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Modern & Contemporary Art

Modern & Contemporary Art

FROM THE GALLERY

Modern and Contemporary

Explore modern finds from local Philly makers plus iconic gifts and decor from designers such as Anni Albers, Milton Glaser, and Alexander Girard.

  • Museum Exclusive
    Buy 2 Get a 3rd Free PMA Collectible Pin
    Brancusi Danaide Pin Brancusi Danaide Pin

    Brancusi Danaide Pin

    $10.00
    Adorn your cap, backpack or jacket lapel with Brancusi's Danaide. A stylized portrait of Margit Pogany, a Hungarian art student Brancusi met in Paris in 1910. He made a marble head of her from memory, then invited her to his studio. He was delighted when...
    $10.00
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    Lausanne, TSF Leyvraz-Genton Archival Poster Lausanne, TSF Leyvraz-Genton Archival Poster

    Lausanne, TSF Leyvraz-Genton Archival Poster

    $39.00
    This item requires a $10 Shipping Surcharge. Some fragile or oversized items require additional surcharges that allow us to ensure your purchase arrives quickly and safely. To preserve the integrity of this archival print, it will be shipped flat. Radio...
    $39.00
  • Ercolino Bottle Opener by Alessi
Ercolino Bottle Opener by Alessi

    Ercolino Bottle Opener by Alessi

    $68.00
    The elegant bottle opener designed by Andrea Branzi is an ideal tool to easily open bottles with metal caps and crown caps. Ercolino is exemplary of Andrea Branzi’s happy relationship with the expressive potential of turned wood, which, in his opinion,...
    $68.00
  •  Everybody Tissue Box by Dusen Dusen  Everybody Tissue Box by Dusen Dusen

    Everybody Tissue Box by Dusen Dusen

    $50.00
    Everybody sneezes... Everybody cries... Everybody should laugh till they cry! Everybody needs a tissue sometimes. The Everybody Tissue Box fits over the top of a standard cube box of tissues. We love this modern touch on an everyday item!  Designed...
    $50.00
  •  Blackwing x PMA: Duchamp Edition Pencils Blackwing x PMA: Duchamp Edition Pencils

    Blackwing x PMA: Duchamp Edition Pencils

    $35.00
    Please note: this item is not eligible for discounts and promotions.  In 1950, Marcel Duchamp assisted his primary patrons, collectors Louise and Walter Arensberg, in negotiating the gift of their distinguished collection to the Philadelphia Museum...
    $35.00
  •  Howardena Pindell: Reclaiming Abstraction  Howardena Pindell: Reclaiming Abstraction

    Howardena Pindell: Reclaiming Abstraction

    $60.00
    Exploring the art and life of this important American artist whose work bridged the gaps between abstraction, feminism, and Blackness Howardena Pindell: Reclaiming Abstraction is a fascinating examination of the multifaceted career of artist, activist,...
    $60.00
  •  Art of Chess Clouds  Art of Chess Clouds

    Art of Chess Clouds

    $85.00
    A classic game made "surreal"; this gorgeous cloud-decorated chess set is a dream! The pieces and board are made of wood and a thin layer of acrylic is mounted on the board’s surface giving the pieces an effective reflection. The box is made of...
    $85.00
  • Everybody Kitchen Timer by Dusen Dusen Everybody Kitchen Timer by Dusen Dusen

    Everybody Kitchen Timer by Dusen Dusen

    $60.00
    Everybody gets distracted in the kitchen. Whether you're prepping a 5 course Sunday dinner or throwing a pan of roasted veggies in the oven after work, the Everybody Kitchen Timer has your back. We love the magnetic feature on this timer. Is every square...
    $60.00
  • Museum Exclusive
    Philadelphia Museum of Art Frank Lloyd Wright Casement Window Bookmark Philadelphia Museum of Art Frank Lloyd Wright Casement Window Bookmark

    Frank Lloyd Wright Casement Window Bookmark

    $16.00
    Frank Lloyd Wright designed original and innovative offices, churches, schools, skyscrapers, hotels, museums, and other commercial projects. Wright-designed interior elements included leaded glass windows, floors, furniture and even tableware that were...
    $16.00
  • Museum Exclusive
    Matisse Still Life on a Table Archival Poster Matisse Still Life on a Table Archival Poster

    Matisse: Still Life on a Table Archival Poster

    $39.00
      Discover and celebrate a decade of exploration and renewal in the work of Henri Matisse with our museum exclusive collection of archival posters made just for the exhibit. By 1930, Henri Matisse had achieved significant international renown, yet...
    $39.00
  • Museum Exclusive
    Matisse Breakfast, 1920 Archival Poster Matisse Breakfast, 1920 Archival Poster

