Philadelphia Museum of Art: Part 1

After long long time of planning, I finally had a chance to visit Philadelphia Museum of Art. It was everything and more than I expected---I did not have enough time to finish the museum, I definitely have to go back!

Philadelphia is a very unique city with a rich history. Apparently the billionaires who settled in and around the city used their enormous wealth to transplant the "arts & culture" into the New World---meaning, they collected excellent artworks from all over the world. I am often very impressed by the collection of American museums, even in medium size cities (like Indianapolis, Austin or Minneapolis).

The Philadelphia museum (or the educational entity which later became the museum) was built in 1876.  The collection is very diverse and have excellent pieces. Here are some of my favorites.

View of Philly from the entrance

The artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens is an American artist. The original sculpture is made for Madison Sq.  Garden, NY. in 1891.

I remembered this work from Munch exhibition at MoMA (2006). It was an excellent collection...I remember it very vividly it surprised me that it was 5 years ago...

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/85