The Philadelphia Museum of Art is one of the largest in the United States. It houses over 227,000 exhibits of Far Eastern and American art, collections of drawings, prints, ceramics, textiles, glass, and carpets. More than 800,000 people visit the museum each year.
The museum was founded in 1876, in connection with the World’s Fair. In 1919, by decision of the city authorities for the museum was built a new building in the neoclassical style, nicknamed by the people “The Great Greek Garage”.
The museum exhibits Far Eastern and American art from the 13th-20th centuries: drawings, engravings, ceramics, fabrics, carpets. In all, more than 227,000 specimens. The Philadelphia Museum is especially proud of its collection of Pennsylvania and contemporary works of art. In front of the museum is a square with an equestrian sculpture of J. Washington on a pedestal in the center. More than 25 special exhibitions are held at the museum each year, attracting thousands of people from all over the world.