This museum offers art from many periods that are nothing short of exquisite! There are four floors of exhibits. I recommend to start at the third floor and work your way down. There are stairs and elevators for those who are handicapped.
The third floor offers armor, European Art from the Medieval period to roughly 1850 as well as Asian Art. Not only are art pieces displayed, but also parts of buildings to showcase the artful architecture of Europe and Asia.
The second floor includes contemporary European and American artworks. Paintings, sculptures, and displays make up most of the floor, each demonstrating the variety of creativity the modern mind can produce.
The first floor encompasses the special exhibit and American Art up to the early nineteenth century with and emphasis on Pennsylvania art and furniture. The gift shops are also on this floor, featuring exceptional books, prints, magnets, stickers, and other souvenirs one may take home with them.
The ground floor includes some African and Asian artwork from a special exhibit of artistic clothing.
The security people did not make you feel uncomfortable (in fact, many were welcoming).
Overall, this is a museum that one has to check out if they are in the Philadelphia area. Be prepared to spend four hours there at least if you like looking at every single item!

– Cole Mellinger

This is a must visit when in Philadelphia. Gorgeous museum filled with inspiring artifacts.
There are so much to see , and you can get lost inside, since it was our first time here, it took us a while to figure it out how to exit the exhibits.

We had a great time inside the museum , spent hours inside the museum enjoyed everything we saw, only wished we had more time to spend here.

Tickets pricing are reasonable with military enter for free at certain times.

Friendly and attentive staff. Great location. Can arrive on one of the city bus tours as well.

– Starr Davis

It has a beautiful collection of different ages and cultures. Start from the top floor and, most probably, you will spend there most of your day in the museum. There are unique pieces of European Medieval Art, Asian Art, and American period. It's like swimming in the waves from one culture to another. Another thing which is notable about this museum is that it tries hard to recreate the atmosphere of each period and culture through bringing up of their correspondent architectural authentic elements which fills the rooms with distinctive spirit of each place. It's a definitely nice place to visit for Art & Culture lovers.

– Aleksei Kudriashov