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63-513: The Grey Towers Castle is a building on the campus of Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania , which is located in Cheltenham Township , a suburb of Philadelphia , United States. The castle was designed by Horace Trumbauer and built starting in 1893 on the estate of William Welsh Harrison . The university (then known as Beaver College and located in nearby Jenkintown ) purchased

126-463: A $ 350 million expansion at the Cleveland Museum of Art , will be carrying out the plans as scheduled. In 2010, Gehry attended the groundbreaking for the second phase of the expansion, due to be completed in 2012. In that phase, a new art handling facility was created on the south side of the building, enabling the museum to reclaim a street level entrance, closed since the mid-1970s, which leads to

189-496: A 640-foot (200 m)-long vaulted walkway that extends across the museum and is original to the 1928 building. The north entrance will be reopened to the public as a part of the "core project", which is scheduled for completion in 2020. The core project also focuses on the interior of the current building and will add 90,000 square feet (8,400 m ) of public space, including 11,500 square feet (1,070 m ) of new gallery space for American art and contemporary art. In addition,

252-441: A Chinese palace hall, a Japanese teahouse, and a 16th-century Indian temple hall. The European collections, dating from the medieval era to the present, encompass Italian and Flemish early-Renaissance masterworks; strong representations of later European paintings, including French Impressionism and Post-Impressionism ; sculpture, with a special concentration in the works of Auguste Rodin ; decorative arts; tapestries; furniture;

315-585: A decade to resolve these issues. The final design is mostly credited to two architects in Trumbauer's firm: Howell Lewis Shay for the building's plan and massing , and Julian Abele for the detail work and perspective drawings. In 1902, Abele had become the first African-American student to be graduated from the University of Pennsylvania 's Department of Architecture, which is presently known as Penn's School of Design . Abele adapted classical Greek temple columns for

378-402: A large painting collection, including many American paintings, and an endowment of half a million dollars for additional purchases. Works by James Abbott McNeill Whistler and George Inness were purchased within a few years and Henry Ossawa Tanner 's The Annunciation was bought in 1899. The City Council of Philadelphia funded a competition in 1895 to design a new museum building, but it

441-466: A new home on the site. By March 1893, Trumbauer presented Harrison with plans for a grandiose mansion, inspired by Alnwick Castle , the medieval seat of the Dukes of Northumberland . The new house would include all the most modern conveniences of the time, and the cost was estimated at $ 250,000, equal to $ 8,477,778 today. Work was underway by the end of 1893. The construction took five years. Grey Towers Castle

504-411: A new space called the forum will be created, along with dining and retail spaces. Said Gehry: "When it's done, people coming to this museum will have an experience that's as big as Bilbao . It won't be apparent from the outside, but it will knock their socks off inside." In March 2017, the museum announced a $ 525 million campaign. The core project is budgeted at $ 196 million and will be funded through

567-729: A small college. In 1928, the Trustees secured a nearby estate in Glenside, Pennsylvania . This spacious property offered unique stone buildings, including the now iconic Grey Towers Castle . Professor Benton Spruance was made full professor and chair of the Art Department in 1933 , served on the Board of Trustees, and was involved with the Philadelphia Art Commission. In 1953, it led to a city ordinance requiring that one percent of construction costs for new public buildings be allocated to

630-968: Is currently the location of Arcadia's Alumni Relations office. Spruance Hall was used as a maintenance building for the Harrison estate. It was known as the engineer's building, and there were many tunnels leading from this building to other places on the estate. Its most notable feature is a large smokestack. After Beaver College purchased the estate, the building was used for fashion and art classes. The building currently houses Arcadia University's theater, as well as an art studio and painting classroom. Arcadia University The Arcadia University legacy begins in 1853, in Western Pennsylvania , when Sylvania Jones and Juliet A. Poundstone left their family homes in Lafayette County, to pursue an education. The students accompanied Dr. Sheridan Baker, principal at

