Moore College of Art and Design

Moore College of Art & Design is a private art school in , . It was founded in 1848 by Sarah Worthington Peter as the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, and was renamed Moore College of Art & Design in 1989.
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  • Type: College
  • Description: Private art and design college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Also known as: “Moore College”, “Moore College of Art”, “Moore college of art and design”, and “Moore College Of Art And Design”
  • Address: 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, 19103

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University and Franklin Institute.

Museum
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The is the oldest natural science research institution in the Americas. Formerly the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, it was founded in 1812, by many of the leading naturalists of the young American republic with an expressed mission of "the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences".

Museum
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The is a science museum and a center of science education and research in , . It is named after the American scientist and statesman Benjamin Franklin. is situated 560 feet northwest of Moore College of Art and Design.

Museum
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The is an art collection and educational institution promoting the appreciation of art and horticulture. Originally in , the art collection moved in 2012 to a new building on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in , . is situated 1,400 feet north of Moore College of Art and Design.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Logan Square and Center City West.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in , , United States. Bounded by Market Street on the south, Spring Garden Street on the north, Broad Street on the east, and the on the west, it occupies the northwestern quadrant of .

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's is the downtown area west of City Hall. It contains downtown's upscale shopping district, the financial district, and the museum district along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, culminating in the Philadelphia Art Museum and Fairmount Park.

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City Center East is the most dense section of , home to City Hall, the Convention Center, Chinatown, Washington Square West, and Gayborhood.

Moore College of Art and Design

Latitude
39.95694° or 39° 57′ 25″ north
Longitude
-75.17205° or 75° 10′ 19″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
87F6XR4H+Q5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 336855437
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­college
Geo­Names ID
7148120
Wiki­data ID
Q3323609
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swedish—“Moore College of Art and Design” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Արվեստի և դիզայնի Մուր քոլեջ”
  • Catalan: “Moore College of Art and Design”
  • Chinese: “摩尔艺术与设计学院”
  • Chinese: “摩爾藝術與設計學院”
  • Czech: “Moore College of Art and Design”
  • French: “Moore College of Art and Design”
  • Hebrew: “מכללת מור לאמנות ועיצוב”
  • Hungarian: “Moore College of Art and Design”
  • Malayalam: “മൂർ കോളേജ് ഓഫ് ആർട്ട് ആൻറ് ഡിസൈൻ”
  • Portuguese: “Moore College of Art and Design”
  • Slovenian: “Moore College of Art and Design”
  • Swedish: “Moore College of Art and Design”

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