Editing Philadelphia (section)

===Arts===
{{See also|List of museums in Philadelphia|List of public art in Philadelphia|Mummers Parade}}
[[File:Philadelphia Museum of Art, main building.jpg|thumb|The [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]]]]
[[File:Keys To Community crop.jpg|thumb|''Keys to Community'', a bust of [[Benjamin Franklin]] by [[James Peniston]] at 325 [[Arch Street (Philadelphia)|Arch Street]] in [[Center City, Philadelphia|Center City]]]]

The city is home to multiple art museums, including the [[Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]] and the [[Rodin Museum]], which holds the largest collection of work by [[Auguste Rodin]] outside France. The city's largest art museum, the [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]], is one of the [[List of largest art museums|largest art museums in the world]]. The long flight of [[Rocky Steps|steps]] to the Art Museum's main entrance became famous after the film ''[[Rocky]]'' (1976).<ref name="Dallasnews">{{Cite journal |first=Jerome |last=Weeks |date=August 2006 |title=Philly goes the distance |journal=The Dallas Morning News |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/travel/unitedstates/stories/DN-philly_0806tra.State.Edition1.508ad59.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060820112528/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/travel/unitedstates/stories/DN-philly_0806tra.State.Edition1.508ad59.html |archive-date=August 20, 2006 }}</ref>

Annual events include the [[Philadelphia Film Festival]], held annually each October, the [[6abc Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade]], the nation's longest-running continuously held [[Thanksgiving Day]] parade, and the [[Mummers Parade]], the nation's longest continuously held folk parade, which is held every New Year's Day predominantly on [[Broad Street (Philadelphia)|Broad Street]].

Areas such as [[South Street (Philadelphia)|South Street]] and the [[Old City (Philadelphia)|Old City]] section of the city have a vibrant night life. The [[Avenue of the Arts (Philadelphia)|Avenue of the Arts]] in [[Center City, Philadelphia|Center City]] contains many restaurants and theaters, such as the [[Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts]], home of the [[Philadelphia Orchestra]], and the [[Academy of Music (Philadelphia)|Academy of Music]], home of [[Opera Philadelphia]] and the [[Pennsylvania Ballet]].<ref name="Dallasnews" /> The [[Wilma Theater (Philadelphia)|Wilma Theatre]] and the [[Philadelphia Theatre Company]] at the [[Suzanne Roberts Theatre]] produce a variety of new plays.<ref>[http://www.wilmatheater.org/history "Wilma Theater history"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026155025/https://wilmatheater.org/history/ |date=October 26, 2009 }}. ''wilmatheater.org''. Retrieved March 2, 2018.</ref><ref>[http://philadelphiatheatrecompany.org/about/ "Philadelphia Theatre Company at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302164621/http://philadelphiatheatrecompany.org/about/ |date=March 2, 2018 }}. ''philadelphiatheatrecompany.org''. Retrieved March 2, 2018.</ref> Several blocks to the east are the [[Lantern Theater Company]] at [[St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Philadelphia)|St. Stephens Episcopal Church]];<ref>[http://www.lanterntheater.org/ "Lantern Theater Company"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305105715/http://www.lanterntheater.org/ |date=March 5, 2018 }}. ''lanterntheater.org''. Retrieved March 2, 2018.</ref> and the [[Walnut Street Theatre]], a [[National Historic Landmark]] stated to be the oldest and most subscribed-to [[theater (structure)|theatre]] in the [[English-speaking world]], founded in 1809.<ref name=WalnutStreetTheatreOldest>[http://www.explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=817 "Walnut Street Theatre Historical Marker"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090718224049/http://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=817 |date=July 18, 2009 }}. ''ExplorePAhistory.com''. Retrieved May 4, 2019.</ref> In May 2019, the Walnut Street Theatre announced a major expansion to begin in 2020.<ref name=WalnutStreetTheatreExpansion2020>{{cite news |url=https://www.philly.com/arts/walnut-street-theatre-expansion-theater-in-the-round-parking-lot-20190504.html |title=Walnut Street Theatre announces a major expansion, set to start in 2020 |author=John Timpane |newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=May 4, 2019 |access-date=May 4, 2019 |quote=The Walnut Street Theatre announced Saturday evening that fund-raising is now underway for a substantial new wing of the building. Plans would expand the 210-year-old theater's footprint partway into the parking lot next door and add a 400-seat theater in the round. The three-story, 35,000-square-foot addition would break ground in May 2020 and be completed in 2022. |archive-date=May 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504234103/https://www.philly.com/arts/walnut-street-theatre-expansion-theater-in-the-round-parking-lot-20190504.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[New Freedom Theatre]], Pennsylvania's oldest African-American theatre, is located on North Broad Street.