693-402: Is dedicated to preserving the landmark and its history. There are many stories and myths surrounding the building and the Harrison family. According to legend, Mr. Harrison and his wife did not get along well and eventually each lived in separate areas of the house. Mr. Harrison was thought to have had relations with many different male servants. In one of the third-floor bedrooms, a mirror above

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756-442: Is designed in a highly eclectic yet elegant fashion, taking inspiration from a variety of styles, periods, and buildings. The house is built of grey stone quarried at nearby Chestnut Hill , and Indiana limestone is used for exterior door and window trim, and other elements, such as the various gargoyles. The interiors of the castle reflect various French styles ranging from Renaissance through Louis XV . The massive twin mantles in

819-557: The Penn Museum after an exchange agreement was made whereby the museum houses the university's collection of Chinese porcelain . Highlights of the Asian collections include paintings and sculpture from China, Japan, and India; furniture and decorative arts, including major collections of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean ceramics; a large and distinguished group of Persian and Turkish carpets; and rare and authentic architectural assemblages such as

882-623: The Rodin Museum , also located on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, and the Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building , which is located across the street just north of the main building. The Perelman Building, which opened in 2007, houses more than 150,000 prints, drawings and photographs, 30,000 costume and textile pieces, and over 1,000 modern and contemporary design objects including furniture, ceramics, and glasswork. The museum also administers

945-738: The armor collection of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch. The Von Kienbusch collection was bequeathed by the celebrated collector to the museum in 1976, the Bicentennial Anniversary of the American Revolution . The Von Kienbusch holdings are comprehensive and include European and Southwest Asian arms and armor spanning several centuries. On May 30, 2000, the museum and the State Art Collections in Dresden , Germany ( Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden ), announced an agreement for

1008-707: The 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with the Centennial Exposition in 1876. Memorial Hall , which contained the art gallery, was intended to outlast the Exposition and house a permanent museum. Following the example of London's South Kensington Museum , the new museum was to focus on applied art and science, and provide a school to train craftsmen in drawing, painting, modeling, and designing. The Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art opened on May 10, 1877. The school became independent of

1071-535: The Brownsville School they had attended, to the newly chartered Beaver Female Seminary. Led by President Baker, Beaver taught liberal arts, ancient history, rhetoric, logic, and analogy during an era when few colleges for young women existed. In 1872 the school attained collegiate status, with the name of the Beaver College and Musical Institute. In the late 19th century, the college became coeducational for

1134-634: The College of Arts & Sciences, College of Health Sciences, School of Education, and School of Global Business. Graduate and professional studies at Arcadia University range from liberal arts to professional degree programs. In May 2023, Arcadia launched fully redesigned hybrid and fully online graduate programs. The Doctor in Physical Therapy program can now be completed in hybrid mode of delivery, combining engaging online sessions, on-campus immersions, and hands-on clinical experiences to allow students across

1197-610: The Czech Republic. Besides being known for its architecture and collections, the Philadelphia Museum of Art has in recent decades become known due to the role it played in the Rocky films — Rocky (1976) and seven of its eight sequels, II , III , V , Rocky Balboa , Creed , Creed II , and Creed III . Visitors to the museum are often seen mimicking Rocky Balboa 's (portrayed by Sylvester Stallone ) famous run up

1260-843: The Dining room are inspired by interiors of the Château de Fontainebleau . On the north side of the Great Hall lay the Mirror Room and the Drawing Room, now known as the Rose Room. It is thought that the entirety of the Mirror Room was ordered at the New York office of a French firm, then crafted in France and shipped to Glenside, along with workers, to be installed. The ceiling was painted by François Lafon , and depicts

1323-561: The Duchamp siblings— Marcel , Gaston , Raymond and Suzanne —in 2019. A Jasper Johns exhibition is planned for 2021. In 2009, the museum organized Bruce Nauman: Topological Gardens , the official United States entry at the 53rd International Art Exhibition, more commonly known as the Venice Biennale , for which the artist Bruce Nauman was awarded the Golden Lion. The directors of

