Philadelphia Museum of Art
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art is a large art museum in Philadelphia.
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Established | February 1876 (1876-02)[1] |
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Location | 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[2] |
Coordinates | 39.966°N 75.181°W / 39.966; -75.181 |
Type | Art museum |
Collection size | 240,000[3] |
Visitors | 793,000 (2017)[4] |
Director | Sasha Suda[5][6][7] |
President | Gail Harrity |
Architect | Horace Trumbauer Zantzinger, Borie and Medary Howell Lewis Shay Julian Abele |
Public transit access | SEPTA bus: 38, 43 Philly PHLASH, Suburban Station |
Website | www.philamuseum.org |
Philadelphia Register of Historic Places | |
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It is the 9th largest art museum in the United States.[8] The building is on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The museum has over 240,000 objects.[9] The museum is famous for the Rocky Steps. These steps lead up to the museum. The 1976 movie Rocky was filmed here.[10] The museum's sections include American Art, Arms & Armor, Asian Art, European Art, Modern & Contemporary Art, Prints, Drawings, Photographs, and Special Exhibitions.[11] The museum was first planned in 1876 and built in 1928.