Penn's Arts & the City Year
Penn’s Arts & the City Year celebrates arts and culture across our campus – and throughout our neighborhood, city, and region. It features an exciting range of events in Fall 2009 and Spring 2010, from dynamic student performances and distinguished guest artists, to vital discussions about national arts policy, the role of the arts in public health, and the importance of civic engagement with arts and culture.

With its array of diverse perspectives, the Arts & the City Year spotlights Penn’s commitment to knowledge that crosses disciplines and boundaries, while reaffirming the essential role of arts and culture in campus and city life.

The Greater Philadelphia Gardens
An excellent resource for exploring the rich variety of public gardens, arboreta, and historic houses with gardens in the Philadelphia area. Use the site to plan a weekend getaway, or simply to find an event you’d like to attend.


American Public Gardens Association (APGA)
The professional association for public gardens in North America, supporting the public horticulture community in its mission to study, display, and conserve plants. Currently, the APGA has more than 400 institutional members and almost 3,000 individual members. The APGA publishes a monthly newsletter and the quarterly journal, Public Garden, along with a variety of other publications, and sponsors eight regional and one national conference each year. Important APGA initiatives include the Resource Center, a technical information service for botanical gardens, allied institutions, and the general public, and the North American Plant Collections Consortium, a project to conserve plant germplasm using the collections found in botanical gardens and arboreta.


The Shops of Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia’s favorite destination for shopping, restaurants and family fun. As you walk along the tree-lined, cobblestoned streets, you’ll find more than 120 exciting, one-of-a-kind shops, restaurants, and fun activities for the whole family.


Philadelphia's Historic Northwest Coalition
Consists of the combined communities of Mt. Airy, Germantown, and Chestnut Hill. It offers a unique wealth of historic, architectural, cultural and natural features supported by outstanding retail and commercial resources. The unique attractions, natural beauty and convenience of Philadelphia's Historic Northwest make it an inviting destination that combines the character of the city and the country, and the best of the old and the new.


Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation
Your gateway to Philadelphia and The Countryside™. It is now easier than ever for you to plan your visit — restaurants, hotels, itineraries and much more are all at your fingertips. To begin, expand the menu bar at top and discover your Philadelphia.


Philly Fun Guide: Museum Week
Help celebrate the Philadelphia region's wide and rich selection of museums, gardens and historic sites by participating in Museum Week! Starting April 27, dozens of local museums and attractions will offer special discounts and incentives for visitors.


Arts and Culture at Penn
Coming together as never before - with a new website and monthly e-newsletter offering updates and special promotions. The new web-site, launched this fall, brings the diverse arts and culture opportunities open to the public at Penn into one easy-to-navigate presentation, with a full calendar of special events, plus information on Penn attractions, directions, transportation, parking and more.