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1386-615: The Great Hall are interpretations of a Renaissance mantle in the Salle des Gardes , in the Francis I wing of Château de Blois . The Library, now the President's office, and the Dining room, both on the south side of the Great Hall, contain many elements reminiscent of French Renaissance decoration. The walnut cabinetry and plaster friezes in the Library and the columns and caryatids and strapwork ceiling in

1449-485: The Philadelphia Museum of Art since its inception are: Below is the list of chairs of the board of trustees of the museum since 1991. In December 2021, the heirs of Piet Mondrian filed a lawsuit against the museum for Composition with Blue, which the artist had consigned to Küppers-Lissitzky when it was seized by the Nazis. The same year, the museum announced that it would return an ancient 'Pageant Shield' looted by Nazis to

1512-483: The campaign. The museum also announced that more than 62 percent of the campaign goal has been met, as of March 30, 2017. In March 2020, the museum was officially temporarily closed due to COVID-19 pandemic . All public events and programs were canceled until August 31, 2020. The museum reopened by late September 2020. The most controversial part of the Gehry design remains a proposed window and amphitheater to be cut into

1575-536: The centennial of the museum and the bicentennial of the nation. During the last three decades major acquisitions have included After the Bath by Edgar Degas and Fifty Days at Iliam by Cy Twombly . Due to high attendance and overflowing collections, the museum announced in October 2006 that Frank Gehry would design a building expansion. The 80,000-square-foot (7,400 m ) gallery will be built entirely underground behind

1638-550: The college moved permanently to the Grey Towers property. The castle currently houses the Offices of Admissions, Enrollment Management, and Financial Aid, and the office of the president. The vast bedrooms on the second and third floors are used as housing for students. The castle, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985, is much-loved by the students and staff of the university. The student group "Society for Castle Restoration"

1701-605: The continued funding for the completion of the design. Once the building's exterior was completed, twenty second-floor galleries containing English and American art opened to the public on March 26, 1928, though a large amount of interior work was incomplete. The building's eight pediments were intended to be adorned with sculpture groups. The only pediment that has been completed, Western Civilization (1933) by C. Paul Jennewein , colored by Leon V. Solon , features polychrome sculptures of painted terra-cotta figures depicting Greek deities and mythological figures. The sculpture group

1764-709: The country to earn their DPT without relocating. The School of Global Business’ online MBA program consists of a business core and a specialization in one of three concentrations. Arcadia University teams compete in the NCAA Division III within the MAC Freedom of the Middle Atlantic Conference . Men's and women's sports teams include ice hockey , track and field , baseball , softball , basketball , cross country , field hockey , golf , lacrosse , soccer , swimming , tennis , and volleyball . In 2025,

1827-425: The creation and placement of artwork. This "percent for the arts" was a cornerstone for funding public art in the U.S. In the summer of 1948, a Beaver College economics instructor, his wife, and 17 undergraduate women arrived in post- World War II Europe. The group sailed from New York City to Southampton , England, on a mission of education and discovering post-war rebuilding efforts. This post-World War II cohort

1890-558: The design of the museum entrances, and was responsible for the colors of both the building stone and the figures added to one of the pediments . Construction of the main building began in 1919, when Mayor Thomas B. Smith laid the cornerstone in a Masonic ceremony. Because of shortages caused by World War I and other delays, the new building was not completed until 1928. The building was constructed with dolomite quarried in Minnesota. The wings were intentionally built first, to help assure

1953-454: The east entrance stairs and will not alter any of the museum's existing Greek revival facade. The construction was initially projected to last a decade and cost $ 500 million. It will increase the museum's available display space by sixty percent and house mostly contemporary sculpture, Asian art, and special exhibitions. Uncertainty was cast on the plans by the 2008 death of Anne d'Harnoncourt , but new director Timothy Rub , who had initiated

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2016-532: The east entrance stairs, informally nicknamed the Rocky Steps . Screen Junkies named the museum's stairs the second most famous movie location behind only Grand Central Station in New York. An 8.5 ft (2.6 m) tall bronze statue of the Rocky Balboa character was commissioned in 1980 and placed at the top of the stairs in 1982 for the filming of Rocky III . After filming was complete, Stallone donated

