Special Events


Each year, the highly anticipated Preview Gala inaugurates the four-day Show in truly grand fashion as a prominent sell-out event. To this day, the Gala continues to remain a leading social and fund-raising event and an increasingly important visitor attraction to Philadelphia.


The Show also presents a series of special events including lectures by world famous authorities on antiques, art, decoration and history. Private tours of notable antiques collections and historical sites are also available.


 


Philadelphia Antiques Show

The Philadelphia Antiques Show

April 12th - 15th 2008
The Preview Gala kicks off the festivites this year and is scheduled for April 11, 2008.


The 47th annual Philadelphia Antiques Show features 50 leading antiques dealers and galleries who continue to set the standard for outstanding quality and integrity. These exhibitors will bring together the finest examples available today including period furniture, folk and fine art, ceramics, porcelain, silver, jewelry and textiles. The 2008 Loan Exhibit will feature Maritime Antiques, with a special emphasis on pieces made and used in the Philadelphia region. The 2008 Loan is curated by Independence Seaport Museum.



This year the Show is in a brand new location, The Navy Yard, located at 5100 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, just past the city’s popular Sports Complex. The Show will be housed within the Philadelphia Cruise Terminal at Pier One of the Philadelphia Naval Business Center, which is a renovated naval iron plating factory, built in 1874. Fully air conditioned, this sunlit space offers 40,000 square feet of exhibition space with ample parking and easy access to I-95 and I-76.


The Philadelphia Antiques Show is a major fundraiser for the University of Pennsylvania Health System and is dedicated to supporting innovative programs with direct impact on patient care. Presenting Sponsor: The Haverford Trust Company



For more information visit www.philaantiques.com or call 215-387-3500.