Art galleries in Philadelphia
Galleries are best taken slowly. Philadelphia, PA has 31 mapped right now. That's 31 galleries mapped around Philadelphia. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Opening nights are the cheat code — free entry, the artists in the room, and a crowd that actually wants to talk about the work.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Philadelphia (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include LAA Art Collective and Soft Illusions Fine Art Gallery, plus Nebula Gallery. If a gallery's missing from Philadelphia's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Philadelphia gallery lineup
31 mapped within about 40 km:
LAA Art Collective
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LAA Art Collective — Art gallery, found on 122 East Lancaster Avenue in Wayne. Also worth knowing about LAA Art Collective: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
122 East Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, 19087
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00
Phone: +1 215-255-5950
Soft Illusions Fine Art Gallery
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Soft Illusions Fine Art Gallery is Art gallery on 4226 Main Street, Philadelphia. Soft Illusions Fine Art Gallery also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4226 Main Street, Philadelphia, 19127
Phone: +1-215-840-0832
Nebula Gallery
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Nebula Gallery is Art gallery on 602 Avenue of the States, Chester.
602 Avenue of the States, Chester, 19013
Art Making Machine Studios
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Art Making Machine Studios — Art gallery, found on 3000 Hope Street in Philadelphia.
3000 Hope Street, Philadelphia, 19133
FLUXSpace
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FLUXSpace — Art gallery, found on 3000 Hope Street in Philadelphia.
3000 Hope Street, Philadelphia, 19133
The Print Center
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The Print Center — Art gallery, found on 1614 Latimer Street in Philadelphia. Also worth knowing about The Print Center: it has a website with more detail.
1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia
Illadelph Glass Gallery
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Illadelph Glass Gallery is Art gallery on 68 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia. Illadelph Glass Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-19:00; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
68 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia, 19106
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-19:00; Su off
Phone: +1 267-273-0586
Works on Paper Gallery
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Works on Paper Gallery is Art gallery on 1611 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. Works on Paper Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-17:00 "and by appointment"; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1611 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 19103
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-17:00 "and by appointment"
Phone: +1 215-988-9999
Gross McCleaf Gallery
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Gross McCleaf Gallery — Art gallery, found on 127 South 16th Street in Philadelphia. Also worth knowing about Gross McCleaf Gallery: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
127 South 16th Street, Philadelphia, 19102
Phone: +1 215-665-8138
Toni and Stuart B. Young Gallery
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Toni and Stuart B. Young Gallery — Art gallery, found on 600 North Market Street in Wilmington.
600 North Market Street, Wilmington, 19801
Susan O'Reilly Studio
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Susan O'Reilly Studio is Art gallery on 415 Dartmouth Avenue, Swarthmore.
415 Dartmouth Avenue, Swarthmore
Westtown Station Gallery
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Westtown Station Gallery — Art gallery, found on 850 East Street Road in West Chester.
850 East Street Road, West Chester
Strodes Mill Gallery, Inc.
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Strodes Mill Gallery, Inc. — Art gallery, found on 1000 Lenape Road in East Bradford Township.
1000 Lenape Road, East Bradford Township, 19382
Center for Pennsylvania German Studies
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Center for Pennsylvania German Studies — Art gallery, found on 301 West Main Street in Trappe. Also worth knowing about Center for Pennsylvania German Studies: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr off; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 12:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
301 West Main Street, Trappe
Hours: Mo-Fr off; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 12:00-16:00
Phone: +1 610-489-7560
Gallery 222
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Gallery 222 — Art gallery on 222 East King Street. Also worth knowing about Gallery 222: it has a website with more detail.
222 East King Street
Corner Art Collective
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Corner Art Collective — Art gallery, found on 341 South Matlack Street in West Chester. Also worth knowing about Corner Art Collective: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr "by appointment"; Sa-Su 12:00-18:00.
341 South Matlack Street, West Chester
Hours: Mo-Fr "by appointment"; Sa-Su 12:00-18:00
Karlie Gallery
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Karlie Gallery — Art gallery, found on 1311 Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia.
