en-usCopyright 2009 Philadelphia Museum of ArtTue, 10 Nov 2009 13:58:41 -0600The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest and most important art museums in the United States.http://www.philamuseum.org/Listen to or download Artist Jun Kaneko and Curator Elisabeth Agro's 5-part Podcasthttp://www.philamuseum.org/podcast/The Sculpture,Garden presents a superb and versatile outdoor setting for the appreciation of art, offering a lively experience of sculpture for both the casual passerby and devoted art lovers. Gracefully integrated into the existing landscape, the Sculpture,Garden extends the Museum's vast galleries to the outdoors while strengthening the Museum's connections to the city and Fairmount Park. Its pathways and vistas, green space, and water feature create a variety of spaces for art while maintaining an open setting that invites Philadelphia's public to explore a new expression of the Museum's goal to make more art available to an ever-growing audience.http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/audiotours.htmlThomas Eakins The Gross Clinic was moved to the paintings conservation studio at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in July of 2009, and has since has been undergoing technical examination and documentation in preparation for conservation treatment.http://www.philamuseum.org/research/22-398-561-450.htmlDiscover groundbreaking paintings, including masterpieces of French Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, that represent both the conventions of the early half of the century and the innovations of the latter half.http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/audiotours.htmlListen to or download artist Tim Hyde's 4-part Podcast.http://www.philamuseum.org/podcast/Listen to or download Curator Joseph Rishel's 3-part Podcast.http://www.philamuseum.org/podcast/Art Speaks is a museum visit program designed specifically for fourth-grade classrooms in Philadelphia public schools. The content is art and the wonderful ways we can learn about and respond to what artists create. The learning strategies are literacy based, and connect to The School District of Philadelphia�s fourth-grade language arts curriculum.http://www.philamuseum.org/education/33-132-373-202.htmlIn conversation with Professor David B. Brownlee of the University of Pennsylvania, Julian Abele II describes the accomplishments of his father, Julian Francis Abele (1881-1950), who was a chief designer and architect in the firm of Horace Trumbauer. Abele is considered among the important African American cultural figures of the pre-WWII era, and his great talent is expressed in many notable buildings, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Free Library of Philadelphia, Harvard's Widener Library, and the Duke University Chapel.http://www.philamuseum.org/podcast/Listen to or download artist Anita Sieff's 5-part Podcast.http://www.philamuseum.org/podcast/Gee's Bend Artists Talk - September 13, 2008 Hear the wonderful and fascinating stories of the artists of Gee's Bend.http://www.philamuseum.org/podcast/