Famous work by Marcel Duchamp to leave Philadelphia Museum of Art for a year; how to see it before it goes

"Fountain" (1950 replica of 1917 original) and "Nude Descending a Staircase (No. 2)" (1912) are two pieces by Marcel Duchamp that will be leaving the Philadelphia Museum of Art for a year. (Image courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2018.)

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The artwork of Marcel Duchamp is getting ready to leave Philadelphia -- temporarily.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is bringing together its collection of work by the acclaimed French-American artist for a new traveling exhibition: "The Essential Duchamp." The exhibition will enjoy extended stays at Tokyo National Museum in Japan, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Korea and the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Australia.

The traveling Duchamp exhibition will have 150 pieces by and related to Marcel Duchamp, including his 1912 painting "Nude Descending a Staircase No. 2" and the provocative "Fountain" (a 1950-made replica of the 1917 original). Many of the pieces will be on display for the first time in Japan, Korea and Australia.

The downside is that much of the museum's signature Duchamp collection will be away from Philadelphia starting on Aug. 10, 2018 through August 2019.

But there is good news for Pennsylvania-based Duchamp fans. Not all of the museum's Duchamp pieces will be on tour -- "The Large Glass" and "Etant Donnes" will remain.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art will also host a new exhibition, "The Duchamp Family," in place of the usually displayed Marcel Duchamp collection. In "The Duchamp Family," viewers will be able to view pieces created by Duchamp's siblings: cubist painter Jacques Villon, sculptor Raymond Duchamp-Villon and Dadaist painter Suzanne Duchamp.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is located at 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. Admission is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, $14 for students and free for children 12 and under. Learn more at philamuseum.org.

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