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Sunday, May 20, 2012 As one of the largest museums in the United States, the Philadelphia Museum of Art invites visitors from around the world to explore its renowned collections, acclaimed special exhibitions, and enriching programs, both in person and online.
Also On ViewMay 21, 2011 - fall 2012 This exhibition highlights Collab’s gifts from the last four decades,
celebrating the organization’s contributions to the Museum as well as presenting a chronological overview of modern and contemporary design in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.Now Through August 05, 2012 From the fourteenth through eighteenth
centuries, stoneware ceramics from Germanspeaking
centers in modern-day Germany
and the Low Countries were valued and
widely traded throughout northern Europe.
In the 1600s—the heyday of stoneware
production—they found an enthusiastic
market in colonial North America.In the Galleries![]() Galleries 241-243, second floor The objects in this installation have been grouped to approximate the sequence of activities during a tea ceremony: host and guest preparation; a light meal; sweet cakes and sake; a serving of “thick” tea; more sweets; and finally, a round of “thin” tea. Additionally, the video in gallery 244 provides an overview of a tea gathering. ![]() Galleries 49 & 50, ground floor These installations showcase the Museum’s holdings in American modern art and design made during the transformative years of the early twentieth century. What's New
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