Museums/Galleries in Philadelphia

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Museums/Galleries in Philadelphia

Name	Category	Location

Academy of Natural Sciences The dioramas of animals from around the world displayed in their...	Museums / Galleries	The Benjamin Franklin Parkway

African American Museum in Philadelphia The centerpiece of this museum is "Audacious Freedom: African...	Museums / Galleries	Old City

American-Swedish Historical Museum Near the sports complex in deep South Philly, this neoclassical...	Museums / Galleries	Queen Village and South Philadelphia

Arthur Ross Gallery Penn's official art gallery contains treasures from the university's...	Museums / Galleries	University City

Barnes Foundation Nearly sequestered from public view for a century in Lower Merrion...	Museums / Galleries	Philadelphia


Betsy Ross House It's easy to find this little brick house with the gabled roof:...	Museums / Galleries	Old City

Carpenters' Hall This handsome, patterned red-and-black brick building dating...	Museums / Galleries	Historic Area

Congress Hall Formerly the Philadelphia County Courthouse, Congress Hall was...	Museums / Galleries	Historic Area

Declaration House In a second-floor room that he had rented from bricklayer Jacob...	Museums / Galleries	Historic Area

Fireman's Hall Museum Housed in an authentic 1876 firehouse, this museum traces the...	Museums / Galleries	Old City

Franklin Court This highly interactive and informative museum built on the site...	Museums / Galleries	Historic Area

The Franklin Institute Founded more than 175 years ago to honor Benjamin Franklin, this...	Museums / Galleries	The Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Germantown Historical Society The headquarters of the society has a historical and genealogical...	Museums / Galleries	Germantown

Independence Hall The birthplace of the United States, this redbrick building with...	Museums / Galleries	Historic Area

Independence Seaport Museum Philadelphia's maritime museum houses many nautical artifacts...	Museums / Galleries	Penn's Landing and Camden Waterfront

Independence Square On July 8, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was first read...	Museums / Galleries	Historic Area

Institute of Contemporary Art This museum, part of the University of Pennsylvania, has established...	Museums / Galleries	University City

Mario Lanza Museum In this museum you'll find memorabilia devoted to the famous...	Museums / Galleries	Queen Village and South Philadelphia

Mummers Museum Even if you aren't in Philadelphia on New Year's Day, you can...	Museums / Galleries	Queen Village and South Philadelphia

Mütter Museum Skulls, antique microscopes, and a cancerous tumor removed from...	Museums / Galleries	Rittenhouse Square and Avenue of the Arts South

National Constitution Center This 160,000-square-foot museum brings the U.S. Constitution...	Museums / Galleries	Historic Area

National Liberty Museum Using interactive exhibits, video, and works of art, the museum...	Museums / Galleries	Historic Area

National Museum of American Jewish History Established in 1976, this museum in 2011 moved to a new, $150...	Museums / Galleries	Old City

New Hall Military Museum The original of this reconstructed 1790 building briefly served...	Museums / Galleries	Historic Area

Old City Hall Independence Hall is flanked by Congress Hall to the west and...	Museums / Galleries	Historic Area

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts This High Victorian Gothic structure is a work of art in itself...	Museums / Galleries	Center City

Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire The Contributionship, the nation's oldest fire insurance company...	Museums / Galleries	Society Hill

Philadelphia History Museum Formerly known as the Atwater Kent Museum, this museum chronicling...	Museums / Galleries	Historic Area

Philadelphia Museum of Art The city's premier cultural attraction is one of the country's...	Museums / Galleries	The Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Please Touch Museum Philadelphia's children's museum occupies one of the city's most...	Museums / Galleries	Fairmount Park

Rodin Museum This jewel of a museum holds the biggest collection outside France...	Museums / Galleries	The Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Rosenbach Museum and Library This 1863 three-floor town house and an adjoining building are...	Museums / Galleries	Rittenhouse Square and Avenue of the Arts South

Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial The result of founder Samuel S. Fleisher's invitation to the...	Museums / Galleries	Queen Village and South Philadelphia

Second Bank of the United States When Second Bank President Nicholas Biddle held a design competition...	Museums / Galleries	Historic Area

Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial A Polish general who later became a national hero in his homeland...	Museums / Galleries	Society Hill

Transit Museum Located, appropriately enough, in the headquarters of the Southeastern...	Museums / Galleries	Center City

United States Mint The first U.S. mint was built in Philadelphia at 16th and Spring...	Museums / Galleries	Old City

University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Rare treasures from the deepest jungles and ancient tombs make...	Museums / Galleries	University City

Woodmere Art Museum This modest-sized museum has trouble drawing a crowd due to its...	Museums / Galleries	Chestnut Hill and Mount Airy
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