For hours, admission, and additional
information about the organizations lisred below,
please call the University of Pennsylvania ArtsLine:
(215) 746-ARTS.
ANNENBERG CENTER/PENN PRESENTS
3680 Walnut Street
(215) 898-3900
www.PENNpresents.org
PENN Presents world-class professional entertainment
in the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and
Irvine Auditorium, including classical and world music,
jazz, theater, dance, and the annual Philadelphia
International Children’s Festival. Call the Box office
(215-898-3900) for ticket purchase information.
ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVES OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Lower level,
Fisher Fine Arts Building
220 S. 34th Street
(215) 898-8323
www.upenn.edu/gsfa/archives
The Architectural Archives of the University of
Pennsylvania preserves the works of more than
400 designers from the 17th century to the present,
including designs by Robert Adam (1728-1792),
Louis I. Kahn (1901-1974), R. Buckminster Fuller
(1895-1983), Robert Venturi (b. 1925), and Lawrence
Halprin (b. 1916). A changing display of works from the
Archives’ collection is maintained in its Kroiz Gallery.
ARTHUR ROSS GALLERY
220 South 34th Street
(215) 898-2083
www.upenn.edu/ARG
Housed on the University of Pennsylvania campus
in a National Historic Landmark Building designed
by Frank Furness, the Gallery presents a year-round
schedule of art exhibitions, including objects from
the University’s collections, and other major public
and private collections. The Gallery also offers public
lectures and tours, children’s programs, and traveling
exhibitions with an interdisciplinary appeal and
international focus. Free and open to the public.
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
Concert Office,
201 South 34th Street
(215) 898-6244
www.sas.upenn.edu/music
The University’s Department of Music presents
a full concert season each academic year featuring
performances by its instrumental, vocal, and early
music ensembles, as well as professional ensembles
and soloists. From its orchestra and wind ensemble
to its choirs and Baroque ensembles, the department
actively promotes the interpretation of both classical
and modern repertoire, including works by its faculty
composers. In keeping with its educational mission,
the department charges only modest admission to
its concerts, which are held in Irvine Auditorium.
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART
118 South 36th Street
(215) 898-7108
www.upenn.edu/ica
Founded in 1963 at the University of Pennsylvania,
the Institute of Contemporary Art provides a forum
for the presentation and documentation of recent
developments in the visual arts. ICA challenges the
public’s understanding of contemporary art by
presenting innovative work of established artists
and the work of emerging artists through critically
acclaimed exhibitions, educational programs, and
publications. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for
children over 12, artists, and senior citizens. Admission
is free for Penn Cardholders, ICA members, children
12 and under, and on Sundays from 11 a.m. –1 p.m.
KELLY WRITERS HOUSE
3805 Locust Walk
(215) 573-WRIT
http://dept.english.upenn.edu/~wh/
Founded in 1995, the Kelly Writers House has quickly
become a center for the literary arts for the Penn
community and the City of Philadelphia. The Writers
House hosts more than 300 events—readings,
workshops, dinners, radio shows, webcasts, and
seminars—each year. One day an intimate salon,
the next a writers’ theater, this beautiful Victorian
cottage is open to all visitors.
MORRIS ARBORETUM
100 Northwestern Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
(215) 247-5777
www.upenn.edu/morris
Morris Arboretum and Gardens of the University
of Pennsylvania is an interdisciplinary center that
integrates arts, science, and the humanities.
Thousands of rare and lovely plants, including many
of Philadelphia’s oldest, rarest, and largest trees,
are set in a romantic, 92-acre Victorian landscape
garden of winding paths, streams, flowers, and
special garden architecture. The Arboretum, located
in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia,
is the official arboretum of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors,
$4 for students, and free to children under six,
members, and Penn Cardholders.
PENN HUMANITIES FORUM
3619 Locust Walk
(215) 898-8220
http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu
A new center for innovative teaching and scholarly
exchange, the Penn Humanities Forum aims to bring
the humanities into the public sphere through: Public
Lectures and Research Seminars; Courses; and Cultural
Programs. The Forum’s annual calendar of events is
designed to promote the “thinking arts” and forge a
confederacy between the Philadelphia region and its
universities. With a different theme each year—Time in
2001-02 and The Book in 2002-03—the Forum provides
a common ground for interdisciplinary exchange
and public interaction. For event details visit the
Forum’s Website.
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY
AND ANTHROPOLOGY (UPM)
33rd & Spruce Streets
(215) 898-4000
www.upenn.edu/museum
World-renowned for the breadth and depth of its
research and collections, UPM offers visitors three
gallery floors with materials from ancient Egypt,
Mesopotamia, Asia, Polynesia, Africa, the Americas,
and the ancient Greek World. Awe-inspiring
architectural spaces (the original Wilson Eyre building
was erected in 1899) are settings for special exhibitions
and numerous public programs. Admission is $5
for adults, $2.50 for students, and free to Museum
members, children under 6, and Penn Card holders.
88.5 WXPN
3905 Spruce Street
(215) 898-6677
www.xpn.org
Member supported radio from the University of
Pennsylvania, WXPN is home to a diverse music format
and a number of innovative programs that include the
Peabody Award-winning children’s call-in program
Kids Corner and the nationally syndicated music
showcase World Café. Visit www.xpn.org for
concert listings and information on local arts.
