Philadelphia Museum of Art

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The Philadelphia Museum of Art is one of the largest and most renowned art museums in the United States, famous for its extensive collections spanning centuries and cultures as well as its iconic “Rocky Steps.”

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Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	art museum → cultural institution → museum →
affiliation	American Alliance of Museums → Association of Art Museum Directors →
architect	Horace Trumbauer → Julian Abele → Zantzinger, Borie and Medary →
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts → Greek Revival →
category	Art museums and galleries in Pennsylvania → Museums in Philadelphia → Tourist attractions in Philadelphia →
collectionSize	over 240000 objects →
collectionType	American art → Asian art → European art → arms and armor → contemporary art → modern art → photography → prints and drawings → textiles →
country	United States of America →
famousFor	comprehensive collections spanning many cultures and centuries → iconic front steps featured in Rocky films → major special exhibitions →
hasFeature	Rocky Balboa statue → grand staircase → “Rocky Steps” →
hasPart	Anne d’Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden → Perelman Building → Rodin Museum (Philadelphia) → Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building → main building →
hasWebsite	https://www.philamuseum.org →
heritageDesignation	Philadelphia Register of Historic Places listing →
inception	1876 →
locatedIn	Fairmount neighborhood → Pennsylvania → Philadelphia →
locatedOn	Benjamin Franklin Parkway →
notableWorkInCollection	Fountain by Marcel Duchamp → Large Glass by Marcel Duchamp → Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh → The Burghers of Calais (cast) by Auguste Rodin → The Large Bathers by Paul Cézanne → The Thinker (cast) by Auguste Rodin →
operatedBy	Philadelphia Museum of Art (nonprofit organization) →
originalName	Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art →
ownedBy	City of Philadelphia →
visitorCount	over 700000 visitors per year →

Referenced by (43)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Large Glass → Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War) → The Life Line → Three Musicians →	location
Eastern State Penitentiary → Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central Library → Mantua → Rodin Museum →	near
Anne d’Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden ("Philadelphia Museum of Art campus") → Art Museum Steps → Perelman Building → Rocky Steps →	partOf
Anne d’Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden → Art Museum Steps → Sunflowers →	associatedWith
Perelman Building → Rodin Museum →	affiliation
Mont Sainte-Victoire series → The Bathers ("Philadelphia Museum of Art (for one major version)") →	inCollection
Horace Trumbauer ("Philadelphia Museum of Art main building") → Zantzinger, Borie and Medary →	notableWork
Philadelphia Museum of Art ("Philadelphia Museum of Art (nonprofit organization)") → Rodin Museum →	operatedBy
Perelman Building → Rocky Steps →	ownedBy
Anne d’Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden →	adjacentTo
Large Glass →	collection
Philadelphia →	contains
Philadelphia County →	containsLandmark
Horace Pippin →	hasCollectionIn
Philadelphia metropolitan area →	hasCulturalInstitution
Benjamin Franklin Parkway →	hasInstitution
Fairmount ("Philadelphia Museum of Art (adjacent)") →	hasLandmark
Parkway Museums District →	hasMuseum
Eakins Oval →	hasViewOf
Rocky statue →	locatedAt
Eakins Oval →	locatedInFrontOf
Boathouse Row →	locatedNear
Rocky Steps →	maintainedBy
Rocky Balboa ("Philadelphia Museum of Art steps") →	notableLocation
Philadelphia Museum of Art ("Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art") →	originalName
Benjamin Franklin Parkway →	runsTo
Benjamin Franklin Parkway →	terminus