday of each month: Pay what you wish.

Discount: Sunday

Guides: Guided tour included with admission.

Facilities: Gift shop, Restaurant or food service

Transit: bus #7, 32, 38, 43, 48 or 76