Philadelphia Museum of Art, viewed from the Schuylkill River. Other notable museums include the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, at Thirty-third and Spruce Streets, which is considered the most complete museum of its kind in the country. The Museum of American Art of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, at Broad and Cherry Streets, is remarkable both historically and architecturally. Opened in April 1876, the academy was America's first art museum and school. The building, designed by the Philadelphia firm of Frank Furness and George Hewitt, is one of the finest surviving examples of Victorian Gothic architecture in America.
Several museums devoted to ethnic groups are of particular interest.
Two are located in the historic district. Somewhat farther afield are the Polish-American Cultural Center, at 308 Walnut Street, and the American Swedish Historical Museum, located in FDR Park in South Philadelphia. All are well worth a visit. Unique to Philadelphia is the Mummers' Museum at 1100 South Second Street. Just outside Philadelphia are two attractions well worth short side trips.