The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) was founded in 1805 by painter and scientist Charles Wilson Peale, sculptor William Rush, and other artists and business leaders. They sought to "promote the cultivation of the Fine Arts, in the United States of America, by… exciting the efforts of artists, gradually to unfold, enlighten, and invigorate the talents of our Countrymen.” As a museum and school, PAFA’s mission is to promote the transformative power of art and art making, and inspire the future of American art by creating, challenging, cultivating, and celebrating excellence in the fine arts.
Currently the Museum is divided into two buildings, the first, Furness and Hewitt Historic Landmark Building or simply just known as Historic …show more content…
Today, for most people in Western society, the very notion of art itself is inconceivable with out the museum. No other institution claims greater importance as a treasure house of material and spiritual wealth.” So is true when visiting PAFA. The Victorian Gothic building is as if you were stepping into an ancient temple, and the visitor is unable to direct which way he or she should go next. Duncan and Wallach compare museums, such as PAFA, to the same architectural and art historical standards as temples, churches, and shrines. So that it is meant to impress and show ideological function. Where PAFA is a wholly museum dedicated to American art, I believe it can still be classified (and functions) as a universal survey museum, or a museum that seeks to tell the story by showcasing a large extent of art, often in an ethnographic way. Though in this case it is all American art, it is divided up by into time …show more content…
A look at the number of programs that are offered can be separated into four main groups: Family Programs, Teen and Pre-College Programs, School and Teacher programs, and Adult Programs. As PAFA is both a school and museum many of their programs offered consist of learning opportunities to take an art class or lesson, in connection with a work of art or exhibition, taught by an art educator. Other programs include tours, lectures, and symposiums that explore a broad array of topics that encourage deeper exploration of themes and ideas with exhibitions on view for adults. Workshops
Currently the Museum is divided into two buildings, the first, Furness and Hewitt Historic Landmark Building or simply just known as Historic …show more content…
Today, for most people in Western society, the very notion of art itself is inconceivable with out the museum. No other institution claims greater importance as a treasure house of material and spiritual wealth.” So is true when visiting PAFA. The Victorian Gothic building is as if you were stepping into an ancient temple, and the visitor is unable to direct which way he or she should go next. Duncan and Wallach compare museums, such as PAFA, to the same architectural and art historical standards as temples, churches, and shrines. So that it is meant to impress and show ideological function. Where PAFA is a wholly museum dedicated to American art, I believe it can still be classified (and functions) as a universal survey museum, or a museum that seeks to tell the story by showcasing a large extent of art, often in an ethnographic way. Though in this case it is all American art, it is divided up by into time …show more content…
A look at the number of programs that are offered can be separated into four main groups: Family Programs, Teen and Pre-College Programs, School and Teacher programs, and Adult Programs. As PAFA is both a school and museum many of their programs offered consist of learning opportunities to take an art class or lesson, in connection with a work of art or exhibition, taught by an art educator. Other programs include tours, lectures, and symposiums that explore a broad array of topics that encourage deeper exploration of themes and ideas with exhibitions on view for adults. Workshops