    Matisse: Breakfast, 1920 Archival Poster

    $39.00
      Discover and celebrate a decade of exploration and renewal in the work of Henri Matisse with our museum exclusive collection of archival posters made just for the exhibit. By 1930, Henri Matisse had achieved significant international renown, yet...
    $39.00
  • Museum Exclusive
    Philadelphia Museum of Art Rousseau Carnival Evening Bookmark Philadelphia Museum of Art Rousseau Carnival Evening Bookmark

    Rousseau Carnival Evening Bookmark

    $16.00
    What better to keep your place in the latest page-turner by your bedside with our bookmark reproducing Rousseau's Carnival Evening! An air of mystery pervades this wintry forest landscape. Dressed in festive carnival costumes, a lone couple stands in...
    $16.00
  • Museum Exclusive
    Klee Fish Magic Sketchbook Klee Fish Magic Sketchbook

    Klee Fish Magic Sketchbook

    $10.00
    This sketchbook which reproduces Paul Klee's Fish Magic is perfect for your own fantasies or musings.  The notebook was created exclusively for the museum by mishmash in Portugal. The pages not only support multiple writing tools but the Smyth...
    $10.00
  • Graphic Design The History 40th Edition Series Graphic Design The History 40th Edition Series

    Graphic Design: The History 40th Edition Series

    $30.00
    In this volume, Jens Müller traces 130 years of graphic design,  designers, and developments from the late 19th century through the economic boom after World War II until today. Year-by-year spreads are combined with in-depth features on dozens of...
    $30.00
  • Museum Exclusive
    Richard Meier Objects Signed Print, 1996 Richard Meier Objects Signed Print, 1996

    Richard Meier Objects Signed Print, 1996

    $50.00
    Richard Meier is an American abstract artist and architect, whose geometric designs make prominent use of the color white.  A winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1984, Meier has designed several iconic buildings including the Barcelona...
    $50.00
  • Sarasa Vintage Color Ink Pen Set #2 Sarasa Vintage Color Ink Pen Set #2

    Sarasa Vintage Color Ink Pen Set #2

    $12.00
    Write your next letter or paper using these cool vintage gel ink colors from Sarasa.  The Sarasa Clip has it all— a well-designed body with a comfy rubber grip, a sturdy retractable tip, a large spring push clip that attaches easily to thick pockets...
    $12.00
  • Sarasa Vintage Color Ink Pen Set #1 Sarasa Vintage Color Ink Pen Set #1

    Sarasa Vintage Color Ink Pen Set #1

    $12.00
    Write your next letter or paper using these cool vintage gel ink colors from Sarasa.  The Sarasa Clip has it all— a well-designed body with a comfy rubber grip, a sturdy retractable tip, a large spring push clip that attaches easily to thick pockets...
    $12.00
  • Museum Exclusive
    Buy 1 Get 1 Half Off
    Mondrian Composition II Socks Mondrian Composition II Socks

    Mondrian Composition II Socks

    $16.00
    Composition II in Red Blue and Yellow is a 1930 painting by Piet Mondrian and a variation of Composition in Red Blue and Yellow from the precedent year. In the well-known work of abstraction, Mondrian focuses on the material properties of paint and its...
    $16.00
  • Black, Brown and Latinx Design Educators Black, Brown and Latinx Design Educators

    Black, Brown & Latinx Design Educators

    $24.95
    In Black, Brown + Latinx Design Educators, Kelly Walters collects twelve deeply personal interviews with graphic design educators of color who teach at colleges and universities across the United States and Canada. The book centers the unique narratives...
    $24.95
  • Photographers on Photography Photographers on Photography

    Photographers on Photography

    $17.99
    Through a carefully curated selection of quotations, images and interviews, Photographers on Photography reveals what matters most to the masters. With enlightening text by Henry Carroll, author of the internationally bestselling Read This If You Want...
    $17.99
  • Museum Exclusive
    Buy 1 Get 1 Half Off
    Rousseau Carnival Evening Socks Rousseau Carnival Evening Socks

    Rousseau Carnival Evening Socks

    $16.00
    An air of mystery pervades this wintry forest landscape. Dressed in festive carnival costumes, a lone couple stands in front of barren trees. The figures seem to shine from within rather than from the light of the moon, which has strangely left the...
    $16.00
  • Museum Exclusive
    Buy 1 Get 1 Half Off
    Rousseau Merry Jesters Socks Rousseau Merry Jesters Socks

