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Other Collections Around Campus

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

Drexel [Re]Framed: The Dragon Experience

January 2025 - January 2027

A.J. Drexel Picture Gallery

The opening reception for Drexel [Re]Framed has been postponed. The gallery is open to the public Monday through Friday 3:30-5:00 PM. Curated by students in the Arts Administration exhibitions and programs class this exhibition highlights the shared experiences of Drexel students and the three pillars of a Drexel education through art and artifacts from the Drexel Founding Collection and Academy of Natural Sciences.

Current Exhibition

Drexel Studies

October 11, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Peck Alumni Center Gallery

Exploring the artist's process and training, this exhibition displays the studies and copies made in order to refine an artist's skill and finished works. Curated by Ran Liu, Arts Management & Museum Leadership '24.


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Curator Pick of the Month

painting of soldier in a field

Title: A Republican Sentinel of the Army of Var
Artist: Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
Creation Date: 1874
Origin: France
Medium: Ink, wash, paper

A watercolor by Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, a world-renowned French artist, depicting a Grenadier of the French Revolution’s Army of the Var, standing guard over the River Var in southern France near the Italian border. While the Army of the Var did not see much action, this painting, made in 1874, made the journey into the hands of Anthony J. Drexel within five years, who acquired it by auction in 1879.

Guest Curator: Gregory Back, Game Design '25

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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: 

Tours by appointment.

Closed on Sundays and major holidays.

Galleries are free and open to the public.

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