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Philadelphia Museum of Art

  • Address 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
    Philadelphia, PA 19130
    United States
  • Phone number+1 215 763 8100
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  • Neighborhood : Art Museum
    http://www.philamuseum.org/
  • Tue to Thu from 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM,Fri to Mon from 10:00 AM to 08:45 PM,Sat to Sun from 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM

The Philadelphia Museum of Art features over 200 galleries filled with treasures spanning continents and cultures, drawn from a collection of more than 400,000 works of art. The huge stone edifice of the museum, supported by majestic Doric columns, looks over the Schuylkill River. Scale the steps made famous in the 'Rocky' movies. Dine at the Museum Restaurant or walk in Fairmount Park, just behind the museum.

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yelp Reviews ( 123 Reviews see all ) Top

Jewlz E.

(Rating: 5.0) 

by Jewlz E. on November 18, 2009

The PMA is a must see and revisit in Philly. It is an architectural treasure, from the single drive leading up to it, mocking neo classical city...

Rob B.

(Rating: 4.0) 

by Rob B. on November 4, 2009

You cant come to Philadelphia without visiting this place. Parking can be a pain, and its pretty easy to get stuck in a frustrating cycle in the road...

Simon J.

(Rating: 3.0) 

by Simon J. on November 2, 2009

Wonderful Museum. The building is magnificient. The collections awesome. The staff is friendly. BUT, Since becoming a member, I have received more junk...

Trekaroo Reviews ( 2 Reviews ) Top

 by  GPP_PA  on  2008-06-19

At the far end of the parkway, on the other side of Eakins Oval, are some steps that many people will recognize. Who can forget ...

Great museum

 by  Scawish  on  2008-06-19

This is a fantastic museum to take children to. It is very large, with so many great exhibits. You can easily spend an entire day ...

Trip Advisor Reviews ( 14 Reviews see all ) Top

“A Wonderful Museum - One of the Best”

 by  MiouMiou  on  2009-02-15

We recently returned from a day's visit to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and it was fantastic. For starters, if you can go on a Sunday, I wou...

“Wonderful museum”

 by  sgc13  on  2008-09-15

I spent a very enjoyable afternoon here with my college-age sister. We started off our visit with lunch at the museum's cafe, which had sandwic...

“Beautiful and Significant Things”

 by  ColonelChamberlain  on  2008-09-01

This is truly a great museum. If nothing else just take a picture with the Rocky statue, run up the steps and experience the dramatic views of ...

“Totally overrated!”

 by  JenC-7  on  2008-06-12

First off, I have to admit there are some world class paintings in this museum. That being said though, I don't think this museum is the same c...

“Great collection!”

 by  bffer  on  2006-09-15

It would take a couple days to see everything in this museum. We only had a few hours, so we jumped around to the sections we liked and enjoyed...

“Good Place to Spend the Day”

 by  SueFee  on  2006-08-24

Although it is a pleasant walk up Ben Franklin Parkway to the Museum, we chose to take the Philly Phlash bus since it was very humid that day w...

CitySearch Reviews ( 11 Reviews see all ) Top

One of the very best art museums in North America

 by  phillybud  on  2008-06-14

World class museum. Superb collection: not only fantastic examples of European and American art, but something for everyone. Across the street ...

From a 16th-century Indian temple to an impressive Marcel Duchamp collection, an encyclopedic force to be reckoned with.

 by  Contributor  on  2006-10-30

In ShortBorn in the age of the grand museum, the neoclassical temple on a hill stands high above the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, at a haught

Should be the best

 by  classychica24  on  2003-06-04

The Philadelphia Museum of Art should be at the top of this list. I grew up right outside of Philly in the Suburbs and now live in Chandler, A...

Surprisingly Good Collection

 by  eldondre  on  2003-02-07

I have always been impressed with the art collection here. While it's not th eMEt, it definitely competes with other museums I have seen in Ch...

Interesting!

 by  chic420  on  2003-01-15

Tonight is tje Night......Flamenco guitarist Carlos Rubio, plays his Finest and Wows the AUDIENCE>>>he can do this...effortlessly...a...

PMA - A musium for everyone.

 by  ctmet  on  2003-01-14

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is an amazing experience that everyone can enjoy. Filled with beautiful examples of art from all genres includi...

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