Reviews of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Dance School)

Anceli Morais

Wonderful experience.

Wakame Enzo

This is the best museum in the world in my opinion.The collection and architecture seem totally complement with exhibitions.I was sooo psyched when I’ve got there,spend 3hours...

shaamarno jackson

one the reasons I am the person I am went to youth program in the 1980's it was an awesome experience.

Bill Moffitt

Really likes the Motherwell exhibit

Shelly Lependorf

No pressure to compete or feel uncomfortable. Just flow at your own speed & find your way.

Lora Mecdogel

wonderful place

Penelope Jacks

Beautiful building, nice cafe, excellent exhibits

Alison P

The paintbrush sculpture in the courtyard is an eyesore.

Miro F

Nice place. Dont forget to use your BOA card if you go the first week of a month.

Ronald Ikechi-Ogbonna

Went there for formal dinner party. The art clearly speaks for itself. And the interior allows for awesome pics.

Michael Usoskin

Went to a wedding there. Beautiful building with great art.

Richard Grant Smith

Interesting exhibits, well worth the trip and admission.

Jay Cornell

World War 1 exhibition was intense and emotional

Edilio Sosa

(Translated by Google) In This place is Pennsylvania Academy of the fine Artz (Original) En Este lugar esta Pensilvania Academy of the fine Artz

John Shane

A wonderful scholl of art. Many areas of study and enjoyable common areas as outdoors areas of art and interest.

Ted Shaffner

Remarkable museum with excellent exhibits

Jacob Locke

GREAT ENVIORMENT. I LOVE COMING HERE.

Елена Томаревская

Best

Yerin Chang

This is the school where Thomas Eakins took off the loin cloth off a male model (in front of male AND female students) to better explain the anatomy of the groin? FANTASTIC.

Howard Silverman

Fab permanent collection and interesting visiting collections

Allyson Gailey

Temple students get in for free! Cool place with interesting pieces. There's no particular order to where the pieces are, it's all kind of in the same place. There's currently a theme they have going called "Swarm." Their gift shop was great too.

Maura Brutti

one word: excellent!

Mike Hupka

This is an excellent experience to walk around their display/museum area in the old building. really nice.

Daniele Thomas Easton

A real gem ! The quintessential American museum, the first one in the country and the first academy of fine arts.

Evan Schukis

Make sure you check this gem out several times a year.

Margaret hurst

Beautiful building, amazing art. So glad I took the time to see this historic place.

Benjamin Kemp

Family Art Sunday's are an excellent way to spend a Sunday afternoon downtown.

Maudood A. Bhatti

Attractive facade

Tomas Gardner

The best time I have had in a bar in a long time!! The entertainment was ongoing, never stopped, 4$beers all night long! So much fun and amazing great staff!!! Wish we had this in Philadelphia.

Carmella Love

It was a lot to see in one afternoon. Well worth it.

Alma Rad

A beautiful place.

The Time Is Near

I took family from out of town here it was okay

Aisha Taylor

It was great

Alyssa Ramos

Perfect place for those that appreciate art. Great place to visit with friends.

Ana Mena-Roque

(Translated by Google) Excellent. (Original) Excelente.

James Holt

Famntastic art work!

Nand Patel

This place is awesome. Definitely worth a visit if your near

Sophia Agyeman-Birago

Beautiful place... can't wait to come again

manuel aranguren

Bonito lugar con variedad de productos originales de distintos artistas.

Cassidy G

So much art!!! And students get serious discounts!!!!!!

Александр Осташко

Nice

Lola Ade

Awesome place to visit! Affordable because it's free :). No drinks allowed, gift shop indoors, beautiful display and amazing staff. A view of the city on the top floor too

Matt Dunn

Some lovely works, and well presented. Only thing keeping it from 5 stars is the quantity

Minh Đức Trần

No drinks allowed, gift shop indoors, beautiful display and amazing staff

Amr Elshewail

Good place for art lover.

DMITRI SIMONYAN

Nice place

G Aquino

Free admission on President’s Day, the day we visited. This art museum is spacious, neatly laid out, and well-curated overall. The ‘World War I and American Art’ exhibition was of particular interest, showing the public response to the war and what life in the battlefield was like, especially for those who experienced it first-hand. Stayed for two hours, which was enough to see all exhibits on two floors.

Bruce Segal

A not-so-hidden gem in Philly. Great collection of 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st century American and European Art.

Boliviana H

Beautiful place and art

mom-ma Bear

Beautiful and when you walk in you can feel it.

Rachelle Janiga

Nice selection of art.

MM Lu

Victoria is so kind to solve our problem on the admission, recommend this place!

