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Philadelphia's Magic Gardens

1020 S St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147 USA

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“a folk art wonderland”

Philadelphia's Magic Gardens is a non-profit organization, folk art environment, and gallery space on South Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To date, it is the largest work created by mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar. The Magic Gardens spans three city lots, and includes indoor galleries and a large outdoor labyrinth. The mosaics are made up of everything from kitchen tiles to bike wheels, Latin-American art to china plates. The space is open for public view. Isaiah Zagar is an award-winning mosaic mural artist whose work can be found on over 100 public walls throughout the city of Philadelphia and around the world. Born in Philadelphia and raised in Brooklyn, Zagar received his B.F.A. in Painting and Graphics at the Pratt Institute of Art in New York City. When he was 19 years old, Zagar discovered the folk art installations of Clarence Schmidt in Woodstock, New York. Influenced by Schmidt, Picasso, Jean Dubuffet, Kurt Schwitters, Antonio Gaudi, Simon Rodia and Joseph Ferdinand Cheval, he was inspired to include the concepts of untrained artists as manifestations of fine art.  

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Sophie T.

Such an interesting place! We came on a gorgeous sunny day which was perfect since this is a half indoor/half outdoor art exhibit in Philly. The awe factor definitely comes from the feeling of... Read more

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PMG was a really fun new experience I had while visiting Philly. I've done a lot of the main touristy things in the past but never got around to making it here until now. It was a really unique... Read more

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Lisa F.

Really cute and unique place. Has 2 floors (ground level and stairs down), but it's not a large area in general (1/3 to 1/2 a block?). I enjoyed the scavenger hunt (they list objects for you to... Read more

Philadelphia's Magic Gardens

1020 S St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19147 USA
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