Tour Woodmere Art Museum's Frances M. Maguire Hall for Art & Education

Enjoy a guided tour of Woodmere’s newly renovated Frances M. Maguire Hall for Art & Education, a 19th-century mansion thoughtfully transformed into 14 new galleries that showcase the strengths of the Museum’s collection. The installation highlights contemporary art by Philadelphia artists alongside notable 20th-century works in Illustration Arts, Modernism and Realism, stained glass, and Pennsylvania Impressionism.Explore the Jewelry Vault, featuring both historical and contemporary pieces by Philadelphia artists, and experience Violet Oakley’s "Building of the House of Wisdom" murals, originally commissioned in 1910 for Charlton Yarnall’s mansion. Oakley was the first woman artist in the United States commissioned to create a public murals for the PA State Capitol.Learn about the history of this mid-19th-century mansion—once home to elegant parlors and bedrooms, now vibrant galleries—and admire Art Deco lighting and etched mirrors from Philadelphia’s Boyd Theatre, along with Edward Maene’s hand-carved woodwork, including intricate white oak panels adorned with medallions of cornucopia, fantastical creatures, flowers, and plants.The addition of Maguire Hall expands Woodmere’s Outdoor Wonderf rom six to ten acres of lush greenspace, deepening the Museum’s commitment to immersive “art + nature” experiences.

Class fee includes admission to the Museum