2079-482: The east entrance stairs. Others have criticized the design as too tame. The Gehry expansion is projected to be completed by 2028. The Philadelphia Museum of Art houses more than 240,000 objects, highlighting the creative achievements of the Western world and those of Asia, in more than 200 galleries spanning 2,000 years. The museum's collections of Egyptian and Roman art , and Pre-Columbian works, were relocated to

2142-607: The estate in 1929 for $ 712,500, equal to $ 12,642,733 today. Classes were split between the two locations until 1962, when the school moved all of its operations to the Glenside area. The castle was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985 for its architecture. In 1881, William Welsh Harrison , co-owner of the Franklin Sugar Refinery, purchased Rosedale Hall from J. Thomas Audenreid. By 1891, Harrison had expanded his estate to 138 acres (0.56 km) and decided to expand

2205-444: The fireplace mantle had to be replaced because of a large crack. Yet, when it is replaced it cracks soon afterward. The castle is also rumored to have been built entirely without the use of nails. There is a series of tunnels connecting the main home to the former powerhouse of the estate, now Spruance Hall. These Castle-Spruance Hall tunnels became obstructed in 2010 during construction of a new commons. There remains one tunnel between

2268-463: The first time. In 1907, Beaver College and Musical Institute was simplified to Beaver College. Enrollment was again limited to women. In 1925, the college moved east across Pennsylvania to Jenkintown, Pennsylvania , to the Beechwood Hall estate. This location afforded larger facilities, an adequate campus, and greater development opportunities, increasing enrollment but maintaining the advantages of

2331-561: The four seasons as women, accompanied by cupids, with the path of the Zodiac behind them. In the Great Hall, which rises three stories to a grand barrel vaulted and gilded ceiling, the Grand Staircase leads to a large landing, which contains the Music Room. The ceiling was originally painted in a Renaissance style, but all that remains is the painting in the spaces of the archway, through which

2394-506: The gatehouse on the Harrison Estate) and Spruance Hall (previously the engineer's building on the Harrison Estate). Murphy Hall was once the stables, where the Harrison family kept their horses. After the initial purchase of the land by Beaver College, science labs were put in this building as well as a chapel in which the chorus sang. Murphy Memorial Hall was presented by Jane M. Murphy in memory of her husband William M. Murphy in 1929. At

2457-437: The gift of Charles M. Lea, including French, German, Italian, and Netherlandish engravings. Major exhibitions of the 1930s included works by Eakins , Manet , Renoir , Cézanne , van Gogh , and Degas . In the 1940s, the museum's major gifts and acquisitions included the collections of John D. McIlhenny ( Oriental carpets ), George Grey Barnard (sculpture), and Alfred Stieglitz (photography). Early modern art dominated

2520-664: The growth of the collections in the 1950s, with acquisitions of the Louise and Walter Arensberg and the A.E. Gallatin collections. The gift of Philadelphian Grace Kelly 's wedding dress is perhaps the best known gift of the 1950s. Extensive renovation of the building lasted from the 1960s through 1976. Major acquisitions included the Carroll S. Tyson, Jr. and Samuel S. White III and Vera White collections, 71 objects from designer Elsa Schiaparelli , and Marcel Duchamp 's Étant donnés . In 1976 there were celebrations and special exhibitions for

2583-627: The historic colonial-era houses of Mount Pleasant and Cedar Grove , both located in Fairmount Park . The main museum building and its annexes are owned by the City of Philadelphia and administered by a registered nonprofit corporation. Several special exhibitions are held in the museum every year, including touring exhibitions arranged with other museums in the United States and abroad. The museum had 437,348 visitors in 2021. Philadelphia celebrated

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2646-414: The house and add a gate house and more adequate stables. He employed the skills of 23-year-old architect Horace Trumbauer , who completed the stables and gate house in 1892. In 1893, the main house of Rosedale Hall burned to the ground in a raging fire, during which the Harrison family fled to the stables for safety. Afterward, the family moved into the gatehouse, while Trumbauer was again employed to build

