July For Members
This Month Dorrance Galleries Wild: Michael Through September 17 Dorrance Program Space Art Splash Through September 4 Explore the work of legendary photographer Michael, artist, technical innovator, and ardent advocate for preserving natural habitats. The art is so wild we can t keep it all in one place. So keep your eyes peeled and you ll see Wild photography paired with other artworks throughout the Museum. Find your inner animal at Art Splash. Our gallery and studio programs change all summer long come back and experience it all. As a member, you and the children in your life always get free admission.* This Year, Art Splash Gets Wild Experience daily gallery explorations, studio art creations, and imaginative play inspired by the wildlife photography of Michael Nick (pictured below right). Splash Studio 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. (all ages) Family Tours 11:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. (best for ages 3 5 & 6 10) Art Cart Noon 3:00 p.m. (all ages) Baby Bird Playdate Tuesdays and Fridays 10:15 a.m. (best for toddlers and their grown-ups) Storytime in the Galleries Wednesdays 1:30 p.m. * Children s admission benefit is for ages 18 and under, and does not apply to school groups. presented by For more information on the exhibitions and programs listed here, including generous donors and organizers, please visit philamuseum.org.
July 2 Sunday 9 Sunday 19 Wednesday 27 Thursday In the Galleries Wear Words: Text in Fashion Costume & Textiles Study Gallery Perelman Building, second floor Pay What You Wish 10:00 Family Festival 5:00 Explorer of the World 3 Monday We re open today. Member guests are free, and public admission is Pay What You Wish. 4 Tuesday 4th of July Museum is closed 5 Wednesday 6 Thursday 7 Friday 8:45 Buyepongo 8 Saturday 10:00 Rodin Museum Second Saturday Sketch 12:00 Urban Creators 4:00 Volunteer Day 12:00 Kensington 3:00 Memories and Neighborhood Histories 11 Tuesday 12 Wednesday 11:00 Families Stroller Tour 6:15 Members-Only 6:30 Young Friends Members Up Your Gram Game 14 Friday 8:45 color as time 15 Saturday 10:30 New Members Meet & Greet 16 Sunday 1:00 Trolley Tour Revolution! 18 Tuesday 2:00 Members-Only Sold Out Tour Un-Confuse Tour Introduction to the Collection 20 Thursday 21 Friday 8:45 Shea Rose 22 Saturday 12:00 Urban Creators 8:00 Hoodstock 23 Sunday 24 Monday 5:00 Members-Only Event Art of Baseball (at Citizens Bank Park) 25 Tuesday 26 Wednesday 28 Friday 5:00 Art Splash Family 7:00 Date Night 5:00 Final Fridays 8:45 Wild 6:15 Members-Only 29 Saturday Free Daily Tours Members-only tours are highlighted in this calendar; visit our website or view the Today handout during your next visit for a full list of guided public tours. Hours Main 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 memberservices@philamuseum.org 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 Philadelphia Assembled events (visit phlassembled.net for more information)
Just for You For a complete list of upcoming member programs, please visit philamuseum.org/membership or see the summer What s On guide. Creating a Legacy Ofelia Garcia Since 2013, Ofelia Garcia has donated some sixty-seven works on paper to the Museum, and this year she established a bequest through her estate. An Associate member, retired professor of art, and former college president, she said, What a joy to know that works I have loved for years will now be cared for, exhibited, studied, and enjoyed by many others.... I am immensely pleased to be a Museum supporter. To read her full article please visit philamuseum. org/plannedgiving. To make a gift of art, or to learn how you can leave your own legacy, please contact us at giving@philamuseum.org or 215-684-7756. Members-Only Tours There s always more to see let us show you around. 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. Arms and Discover how these objects were produced and how some can be traced back to the armories of powerful rulers. Crowning the Learn about the history, architecture, and exterior sculpture that make the Museum a Philadelphia icon. Moderate walking involved. (Weather permitting.) Introduction to the Collection Made in Explore three centuries of our country s greatest works of art. Wild: Michael Explore the work of legendary photographer Michael and be transported to some of the most remote areas of the world. Member Happenings Art of Baseball Monday, July 24, 5:00 p.m. Take a private tour of Citizens Bank Park s artwork with renowned local artist Max Mason, then watch the Phillies play the Astros. Tickets required; members $60, guests $70. Museum Happenings Final Friday: Wild Friday, July 28, 5:00 8:45 p.m. Watch a new interpretation of a classic painting (Edward Hicks s The Peaceable Kingdom) by Orbiter 3, listen to original campfire stories, stroll through the galleries with a park ranger, and dance to the Secret Sisters from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Plus, Art Splash stays open late for Family Date Night. Free for members, guests $10. Member Savings When we say the kids in your life get in free, we mean it. Your kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews, or the kids you re babysitting if they re under 18, they re free. This includes Art Splash, which is open all month long. Does not apply to school groups. July Dining Perk Free animal crackers with the purchase of a salad or sandwich in the Museum Café. Cover: Vumbi Pride, Robot Tank Photograph, Serengeti (detail), 2011, by Michael. All Michael photographs courtesy of the artist, Michael /National Geographic. This page: Woman s Sweater, mid-1990s, by Iceberg (Gift of David A. Schwartz/Sophy Curson, Inc., 2008-164-5). Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mifflin (Sarah Morris) (detail), 1773, by John Singleton Copley (Bequest of Mrs. Esther F. Wistar to The Historical Society of Pennsylvania in 1900, and acquired by the Philadelphia Museum of Art by mutual agreement with the Society through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Fitz Eugene Dixon, Jr., and significant contributions from Stephanie S. Eglin, Maude de Schauensee, and other donors to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, as well as the George W. Elkins Fund and the W. P. Wilstach Fund, and through the generosity of Maxine and Howard H. Lewis to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, EW1999-45-1). Field of Duke Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (detail), c. 1560, Germany (Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977-167-23). Still Life (Histoires juives), 1924, Henri Matisse (The Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White Collection, 1967-30-56) Succession H. Matisse, Paris/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. European City View (detail), 1930s, by Wilhelmine Carbin-Gips (Gift of Ofelia Garcia, 2014-123-4). Somebody Stole My Broken Heart, 2004 5, by Faith Ringgold (Gift of Ofelia Garcia, 2014-123-34) Faith Ringgold. On the reverse: Mrithi, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, 1981, by Michael. Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park. Follow us and join the conversation. @philamuseum 0617-10521
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