Philadelphia Museum of Art, Temple, and Rendell Center receive NEH grants (Media Coverage)
Author(s): John Timpane
Publication: Philadelphia Inquirer
Date: 8/9/2018
Abstract: Philadelphia cultural institutions won big in the latest round of National Endowment for the Humanities grants, announced Monday.
URL: http://www2.philly.com/philly/entertainment/arts/neh-grants-philadelphia-museum-of-art-temple-university-rendell-center-20180809.html
Transformational changes at Museum of Art will debut May 7 with two major exhibitions in new galleries (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Stephan Salisbury
Publication: Philadelphia Inquirer
Date: 2/25/2021
Abstract: After nearly four years of maddening construction that closed off swaths of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to visitors, a date to reopen and show off 22,000 square feet of new gallery space and the rest of the transformational changes has now been set: May 7. This includes the reinstallation of the early American art collection and opening of a new exhibition of contemporary artists with ties to Philadelphia.
URL: http://https://www.inquirer.com/arts/philadelphia-museum-of-art-reopening-construction-20210226.html
New Galleries Will Present a Fresh Take on Art of the Americas with a Focus on Philadelphia (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Norman Keyes, Justin Rubich, Joy Deibert
Publication: Philadelphia Museum of Art Press Room
Date: 2/25/2021
Abstract: Philadelphia Museum of Art's press release regarding installation of new galleries with a spotlight on immigration, colonialism, trade, and underrepresented narratives.
URL: https://press.philamuseum.org/new-galleries-present-fresh-take-on-art-of-americas-with-focus-on-philadelphia/
A New Day at the PMA (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley
Publication: Magazine Antiques
Date: 3/1/2014
Abstract: A curator guides readers through the revamped early American art galleries at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
URL: https://www.themagazineantiques.com/magazine-march-april-2021/
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Reimagines the City's History (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Peter Saenger
Publication: Wall Street Journal
Date: 4/2/2021
Abstract: The museum's new American galleries highlight the turbulence and vitality of the biggest city in colonial America.
URL: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-philadelphia-museum-of-art-reimagines-the-citys-history-11617385896
Philadelphia Museum of Art's New Galleries Present a Fresh Take on Art of the Americas with a Focus on Philadelphia (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Artfix Daily
Publication: ArtfixDaily
Date: 4/5/2021
Abstract: The new galleries offer a welcome opportunity for the museum to tell a wealth of stories centered on Philadelphia and the central role it has played in the development of American art, highlighting the creative spirit that has always been a hallmark of this city and continues to distinguish artmaking in Philadelphia today.
URL: https://www.artfixdaily.com/news_feed/2021/03/29/9198-philadelphia-museum-of-arts-new-galleries-will-present-a-fresh-ta
American Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art: Enlarging the Canon, Without Polemics (Review)
Author(s): Lance Esplund
Publication: The Wall Street Journal
Date: 5/8/2021
Abstract: The institution’s new Robert L. McNeil, Jr. Galleries recount a complicated, often difficult history, while keeping the art front and center.
URL: https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-art-at-the-philadelphia-museum-of-art-enlarging-the-canon-without-polemics-11620471601
Inside the Art Museum's new galleries, a promising profusion of art-makers and more expansive narratives (Review)
Author(s): Thomas Hine
Publication: The Philadelphia Inquirer
Date: 5/6/2021
Abstract: An exhibition of works by local art-makers opens the Philadelphia Museum of Art's new contemporary galleries. The new Early American galleries reframe that collection to tell a more inclusive story.
URL: https://www.inquirer.com/arts/philadelphia-art-museum-new-galleries-american-contemporary-20210506.html
American Art Illuminated (Media Coverage)
Publication: Early American Life
Date: 8/1/2021
Abstract: Re-interpreted and revealing, the early American galleries at the Philadelphia Museum of Art shine new light into dark corners of our history.
Reconsidered & Reinstalled: Art Of The Americas At The Philadelphia Museum Of Art (Review)
Author(s): Jessica Skwire Routhier
Publication: Antiques and the Arts
Date: 5/4/2021
Abstract: Review of reinstalled Early American Art galleries
URL: https://www.antiquesandthearts.com/reconsidered-reinstalled-art-of-the-americas-at-the-philadelphia-museum-of-art/
John Singleton Copley double portrait lovingly restored, pock marks and all (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Emily Sharpe
Publication: The Art Newspaper
Date: 7/2/2021
Abstract: So-called imperfections laid bare at the Philadelphia
Museum of Art through conservation efforts
URL: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2021/07/02/john-singleton-copley-double-portrait-lovingly-restored-pock-marks-and-all
The Eye Revealed (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Stephan Salisbury
Publication: The Philadelphia Inquirer
Date: 5/7/2021
Abstract: How two mysterious royal portraits came to light as the Philadelphia Museum of Art prepped for its grand expansion.
URL: https://www.inquirer.com/arts/a/philadelphia-art-museum-secret-portraits-huarte-20210507.html