Walking Tour: William Penn and the Planning of Philadelphia

Its archives house important materials for the study of American art history, museums, and art training. The current museum building, designed by American architects Frank Furness and George W. Hewitt, is designated a National Historic Landmark.

PAFA also organizes annual art exhibitions from which significant acquisitions were made, including works by Cecilia Beaux, William Merritt Chase, Frank Duvenek, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, Childe Hassam, and Edmund Tarbell.

Today, PAFA maintains its strong collecting tradition with the inclusion of works by modern and contemporary American artists such as Jennifer Bartlett, Richard Diebenkorn, Nancy Graves, Alex Katz, Philip Pearlstein, Robert Motherwell, Raymond Saunders, and Frank Stella.  Admission: Adults $15, Seniors (60+) $12, Students $12, Youth 13-18 $8.