Best places: Art museums in Philadelphia, United States

Majestic space with famed entry staircase featuring Renaissance classics & special exhibits.

Paintings by artists including Picasso & Renoir, African sculpture, Native American textiles & more.

Set in a building with a Chinese rotunda, this museum has abundant artifacts & antiquities.

Funky folk art venue provides mosaicked galleries, a sculpture garden maze & educational programs.

Indoor/outdoor sculpture museum with the largest collection of Auguste Rodin's work outside Paris.

This museum housed in a 19th-century Victorian mansion showcases the art & artists of Philadelphia.

Historic Victorian museum offers 19th- & 20th-century American works, plus a fine art school & cafe.

👍👍 Really nice FREE museum. The first floor is rotating exhibitions and the second floor is permanent collections. I wouldn’t go out of my way to visit, but if you find yourself in Old City with some time on your hands it’s a great place to check out. It seems like a good place to have a first date. I...

This art deco annex of the Philadelphia Museum of Art showcases textile, print & photo collections.

University of Pennsylvania museum exhibits photography, paintings & other forms of modern art.

Museum promoting freedom & honoring global heroes, with a big collection of modern glass sculptures.

Museum & shop in a loft building exhibiting works of modern art on fabric & other media.

👍👍 In Essence they were on the list of ‘must see places’ in Philadelphia, so an impromptu trip was set in motion. After a late night e-mail was answered, knew the decision made was a good one. When I walked on the grounds, it felt like a sacred, safe and creative space. When I walked through the doors...