2709-459: The museum in 1964 and is now part of the University of the Arts . The museum's collection began with objects from the Exposition and gifts from the public impressed with the Exposition's ideals of good design and craftsmanship. European and Japanese fine and decorative art objects and books for the museum's library were among the first donations. The location outside of Center City, Philadelphia , however,

2772-705: The paintings of Thomas Eakins . The museum houses the most important Eakins collection in the world. Modern artwork includes works by Pablo Picasso , Jean Metzinger , Antonio Rotta , Albert Gleizes , Marcel Duchamp , Salvador Dalí and Constantin Brâncuși , as well as American modernists. The expanding collection of contemporary art includes major works by Agnes Martin , Cy Twombly , Jasper Johns , and Sol LeWitt , among many others. The museum houses encyclopedic holdings of costume and textiles, as well as prints, drawings, and photographs that are displayed in rotation for reasons of preservation. The museum also houses

2835-677: The return of five pieces of armor stolen from Dresden during World War II . In 1953, Von Kienbusch had unsuspectingly purchased the armor, which was part of his 1976 bequest. Von Kienbusch published catalogs of his collection, which eventually led Dresden authorities to bring the matter up with the museum. The Philadelphia Museum of Art organizes several special exhibitions each year. Special exhibitions have featured Salvador Dalí in 2005, Paul Cézanne in 2009, Auguste Renoir in 2010, Vincent van Gogh in 2012, Pablo Picasso in 2014, John James Audubon and Andy Warhol (et al.) in 2016, Winslow Homer and John Singer Sargent in 2017, and

2898-522: The room is accessed. Above the wainscoting of the Music Room, large tapestries depict Euterpe , the Muse of Music. All the tapestries in Grey Towers were provided by William Baumgarten & Co , Inc. of New York City . On each floor there is a balcony which rings the Great Hall, and tapestries line all of these spaces. Upon completion, Grey Towers was one of the largest homes in the country, with forty rooms. The eclectic and grandiose style attracted attention to

2961-608: The second-largest collection of arms and armor in the United States; and period rooms and architectural settings ranging from the facade of a medieval church in Burgundy to a superbly decorated English drawing room by Robert Adam . The museum's American collections, surveying more than three centuries of painting, sculpture, and decorative arts, are among the finest in the United States, with outstanding strengths in 18th- and 19th-century Philadelphia furniture and silver, Pennsylvania German art, rural Pennsylvania furniture and ceramics, and

3024-461: The site of the former Bishop McDevitt High School . The university is in Cheltenham Township . It has its own census-designated place , named Arcadia University , and some university property extends into the Glenside CDP. The university has a Glenside mailing address. The university offers more than 65 fields of study in its undergraduate programs. Undergraduate majors are offered through

3087-401: The stables (Murphy) and the powerhouse (Spruance Hall). From the time that the castle was built, there have been other buildings on the estate. These historic buildings (the ones that existed before Beaver College purchased the estate) that are still standing include Murphy Hall (previously the stables on the Harrison Estate), Blankley Hall (previously Blake Hall, so named by Beaver College, and

3150-466: The statue to the city of Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Art Commission eventually decided to relocate the statue to the now-defunct Spectrum sports arena due to controversy over its prominent placement at the top of the museum's front stairs and questions about its artistic merit. The statue was placed briefly on top of the stairs again for the 1990 film Rocky V and then returned to the Spectrum. In 2006,

3213-668: The statue was relocated to a new display area on the north side of the base of the stairs. The museum provides the backdrop for concerts and parades because of its location at the end of the Ben Franklin Parkway. The museum's east entrance area played host to the American venue of the international Live 8 concert held on July 2, 2005, with musical artists including Dave Matthews Band , Linkin Park and Maroon 5 . The Philadelphia Freedom Concert , orchestrated and headlined by Elton John ,

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3276-509: The time an organ was also donated and installed in chapel. The organ is now gone as it was damaged during renovations to the building in the 1980s. The building also included a gymnasium with a shooting range for the school's rifle team. Over the years, metalworking and ceramics studios were added, the gymnasium was removed and the science labs were moved elsewhere on campus. Currently, music and art classes are taught in Murphy Hall. Blankley Hall