1311 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, 19125
Arch Enemy Arts
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Arch Enemy Arts is Art gallery on 109 Arch Street, Philadelphia. Arch Enemy Arts also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Fr 10:00-16:00; Sa-Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
109 Arch Street, Philadelphia, 19106-2003
Hours: We-Fr 10:00-16:00; Sa-Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +1-215-717-7774
Twelve Gates Arts
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Twelve Gates Arts — Art gallery, found on 106 North 2nd Street in Philadelphia. Also worth knowing about Twelve Gates Arts: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
106 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia, 19106
Phone: +1 215 253-8578
Muse Gallery
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Muse Gallery — Art gallery, found on 52 North 2nd Street in Philadelphia. Also worth knowing about Muse Gallery: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
52 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia, 19106
Phone: +1-215-627-5310
Larry Becker Contemporary Art
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Larry Becker Contemporary Art is Art gallery on 43 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia. Larry Becker Contemporary Art also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
43 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia, 19106
Phone: +1-215-925-5389
Paradigm Gallery + Studio
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Paradigm Gallery + Studio is Art gallery on 12 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia. Paradigm Gallery + Studio also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
12 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia, 19106
Phone: +1-267-266-0073
Bridgette Mayer
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Bridgette Mayer is Art gallery on 709 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. Bridgette Mayer also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
709 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 19106
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +1 215-413-8893
Art on the Ridge
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Art on the Ridge — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Art on the Ridge: the map lists its hours as We-Su 12:00-18:00.
Hours: We-Su 12:00-18:00
Axiom Contemporary
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Axiom Contemporary — Art gallery, found on 92 Coulter Avenue in Ardmore. Also worth knowing about Axiom Contemporary: the map lists its hours as 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
92 Coulter Avenue, Ardmore, 19003
Hours: 11:00-18:00
Phone: +1 818-378-0629
Annex Art Gallery
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Annex Art Gallery — Art gallery.
Moderne Gallery
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Moderne Gallery is Art gallery on 1705 N American St., Philadelphia. Moderne Gallery also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
1705 N American St., Philadelphia, 19122
Pentimenti Gallery
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Pentimenti Gallery is Art gallery on 145 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia. Pentimenti Gallery also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
145 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia, 19106
Phone: +1 215-625-9990
Workers' House Art Gallery
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Workers' House Art Gallery is Art gallery.
Galerie Marie
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Galerie Marie — Art gallery, found on 709 Haddon Avenue in Collingswood.
709 Haddon Avenue, Collingswood, 08108
Camden FireWorks
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Camden FireWorks — Art gallery, found on 1813 Broadway in Camden. Also worth knowing about Camden FireWorks: it has a website with more detail.
1813 Broadway, Camden, 08104
What the map tells us about art galleries in Philadelphia
9 of the 31 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — galleries keep proper public hours, so plan around the listed times.
18 have websites listed. That's where the current exhibition is announced — the one thing worth checking before you visit.
There's a cluster: 2 of them sit on 3000 Hope Street, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
18 galleries list websites — that's where the current exhibition is announced, and it's the one thing worth checking before you visit.
The Philadelphia gallery walk
The efficient Philadelphia gallery walk strings these together: LAA Art Collective on 122 East Lancaster Avenue, Soft Illusions Fine Art Gallery on 4226 Main Street, Nebula Gallery on 602 Avenue of the States, Art Making Machine Studios on 3000 Hope Street, FLUXSpace on 3000 Hope Street, The Print Center on 1614 Latimer Street, Illadelph Glass Gallery on 68 North 2nd Street, and Works on Paper Gallery on 1611 Walnut Street — 31 stops, one logical order. 23 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for Philadelphia
A few things worth knowing before you work through Philadelphia's art galleries:
- Small galleries take risks at LAA Art Collective. Artist-run spaces show the work the big institutions won't. Some of it's baffling; some of it's the future.
- Ask the gallerist at Soft Illusions Fine Art Gallery. They know the work, the artists, and what's coming next. Most are delighted when someone asks a real question.
- Visit twice if it moves you. A second visit to a strong show is never wasted. You see completely different work the second time.
- Kids are welcome (usually). Most galleries are fine with children; the contemporary ones especially. Call ahead if you're unsure.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Philadelphia — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Philadelphia can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 31 that's closed, or a great art gallery we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 31 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Art gallery listings for Philadelphia: 31 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.