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PAFA's 1845 building from a photograph, c. 1870. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts was founded in 1805 by painter and scientist Charles Willson Peale, sculptor William Rush, and other artists and business leaders. [ 5] Its first building on Chestnut and 10th Streets in Center City Philadelphia was designed by John Dorsey and opened in ...
The first Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts was held in July 1967, and lasted nine days. Sponsored by Penn State's College of Arts and Architecture and the State College Chamber of Commerce, the first Festival was opened by Governor Raymond P. Shafer. Musical performances took place downtown and on campus, and the first Sidewalk Sale ...
The Barnes Foundation is an art collection and educational institution promoting the appreciation of art and horticulture. Originally in Merion, the art collection moved in 2012 to a new building on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The arboretum of the Barnes Foundation remains in Merion, where it has been proposed that ...
The Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center is a Gettysburg National Military Park facility, with a museum about the American Civil War, the 1884 Gettysburg Cyclorama, and the tour center for licensed Battlefield Guides and for buses to see the Gettysburg Battlefield and Eisenhower National Historic Site . The museum displays artifacts, including ...
Fisher Fine Arts Library. The Fisher Fine Arts Library was the primary library of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia from 1891 to 1962. The red sandstone, brick -and- terra-cotta Venetian Gothic giant, part fortress and part cathedral, was designed by Philadelphia architect Frank Furness (1839–1912).
Culture of Philadelphia. The Rocky statue at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The culture of Philadelphia goes back to 1682 when Philadelphia was established by William Penn, founder of the colonial-era Province of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia emerged quickly as the largest and most influential city in the Thirteen Colonies.
September 6, 1991. ( #91001133) Pennsylvania Route 75 north of Metal. 40°01′08″N 77°52′36″W. / 40.018889°N 77.876667°W / 40.018889; -77.876667 ( Carrick Furnace) Metal Township. 9. Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company Toll House. Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company Toll House.
www .bowerypresents .com /greater-philly /shows /franklin-music-hall. Franklin Music Hall is a concert venue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is in a converted building once part of the General Electric Switchgear Plant and opened in 1995. It has a capacity between 2,500 [ 1] and 3,000 people. [ 2] It is owned and operated by The Bowery Presents .