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Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · Jul 15

Now through November 16, come explore printmaking like you’ve never seen it before.

🖼️ On view through November 16
📍 Morgan, Korman, and Field Galleries 150-155

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Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · Jul 15

We’ve got something bold, bright, and boundary-pushing on our walls! "Brand X Editions: Innovation in Screenprinting" brings 45 years of screenprinting mastery to our galleries.

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Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · Jun 17

In 2026, as America turns 250, we’re celebrating with a story only art can tell. “A Nation of Artists” is a sweeping, once-in-a-generation exhibition presented with Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Opening April 2026, only in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · Jun 17

Did you know that John Middleton, the managing partner of the Phillies, is also one of the world’s top art collectors?

His “set of masterpieces” will be on display at a major exhibition opening in Philadelphia in 2026.

John Middleton’s secret art collection is coming out of the shadows in a blockbuster two-museum show

The art collection from the Phillies managing partner and his family will guest star in “the most expansive presentation of American art ever mounted in Philadelphia."

www.inquirer.com

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Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · Jun 16

🖼️ "Rain," 1889, Vincent Willem van Gogh

📍Gallery 261, European Art 1850-1900, second floor

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Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · Jun 16

Lately, the weather feels like stepping into Van Gogh’s "Rain." Diagonal streaks slice the sky in his homage to Japanese prints.

His window overlooked a wheat field. Ours might show traffic or trees, but the feeling remains the same: stormy, beautiful, and quietly intense.

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Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · May 30

Happy Pride, Philly 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · Apr 22

Happy Earth Day!

"Delaware Water Gap," 1827, Thomas Doughty

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Libby Morse @libbyr.bsky.social · Apr 20

The textiles alone are worth a trip to Boom: Art and Design in the 1940s at @philamuseum.bsky.social

Arnold Lever (1943), Dali’s “Leaf Hands” printed textile (1949)

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Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · Apr 18

A rare visit from a Philly legend.

This Eakins painting is on loan from Crystal Bridges through May 19. Catch it next to "The Gross Clinic" while you still can.

🖼️ "Portrait of Professor Benjamin H. Rand," 1874, Thomas Eakins. Courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

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Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · Apr 17

The Pollock:

See this work in Boom: Art and Design in the 1940s, on view through Sept 1.

🖼️ "No. 22," 1950, Jackson Pollock © Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · Apr 17

Some people meditate.
Some people run.
Some people stare at a Pollock for 20 minutes and feel their soul shift.
We support all three.

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Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · Apr 17

We love this! Would you mind if we reshared this picture to our Instagram with credit to you as part of a visitor highlight post?

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J.P. @jeffinp.bsky.social · Apr 10

For the last time... No, that's not a "tattoo of a butt" on my arm... It's this sculpture! #brancusi #thekiss @philamuseum.bsky.social

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Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · Apr 3

"I just don't think, at this age, I'm meant to live an uncomfortable life."

"Blue and Crimson," 1918, Laura Coombs Hills. © Laura Coombs Hills. Visit this work in Gallery 209, American Art.

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Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · Apr 2

Got plans Sunday? Come play with textiles at our Family Festival!

We’re celebrating fiber arts with hands-on fun for all ages with printing, weaving, and even animated shorts by Philly teens.

🗓️ April 6, 10AM–3PM
🎟️ Pay what you wish to get in!

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Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · Mar 27

Happy opening day @phillies.com ⚾️

Wear your Phillies gear this weekend and get $5 off admission! March 27 - March 31

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Olga Nenazhivina Art 👩‍🎨 @nenazhivina.com · Mar 26

Visited @philamuseum.bsky.social

#art #museum #philadelphia

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Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · Mar 24

Who else wishes they could stay in and read all day today?

"Portrait of John Palmer," 1775, Thomas Gainsborough

Oil painting of a young man looking towards the viewers left. His left hand is perched under his chin in contemplation and his right hand holds open a book.

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Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · Mar 20

"Still Life with a Bouquet of Daisies," 1885, Vincent Willem van Gogh
"Still Life with Flowers, Shells, a Shark's Head, and Petrifications," 1819, Antoine Berjon
"Still Life with Flowers in an Olive Jar," 1880, Paul Cézanne

Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · Mar 20

It's the first day of Spring! Cue the florals 💐

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Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · Mar 11

Happy birthday to the wonderfully whimsical Wanda Gág, born on this day in 1893.

Come see "Wanda Gág: Art for Life's Sake" in Galleries 221 - 223.

🖼️ "Ceiling of the Paramount Theater in New York City," 1928, Wanda Gág

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Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · Mar 7

"Opposition of Lines, Red and Yellow," 1937, Piet Mondrian
Visit this work in Gallery 288, Modern and Contemporary Art, second floor

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Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · Mar 7

Happy birthday to Piet Mondrian, who was born on this day in 1872. Working with only the most basic elements—straight lines and primary colors—Mondrian strove to create pure objective art that he believed would change the world.

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Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · Mar 4

Wishing we were here

"Landscape with Women in Foreground," 1883, John Singer Sargent

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Philadelphia Museum of Art @philamuseum.bsky.social · Mar 3

so good! one of our favorites

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