The Philadelphia Museum of Art is the only U.S. venue for the first exhibition to explore the inventiveness and importance of the landscape painting of Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919). Renoir was the single most celebrated figure painter among the French Impressionists but his landscapes—remarkable in their freshness and immediacy—demonstrate the deep sources of his inspiration in nature and his total immersion in plein-air effects of daylight.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art's holdings in modern and contemporary sculpture are the product of years of ambitious collecting in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, a particularly radical period in the history of sculpture. Because of limitations in gallery space in the main Museum, many of the masterworks of this collection are not always on view, and some have only rarely been exhibited.

A touring exhibition devoted to the art of Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) will be on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from February 20 through May 18, 2008. Organized in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Kahlo’s birth, it will present approximately fifty paintings from the beginning of her career in 1926 to the year of her death in 1954. Frida Kahlo is the first major presentation of the Mexican artist’s works in the United States in nearly fifteen years.

Highlights from one of America’s foremost collections of 20th century design will enjoy a fresh viewing in expanded new gallery space as the Philadelphia Museum of Art presents Designing Modern: 1920 to the Present, opening September 15, 2007.

In Spring 2008 the Philadelphia Museum of Art will open a landmark exhibition featuring the rare surviving works of art from the first commercially produced porcelain made in America. Between 1770 and 1772, the city of Philadelphia was home to an ambitious and complex commercial and artistic undertaking that mirrored attitudes of American independence that were flowering throughout the city and the colonies at the time.

To celebrate its expansion to the spectacular Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building, the Museum will revisit the founders of its photography collection with an exhibition devoted to the renowned figure Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946).

The kimono, the national dress of Japan, is celebrated worldwide for its elegant, distinctive silhouette. Though quintessentially Japanese, the kimono form has influenced fashion designers in every corner of the globe. In Spring 2008 the Philadelphia Museum of Art will present Fashioning Kimono: Art Deco and Modernism in Japan.

In early 2008 the Philadelphia Museum of Art will present The Art of Lee Miller, a selection of some 150 images, mainly vintage photographs, celebrating Miller's remarkable life and her art, and how each reflected and influenced the other.

In 2006, the Philadelphia Museum of Art acquired Office Love, a tapestry by William Kentridge, whose work encompassing drawing, video, sculpture and theater, has made him one of the strongest artistic voices to emerge in post-apartheid South Africa.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art will celebrate their outstanding work in A Passion for Perfection, opening on September 15, 2007 in the brand-new 2,000-square-foot Spain Gallery for Costume and Textiles at the Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art will present Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt, an exhibition taking a fresh look at the quilting tradition in Gee’s Bend, Alabama, and introducing new artists and new motifs in works ranging from the early 20th century through 2005.

Highlights from one of America's foremost collections of 20th century design will enjoy a fresh viewing in expanded new gallery space as the Philadelphia Museum of Art presents Designing Modern: 1920 to the Present, opening September 15, 2007.