FYI Philly

Parkway 100 special

Thursday, September 21, 2017

A tour of all of the special ways you can take part in the Parkway 100 festivities.

Cheers to 100 years! FYI Philly is It's a Centennial Celebration of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway!

From performances and themed exhibits to the luminous, interactive art animating the Parkway! Plus, explore the grand boulevard's original plans - and see what could have been! Join Rick Williams and Cecily Tynan on the tour.

OVERVIEW OF THE PARKWAY 100 FESTIVAL

Parkway 100 is a 14-month celebration of The Benjamin Franklin Parkway's birthday. Cecily Tynan shows us the many ways you can take part in the festivities. PARKWAY 100 FESTIVAL CALENDAR:

Karen Rogers explores an exhibition of masterpieces gifted to the city 100 years ago.

ART MUSEUM - JOHN G. JOHNSON COLLECTION

To celebrate the centennial of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is planning an exhibition of masterpieces gifted to the city 100 years ago. Karen Rogers takes us inside the conservation lab for a look at what it takes to get the paintings show-ready.

Old Masters Now: Celebrating the Johnson Collection
(Nov 3-Feb.19)

Philadelphia Museum of Art

2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy

The Architecture of the Philadelphia Museum of Art Tours

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturday through October, at 11 a.m.

*Tour free with Admission

They're making two centennial milestones at the Rodin Museum, Alicia Vitarelli has the story.

RODIN 100

The Rodin Museum is celebrating two centennial milestones this fall. Alicia Vitarelli explains breaks down what's coming to the Rodin Museum.

Rodin Museum

2151 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy

The Kiss, through January 2019

Pay-what-you-wish admission

The Barnes Foundation joined Museum Row five years ago, but it has always had a strong connection to the Parkway.

The Barnes Foundation

The Barnes Foundation is hosting a plethora of programs for the Parkway 100 Festival. From art to music and bikes wrapped in masterpieces, Melissa Magee has all the details.

The Barnes Foundation

2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy

Kiefer Rodin Exhibition

Nov. 17-March 12

Barnes Ensemble Festival

Sept. 30-Oct. 8

The Debut of the Barnes Ensemble

The Barnes Foundation

Sunday, October 8, 7:00 p.m., $30, members $20, students $10.

BARNES ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL

INDEGO BIKES MEET ART

Be on the lookout for Indego bikes wrapped in masterpieces from The Barnes Foundation! Indego pass holders get free admission to the Barnes collection through September 30th.

The Association for Public Art has commissioned whimsical transportation called Fireflies.

Fireflies

The Associations for Public Art has commissioned a world-famous artist to create a whimsical mode of transportation - an installation called Fireflies that offers a pretty artful way to get around the Parkway 100 Festival!

Fireflies: by Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang

Association for Public Art

Pedicabs run Thurs-Sun, 6-10 p.m. through Oct. 8th

The whole idea of the Parkway was to connect Fairmount Park into the city.

PARKWAY HISTORY

The Benjamin Franklin Parkway was inspired by the Champs-Elysees in Paris, and the whole idea was to connect city residents to what was then the new Fairmount Park by bringing the park into the city and the city into the park. Jeannette Reyes takes a look at the history of this grand boulevard.

What the Parkway would've looked like if the original plans had been fully realized.

WHAT COULD'VE BEEN

The Benjamin Franklin Parkway is one of Philadelphia's most iconic spaces. Melissa Magee caught up with a longtime Philadelphia Tour Guide who painted a picture of what the Parkway WOULD'VE looked like if the original plans had gone according to plan.

Monument Lab: Logan Squared - An Ode to Philadelphia

FREE LIBRARY

Logan Circle listening stations: The Free Library of Philadelphia Skyline Terrace, Sundays, 2-430pm through November 19th

1901 Vine Street

For some students the cultural boulevard has become their classroom.

MOORE COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

For students at Moore College of Art and Design, the Parkway is their classroom. And for their annual JumpStart Fashion Show, they're designing garments inspired by the grand boulevard.

Moore College of Art and Design

1916 Race Street

JumpStart Fashion Show

Oct. 3, 7 p.m., Moore's Great Hall

Jeannette Reyes takes us on a walk through the gardens that help bring the boulevard to life.

MORE PARK, LESS WAY

While the institutions make the Parkway the city's museum row, the parks, fountains and outdoor art create a sort of outdoor museum that is a huge part of the Parkway's charm. Jeannette Reyes takes us on a walk through the gardens that help bring the boulevard to life.

Winter Fountains for the Parkway by Jennifer Steinkamp

Dec. 1-mid-March

We go inside the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, and the Mormon Temple, built just last year.

RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS

Our tour of the city's museum row would not be complete without a stop at the religious institutions. Karen Rogers takes us inside the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, while Alicia Vitarelli visits the newcomer on the block, the Mormon Temple.

Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul

1723 Race Street

The Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

1739 Vine Street

Here are a few more reasons to tour the Parkway.

OTHER EXHIBITS

A number of the institutions on the Parkway have some pretty special exhibitions coming that have nothing to do with the centennial celebration. From terracotta warriors to detectives and dinosaur babies, here are a few more reasons to come tour the Parkway.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art: Philadelphia Assembled

Perelman Building

2525 Pennsylvania Ave.

Through December 10, 2017

Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy

Tiny Titans: Dinosaur Eggs & Babies

September 30-January 15

Franklin Institute

Terracotta Warriors of the First Emperor

Sept. 30-March 4

222 N 20th St