In honor of the AAM Annual Meeting coming to Philadelphia, the local PR & Marketing Committee has officially launched Museum Week! For complete details, please visit www.phillyfunguide.com/museumweek. A press release about this event follows.
REGION’S MUSEUMS CELEBRATE MUSEUM WEEK
APRIL 27-MAY 3
February 23, 2009
February 23, 2009
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance1616 Walnut St., Suite 600Philadelphia, PA 19103
Contact:
John McInerney
215-399-3515
Philadelphia-Greater
Philadelphia-Greater
Philadelphia’s museums offer countless opportunities for remembering, discovering, and learning. During Museum Week, April 27th-May 3rd, over fifty regional museums will offer not just incredible arrays of exhibits and collections, but, for one week only, special discounts on admission, shopping and other amenities. “Our region stands out for its incredibly rich selection of museums, science centers, historical sites, and gardens,” says Peggy Amsterdam, President of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. “From cutting edge art to some of the most historically significant collections in the world, Philadelphia is second to none.”Fifty-five regional museums will highlight their collections and exhibits, while offering special discounts during Museum Week. Details on participating museums and special offers are available online at www.phillyfunguide.com/museumweek. A full list of participating museums is below.Museum Week is being produced in honor of the 2009 American Association of Museums (AAM) Conference, which will be hosted by Philadelphia the first week of May. Over 6000 museum professionals from around the country will descend on Philadelphia to discuss how to remain relevant, real and responsive in today's challenging environment. Additional information on the 2009 AAM conference is available at www.aam-us.org/pressroom.cfm “We are delighted that Philadelphia museums are offering these incredible discounts and special offers to the general public during Museum Week,” said AAM President Ford Bell. “What a wonderful way to celebrate the incredible value and impact of our country’s museums.”
Exhibitions of note on view during Museum Week include
• Cezanne and Beyond at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
• Galileo, Medici and the Age of Astronomy at the Franklin
• Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania at the Penn Museum
• From Swords to Plowshares: Metal Trench Art From WWI and WWII at the James A. Michener Museum
• Pathways to Unknown Worlds: Sun Ra, El Saturn & Chicago's Afro-Futurist Underground, 1954-68 at the Institute of Contemporary Art.
• Pathways to Unknown Worlds: Sun Ra, El Saturn & Chicago's Afro-Futurist Underground, 1954-68 at the Institute of Contemporary Art.
• America I Am: The African American Imprint at the National Constitution Center
(Discounts may not include admission to special events or exhibitions, please check www.Phillyfunguide.com/museumweek for complete details on all discounts) Other attractions and collections of note include the new Simeone Foundation Museum of exotic race cars; the haunting world of Eastern State Penitentiary; the newly relocated Fabric Workshop & Museum across from the PA Convention Center; the beautiful Laurel Hill Cemetery and the quirky Spiral Q Puppet Theatre puppet collection.
All Participating Museums:
Academy of Natural Sciences
TheAmerican Helicopter Museum and Education Center
American Swedish Historical Museum
Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial
Betsy Ross House
Cedar Grove Mansion
Chemical Heritage Foundation
Chester County Historical Society
Cliveden of the National Trust
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
Delaware Museum of Natural History
Design Center at Philadelphia University
The Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
Fabric Workshop and Museum
The Fort Mifflin on the Delaware
Franklin Square
The Garden State Discovery Museum
Glencairn Museum
Academy of the New Church
Hagley Museum and Library
Historic Philadelphia, Inc.
Independence Seaport Museum
Independence Visitor Center Corporation
Institute of Contemporary Art
James A. Michener Art Museum
John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Longwood Gardens
Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania
Mercer Museum
Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
Mount Pleasant Mansion
Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
National Constitution Center
National Liberty Museum
The National Museum of American Jewish History
Nemours Mansion and Gardens
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Peter Wentz Farmstead
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Zoo
Please Touch Museum
Reading Public Museum
Rosenbach Museum & Library
Ryerss Museum and Library
Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center
Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum
Spiral Q Puppet Theater
Temple Judea Museum of Keneseth Israel
The Franklin
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Wagner Free Institute of Science
Winterthur Museum and Country Estate
Woodford Mansion
Woodmere Art Museum, Inc.