    Rousseau Merry Jesters Socks

    $16.00
    Rousseau's  bizarre humor is his usual mix of horror and fantasy.  The picture shows us a family of monkeys huddled together.  Are they afraid of something as they stare out of at the viewer? But what of the milk bottle?  Where did...
    $16.00
  • Museum Exclusive
    Buy 1 Get 1 Half Off
    Klee Fish Magic Socks Klee Fish Magic Socks

    Klee Fish Magic Socks

    $16.00
    Your feet will feel other-worldly with our museum exclusive Paul Klee's Fish Magic socks! In Fish Magic, Paul Klee creates a magical realm where the aquatic, the celestial, and the earthly intermingle. A delicate black surface covers an underlayer of...
    $16.00
  • Museum Exclusive
    Buy 2 Get a 3rd Free PMA Collectible Pin
    Sophie Taeuber-Arp Two Triangles Enamel Pin Sophie Taeuber-Arp Two Triangles Enamel Pin

    Sophie Taeuber-Arp Two Triangles Enamel Pin

    $10.00
    Much of Sophie Taeuber-Arp’s work is characterized by a severity and symmetry of color and design.  As an active participant in the Zurich Dada movement of the late 1910s, she broke with traditions that privileged painting over other art...
    $10.00
  • Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec LOiseau for Vitra Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec LOiseau for Vitra

    Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec L'Oiseau for Vitra

    $185.00
    Designed in 2011 for Vitra by French brothers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, L'Oiseau evokes the simple, elegant form of a bird, with a nod to Nordic folk art. Featuring a matte, white finish, this version adds whimsy without kitsch to your decor. ...
    $185.00
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Funny Weather Art in an Emergency Philadelphia Museum of Art Funny Weather Art in an Emergency

    Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency

    $16.95
    In this remarkable, inspiring collection of essays, acclaimed writer and critic Olivia Laing makes a brilliant case for why art matters, especially in the turbulent political weather of the twenty-first century. Funny Weather brings together a career’s...
    $16.95
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Ways of Seeing Philadelphia Museum of Art Ways of Seeing

    Ways of Seeing

    $17.00
    John Berger's Ways of Seeing is one of the most stimulating and the most influential books on art in any language. First published in 1972, it was based on the BBC television series about which the Sunday Times critic commented: "This is an eye-opener in...
    $17.00
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Design is Storytelling Philadelphia Museum of Art Design is Storytelling

    Design is Storytelling

    $17.95
    Good design, like good storytelling, brings ideas to life. The latest book from award-winning writer Ellen Lupton is a playbook for creative thinking, showing designers how to use storytelling techniques to create satisfying graphics, products, services...
    $17.95
  • Philly Made
    Orange and Yellow Rainbow Shelf by Holly Jean Studios Holly Jean Studios Orange and Yellow Rainbow Shelf by Holly Jean Studios

    Orange and Yellow Rainbow Shelf by Holly Jean Studios

    $110.00
    This handmade and painted maple wood shelf will brighten your mood, and any room! Made in Allentown, PA by Holly Jean Studios.  Ready to hang with a single keyhole slot. Due to the organic natural of our materials, slight imperfections within the...
    $110.00
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    Blackwing Matte Slate Small Notebook Blackwing Matte Slate Small Notebook

    Blackwing Matte Slate Small Notebook

    $24.00
    Please note: this item is not eligible for discounts and promotions.   Be ready when inspiration strikes with the Blackwing Slate notebook! Blackwing Slate was designed to be the ultimate Blackwing pencil companion. Each notebook features...
    $24.00
  • Museum Exclusive
    Philadelphia Museum of Art Bauhaus Postcard Set Philadelphia Museum of Art Bauhaus Postcard Set

    Bauhaus Postcard Set

    $12.00
    In 1923, the Bauhaus held an exhibition of its achievements which ran from August to the end of September. This included lectures from both Walter Gropius and Paul Klee, exhibitions of paintings by masters and pupils, and coursework and workshop products...
    $12.00
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    Philadelphia Museum of Art Magna Tablet Philadelphia Museum of Art Magna Tablet

    Magna Tablet

    $28.00
    Your child will love producing satisfying clicks as they drag the magnetic pen across the grid surface of the Magna Tablet to create shapes geometric shapes, animals, letters, vehicles, and more. A powerful magnetic pen tip attracts encased metal balls...
    $28.00
  • Museum Exclusive
    Philadelphia Museum of Art Kandinsky Circles In A Circle Umbrella Philadelphia Museum of Art Kandinsky Circles In A Circle Umbrella

    Kandinsky Circles In A Circle Umbrella

    $29.00
    Let it rain circles! Our Vasily Kandinsky "Circles in a Circle" (1923) umbrella will brighten up any rainy day with its splashes of color and geometry. This umbrella is a museum exclusive, and features an auto open and close button, and a matching...
    $29.00