Philadelphia Museums
Map all locationsWere Benjamin Franklin, the city’s first museum patron, to come back to 21st Century Philadelphia, he would marvel at what he had started. Philadelphia’s museums are small and massive, historic and modern, interactive and exclusive, eccentric and unexpected.
There are grand places like The Franklin Institute Science Museum and those that are intimate, like the Polish American Cultural Center Museum. There are the irreverent, like The Philadelphia Insectarium, and the specialized, like the Philadelphia Athletics Museum.
Featured Attraction
Please Touch Museum
Where kids ages 1 – 7 are boss
Fairmount Park
The city’s award-winning children’s museum is fun-filled, totally hands-on, and so delightful that adults are entertained, too. Each nook and cranny has a different theme — from the fantastic to the practical. In Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, kids can play croquet with the Queen and sip tea with the Mad Hatter; nearby, oversized props bring Maurice Sendak’s classics to life.
Spotlight
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Van Gogh Up Close at the
Philadelphia Museum of ArtYour only chance to see more than forty works by Vincent van Gogh More
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Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit
at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine ArtsDiscover the life and art of pioneering African-American artist Henry O. Tanner More
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From Asbury Park to the Promised Land:
The Life and Music of Bruce SpringsteenRare glimpse into Springsteen’s life and career at the National Constitution Center More
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Zoe Strauss: Ten Years
at the Philadelphia Museum of ArtExplore images of everyday life and art More
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Giant Mysterious Dinosaursat the Franklin Institute
Get up close to some of the most unusual dinosaurs ever discovered More
Itineraries
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The Art Lovers Itinerary
Philadelphia is an art lover’s kind of town—one that’s bursting with beauty on the inside and out. The region boasts one of the country’s top five art museums, the world’s greatest collection of Impressionist works, an internationally lauded public arts initiative and some under-the-radar gems, all waiting to be explored, experienced and pondered at a pace that’s all your own. More
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Philadelphia: Off the Beaten Path
An action-packed tour of the city’s lesser-known eateries, shops, museums and historic spots More
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Family Fun in Philadelphia and The Countryside
The Philadelphia region is a kid’s kind of town, where history and horticulture, art and animals, gardens and galleries, tours and theme parks come together to offer loads of family fun. More
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