en-usCopyright 2008 Philadelphia Museum of ArtMon, 03 Nov 2008 14:58:38 -0600The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest and most important art museums in the United States.http://www.philamuseum.org/In conversation with Professor David B. Brownlee of the University of Pennsylvania, Julian Abele II describes the accomplishments of his father, Julian Francis Abele (1881-1950), who was a chief designer and architect in the firm of Horace Trumbauer. Abele is considered among the important African American cultural figures of the pre-WWII era, and his great talent is expressed in many notable buildings, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Free Library of Philadelphia, Harvard's Widener Library, and the Duke University Chapel.http://www.philamuseum.org/podcast/Listen to or download artist Anita Sieff's 5-part Podcast.http://www.philamuseum.org/podcast/Gee's Bend Artists Talk - September 13, 2008 Hear the wonderful and fascinating stories of the artists of Gee's Bend.http://www.philamuseum.org/podcast/In January 2008, the first of over 30,000 objects from the Costume and Textiles Conservation department moved through the doors of the new storage facility in the Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building.http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/22-398-552-440.htmlListen to or download photographer Linda Day Clark's 2-part Podcast.http://www.philamuseum.org/podcast/Listen to or download Assistant Director of Exhibition Planning Zoe Kahr's 6-part Podcast with the quilters.http://www.philamuseum.org/podcast/Works of art made of metal are decorated through a variety of methods, which are referred to as finishing techniques. These techniques can be classified into two major categories: chemical (by chemical processes) or physical (by mechanical means). This publication describes several finishing methods along with a brief history of their use.http://www.philamuseum.org/education/33-132-373-202.htmlListen to or download artist Carlos Amorales' 3-part Podcast.http://www.philamuseum.org/podcast/Discover the Museum's superb collection of Medieval paintings, sculptures, and architectural elements.http://www.philamuseum.org/podcast/Listen to or download curator Michael Taylor's 2-part Podcast.http://www.philamuseum.org/podcast/Art Tours Podcast - Artists and Heroes in Revolutionary Philadelphia.http://www.philamuseum.org/podcast/