Philadelphia has more [[public art]] than any other American city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitphilly.com/music-art/public-art/ |title=Public Art |publisher=Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation |access-date=May 31, 2010 |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727101301/http://www.visitphilly.com/music-art/public-art/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1872, the [[Association for Public Art]], formerly the Fairmount Park Art Association, was created as the first private association in the United States dedicated to integrating public art and [[urban planning]].<ref>{{Cite journal |first=Joanne |last=Aitken |date=September 2, 2004 |title=Forget Paris |journal=City Paper |url=http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2004-09-02/cityspace.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203103019/http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2004-09-02/cityspace.shtml |archive-date=December 3, 2007 }}</ref> In 1959, lobbying by the Artists Equity Association helped create the [[Percent for Art]] [[Law|ordinance]], the first for a U.S. city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.publicartreview.org/pdf/wetenhall.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901030011/http://www.publicartreview.org/pdf/wetenhall.pdf |archive-date=September 1, 2006 |title=About A Brief History of Percent-For-Art in America |last=Wetenhall |first=John |publisher=Public Art Review |access-date=September 24, 2006 }}</ref> The program, which has funded more than 200 pieces of public art, is administered by the Philadelphia Office of Arts and Culture, the city's art agency.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://associationforpublicart.org/public-art-gateway/public-art-agencies/ |title=Office of Art and Culture |access-date=December 24, 2013 |archive-date=November 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103181410/http://associationforpublicart.org/public-art-gateway/public-art-agencies/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The city has more murals than any other American city, due to the 1984 creation of the Department of Recreation's [[Mural Arts Program]], which seeks to beautify neighborhoods and provide an outlet for [[graffiti]] artists. The program has funded more than 2,800 [[mural]]s by professional, staff and volunteer artists and educated more than 20,000 youth in underserved neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.muralarts.org/about/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208070210/http://www.muralarts.org/about/ |archive-date=December 8, 2007 |title=Mural Arts Program About page |access-date=November 27, 2007 }}</ref>

The city is home to a number of art organizations, including the regional art advocacy nonprofit Philadelphia Tri-State Artists Equity,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schira |first1=Ron |title=Art review: GoggleWorks' 'Artists Equity' show proves uneven |url=http://www2.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=444811 |website=Reading Eagle |access-date=November 27, 2019 |language=en |date=January 20, 2013 |archive-date=February 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226103221/http://www2.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=444811 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the [[Philadelphia Sketch Club]], one of the country's oldest artists' clubs,<ref name="time">{{cite magazine |title=Art: Windfall |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,772330,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101014064937/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,772330,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 14, 2010 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=January 15, 1940 |access-date=March 2, 2018 }}</ref> and [[The Plastic Club]], started by women excluded from the Sketch Club.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Van Hook |first=Bailey |date=January 1, 2009 |title=The Early Career of Violet Oakley, Illustrator |jstor=40605220 |journal=Woman's Art Journal |volume=30 |issue=1 |pages=29–38 }}</ref> Many [[Old City, Philadelphia|Old City]] art galleries stay open late on the [[First Friday (public event)|First Friday]] event of each month.<ref>{{cite news |title=What To Do For First Friday In Philly This January |url=http://www.uwishunu.com/2017/01/celebrate-first-friday-philly-january-6/#sm.000nnbzwxvrrcxq114e2340gzulvn |author=Jillian Wilson |newspaper=Visit Philadelphia |date=January 5, 2017 |access-date=March 2, 2018 |archive-date=September 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911205222/http://www.uwishunu.com/2017/01/celebrate-first-friday-philly-january-6/#sm.000nnbzwxvrrcxq114e2340gzulvn |url-status=live }}</ref>