The PAFA galleries house one of the finest collections of American art in the world. Between the elegant Victorian Historic Landmark Building and the contemporary Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building, these galleries offer a chronological survey of American art from the Colonial period to the 21st century.
Historic Landmark Building Galleries
The Washington Foyer houses PAFA's earliest masterworks, such as:
The main galleries house works by distinguished alumni, including Thomas Eakins, Mary Cassatt, Cecilia Beaux, Maxfield Parrish, Robert Henri, Charles Sheeler, John Sloan and Arthur B. Carles, affirming PAFA's critical role in training and promoting some of the most renowned artists in America.
The main galleries are also devoted to special exhibitions, drawing from museums and private collections around the world.
Bill Viola: Ocean Without a Shore is on view in the Morris Gallery, located on the ground floor.
Morris Gallery
Historic Landmark Building, first floor
Washington Foyer
Historic Landmark Building, second floor
The Vivian O. and Meyer P. Potamkin Gallery
Historic Landmark Building, second floor
The Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building Galleries
Frances A. Maguire Gallery
Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building, first floor
Fisher Brooks Gallery
Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building, first floor
Gallery 128
Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building, lower level
Walter & Leonore Annenberg Gallery
Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building, second floor
Included with Museum admission
School of Fine Arts Gallery: Gift of the Women’s Board
Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building, second floor
American Sculpture Study Center
Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building, second floor
Tuttleman Sculpture Gallery
Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building, second floor
West Gallery
Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building, second floor