Member Tour: PAFA Archives
Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
128 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Advance registration is required.
Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes experience with Hoang Tran, Director of Archives, Library & Collections at PAFA. Explore the rich stories behind historic documents, works, and artifacts that capture PAFA's legacy in American art. The tour includes a special visit to the archives vault, where rarely seen treasures are preserved. Don't miss this unique opportunity to discover and learn more about PAFA's history!
Image: Henry Lyman Sayen, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Students Exhibition (announcement), 1900, Two color photo-lithograph on grey cardboard, 5 11/16 x 3 5/16 in., 1986.x.3.
We're so excited you're planning to visit PAFA!
Make time for art — visit us Thursday to Sunday.
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