UPDATE: All available bookings for the Museum’s April 2021 soft opening have SOLD OUT!
But don’t despair: we’re looking forward to scheduling more openings for special exhibitions and events. So stay tuned!
And to be the first to hear about upcoming events, why not become a member?
For a very limited time, the Neon Museum of Philadelphia is OPEN to visitors!
To celebrate Mason Carter’s special exhibition Blendini City, the Museum’s home at NexFab is having a soft opening for FOUR DAYS ONLY:
Thursday, April 15, 2021 through Sunday, April 18, 2021 during limited hours.
Reserve your timed tickets using the form below.
The Neon Museum of Philadelphia at NextFab features over 120 vintage and art pieces, displayed in our gallery and throughout the building (plus another 30 at our satellite annex at Drexel University’s Firestone building).
We offer activities, events, videos, changing art shows, and a museum shop.
The block-long NextFab building is also home to other arts-related organizations, a restaurant, and business incubator spaces.
Reserve in advance (below) and pay in person during your visit
$10 admission per visitor
Members admitted free with membership card
To protect children and exhibitions, children under 7 are not admitted and visitors under 16 must be accompanied by a supervising adult.
Contact us for group and private tour rates.
Memberships available
The Neon Museum of Philadelphia is honored to welcome you into our new home. At last! But COVID is still a primary concern for our staff and visitors, so we require the following:
MASKS: Face coverings must be worn by all visitors without exception while inside the Museum, inside NextFab, and on NextFab’s property.
SOCIAL DISTANCING: Please maintain a distance of 6 feet or more between you and other visitors.
The Museum reserves the right to ask any visitor not following these regulations to leave.
Neon Museum of Philadelphia
at NextFab
1800 North American St, Unit E
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Southwest corner of North American and Berks Streets. Two blocks west of Berks Station on the Market-Frankford Line.
(267) 534-3883
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Now showing: Mason Carter’s Blendini City
Artist Statement:
I came up with the idea of Blendini City in the year 2018, after
falling in love with my home city Philadelphia’s architecture and
mourning over too many demolished treasures. I thought to myself, “what
if buildings had feelings too?” So I just started drawing neighborhoods,
and I really had no idea I was going to create a whole world where I
would reside as the Mayor.
Being the Mayor, even with its challenges, has been an absolute joy.
That’s because I’ve set out to create a city that is well-run, a joy to
live in, and offers tremendous opportunities for its people and
buildings. From its thrilling transit system to its mosaic of
neighborhoods, I hope I can show Blendini City as an alternative to how
we think of the future city: an authentic place that celebrates the
past, present, and future.
Follow Mason’s work on Instagram (@masonfromblendini) and at BlendiniMayor.com.
The Museum’s special exhibitions focus on neon, Philly culture, and roadside America through photos, paintings, sculpture, and videos.
In addition to our home at NextFab, the Museum’s satellite venues remain a moveable feast with locations around the city:
The Neon Museum offers presentations and walking / bus tours for civic, educational, convention, and architectural groups. We explore neon history and Philadelphia vernacular design as a window into Philadelphia’s commercial and cultural heritage. Most tours are local but we’ve presented at venues across the country.
Avanti Gallery, Neon Visions, Philadelphia, 1988
Center for Architecture, Philadelphia, 2008 – 2013
Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Illuminated, Philadelphia, 1986
Folk and Outsider Art Gallery, Pottstown, 2009
Moore College of Art, Collecting, Philadelphia, 1995
Park Towne Place, Light and Language, Philadelphia, 2018
Philadelphia International Airport, Terminal D, Philadelphia, 2001
Sedgwick Cultural Center, Philadelphia, 2004 (curator)
The Touraine, Penthouse Neon Party, Philadelphia, 2018
Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Storefront, 2001
Philadelphia Dumpster Diver Art Shows, 1995 – present