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December 29th, 2008
Installation Devoted to Matisse and His Contemporaries Explores Beauty and Allure of the French Riviera
Through October 25, 2009
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December 5th, 2008
Presentation Highlights Work by International Artists at the Close of the 20th Century
Through November 2009.
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December 4th, 2008
Museum Store Offers Artful Holiday Gifts
Museum’s several stores draw gift-givers in search of something unexpected

December 1st, 2008
Art After 5 Premieres a New Composition by Jazz Pianist Jason Moran Inspired by the Quilts of Gee's Bend
Live interview with jazz writer David Adler will precede performance
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November 18th, 2008
Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Fabric Workshop and Museum Collaborate to Present an Exhibition of Works by Renowned Artist Cai Guo-Qiang
Artist to Create ‘Explosion Event’ Outside the Museum on the East Terrace and at Fabric Workshop and Museum on December 11
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November 4th, 2008
Museum Celebrates Diversity of Craft Collection in New Exhibition
On view November 1, 2008 – March 2009 in the North Auditorium Gallery
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Museum Exhibition of McBrien Collection Surveys and Celebrates 20th Century Japanese Craft
The Art of Japanese Craft: 1875 to the Present
(December 6, 2008 - Fall 2009)
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November 2nd, 2008
Advanced Exhibition Schedule through Fall 2009
The Philadelphia Museum of Art will be the only venue in the world for Cezanne and Beyond (Feb. 21 - May 17). A major international loan exhibition, through work by Cezanne and 16 artists of later generations, it surveys the impact and influence of the French painter whom Picasso described as "The Father of us all."

October 31st, 2008
First Tickets for Cézanne and Beyond to Come with Museum's Signature All Star Artists Baseballs in Honor of Phillies World Series Victory
October 31, 2008
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October 23rd, 2008
Two Museums Share Expertise to Build Dynamic Space Merging Gallery and Online Experiences
In Philadelphia and Chattanooga, onsite and virtual visitor interactions extend beyond gallery walls

October 20th, 2008
“A is for Art Museum, P is for Party" on Nov. 15
Phillie Phanatic will join in festivities as families celebrate the launch of the Museum’s first children’s book, raise funds for Division of Education.
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October 8th, 2008
Museum Presents Unique Frank Gehry Exhibition
November 8, 2008 - April 5, 2009
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October 3rd, 2008
Museum’s Live Cinema’ Presents First Solo Exhibition in an American Museum of Italian Artist Anita Sieff
October 3, 2008 – January 4, 2009 Film and Video Gallery (Gallery 179)

September 27th, 2008
Advanced Schedule of Exhibitions Through May 2010
This schedule is updated for quarterly release.

September 25th, 2008
New Alphabet Book Will Introduce Children to Museum's Vast and Varied Treasures
Published: October 15, 2008
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September 24th, 2008
Art After 5 Unveils a Dazzling Autumn Lineup of International and Classic Jazz Performers
Fall 2008
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September 18th, 2008
Museum Names Peter Barberie Curator of Photographs
September 18, 2008

September 11th, 2008
Advanced Exhibition Schedule through Fall 2009
This schedule is updated quarterly.

September 10th, 2008
Museum Annouces Committee to Search for a Successor to Late Director Anne d'Harnoncourt
For Immediate Release: September 10, 2008

September 9th, 2008
Cultural Institutions Partner with School District to Offer Public School Fourth Graders an Eye-Opening Art and Literacy Adventure
For Immediate Release: September 9, 2008.

August 26th, 2008
College Day on the Parkway Set for September 27, 2008
Institutions throughout the city welcome new and returning students with a day of free admission

August 14th, 2008
Exhibition Presents Photos of Mandalas by Contemporary Artists
"Photo Mandalas: Bill Armstrong and Milan Fano Blatný" will be on View September 6, 2008 – January 2009.
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August 12th, 2008
Museum Announces Fall Exhibition Programs, Family Events, Concerts and More
Through Fall 2009

August 8th, 2008
Museum to Present the First Retrospective Devoted to James Castle
On view through October 14, 2008 - January 4, 2009.
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August 5th, 2008
First Museum Survey of Paintings by Thomas Chambers Will Shed New Light on 'America's First Modern'
"Thomas Chambers (1808-1869), American Marine and Landscape Painter" on view Sept. 27 through Dec. 28, 2008.
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July 30th, 2008
Exhibition Presents Original Works Produced by Alabama Quilters from the 1930s Forward
PRESS PREVIEW: Friday, September 12, 2008 from 10 am – 12 noon. Inquiries: 215-684-7364.
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July 23rd, 2008
Museum Presents Exhibition Focusing on Two Major Acquisitions for Philadelphia
Philadelphia Treasures: Eakins’s Gross Clinic and Saint-Gaudens’s Angel of Purity on view August 2, 2008 through February 2009.
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July 3rd, 2008
Philadelphia Musicians Take Center Stage This Summer at Art After 5
Summer 2008
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June 24th, 2008
Exhibition Brings 1772 Philadelphia Furniture Price Book to Full Disclosure
July 5, 2008–Spring 2009
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Museum to Present Calder Jewelry in First Exhibition Devoted to Sculptor's Intimately Scaled Works
July 12-November 2, 2008
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June 20th, 2008
Museum Announces Interim Leadership Appointments
June 20, 2008
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June 11th, 2008
Museum Joins with the City to Declare June 19, 2008 A Day of Appreciation for Anne d'Harnoncourt
Museum to be open free all day, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. A 6 p.m. tribute ceremony on the East Terrace is scheduled.
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June 4th, 2008
Schedule of New and Upcoming Exhibitions Through Spring 2009
This schedule is updated quarterly.

