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"The Time Is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure" opens Nov. 9.
Tickets are selling fast—don't miss your chance to witness this exhibition:
#TheTimeisAlwaysNow
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We're flying rainbow banners in celebration of Supreme Court's decision on
#MarriageEquality
.
#LoveWins
http://t.co/ek88H3C44U
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Andre 3000 took a break from filming in Philly yesterday to admire some Brancusi sculptures in our galleries. We also heard a rumor he was playing his flute in the
#RodinMuseum
gardens earlier this week.
#philamuseum
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The trend of miniature eye portraits being used as tokens of love originated in 1785 with the secret marriage between Prince George of Wales and Maria Anne Fitzherbert.
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.
@Eagles
Head Coach Chip Kelly didn't think the team pic would hang at
@philamuseum
, but we're
#1
fans.
#FlyEaglesFly
http://t.co/xBjgmpTTeB
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“Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.” Born on this day, Claude Monet is often called the Father of Impressionism—he inspired the term that defined this movement.
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🌻 Stop and smell the sunflowers! Today we're celebrating
#VincentvanGogh
, who was born
#onthisday
in 1853. To Van Gogh, sunflowers represented the simple pleasures of life. Let them remind you to find beauty in the ordinary. "Sunflowers," 1889, by Vincent van Gogh
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Happy birthday, Dorothea Tanning! This exquisitely powerful self-portrait has more to do with dreams and desires than reality. "Birthday" has been traveling Europe, but will be reinstalled in our galleries this fall.
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Can you name
#5WomenArtists
? We’re hoping to add a few to your list by highlighting women artists from our collection all month long.
#WomensHistoryMonth
👩🎨: Dorothea Tanning, Faith Ringgold, Kiki Smith, Louise-Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, Zoe Strauss
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When a coworker asks what you did over break.
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Do you know what you’re going to be for
#Halloween
yet? Come check out our galleries and find some artistic inspiration.
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Constantin Brancusi was born on this day in 1876. Considered one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, Brancusi was a pioneer of modern abstract sculpture. The museum holds the largest collection of Brancusi’s sculptures in the US.
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Happy birthday to
#DorotheaTanning
, whose haunting painting, "Birthday," is on view now in
#ModernTimes
.
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#BenFranklin
takes
#Philly
pride very seriously and doesn’t want to go back to
#Boston
. Get ready
@mfaboston
.
#MuseumBowl
starts now.
#SB52
#FlyEaglesFly
#GoBirds
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Painter, sculptor, and printmaker Edgar Degas, who was born on this day in 1834, is considered to be one of the founders of Impressionism (though he personally rejected the term).
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This artwork is "The Wizard of Oz" re imagined as a pair of machine knitted stockings—complete with Dorothy’s iconic ruby slippers. See the details up close in "Off the Wall: American Art to Wear."
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Happy
#CincoDeMayo
! A friendly reminder that today is not Mexico’s Independence Day, but the celebration of the Mexican army’s victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Now that we’ve cleared that up, let’s celebrate!
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When you realize that you have to go back to work tomorrow.
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Inspired by the world,
@ManishMalhotra
combines traditional Indian crafts with new silhouettes & fabric pairings.
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The museum is extending free general admission to all federal employees plus one guest each for the duration of the Federal Government shutdown. Visitors may redeem this offer by presenting a Federal Government ID at any admissions desk.
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“To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces.” —
#AnselAdams
, born
#onthisday
in 1902.
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Happy birthday to
#FridaKahlo
, who was born
#onthisday
in 1907. Influenced by her Mexican heritage, personal life, and progressive political beliefs, Kahlo expressed and constructed her identity through her paintings. “I paint my own reality,” she said.
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.
@mfaboston
Looking for all the people who want the
@Patriots
to win.
#MuseumBowl
#SB52
#FlyEaglesFly
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Let's visit one of our favorite period rooms. With its fanciful decoration in the antique style, the drawing room from Lansdowne House in London is an archetypal example of the work of the architect Robert Adam.
#MuseumFromHome
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.
@mfaboston
We thought you would like this work since you are used to using slightly deflated objects…
#deflategate
#MuseumBowl
#SB52
#FlyEaglesFly
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The
@MFABoston
is making good on our
#SuperBowl
bet and sending a patriot to Philadelphia. John Singleton Copley’s Mrs. James Warren (Mercy Otis) is coming off of the wall in Boston and will be installed this Wednesday in our American art galleries.
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Happy birthday to Lee Krasner, who was commissioned to make a series of prints, including this one, for the New York Hilton at Rockefeller Center. She was one of 110 artists whose work decorated the hotel's rooms.
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In recognition of the
@Eagles
heroic
#SuperBowl
win,
@philamuseumwill
be closed 2/8, when the city celebrates with a victory parade that will end on the steps of the Museum.
#FlyEaglesFly
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Yesterday was a pretty fantastic day for
#Philadelphia
and we couldn't be happier that we got to be a part of it. Congratulations to the
@Eagles
, our
#SuperBowl
Champs!
#FlyEaglesFly
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Thank you
@MFABoston
for a great game and
#MuseumBowl
. We can't wait for Mercy Otis Warren's visit to Philadelphia. We promise to give this patriot a hero’s welcome in the birthplace of America.
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Happy birthday to Marcel
#Duchamp
, who was born
#onthisday
in 1887. An artist who broke down the boundaries between works of art and everyday objects, he is perhaps best known for his “ready-mades.” Learn more about this influential artist here:
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In the 1860s-70s, Claude Monet—like his Impressionist colleagues—often depicted industrial France. Here, a train crosses an iron bridge on the outskirts of Paris. In his later landscapes, such evidence of the modern world is almost completely omitted.
