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2021 Reason to Revisit the Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Frank Gehry Renovation

There was lots of handwringing in the local art community (and the museum and architecture worlds as a whole) over what controversial architect Frank Gehry might do to our beloved world-class art museum — just google “Guggenheim Bilbao” to understand the cause for concern. But when his $233 million renovation was unveiled in May, we were pleasantly surprised — shocked, really — to find pure elegance at every turn.

2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19130; philamuseum.org