PhilaMOCA

Philadelphia


A former tombstone store, then producer Diplo's studios, this eclectic space now has an equally eclectic program of cult movie nights, live-music shows, art, comedy and more.


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1. Common Threads

0.19 MILES

This giant 2016 work by Meg Saligman features Tameka Jones, a student at the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, at the center…

2. Stamp of Incarceration: James Anderson

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This is one of two murals Shepard Fairey created as part of the Mural Arts Restorative Justice program in 2015 on the impact and issues around mass…

3. Rodeph Shalom Synagogue

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Home to the oldest Jewish Ashkenazi congregation in the US, Rodeph Shalom is one of the most beautiful pieces of religious architecture in Philadelphia…

4. Rail Park

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The old Reading Viaduct is the location of the first phase of this ambitious project to reuse 3 miles of decommissioned rail lines between Fairmount Park…

5. Vox Populi

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Founded in 1988 this artist collective gallery is one of the city's leading contemporary art spaces. Their diverse programming includes monthly…

6. Colors of Light: Gateway to Chinatown

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Bursting out the side of a building on the corner of Vine and 12th Sts, this 1999 Mural Arts project is inspired by the Asian American community. With its…

7. Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site

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Often called the creator of the horror story, Edgar Allan Poe lived for six years in Philadelphia, in five different houses. This historic site, his only…

8. Pennsylvania Convention Center

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Opened in 1993 and expanded in 2011, this massive convention center hosts a busy program of events from the mayor's masked ball and annual horticultural…