We invite you to enjoy one of our city’s treasures – Friday night Pay What You Wish (PWYW)!
5:00–8:45pm Friday Night Lounge at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
I hope to see you on the third floor, but feel free to wander around.
There will be a line for entry to the museum. To skip the line, purchase PWYW tickets, select the appropriate date, find the PWYW option in the menu, and click the blue button below (“5:00 p.m.” for Friday nights) . Follow the prompts and enter your desired payment amount — admission is Pay What You Wish (PWYW) — and then select a time and the number of tickets.
Getting there on your own:
There is not a great public transit route between Penn and the PMA, but I’ll go into more detail below.
Taxis and rideshares are your best option.
If you drive, be patient and prepared to circle a few times before you figure out the entrance to the parking garage. Just breathe and try to drive clearly and predictably. (parking directions) Parking in the Museum’s garage will be $10 with validation at the desk inside and must be paid by credit card, cash will not be accepted.
Public Transit: If you are in Center City already, the 38 bus will take you directly to the PMA’s easiest entrance. From the University of Pennsylvania, the 49 bus will take you from 33rd Street (there are stops from Spruce to Market Streets) to 25th & Fairmount Avenue, which is on the far side of some very wide streets (with crosswalks and crossing lights) and will put you below the iconic Museum steps (and near the Rocky statue, should you want that photo op) and you can either run up the step or walk up the sidewalk that curves around to the back entrance.