Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a museum and private art school in , Pennsylvania. Founded in 1805, it is the longest continuously operating art museum and art school in the United States.
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday—Friday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Saturday—Sunday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum and art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Also known as: “PAFA”, “Pennsylvania Academy of Art”, “Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art”, and “Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts”
  • Address: 118 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Love Park and Masonic Temple.

Park
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, officially known as John F. Kennedy Plaza, is a public park located in , Pennsylvania, United States. The park is across from the and serves as a visual terminus for the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. is situated 690 feet southwest of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Church
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The is a historic Masonic building in . Located at 1 North Broad Street, directly across from , it serves as the headquarters of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, Free and Accepted Masons. is situated 650 feet southeast of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Hospital
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was a tertiary care center in . It was the teaching hospital of . is situated 660 feet north of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Center City East and Logan Square.

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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.

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 .

Neighborhood
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Philadelphia is a predominantly Asian American neighborhood in , , . The Philadelphia Development Corporation supports the area.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Latitude
39.95524° or 39° 57′ 19″ north
Longitude
-75.16367° or 75° 9′ 49″ west
Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)
Open location code
87F6XR4P+3G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 333931830
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Wiki­data ID
Q1952033
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أكاديمية بنسلفانيا للفنون الجميلة”
  • Armenian: “Պենսիլվանիայի գեղարվեստի ակադեմիա”
  • Asturian: “Academia de Belles Artes de Pennsylvania”
  • Asturian: “PAFA”
  • Asturian: “Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts”
  • Belarusian: “Пенсільванская акадэмія прыгожых мастацтваў”
  • Belarusian: “Пэнсыльванская акадэмія прыгожых мастацтваў”
  • Catalan: “Acadèmia de Belles Arts de Pennsilvània”
  • Catalan: “PAFA”
  • Catalan: “Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts”
  • Chinese: “宾夕法尼亚美术学院”
  • Chinese: “費城美術學院”
  • Chinese: “賓夕法尼亞美術學院”
  • Czech: “Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts”
  • Dutch: “Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts”
  • Esperanto: “Pensilvania Akademio de Belarto”
  • Esperanto: “Pensilvania Akademio de Belartoj”
  • Finnish: “Pennsylvanian kuvataideakatemia”
  • French: “Beaux-arts de pennsylvanie”
  • French: “Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts”
  • Georgian: “პენსილვანიის სახვითი ხელოვნების აკადემია”
  • German: “PAFA”
  • German: “Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts”
  • German: “Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts”
  • Greek: “Ακαδημία των Καλών Τεχνών της Πενσυλβάνια”
  • Hebrew: “האקדמיה לאמנויות היפות בפנסילבניה”
  • Italian: “Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts”
  • Japanese: “ペンシルヴェニア美術アカデミー”
  • Japanese: “ペンシルバニア美術アカデミー”
  • Japanese: “ペンシルベニア美術アカデミー”
  • Korean: “펜실베이니아 미술아카데미”
  • Persian: “آکادمی هنرهای زیبای پنسیلوانیا”
  • Polish: “Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts”
  • Portuguese: “Academia de Belas-Artes da Pensilvânia”
  • Russian: “Академия изящных искусств Пенсильвании”
  • Russian: “Пенсильванская академия изящных искусств”
  • Slovenian: “PAFA”
  • Slovenian: “Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts”
  • Slovenian: “Pensilvanijska akademija lepih umetnosti”
  • Spanish: “Academia de Bellas Artes de Pensilvania”
  • Spanish: “PAFA”
  • Spanish: “Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts”
  • Swedish: “Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts”
  • Turkish: “Pennsylvania Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi”
  • Turkish: “Pensilvanya Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi”
  • Ukrainian: “Пенсільванська академія витончених мистецтв”
  • Ukrainian: “Пенсільванська академія образотворчих мистецтв”
  • Vietnamese: “Học viện Mỹ thuật Pennsylvania”
  • Welsh: “Academi’r Celfyddydau Cain, Pennsylvania”
  • Western Armenian: “փենսիլուանիոյ գեղարուեստի ակադեմիա”
  • “Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts”

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