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See It This Month
Dorrance Galleries
Modern Times: American Art 1910 –1950Through September 3
From jazz and the jitterbug to assembly lines and skylines: the early twentieth century was a time of great social, artistic, and technological change. Artists responded with a revolutionary language of shapes and colors. See how Georgia O’Keeffe, Marsden Hartley, Jacob Lawrence, and others challenged convention and forged bold new styles to fit the times.
The Irma and Herbert Barness Endowed Lecture: Dressing for the Photographer: Georgia O’Keeffe and Her Clothes Sunday, May 20, 2:00 p.m.Perelman Auditorium, Perelman Building
Art and cultural historian Wanda Corn reveals how Georgia O’Keeffe cultivated her image as an artist through her unique sense of fashion. Members $16, public $20; reservations required.
Exhibition ToursWant to delve deeper? Take a guided tour of the exhibition to learn more about how artists captured the essence of modern American life. Members-Only Tours are listed on calendar; check our website for additional public tours.
Contemporary
Rachel Rose: Wil-o-Wisp/The Future Fields Commission Alter Gallery 176May 2 – August 19
For more information on the exhibitions and programs listed here, including generous donors, please visit philamuseum.org.
Rachel Rose’s mesmerizing new video explores magic and coincidence in the life of a woman in 1500s England. This is the first work resulting from the Future Fields Commission in Time-Based Media, a collaborative initiative between the Museum and the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin, Italy.
Young FriendsRachel Rose Opening CelebrationTuesday, May 1, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Be among the first to see emerging artist Rachel Rose’s latest video installation. Reservations required. Must have an active Young Friends membership to attend.
9 Wednesday
9:30– Object Lessons 11:00 City Life, Urban
Views 10:15 Members-Only
Tour Great Cities, Great Art
11:00 Stroller Tour2:15 Members-Only
Tour American Art
5:30– Circle Members 7:30 Behind-the- Scenes Tour & Reception, for Sponsors and above ($1,000+)
10 Thursday
8:00 Associates & Chaiman’s Council Overnight trip: New Haven, for Associates and above ($2,500+) 1:00– Object Lessons 2:30 City Life, Urban
Views
11 Friday
2:15 Members-Only Tour Modern Times
5:00– Friday Nights 8:45 Joanna Pascale
12 Saturday
10:15 Members-Only Tour Great Cities, Great Art
13 Sunday
11:00– Family Tours and 3:00 Art Cart
Artful Opposites
15 Tuesday
10:15 Members-Only Tour American Art
1 Tuesday
7:00– Young Friends 9:00 Rachel Rose Opening
2 Wednesday
9:30– Object Lessons 11:00 City Life, Urban
Views 6:00– Associates 8:00 Behind the Scenes with Furniture Conservation, for Associate Spon- sors and above ($5,000+)
3 Thursday
1:00– Object Lessons 2:30 City Life, Urban
Views
4 Friday
8:30– Associates & 11:00 Chaiman’s Council Breakfast Tours: Modern Times, for Associates and above ($2,500+) 5:00– Friday Nights 8:45 The Epichorus
5 Saturday
1:30 Workshop Bookmaking
6 Sunday
Pay What You Wish 10:00– Family Festival 3:00 Peace, Love &
Collab
8 Tuesday
10:15 Members-Only Tour Modern Times
6:00– Chairman’s 8:00 Council Annual Dinner, for Chairman’s Council ($10,000+)
May
In the Galleries
Mrs. James Warren (Mercy Otis) Flammer Gallery 102The Eagles beat the Patriots in Super Bowl LII, and we won our wager with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The spoils? A three-month loan of this remarkable painting by John Singleton Copley.
HoursMain Building 10:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m., Wednesdays and Fridays until 8:45. Closed Mondays.
Perelman Building 10:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Closed Mondays.
Rodin Museum 10:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Closed Tuesdays.
Cedar Grove Open through December.
Thursday–Sunday: guided public tours at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.
First Sunday of each month: tours 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Mount Pleasant Closed for maintenance.
We’re Here to Help [email protected] 215-684-7840
For more information or to make a reservation, contact us at 215-235-7469 or visit philamuseum.org.
Member programs are in red.
Fee charged (member discounts offered for some events)
Members’ event
By reservation only
16 Wednesday
9:30– Object Lessons 11:00 City Life, Urban
Views 6:00– Chef Demo 8:00 Summer Wines
17 Thursday
9:30 Members Private Tour Modern Times 1:00– Object Lessons 2:30 City Life, Urban
Views
18 Friday
2:15 Members-Only Tour Great Cities, Great Art
5:00– Friday Nights 8:45 Katie Thiroux Trio
19 Saturday
10:15 Members-Only Tour Great Cities, Great Art
10:30 Members-Only Program Future of Your Museum
20 Sunday
10:15 Members-Only Tour American Art
11:00– Family Tours and 3:00 Art Cart
Artful Opposites1:00 Trolley Tour
LOVE Your Park
2:00 Barness Lecture Dressing for the Photographer
4:00– Members-Only 6:00 Program
New Member Springtime Social
22 Tuesday
10:15 Members-Only Tour Modern Times
6:00– Chairman’s 8:00 Council Private Collection Visit, for Chair- man’s Council ($10,000+)
23 Wednesday
6:15 Members-Only Tour Great Cities, Great Art
25 Friday
5:00– Final Friday 8:45 Hack the Museum
26 Saturday
10:15 Members-Only Tour Modern Times
27 Sunday
10:15 Members-Only Tour Great Cities, Great Art
11:00– Family Tours 3:00 and Art Cart
Artful Opposites
28 Monday
We’re open on Memorial Day
Just for You
Members-Only ToursThere’s always more to see—let us show you around. With one special theme to focus on, our Museum guides will give each tour their own spin. Take the tour multiple times to experience each of their unique perspectives.
