Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is a large art museum in Philadelphia. It is the 9th largest art museum in the United States. The building is on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The museum has over 240,000 objects. The museum is famous for the Rocky Steps. These steps lead up to the museum. The 1976 movie Rocky was filmed here. The museum's sections include American Art, Arms & Armor, Asian Art, European Art, Modern & Contemporary Art, Prints, Drawings, Photographs, and Special Exhibitions. The museum was first planned in 1876 and built in 1928. References