Philadelphia Art Museum

The Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Art Museum announced today the appointment of Daniel H. Weiss as the George D. Widener Director and CEO, effective December 1, 2025. Weiss, an accomplished museum executive with extensive leadership experience at major educational and cultural institutions, will guide the art museum through at least 2028, providing stability for staff, stakeholders, and the community. Read more: https://bit.ly/486HIoL

Step into the surreal and craft a universe of your own. On Friday, November 21 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM, explore the night sky through guided stargazing and conversation inspired by Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100 and Joseph Cornell’s "Untitled (Constellation)." Then, bring that cosmic wonder down to earth as you create shadowboxes with natural materials alongside astronomer Buddy Muhler and artist Libby Rosa. Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/3X5CMvp

"Perhaps no 20th-century band of artists has had as impactful a legacy as the Surrealists, a rangy, global group whose goal was nothing less than 'a revolution in consciousness,' says Matthew Affron, the curator of “Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100” at the Philadelphia Art Museum (open now through February). This knockout exhibition, the first of many must-see shows this season, is composed of roughly 200 paintings, films, and sculptures from stars like Joan Miró, Leonora Carrington, and Roberto Matta. The traveling exhibition began at the Centre Pompidou—fitting, as Surrealism was born in Paris—and Philadelphia is the fifth and final stop. Special to this iteration is a focus on the artists who arrived in North America after fleeing Nazism in Europe. With our world in turmoil once again, Surrealism’s radical imagination is a fitting antidote." Read more from Vouge: https://bit.ly/47EPs2u

Bloomberg Connects is now our go-to app to enhance your museum experience.   Before your visit, download the free Bloomberg Connects app to access guided audio tours, including one of our newest exhibition, Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100.   Headphones recommended for your next visit. https://lnkd.in/epCZv_ty

Join us this Friday from 5:00 - 8:30 PM for Friday Night: Indigenous Heritage Edition! Enjoy live music and dance by Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac, film shorts curated by BlackStar Film Festival, and gallery talks that bring Indigenous stories in our collection to life. Also, meet community partners highlighting the incredible work of Indigenous-focused organizations across Philadelphia. Just like every Friday night, enjoy half-priced, after-hours access to the museum.

"Brand X Editions worked with a range of artists to translate their work into limited-edition prints, produced by hand. 'I would start talking to the artist,' says Bob Blanton, Founder and Master Printer of Brand X Editions. 'We come up with an idea of what the artist really wants with the work.' They used creative techniques to achieve an artist's vision. 'We're not just trying to understand the words the artist is saying, but the feelings that he's trying to communicate behind the process,' he says." Read more from 6abc WPVI-TV Philadelphia and see Brand X Editions: Innovation in Screenprinting by November 16: https://6abc.cm/3JKkY60

Discover the transformative art of Krishna Reddy, a pioneering Indian-born printmaker and key member of Paris’s legendary Atelier 17 workshop.   Timed to mark the centenary of his birth, Krishna Reddy: The Movement of Life explores Reddy’s dazzling abstract images of seeds, flowers, insects, water, and the human form. Through his groundbreaking color viscosity printing technique, Reddy expanded the expressive possibilities of printmaking—capturing the cosmic energy that, in his philosophy, connects all living things.   Celebrating the gift of 63 prints from the collection of Drs. Umesh and Sunanda Gaur to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the exhibition reveals how each of Reddy’s prints was both an artwork and an act of renewal—reborn anew with every impression.   Krishna Reddy: The Movement of Life is on view through December 8.   📍 Korman Galleries 221–223

A hundred years after André Breton’s Manifesto of Surrealism, the movement’s dreamlike spirit is alive and well.   Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100 unites 200 works by more than 70 artists from around the world, and Philly is the only U.S. stop for this extraordinary exhibition. See iconic works like Joan Miró’s "Dog Barking at the Moon" (1926), Salvador Dalí’s "Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War)" (1936), and Dorothea Tanning’s "Birthday" (1942).    Tickets upon entry or at the link here: https://lnkd.in/evXEhUcS   🖼️ On view through February 16. 🎟️ $35; includes museum admission. Members & children under 18 always free. 📍Dorrance Galleries

“Overall, this is probably one of my favorite projects of the year not only because of how well executed and thought out it is but for being able to adopt a visually verbose aesthetic that is not afraid to take a strong design stand that matches the art on display but does it with purpose and intention and without ever overshadowing it, all while infusing the museum with a much needed, new, distinct, and energetic identity that was sorely missing.” Read more from Brand New: https://bit.ly/4oCZDdq

Cook up some creativity—no oven required! Our next Family Festival: Feast Your Eyes, is this Sunday, November 2. Tickets are Pay What You Wish. - Make mouthwatering, food-filled works of art at the Art Kids Studio - Sketch your favorite snacks in this supersized, super sweet still life - Design faux food necklaces with Sue Liedke of MomMom Craft Night - Create an original recipe using ingredients from some tasty still life paintings