( University of Pennslyvania )
From the beginning of the 18th century, education and culture formed very important parts of life in Philadelphia.
One of the colony’s most learned early settlers was James Logan, William Penn's private secretary. Logan mastered numerous languages as well as higher mathematics, and also conducted botanical experiments. He assembled a library that formed the basis for the Library Company of Philadelphia, one of the nation’s earliest subscription libraries, founded in 1731 and still operating as a research facility today.
The diverse achievements of Benjamin Franklin gained Philadelphia recognition as the “Athens of America,” a center of learning and culture.
Franklin’s accomplishments as a practical philosopher and political scientist were accompanied by scientific innovation such as his work in astronomy, his experimentation with static electricity, and his invention of bifocal lenses and the heating stove.
Franklin also joined with Philadelphia physician Thomas Bond to found the first public hospital in America, the Pennsylvania Hospital, in 1751. Philadelphia has since remained at the center of both the teaching and the practice of medicine in the United States.
One of the colony’s most learned early settlers was James Logan, William Penn's private secretary. Logan mastered numerous languages as well as higher mathematics, and also conducted botanical experiments. He assembled a library that formed the basis for the Library Company of Philadelphia, one of the nation’s earliest subscription libraries, founded in 1731 and still operating as a research facility today.
The diverse achievements of Benjamin Franklin gained Philadelphia recognition as the “Athens of America,” a center of learning and culture.
Franklin’s accomplishments as a practical philosopher and political scientist were accompanied by scientific innovation such as his work in astronomy, his experimentation with static electricity, and his invention of bifocal lenses and the heating stove.
Franklin also joined with Philadelphia physician Thomas Bond to found the first public hospital in America, the Pennsylvania Hospital, in 1751. Philadelphia has since remained at the center of both the teaching and the practice of medicine in the United States.
It currently is the home of four medical schools: The University of Pennsylvania, Jefferson Medical College, Drexel University School of Medicine, and Temple University.
Philadelphia colleges and universities also offer courses of study in a variety of other fields. For example, The University of Pennsylvania, which had its roots in the Academy of Philadelphia opened by Benjamin Franklin in 1751, excels as a center of research and teaching.
Philadelphia colleges and universities also offer courses of study in a variety of other fields. For example, The University of Pennsylvania, which had its roots in the Academy of Philadelphia opened by Benjamin Franklin in 1751, excels as a center of research and teaching.
Temple University, founded in 1884 by the minister and philanthropist Russell Conwell, began as an evening institution but now includes 15 major divisions and a full range of programs.
Drexel University emphasizes the use of technology in the classroom and operates one of the largest cooperative education programs in the country.
Philadelphia is home to more than a dozen other prestigious colleges and universities including La Salle University, Thomas Jefferson University, The University of the Arts, and Moore College of Art and Design.
In the 1780s the Philadelphia painter Charles Willson Peale opened his Repository for Natural Curiosities, which in addition to his portrait art, contained mastodon bones and other animal specimens displayed in their natural settings.
In 1802 his expanded collection occupied the second floor of Independence Hall. Peale inspired a public interest in art and science that has endured in Philadelphia.
( The Academy of Natural Science )
The Academy of Natural Science, founded in 1817, is considered the oldest scientific research center in the Western world, and the Franklin Institute Science Museum, dating from 1824, is the oldest museum of applied science in the United States.
The Franklin Institute of Science Museum features displays illustrating important scientific principles and also contains the Fels Planetarium.
The city has also maintained its reputation as a center for the arts. The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, founded in 1805, includes the oldest art school in the nation and also a Museum of American Art that is regarded as the first public art museum in the United States.
( The Philadelphia Museum of Art )
The Philadelphia Museum of Art originated as an art exhibit at the 1876 Centennial held in Philadelphia, and its huge collections are now housed in a building on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Another important Philadelphia institution, the Rodin Museum, features the works of the famous French sculptor (Francois) Auguste Rene Rodin.
History museums include the Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia history, the Balch Institute, which focuses on the city's ethnic history, and the Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum.
