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Atwater Kent Collection

Drexel University is stewarding the collection of the former Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent, which closed in 2018. Visit the Atwater Kent Collection virtually.

Exhibitions

Current Exhibition

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. As A Visual Artist

March 14 - July 19, 2025, closed June 19th-20th & July 4th

Peck Alumni Center Gallery

With over 20 rarely seen marker drawings by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., this exhibition serves as a conversation starter on how art can express empathy, bridge divides, and help heal societal trauma.

Current Exhibition

The Philadelphia Challenge

May 30 - November 30, 2025, Mon. - Fri. 9am - 4pm

W. W. Hagerty Library, 3300 Market Street

This first display of the Library Exhibit Initiative features an assignment from PSY 101 General Psychology (Winter 2024-25). Prof. Eric Zillmer asked students to select a spot in the city that brings them happiness—and visit Philadelphia Revealed, an exhibition from the Atwater Kent Collection, and reflect on the objects in the exhibition.


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Curator Pick of the Month

dry point self-portrait

Title: Shepherdess Tapestry
Artist: Croc Père & Fils & A. Jorrand
Creation Date:1837
Origin: France
Medium: Cotton, wool

A tapestry titled “The Shepherdesses” made in France ca. 1837 and thought to be a 19th century copy of a 14th century Aubusson tapestry. This textile work – made of wool and cotton and in the style of the painter Antonie Watteau – depicts one man, two women, and six sheep lounging outside in a garden. The woman on the far right appears to be shearing the sheep closest to her, while the pair on the left are focused on the nest and baby birds held in the woman’s hands. The tapestry is inscribed "CROC PERE & FILS & JORRAND/AUBUSSON".

Guest Curator: Natalee Mayes, Art History '26

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New and Conserved Pieces

NEW -
Celadon Dish
Our most recent gift is this ancient Chinese, green glazed stoneware dish carved with a lotus bud and leaf design, known as Yaozhou ware, from the Jin dynasty, 12th century, donated by Brian M. Salzberg, PhD. in 2021


CONSERVED -
Portrait of Ralph Kelly
Conserved last summer by Carole Abercauph, this portrait of Drexel benefactor Ralph Kelly has been returned to its home in Kelly Hall.

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Welcome to the Collection

Drexel University, initially Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry, was founded on the belief that education should be both practical and cultural—and that art should be not only beautiful, but educational. On that principle, the Drexel Founding Collection—the University’s flagship collection of art—was founded alongside the University in 1891. Today, the Collection remains a resource for historically and culturally significant works of art as Drexel University pioneers a model for the modern, urban university.

Hours

AJ Drexel Picture Gallery: 

Mon. - Fri.: 3:30pm - 5pm

Tours by appointment.


Rincliffe Gallery:

Mon. - Fri.: 10am - 5pm


Peck Gallery: 

Wed. - Sat.: 11am - 4:00pm, closed June 19th - 20th & July 4th

Closed on Sundays and major holidays.

Galleries are free and open to the public.

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