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Locations & Hours

Explore art, design, and architecture from all around the world.

We recognize Philadelphia as part of Lënapehòkink,
the ancestral homelands of the Lenape peoples.

Main Building

Explore 200 galleries of art at our iconic building, including new galleries and public spaces designed by visionary architect Frank Gehry.

Explore the Frank Gehry–designed spaces


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Health & Safety Measures

Learn how we can ensure a safe and comfortable visit for all by reading our tips and policies.

Things to Know

  • The Philadelphia Museum of Art is one of the country’s oldest public art museums.
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  • Our landmark main building houses one of the most comprehensive collections in the country, featuring some of the greatest gatherings of American, Asian, and European art anywhere.
  • We have the world’s largest Marcel Duchamp collection as well as superb Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, including important works by Monet, Renoir, Degas, Cézanne, and Van Gogh.
  • Enjoy free guided tours every day. Free with museum admission.
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  • Don’t miss our audio guide, which offers a deeper look at some of the museum’s greatest hits and beyond. We’ve teamed up with Smartify to offer a dynamic new experience right on your own mobile device. Pre-purchase the guide online at ticket checkout or at any of our admissions desks, $5 each ($4 for members; free for visitors who are blind or partially sighted). Currently offered in English, Mandarin, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, and Korean. Headphones are not provided, or required, but can be used for an optimal experience.
  • Our main building overlooks the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
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2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway,
Philadelphia, PA 19130
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Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Hours
  • Monday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Closed
  • Wednesday, Closed
  • Thursday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
  • Friday, 10:00 a.m.–8:45 p.m.
  • Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Holiday Hours

Open until 3:00 p.m. Christmas Eve

Closed July 4, Thanksgiving & Christmas

Open Dec 26 & 27, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Anne d’Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden

Our vast galleries extend to the outdoors. Explore our one-acre Sculpture Garden and experience large-scale contemporary works by artists like Claes Oldenburg and Toshiko Takaezu.


Things to Know

  • Designed by OLIN landscape architects and Atkin Olshin Schade Architects, the Sculpture Garden features an upper and a lower terrace, two graveled galleries, and a paved plaza.
  • This space is dedicated to our late director Anne d’Harnoncourt, whose passion for art made a lasting impact on the museum and the city of Philadelphia.
  • Be sure to explore these memorable works during your visit:
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Outside main building, above parking garage

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Open sunrise to sunset

Rodin Museum

Head down the Parkway to the Rodin Museum’s elegant Beaux-Arts–style building and tranquil garden. There you’ll experience one of the greatest collections of works by Auguste Rodin, the father of modern sculpture. Visit the Rodin Museum website to learn more about its stunning collection.


Visitor Alerts

Health & Safety Measures

Learn how we can ensure a safe and comfortable visit for all by reading our tips and policies.

Admission

The Rodin Museum is included with your Philadelphia Museum of Art general admission ticket.

If you are visiting the Rodin Museum only, admission is Pay What You Wish. Pay whatever amount you’d like but here are some suggestions:

Things to Know

  • On view are nearly 150 bronze, marble, and plaster sculptures representing every phase of Rodin’s career.
  • The Dorrance H. Hamilton Garden in front is free to the public all year long.
  • Free Wi-Fi is available within the building and in the garden.
  • Park in the garage at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which is 20-minute walk from the Rodin Museum. You can validate your parking ticket here.
  • Free wheelchairs and assistive listening devices are available. An accessible restroom also available.
  • Short on time? You can tour most of the Rodin Museum in less than 30 minutes.
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2151 Benjamin Franklin Parkway,
Philadelphia, PA 19130
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Open today 10:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Hours
  • Monday, 10:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Closed
  • Wednesday, Closed
  • Thursday, Closed
  • Friday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Last admission at 4:30 p.m.)
  • Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Holiday Hours

Closed July 4, Thanksgiving & Christmas

Perelman Building

This landmark Art Deco building was called “the Gateway to Fairmount Park” when it opened in 1927 as the headquarters for the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company. Located at the intersection of Pennsylvania and Fairmount Avenues, it is a short walk from the main building.


Closure Alert

The Perelman Building is currently closed until further notice.

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2525 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA 19130
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Closed until further notice

Historic House Cedar Grove

Across the Schuylkill River, this eighteenth-century stone house in West Fairmount Park offers a glimpse into Philadelphia’s history.


Closure Alert

Cedar Grove is currently closed until further notice.

Things to Know

  • Cedar Grove once stood in Philadelphia’s Frankford neighborhood. Built for Elizabeth Coates Paschall in 1746, it was the summer home for five generations of the Coates, Paschall, and Morris families of Philadelphia.
  • The house was presented as a gift to the city of Philadelphia in 1926. It moved to its current location in West Fairmount Park and opened to the public in 1927.
  • Inside the house, you will see fine examples of early Pennsylvania furniture, as well as a charming kitchen with an open hearth and bake oven.
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1 Cedar Grove Drive,
Philadelphia, PA 19131
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Closed until further notice

Historic House Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant in East Fairmount Park is one the grandest homes ever built along the Schuylkill River, once called “the most elegant seat in Pennsylvania” by statesman John Adams.


Closure Alert

Mount Pleasant is currently closed until further notice.

Things to Know

  • Mount Pleasant is considered one of the greatest American houses of its type, still standing on its original site in what is now Fairmount Park.
  • Often called “the largest object in the museum’s collection,” Mount Pleasant was the home of Scottish ship captain John Macpherson and his wife Margaret between 1762 and 1765.
  • Mount Pleasant architect Thomas Nevell was an apprentice of Edmund Woolley, the builder of Independence Hall. The rooms feature craftmanship from carver Martin Jugiez, one of Philadelphia’s leading artisans.
  • The Mount Pleasant estate originally included over 100 acres of land that the owners hoped to make productive through hay production, fruit and vegetable cultivation, and animal husbandry. Such a plantation involved a diversity of labor, including the enslavement of four people of African descent.
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3800 Mount Pleasant Drive,
Philadelphia, PA 19121
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Closed until further notice