The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is proud to announce the appointment of Michelle Donnelly, PhD, as the Evelyn and Will Kaplan Curator of Twentieth Century Art and the John Rhoden Collection. Donnelly brings more than a decade of leadership in twentieth-century American art…
It’s hard to believe the 2025 Holiday Season has arrived, and gift lists are growing fast! This season, skip the big-box stores and choose something truly unique and meaningful. By giving through the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)—the very first art school and museum in the United…
Philadelphia, PA — The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) presents Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo, a groundbreaking exhibition that, for the first time, brings together the work of three pioneering Japanese American artists whose lives and careers…
Philadelphia, PA — September 12, 2025 — The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture. Beginning October 15, Tyler will lease space in PAFA’s Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building, expanding academic…
"Some say that the greatest piece of art in the collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is the building itself — PAFA’s lavish Victorian structure at Broad and Cherry Streets.
These days, much of its interior is unrecognizable.
PAFA’s grand staircase inside the 1876 building remains…
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)’s Interim Museum Director, Harry Philbrick, has accepted the position of Director at the Newport Art Museum, effective September 2025. This new opportunity will allow Mr. Philbrick to return full-time to Rhode Island, where he grew up and currently…
