The Parkway Museums District is a major cultural/educational/civic district that serves hundreds of thousands of city and regional residents, school children, national and international tourists, and generates a significant collective economic impact – in jobs created, visitors, hotel room nights, and both city and state tax revenues. The Parkway Council exists to enhance, promote, and advocate for this exceptional cultural destination.
The Parkway Council consists of the leaders of the Parkway Museums District cultural and educational institutions, as well as organizations with interest in (or responsibility for) the Parkway. The Parkway Council works closely with the City of Philadelphia and other public and private organizations to identify the best strategies for enhancing and promoting the Parkway, and serves as a strategic partner and catalyst to ensure that those strategies are implemented.
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul during the Festival of Families Papal visit in 2015
Ben Franklin Parkway with view from City Hall
Ben Franklin Parkway with the Franklin Institute, Free Library and Barnes Foundation visable
Moore College of Art & Design
Free Library of Philadelphia
Philadelphia Marathon
Fairmount Water Works
Swann Memorial Fountain
Rendering of Philadelphia Mormon Temple in construction progress
The Barnes Foundation
Mutter Museum
Friends Select School
Made in America concert
Festival of Families, Papal visit in 2015
Movies in Eakins Oval
University City 4th of July
University City Academy of Natural Sciences
Walk-Thru Heart at the Franklin Institute
Rodin Museum
Ben Franklin Parkway with view from the Art Museum
Anchors:
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, The Barnes Foundation, Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul, Eastern State Penitentiary (historic site), Fairmount Water Works, The Franklin Institute, Free Library of Philadelphia, Friends Select School, The Logan Hotel, Moore College of Art and Design, Mutter Museum of the College of Physicians, Park Towne Place (apartment residence), Philadelphia Mormon Temple, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Rodin Museum, The Philadelphian (condo residence), Association for Public Art, Brandywine Realty Trust, Center City District, Independence Visitor Center, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation