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Happy birthday to Vincent
#vanGogh
, who was born
#onthisday
in 1853. See his famous painting of sunflowers and more in "The
#ImpressionistsEye
", opening April 16.
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Happy first night of
#Hanukkah
! We hope it’s filled with latkes, sufganiyot, and dreidels galore.
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It’s officially “once I’m home I’m not coming back out” season.
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"Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror," opening Sept 29 at both the
@philamuseum
and
@whitneymuseum
is a retrospective feat Johns's body of work which spans 70 years.
Museum members get first access, Sept 24–27. Not a member? Join now:
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On the Twelve Days of Christmas my true love sent to me...
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We're saddened by the passing of
#WayneThiebaud
this past weekend at the age of 101. An icon of Californian
#PopArt
, Thiebaud's unmistakable vignettes of the ordinary are filled with pleasures of American life.
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You may have heard that the
@Eagles
have won the
#SuperBowl
and that Philly is very excited about it. We will be closed today while the city celebrates with a victory parade that will end on the steps of the Museum. We'll reopen tomorrow with normal hours.
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Need another reason to root for
#Philly
? We're taking on
@MFABoston
in the
#MuseumBowl
. Follow along on Friday at 3:00 p.m. and see who comes out on top.
#FlyEaglesFly
#SuperBowl
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Today we celebrate all the grumpy, cranky, tired people struggling through a “case of the Mondays.”
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Explore paintings, drawings, and prints by artists of the Great Migration—a mass exodus of some six million African Americans from the American South between 1910 and 1960. "African American Artists of the Great Migration" is now on view.
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The trend of eye portraits being used as tokens of love originated in 1785 with the secret marriage of Prince George of Wales & Maria Anne Fitzherbert. They allowed secret lovers to send a memento in which the eye was recognizable only to the recipient. 👁
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Salvador Dalí, who was born on this day in 1904, is best known for his technical skill and bizarre imagery, Dalí was a versatile artist whose repertoire included painting, sculpture, theater and film, photography, and fashion.
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Happy birthday to Amedeo Modigliani. He began painting at an early age, falling in love with the work of Renaissance artists before introducing the world to his unmistakable style.
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Happy birthday to Alexander Calder, born
#onthisday
in 1898. Descended from a long line of Philadelphia artists, Calder is best known for his innovative practice and abstract work.
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"My goal is that LOVE should cover the world." We are saddened to learn about the passing of American Pop Artist
#RobertIndiana
(1928–2018). The artist behind Philadelphia’s iconic “Love” sculpture, you may also recall his work “Amor,” which was installed at the Museum in 2015.
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Cheering on the
@Phillies
as they kick off their first postseason game tonight! ⚾🔥 Even our collection is dressed for the occasion—let’s bring home the win!
#redoctober
#phillies
#philly
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Philly won a lot more than the
#SuperBowl
last month. As a result of our bet with the
@MFABoston
, their amazing portrait of patriot Mrs. James Warren (Mercy Otis) by John Singleton Copley is now on view in our American galleries.
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Happy
#NationalComicBookDay
! Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein emulated the look of comic book panels in part by painting exaggerated versions of Ben Day dots, a hallmark of the printing process used in the comic books of the 1950s and 1960s.
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Dorothea Tanning was born on this day in 1910. This powerful self-portrait (fittingly titled “Birthday”) depicts the artist as both a flesh-and-blood individual and a guide to an imaginary realm.
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Happy 98th birthday to Pierre Cardin! Since presenting his first collection in 1951, he has continued to explore the geometry of fashion, showing up to 300 designs per season.
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When your coworker says, "See you next year."
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#HappyBirthday
Auguste
#Rodin
. A master of the human form, his innovative works paved the way for modern
#sculpture
.
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Pablo
#Picasso
was born
#onthisday
in 1881. He is known as one of the most prolific, innovative, and controversial artists of the 20th century.
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Happy birthday,
#WinslowHomer
, remembered as one of the most popular and successful artists of the 19th century.
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In the 1930s, Elsa Schiaparelli’s collaborations with artists changed the face of fashion. This evening dress adorned with an oversize printed lobster was among her many collaborative projects with Salvador Dalí.
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Happy birthday to
#AlexanderCalder
, who was born
#onthisday
in 1898. Calder's mobiles are among the most often imitated works of art of the twentieth century and yet remain the most singular.
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Happy birthday to
#FridaKahlo
, who was born
#onthisday
in 1907. Influenced by her Mexican heritage, personal tragedy, and her political beliefs,
#Kahlo
expressed and constructed her identity through her paintings.
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“Art is not made to decorate rooms. It is an offensive weapon in the defense against the enemy.” –Pablo
#Picasso
, born
#onthisday
in 1881
Installation view of “Guernica” in the 1958 “Picasso 75th Anniversary Exhibition”
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In 1880 Auguste Rodin was commissioned to create a set of bronze doors for a new museum in Paris. Although the planned museum never came to fruition, Rodin worked on the sculpture for nearly 37 years. Visit "The Gates of Hell" at the Rodin Museum.
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“To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces.” — pioneering landscape photographer
#AnselAdams
was born on this day in 1902.
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We're thinking this Sunday might be a bit more festive than usual in Philly 😉 . In anticipation of a citywide late night, we'll be opening at noon on Monday, Feb 13. Go Birds!
#Eagles
#ItsaPhillyThing
#FlyEaglesFly
🦅 🦅
📸 : Jackie Quan
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Thomas
#Eakins
, one of America’s greatest Realist artists & Philadelphia native, was born
#onthisday
in 1844. Eakins spent his lifetime painting the people & landscapes of his city.
Click to see a 360 view of our Eakins gallery:
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They say a black cat crossing your path is bad luck, but we beg to differ. Happy
#NationalCatDay
.
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