3339-470: The university has announced the addition of men's and women's wrestling . Arcadia also competes in esports leagues for games including Overwatch, Valorant, Rocket League, Hearthstone, and Super Smash Bros. Philadelphia Museum of Art The Philadelphia Museum of Art ( PMA ) is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia . The main museum building

3402-589: The young Horace Trumbauer, who began a successful career, which included the construction of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and many other houses and buildings in the Philadelphia area. William Welsh Harrison died in 1927, and in 1929 Beaver College (now Arcadia University), then located in Jenkintown, purchased the estate from his widow for $ 712,500. Classes were split between the two locations until 1962, when

3465-462: Was announced that Beaver College would become Arcadia University. The official change of name and status occurred at a formal ceremony on July 16, 2001. During the first quarter of the 21st century, the university established six academic colleges and schools, including the College of Global Studies as the first college of a university dedicated to international education. In July 2022, the university expanded its campus size, purchasing 125 Royal Avenue,

3528-585: Was appointed president, the first female president in the institution's history. Her tenure saw the dedication of the Kuch Athletic and Recreation Center, the establishment of Preview, joining the NCAA Division III , and, in 1992, membership of the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference. Under her leadership, Beaver College achieved university status and was led through the transition from Beaver College to Arcadia University. On November 20, 2000, it

3591-711: Was awarded the Medal of Honor of the Architectural League of New York . The building is also adorned by a collection of bronze griffins , which were later adopted as the symbol of the museum in the 1970s. In the early 1900s, the museum started an education program for the general public, as well as a membership program. Fiske Kimball was the museum director during the rapid growth of the mid- to late-1920s, which included one million visitors in 1928—the new building's first year. The museum enlarged its print collection in 1928 with about 5,000 Old Master prints and drawings from

3654-518: Was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval . The museum administers collections containing over 240,000 objects including major holdings of European, American and Asian origin. The various classes of artwork include sculpture, paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, armor, and decorative arts. The Philadelphia Museum of Art administers several annexes including

3717-450: Was fairly distant from many of the city's inhabitants. Admission was charged until 1881, then was dropped until 1962. Starting in 1882, Clara Jessup Moore donated a remarkable collection of antique furniture, enamels, carved ivory, jewelry, metalwork, glass, ceramics, books, textiles and paintings. The Countess de Brazza's lace collection was acquired in 1894 forming the nucleus of the lace collection. In 1892 Anna H. Wilstach bequeathed

3780-620: Was held two days later on the same outdoor stage from the Live 8 concert while a preceding ball was held inside the museum. On September 26, 2015, the Festival of Families event, attended by Pope Francis , was held along the Ben Franklin Parkway with musical performances by various acts within Eakins Oval in front of the museum, as well as in Logan Square . On April 27, 2017, the 2017 NFL draft

3843-619: Was not until 1907 that plans were first made to construct it on Fairmount, a rocky hill topped by the city's main reservoir . The Fairmount Parkway (renamed Benjamin Franklin Parkway ), a grand boulevard that cut diagonally across the grid of city streets, was designed to terminate at the foot of the hill. But there were conflicting views about whether to erect a single museum building, or a number of buildings to house individual collections. Horace Trumbauer and Zantzinger, Borie and Medary , both architectural firms, collaborated for more than

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3906-454: Was originally known as the gatehouse, where guests were greeted before taking the path (now the Alumni Walk of Pride) up to the Harrison's castle. After Beaver College purchased the estate, it was briefly used as student housing, and then as office space for university employees. It was named Blake Hall for a time, before being renamed Blankley Hall in 2005 in honor of one of Arcadia's alumni. It

3969-467: Was the precursor to what would be one of the largest and most renowned international study programs in the United States. Arcadia continues to be a pioneer in study abroad. Beaver College constructed eight new campus buildings, established the Center for Education Abroad, and, in 1973, became coeducational again. In the mid-1960s the institution consolidated all campuses to Glenside. In 1985, Dr. Bette Landman

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