This Weekend The Art Museum is Hosting A Weekend of Events Including a House Party and Block Party

This weekend the Philadelphia Museum of Art is hosting a series of special events including a Friday Night Lounge, a Saturday Night House Party, and Sunday Block Party. Then to cap things off, guests can enjoy free admission to the Mount Pleasant Historic House on Monday June 19th in observance of Juneteenth.  See itinerary below:

   Friday, 6/16: Friday Night Lounge featuring live performances from Rashaan Rich & The JuneB All Stars

• Performances honoring the spirit of Juneteenth
• Locally sourced spirits and wines, tasty small plates from Constellation Culinary Group available for purchase
• Location: Great Stair Hall
• 5:00 – 9:00 pm
• Pay as you wish admission

   Saturday, 6/17: Saturday Night House Party where the museum will be transformed into a House Party featuring music, art-making activities and artist takeovers, live entertainment, popups and more

• Live performances by REVIVAL!, including Rashid Zakat, lil’ dave, and Oluwafemi as they fill the Williams Forum with an audio-visual mix of joy and resilience
• Also in the Forum, see the performance by Great on Skates, with a mix of dance and DJing.
• Look out for Botanic Village’s striking artist takeover in the Great Stair Hall and try your hand at botanic collage.
• Also planned are screen printing on-site with Fleisher Art Memorial, selfie-stations, a Chill Zone, and local distillery tastings.
• Food & drink from Constellation Culinary Group available for purchase
• 6:00 – 10:00 pm
• $15 tickets
• Ticket link: here

   Sunday, 6/18: Block Party, a family-friendly day of art and community

• Celebrate Father’s Day with loads of festivities.  Music, Food Trucks, artist-designed Mini Golf, story time, artist takeovers, and more will be onsite
• Storyteller/author Thembi Palmer will captivate young listeners in a journey of movement and the imagination.
• Snacktime brass band, DJs, Rana Ransom, and Yolo Ono will bring the music
• Enjoy screen printing with the Fleisher Art Memorial
• 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Location: hosted at East Terrace at the top of the “Rocky Steps.”
• Pay as you wish admission