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Member Events
Give the Gift of PAFA
Share the gift of PAFA membership this holiday season. Gift memberships are available at all levels and include a gift box and PAFA mug. Gift members may be purchased through the Membership Office at (215) 972-2077 or through the PAFA website at www.pafa.org/join.
PAFA Fundamentals
Saturday, February 11, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Historic Landmark Building and Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building
Go back to basics with this tour that highlights some of the best PAFA has to offer. Learn more about the architecture of the Historic Landmark and Samuel M.V. Hamilton Buildings, the highlights of PAFA’s collection, and visit the Cast Hall. Members enjoy an additional 10% discount in PORTFOLIO at the Pennsylvania Academy. Event meets in Historic Landmark Building.
Neo-Classical Sculpture
Member Tour
Wednesday, March 14, 11 a.m.
Followed by Art-at-Lunch at 12 p.m.
Historic Landmark Building
Examine pieces from PAFA’s Neo-Classical Sculpture collection and learn more about the movement that encouraged artists to create ideal sculpture based on heroic or mythological themes.
PAFA and Dr. Barnes
Member tour
Saturday, April 14, 11 a.m.
Historic Landmark Building
In celebration of the debut of the Barnes Collection in its new home on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, PAFA welcomes its new neighbor by exploring the connections between the Academy and Dr. Albert Barnes.
Members’ Mornings
Wednesday’s at 8:30 a.m.
The Members’ Morning Series offers thematic art history lectures with a focus on one specific gallery in the Historic Landmark Building. Lectures include a light breakfast in the Museum Café. Available to Friend Level members and above.
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April 4: 19th Century Landscapes
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April 11: Gilded Age Portraiture
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April 18: PAFA and Dr. Barnes
“Of, To, and From”
Recent Acquisitions Member Tour
Wednesday, May 23, 11 a.m.
Historic Landmark Building and
Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
This tour focuses on recent acquisitions to PAFA’s permanent collection including Bill Viola: Ocean Without a Shore, 2007; Of, To, and From: Ray Yoshida, and select works from The Linda Lee Alter Collection of Art by Women.