Several institutions reflect Philadelphia's rich musical heritage. The city built an Academy of Music that opened in 1857 at Broad and Locust streets.
In 1900 the academy became the home of the Philadelphia Orchestra, which received international recognition under conductors Leopold Antoni Stanisław Stokowski and his successor Eugene Ormandy.
( The Cutris Institute of Music )
The Curtis Institute of Music, founded in 1924, is the only major conservatory in the United States offering promising young musicians full-tuition scholarships based solely on merit.
( Walnut Street Theatre )
Philadelphia also has a rich theatrical heritage. The city's Walnut Street Theater dating from 1809 may be the oldest theater in continuous operation in the United States.
The University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Center is a major new performing arts facility that also offers courses in drama and music.
Philadelphia's local cultural traditions include parades, ethnic festivals, and celebrations. From the more common street parades emerged Philadelphia’s celebrated mummers events that feature masked mimes. This tradition had its origins among early Swedish and Finnish settlers in South Philadelphia who greeted the New Year by wearing costumes and firing guns.
Organized clown clubs arose in the 1840s, and by 1900 the city officially sponsored a Mummers Parade. This event is still held annually on New Year’s Day with elaborately costumed bands, clowns, and mummers marching along Broad Street to the Philadelphia City Hall.
Drexel University emphasizes the use of technology in the classroom and operates one of the largest cooperative education programs in the country.
Philadelphia is home to more than a dozen other prestigious colleges and universities including La Salle University, Thomas Jefferson University, The University of the Arts, and Moore College of Art and Design.
In the 1780s the Philadelphia painter Charles Willson Peale opened his Repository for Natural Curiosities, which in addition to his portrait art, contained mastodon bones and other animal specimens displayed in their natural settings.
In 1802 his expanded collection occupied the second floor of Independence Hall. Peale inspired a public interest in art and science that has endured in Philadelphia.
( The Academy of Natural Science )The Academy of Natural Science, founded in 1817, is considered the oldest scientific research center in the Western world, and the Franklin Institute Science Museum, dating from 1824, is the oldest museum of applied science in the United States.
The Franklin Institute of Science Museum features displays illustrating important scientific principles and also contains the Fels Planetarium.
The city has also maintained its reputation as a center for the arts. The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, founded in 1805, includes the oldest art school in the nation and also a Museum of American Art that is regarded as the first public art museum in the United States.
( The Philadelphia Museum of Art )The Philadelphia Museum of Art originated as an art exhibit at the 1876 Centennial held in Philadelphia, and its huge collections are now housed in a building on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Another important Philadelphia institution, the Rodin Museum, features the works of the famous French sculptor (Francois) Auguste Rene Rodin.
History museums include the Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia history, the Balch Institute, which focuses on the city's ethnic history, and the Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum.
Several institutions reflect Philadelphia's rich musical heritage. The city built an Academy of Music that opened in 1857 at Broad and Locust streets.
In 1900 the academy became the home of the Philadelphia Orchestra, which received international recognition under conductors Leopold Antoni Stanisław Stokowski and his successor Eugene Ormandy.
( The Cutris Institute of Music )The Curtis Institute of Music, founded in 1924, is the only major conservatory in the United States offering promising young musicians full-tuition scholarships based solely on merit.
( Walnut Street Theatre )Philadelphia also has a rich theatrical heritage. The city's Walnut Street Theater dating from 1809 may be the oldest theater in continuous operation in the United States.
The University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Center is a major new performing arts facility that also offers courses in drama and music.
Philadelphia's local cultural traditions include parades, ethnic festivals, and celebrations. From the more common street parades emerged Philadelphia’s celebrated mummers events that feature masked mimes. This tradition had its origins among early Swedish and Finnish settlers in South Philadelphia who greeted the New Year by wearing costumes and firing guns.
Organized clown clubs arose in the 1840s, and by 1900 the city officially sponsored a Mummers Parade. This event is still held annually on New Year’s Day with elaborately costumed bands, clowns, and mummers marching along Broad Street to the Philadelphia City Hall.
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