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What Is Modern?
Modern Times: American Art 1910–1950
Through September 3
What does modern mean to you? Artist Odili Odita, WRTI jazz host Bob Perkins, and Artistic and Executive Director of BalletX Christine Cox stopped by to share their unique take on Modern Times.
Before the exhibition closes on Labor Day, don't miss your chance to see how Georgia O’Keeffe, Marsden Hartley, Jacob Lawrence, and others challenged convention and forged bold new styles to fit the times.
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On View
Face to Face: Portraits of Artists
Through October 14
See how photographers helped craft the public personas of their creative subjects, in this stunning selection of rare photographs from the Museum’s collection.
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Up Next
Larry Fink: The Boxing Photographs
Opens August 11
Larry Fink’s powerful, unsentimental photographs reveal the heart of close-knit communities. Here, he takes us inside what he calls “the deep fraternity” of the boxing gym.
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Coming Soon
Yael Bartana: And Europe Will Be Stunned
Opens September 21
Blurring fact and fiction, artist Yael Bartana reimagines historical narratives to spur a dialogue about urgent social and geopolitical issues of our time.
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Hitting the Road
Marcel Duchamp Collection
Closes August 10
Most of our Duchamp collection is about to go on the road—to Japan, Korea, and Australia—so d’Harnoncourt Gallery 182 will be closing on August 10 to for the installation of a new selection of artwork. You'll still be able to see The Large Glass and Étant donnés on Saturday, August 11, and Sunday, August 12. The gallery will reopen Saturday, August 18, with The Duchamp Family, a new exhibition about Marcel, his brothers Raymond Duchamp-Villon and Jacques Villon, his sister Suzanne Duchamp, and her husband Jean Crotti—all of whom were talented artists.
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Spend the Summer with Us
Art Splash
Through September 3
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Art Splash is bringing a little piece of the big city inside. Explore the shapes and colors, sights and sounds of Modern Times and play in our own mini metropolis. Kids and their grown-ups can experience the exhibition through tours, art making, and imaginative play.
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Mount Pleasant
Parks on Tap
August 1–5
The city’s traveling pop-up beer garden visits East Fairmount Park. Enjoy lawn games, artisan demonstrations, and brief tours of Mount Pleasant, an architectural masterpiece.
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Rodin Museum
Garden Bar
Through August 19
While away your summer evenings in the urban oasis of the Rodin Museum sculpture garden. Enjoy beer, wine, outdoor music, and gallery access until 8:00 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays (weather permitting).
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Final Fridays
Work Your Angles
August 31, 5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Philly-based rap and spoken word artist Ivy Sole and friends explore the intersection between how we see ourselves, how we want to be seen, and how others see us. Offered in conjunction with Face to Face: Portraits of Artists.
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See a full calendar of What's On this season.
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New Member Event
Ice Cream Social at Rodin
August 12, 4:00–6:00 p.m.
Enjoy ice cream from Philly's own Franklin Fountain and mingle with Museum staff and other new members in the Rodin Museum’s Hamilton Garden. Free for members, guests $10; reservations required.
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August Members-Only Tour
A Walk through Time
Visit a medieval cloister, an Indian Temple Hall from the 1500s, country estates of 1900s England and France, and a Japanese teahouse all in one tour. Space is limited, free reservations required.
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For Members
August Happenings
Check out the electronic version of the August For Members calendar for exhibitions, members programs, and offers to help you plan your next visit. This month in the calendar: Museum Workout member savings and Modern Times tours.
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Explore more member events and benefits, and join the Museum today.
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