This month, travel with us on a Great Cities, Great Art tour to explore works in our collection that celebrate the culture and art of great cities through the ages. And delve deeper into Modern Times with an exhibition tour.
Last Chance
Explore three centuries of painting, furniture, and decorative arts on a special American Art tour featuring our Super Bowl loan from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: John Singleton Copley’s painting Mrs. James Warren (Mercy Otis).
These tours are free for members and start in Lenfest Hall (West Entrance). See left for dates and times. Space is limited, and reservations are required.
For a complete list of upcoming member programs, please visit philamuseum.org/membership or see the spring What’s On guide.
Member ProgramsSpace is limited; book your spot in advance.
Behind-the-Scenes Tour & Reception Wednesday, May 9, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Journey to the below-ground corridors and newly constructed spaces of our iconic main building and learn about its rich history. Reception follows. For Sponsors and above ($1,000+); free reservation required. This hard hat-tour will require flat, closed-toe shoes.
Private Curator-Led Tour: Modern Times Thursday, May 17, 9:30 a.m.
See the exhibition without the crowds with curator Jessica Smith (Detweiler Curator of American Art, and Manager, Center for American Art). Members $30; Patrons and above receive two complimentary tickets for Private Tours per year.
New Member Springtime Social Sunday, May 20, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Mingle with other new members and Museum staff while enjoying the Fairmount Park landscape and complimentary sweets at one of our historic houses, Cedar Grove. New members free, guests $10; reservation required. Transportation provided; meet at West Entrance.
May Dining PerkFree drink with the purchase of a hamburger at the A_Burger food truck.
Member SavingsAs a Museum member, you always receive free admission to the Perelman Building. With three exhibitions on view this month, it’s brimming with creativity.
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Family Festival Peace, Love & Collab Perelman Building Sunday, May 6, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.Performances at 11:30 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. Family Festivals happen on the first Sunday of every month, with artist demonstrations, art making, family tours, and fabulous performances. In partnership with Collab, come together at the Perelman Building and take part in collaborative creation inspired by the psychedelic 1960s. Discover Jean Shin’s community-based installations, then watch teamwork in action with StoryUP!, an improv group especially for kids.
Cover: Flower Still Life with Bird’s Nest, (detail), 1853, by Severin Roesen (Purchased with support from The Henry P. McIlhenny Fund in memory of Frances P. McIlhenny; Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. McNeil, Jr.; The Edith H. Bell Fund; Mrs. J. Maxwell Moran; Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest; The Center for American Art Acquisition Fund; Donna C. and Morris W. Stroud II; Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Booth, Jr.; Frederick LaValley and John Whitenight; Mr. and Mrs. John A. Nyheim; Charlene Sussel; Penelope P. Wilson; the American Art Commit-tee; and with the gift (by exchange) of Theodore Wiedemann in memory of his wife, Letha M. Wiedemann, 2010-6-1)
This page: Mrs. James Warren (Mercy Otis), around 1763, by John Singleton Copley Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Bequest of Winslow Warren); photograph courtesy the Muse-um of Fine Arts, Boston. Boats, Gloucester (detail), around 1917, by Stuart Davis (125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of Hannah L. and J. Welles Henderson, 1999-171-1) © Estate of Stuart Davis/Licensed by VAGA, New York. Afternoon Sunshine, Pont Neuf (detail), 1901, by Camille Pissarro (Bequest of Charlotte Dorrance Wright, 1978-1-24). Fairmount Wa-terworks (detail), 1871, by T. Henry Smith (Purchased with the Bloomfield Moore Fund, 1966-4-1). Architectural rendering © Gehry Partners, LLP. Bob Dylan (detail), 1966, designed by Milton Glaser (Gift of Collab: The Group for Modern and Contemporary Design at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2002-146-1).
On the reverse: View from Ship (detail), around 1932, by Jan Matulka (Gift of C. K. Williams, II, 2015-8-1) © The Estate of Jan Matulka. Neighbors (detail), 1951, by Charles Sheeler (Gift of C. K. Williams, II, 2015-8-2). Still from Wil-o-Wisp, 2018, by Rachel Rose (Jointly owned and commissioned by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo. Funding is made possible for the Philadelphia Museum of Art through the Contemporary Art Revolving Fund.) © Courtesy of Rachel Rose, Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York/Rome, and Pilar Corrias, London.
Special Member Opportunity Future of Your Museum Saturday, May 19, 10:30 a.m. Embark on the Museum’s exciting next chapter with Jessica Sharpe (Director of Visitor Operations and Membership). She’ll give you an insider’s look at the renewal and renovations to our landmark building, including updates about our new dining facilities, and share how they’ll enhance your member experience, followed by a Q&A. Members free, guests $10; reservations required.
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