“The Philadelphia Museum of Art is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval. The museum administers…”
Outside
Sure, it's the birthplace of American democracy and the home of the cheesesteak. But our editorial director's guide to Philly is all about its numerous green spaces—including its expanding river trail—and the best bites to refuel and picnic this summer.
museum at the end of Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Atlas Obscura
Chaim Gross (1902-1991) was a renowned sculptor who emigrated to the United States in 1921. Gross and his wife Renee, who married in 1932, lived for three decades in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. In 1963, the couple purchased the four-story townhouse and studio space that now houses the foundation bearing their names. Prior to moving to New York City, Gross led a peripatetic life…