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Philadelphia Museum of Art
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMoA) is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval. The museum administers collections containing over 240,000 objects including major holdings of European, American and Asian origin. The various classes of artwork include sculpture, paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, armor, and decorative arts.
Philadelphia Museum of Art's main building at Eakins Oval
Philadelphia Museum of Art's main building at Eakins Oval
Pediment with polychrome sculpture by Jennewein and Solon on the north wing, at the east entrance
Pediment with polychrome sculpture by Jennewein and Solon on the north wing, at the east entrance
The west entrance during construction in 2008
The west entrance during construction in 2008
Henry Ossawa Tanner's The Annunciation, acquired in 1899
Henry Ossawa Tanner's The Annunciation, acquired in 1899
Centennial Exposition
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The Centennial International Exhibition, officially the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine, was held in Philadelphia from May 10 to November 10, 1876. It was the first official world's fair to be held in the United States, and coincided with the centennial anniversary of the Declaration of Independence's adoption in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776.
An illustration of opening day ceremonies at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia on May 10, 1876
An illustration of opening day ceremonies at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia on May 10, 1876
The Great Sanitary Fair in 1864 was the model for the Centennial Exposition; it raised $1,046,859 for medicine and bandages during the American Civil
The Great Sanitary Fair in 1864 was the model for the Centennial Exposition; it raised $1,046,859 for medicine and bandages during the American Civil War.
Joseph Roswell Hawley, president of the U.S. Centennial Commission
Joseph Roswell Hawley, president of the U.S. Centennial Commission
A stock certificate for five $10 shares issued by the Centennial Board of Finance
A stock certificate for five $10 shares issued by the Centennial Board of Finance