Kia Jones

Nice exhibitions.

Morgan Taylor

Great exhibition space. Beautiful lighting. High caliber of work.

Gio The Mechanic

It was Excellent

Patrick Anyanwu-Ebo

Nice exhibits

M. Mellet

I love the festival, this is the second time attending events at PAFA and never been disappointed, many blocks of pure entertainment and fun for the kids.

Samantha Gallagher

It is beautiful to see all walks of life. The bottom to the top. Homeless and broken all the way to the rich and famous.

Robin Bailey

Beautiful Museum. Cheap admission.

Cynthia Kolb

Great museum!!! It would be nice if they had some " docents " , at large , in the great gallery hung Salon Style . I really enjoyed the permanent collection.

Gene Brignola

One of Philadelphia's oldest treasures.

dan wang

Makes it worth the steep admission $!

Idg Burt

Well circulating exhibits. Knowledgeable guides

Michael Nghe

It certainly a nice visit. The staff were nice, I was being stared at by one employee but they were just doing their job that everything runs smoothly. I do wish that there were more to explore, it seemed like a place to spend one to two hours on. Perhaps having a more detailed description of the art or the artist would also be nice.

Otto Schmid

Amazing architecture and one of the few surviving Frank Furness buildings in Philly!

Julian Alamo

It is a great art space. Look at their galleries and take pictures.

Olivia Ortiz

Beautiful art and building architecture

Richard Rodriguez

Art school in Center City. Museum is attached.

Marshall Corcoran

The space is beautiful. The staff was very nice. It makes me realize I don’t really understand art though.

Gary Thomas

very good Jamaican food it was my first time trying their food and i was impressed i recommend it for any one trying Jamaican food for the first time. will be back. try the jerk chicken!!

Eric Van Buskirk

Like much of Phili, the architecture is enough to make you want to go.

Rojyar Ghavami

If you are art person, should visit

Carol Harkins

What a great place! Gorgeous architecture inside and out. Plus paintings and sculptures! We enjoyed two very different exhibits. The Artist's Garden centered on American Impressionism and the Garden Movement from 1887 - 1920. Some beautiful colors. Then we saw the Peter Blume exhibit - fascinating work. Just a nice place to spend the afternoon.

Cynthia Spuriel

Excellent place to bring students to get lessons in fine art. Classes are not long and the tours are great for intermediate grade students.

Tom Michelfelder

Really nice place to visit. If you have time it's worth the trip.

Solomone Savelio

Didn't have chance to visit, but I walked pass it couple of times and took these photos. I will definitely go see on my next visit.

Gary Book

Another terrific art museum in Philly.

Paulina Salazar

(Translated by Google) Wonderful! (Original) Maravilloso!

Tuan Le

good

Judy Panetta

Not what it used to be...a great art school. Now it's just the same ole, same ole.

Kyrsten Carlson

Cool that it's free, a little small.

Richard Cheng

I went there at least once every four months.

Judith Ujobai

The jewel of Philadelphia art museums, a historical architectural landmark, and a walk through the history of American art, PAFA Is not as well-known or visited as it should be. It is always a joy to introduce friends to PAFA. A fabulous cafe for lunch or a snack and one of the best museum shops in the city.

Christy Marie

Check with your local public library for passes.

Adam Schwartz

I love big art and I cannot lie! I'd you do two this place is for you! Alao, ifs never crowded! Makes it worth the steep admission $!

Hyung Park

A fun to walk pedestrian street. Amuse the street arts including a giant paint brush and crashed airplane with plants growing in the cockpit. Kids will have chance to explore and get excited and stop asking are we there yet.

Lorna Davison

The relaxed atmosphere, the inspirational architecture by Frank Furness, the knowledgeable, friendly staff, cutting edge exhibits. Thomas Eakins basically returns to life.

barry summers

Angry security guard ruined my experience, what's that all about?

Larry Strange

great exhibit and free on first Sundays

Lou T

Diverse collection of American art. Historic building that is over the top classic beauty

Wagner Madeira

Bonito prédio com obras de ex alunos.

Justus Eisfeld

Great gem in a wonderful building

Leanne M

Wonderful museum full of art done by students from the beginning of the academy until today. Many grand pieces of work here

Cassandra Yeh

What a great museum! The architecture is beautiful. Love the sculptures and fountain in front of the museums. Also, the Rocky statue and the famous Rocky stairs!! This is a popular tourist attraction stop. All the hop-on hop-off tour bus stop at this location. Definitely a must visit place!

MFPhoto1 .

