Why it matters: The Rocky statue must look its best for the millions of pilgrims who visit the sculpture every year at the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Created for a scene in "Rocky III," the Rocky Statue sits at the bottom of "The Rocky Steps" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where the fictional boxer trained in the original movie. For the ...

So went the 1940s—a decade split into wartime devastation and scarcity, followed by peacetime innovation and abundance.

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution, which operates more than 20 ...

Mural Arts Philadelphia has created more than 4,000 works for over 41 years − many pieces produced by women, pioneers in a ...

as the museum unveiled a statue in her honor. The new sculpture captures Davis in her pitching stance, wearing her uniform for the Anderson Monarchs -- named for the Marian Anderson Recreation ...

Visitors can also stand in the exact spot Rocky famously completed his run and take selfies with his bronze statue. [Read: The Best Hotels in Philadelphia.] The Philadelphia Museum of Art is open ...