June 2nd, 2008
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Mourns the Death of Director and CEO Anne d'Harnoncourt
Anne d'Harnoncourt dies at 64
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May 28th, 2008
Museum Highlights Modern Art of India in New Exhibition
Multiple Modernities: India, 1905-2005 will be on view June 14 – Dec. 7, 2008
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Museum Presents First Exhibition Devoted to 'Father of Indian Modern Art'
Rhythms of India: The Art of Nandalal Bose will be on view June 27 – Sept. 1, 2008
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May 8th, 2008
Fleisher Art Memorial Dedicates Children's Garden
Elwell Studio Design Completed After Two Years
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May 1st, 2008
Art of Gilbert and George from the 1970s and 1980s is Subject of Museum's Notations Exhibition
On view through November 2, 2008
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April 23rd, 2008
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Completes Its Share In the Joint Acquisition of "The Gross Clinic"
Museum deaccessions a painting and two oil sketches by Eakins; they will remain in the public domain.
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April 17th, 2008
Exhibition Highlights Edifying and Entertaining Prints from the Museum's Extensive Collection
"Curious and Commonplace: European Popular Prints of the 1800s" will be on view May 31 – August 24, 2008 in the Berman Gallery, ground floor
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New Installation Celebrates a Milestone for one of Philadelphia's Most Vital Artist Organizations
On view through July 6, 2008 in the Director’s Gallery
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April 10th, 2008
Museum's 'Live Cinema' Presents the Multifaceted Work of Carlos Amorales
On view April 11–July 13, 2008 in Galleries 178 and 179
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April 7th, 2008
Peggy Amsterdam and Karen Davis Selected to Receive Fleisher's 2008 Founder's Award
The Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial Honors Amsterdam's and Davis' Commitment to Philadelphia's Arts Community

March 28th, 2008
Exhibition Highlights Dialogue Between East and West in Kimono Designs from the Early to Mid 20th Century
Fashioning Kimono: Art Deco and Modernism in Japan on view April 26, 2008 - July 20, 2008.
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March 11th, 2008
Art After Five Highlights Piano Performances in a Lively Spring Lineup of Jazz and World Music Acts
Spring 2008
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March 4th, 2008
Exhibition Explores the Photographs of Ansel Adams in a New Light
"Transcending the Literal: Photographs by Ansel Adams from the Collection" on view through August 17, 2008
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Shelley Spector to Deliver Gary Long Memorial Lecture at Fleisher Art Memorial Before Annual Adult Student Members Exhibition
Wednesday, March 5, 2008

The Wind Challenge Exhibition Offers New Opportunities for Artists
Beginning in Fall 2008, the Wind Challenge Series will change format.

February 15th, 2008
First U.S. Exhibition to Highlight Early Work of Mexican Modernist Juan Soriano
On view February 16 through May 11, 2008.
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Museum to Present Major Frida Kahlo Exhibition
February 20, 2008 through May 18, 2008
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Frida Kahlo Fact Sheet
February 20 - May 18, 2008
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Frida Kahlo Related Programs
A stimulating series of art history courses, concerts, and lectures and a Friday evening performance are offered in conjunction with "Frida Kahlo"
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February 12th, 2008
Exhibition Reveals Depth of Local English Pottery Collections
"Turned and Thrown: English Pottery, 1660-1820" is on view March 29 – July 27, 2008 in Gallery 277a.
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Museum Presents First Exhibition of Rare Surviving Porcelains From Early Philadelphia Manufactory
"Colonial Philadelphia Porcelain: The Art of Bonnin and Morris" is on view March 8 - June 1, 2008 in Gallery 286.
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January 28th, 2008
Challenge #4 Continues the 30th Season of Juried Exhibitions at Fleisher
Featuring artists Judy Gelles, Erica Zoe Loustau, and Shelley Spector: February 15, through March 15, 2008.
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Eighth Annual Print Love-In at Fleisher Art Memorial
Sunday, February 3, 2008 from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm and 2:00 to 4:30 pm.

Printmaking Exhibition Spotlights Fleisher Students and Faculty
January 26 -April 26, 2008

January 25th, 2008
The U.S. Department of State Names Bruce Nauman to Represent the United States in the 2009 Venice Biennale
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is pleased to announce the selection of Bruce Nauman (b. 1941) as the artist to represent the United States at the 2009 Venice Biennale.
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January 8th, 2008
"Art After Five" Warms Up the Winter Nights with a Red-Hot Lineup of Jazz and World Music Performers
Winter 2008 Program Schedule

 

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