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PHILADELPHIA-AREA HOTELS, RESTAURANTS—AND AMTRAK--OFFER EXCLUSIVE PACKAGES FOR VAN GOGH: FACE TO FACE
Vincent van Gogh traveled frequently throughout his career. Whether in The Hague, Drenthe, and Nuenen in the Netherlands, or Paris, Arles, Saint-Rémy, and Auvers in France, he found inspiration in the local people and landscape, and transformed the way we look at the world. Visitors who travel to Philadelphia to see Van Gogh: Face to Face, the first comprehensive exhibition of portraits by one of the best-known painters in the history of Western art (on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from October 22, 2000 to January 14, 2001) may choose from exclusive hotel and restaurant packages that showcase the best of the city and the Delaware Valley.
Hotel Packages
To celebrate Van Gogh: Face to Face, ten fine hotels are offering special packages including overnight stay for two, VIP admission to the exhibition, continental breakfast for two, and overnight parking.
Best Western Center City Hotel
501 North 22nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
215-568-8300
215-557-0259 fax
Courtyard by Marriott
21 North Juniper Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-496-3200
215-496-3696 fax
Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia
One Logan Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-963-1500
215-963-9506 fax
The Inn at Penn
3600 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
800-809-7001
215-222-4600
Loews Philadelphia Hotel
1200 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-627-1200
215-231-7305 fax
Omni Hotel at Independence Place
4th and Chestunt Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-925-0000
215-925-1263 fax
Philadelphia Marriott Hotel
1201 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-625-2900
215-625-6000 fax
The Rittenhouse Hotel
210 West Rittenhouse Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-546-9000
215-732-3364 fax
The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia
10 Avenue of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-735-7700
215-568-0942 fax
Sofitel Philadelphia
120 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-569-8300
215-564-7436 fax
Amtrak Travel Opportunities
A 10% travel discount is available for Van Gogh: Face to Face visitors traveling to Philadelphia from all Amtrak stations between Boston and Washington, D.C. The fare code is X838 and is valid from October 20, 2000 – January 16, 2001 (inclusive). Children two through 15 years of age will receive an additional 50% discount. No other discounts apply. This fare is also valid on group travel (20 people or more); call the Amtrak Group Sales department at (800) USA-1GRP.
The discount is valid on Acela Regional Service (Northeast Corridor), off peak Metroliners, NortheastDirect, Keystone and Clocker trains. It is not valid on peak hour Metroliners and Acela Express.
Van Gogh: Face to Face is made possible in Philadelphia by Aetna and First Union. Additional support was provided by The Pew Charitable Trusts, Amtrak, and the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation. NBC 10 WCAU is the broadcast media sponsor. The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News are the print media sponsors. The exhibition was organized by The Detroit Institute of Arts, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art, among the largest museums in the United States, showcases more than 2,000 years of exceptional human creativity in masterpieces of painting, sculpture, decorative arts and architectural settings from Europe, Asia and the Americas. The striking neoclassical building, housing more than 200 galleries across an expanse of 600,000 square feet, is an oasis of beauty and enriching activities—including family programs, lectures, concerts and films—and welcomed some 640,000 visitors in 1999.
For additional information, contact the Marketing and Public Relations Department of the Philadelphia Museum of Art at (215) 684-7860. The Philadelphia Museum of Art is located on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th Street. For general information, call (215) 763-8100, or visit the Museum’s website at
www.philamuseum.org.