I can't talk about the school, but the museum is one of Philadelphia's secret little treasures. If you are an art lover, it is well worth the visit.

Maria Regina

Small but select collection. Don't miss the museum store or art supply store. Great place for instruction as well.

David Beery

Fantastic art work!Great collection of 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st century American and European Art.Wonderful experience.

Phyllis A Sears

A wonderful museum of American Art

Kyung Cho

Another great museum in Philadelphia. Pafa museum frequently exhibits national and international artists; however, it's mission is dedicated to archive, preserve, and highlight Pennsylvanian artists. Located just across from the Philadelphia Convention Center and easily accessible by public transportation. If the Public Transportation give you the heebie jeebies, there are many parking lots and garages near the museum. But, prepare to give your arm and a leg to park your car. During my recent visit to see Chuck Close exhibition, I notice that they don't have security guards to protect the art work from inquisitive visitors, you know who you are, always testing to crossing the invisible boundaries from the work of art. Anyway, they replaced uniform personnel with casually dressed, iPad toting docents; I kind of like the idea of having a trained art historian there to protect and promote the arts. TIP: The Museum offers free admission or discounts if you are a member of listed institutions such as colleges, Universities, and museums.

Kyo To

See Airplane in front of the door :)

jo shim

My school

Junyuan Feng

Nice space

Lawrence Lyons

Fabulous academic permanent collection as well as finely curated rotating exhibits.

sarah vogel

Gallery

Guillaume Shi

(Translated by Google) Fun building from the outside, with buildings all around that brighten up the street while turning everything from an artistic point of view. The school is located not far from City Hall and is well located in the city. (Original) Bâtiment amusant vu de l'extérieur, avec des constructions tout autour qui égaient un peu la rue tout en tournant le tout d'un point de vue artistique. L'école de trouve non loin du City Hall et est bien située en ville.

Kurtis Chappell

Amazing architecture and one of the few surviving Frank Furness buildings in Philadhelphia.

Clyde Waters

Great Saturday classes

David Payumo

Saw the chuck close exhibit. Nice space.

Anthony Fortson

Nice

Jazz H.

This looks like a beautiful place to attend and study art. PAFA has great recommendations from the Tri-State area where I live. My family and I attended an open house and fell in love with the professors and students. We were able to speak one on one with the 4year students and obtained a lot of info about the college. What amazed me more than anything was the fact that there were no cons about the school. It was honest information poured into our ears. We were able to see the results of many artists at their best. The professors and students are all extremely gifted. The art work was phenomenal. My daughter who also has a Good given gift and patients for art is looking to attend this college. I pray that she will be excepted in. Dr. H

Harvey Weinreich

Best art school in the country

Melissa Hendrixson

America's first Art Museum and school. A must stop visit for those interested in Philadelphia's historical and contemporary culture.

steven Rosner

This is an art treasure,that has supported and proudly displayed controversial of Artists of the times. For example,Thomas Eaken's,circa 1900. To this very day,they display,controversial artists. Many of them,are non-white. Theiir school,even now, is at least;as important-as their museums. Don't miss the annual displays,of the current PFA student.

Zorawar Moolenaar

The cafe/bistro had a really nice feel to it, and i loved the crashed plane and paintbrush exhibit

Leah Wood

The art is wonderful.

Dave Berk

Great museum with a balance of modern works and classic American artists. Great atmosphere too.

Juliette Coutaz

Free galery exhibition to go with friends

Devon Voelkel

Didn't go for the school, but for a friend's senior thesis. Overall the show was very nice, and I've heard good things about their other events.

Howard Stark

Great place. The museum are separated into two building, so make sure you check both out

Francesco Elia Marino

This place is Fantastic. I believe it is a hidden "art paradise" in Philadelphia. It is relatively small but it really has great pieces of artwork. Please plan a visit and you won't be disappointed.

Robert Sulentic

Historic Art school and Museum. Always something to see.

Holly Boyle

Got into the gallery for free with some friends. Although there were a lot of great modern displays, this is not the place for someone looking for famous artworks or historical and world renowned art pieces. Still had some fascinating article pieces however.

Geoff Bennett

Easy to get to

Liam Tahaney

Lived in the Philly area my whole life, and just made it here recently. It's a beautiful building and the arts not too bad either! One thing to be aware of, though. The building relies on a lot of natural light, which made a whole lot of art difficult to see because of glare without the sun. Just be aware and try and visit on a sunny day.

Edward Bergmen

A trivial note: This museum was America's first Art Museum and school. A must stop visit for those interested in Philadelphia's historical and contemporary culture and history.

Lee Drozak

Nice place but I didn't do the tour due to time constraints.