The 51st Annual Show Refreshes Its Look with a New Location and Logo

PHILADELPHIA (December 12, 2011) – Famed for its wide array of decorative pieces and furnishings, the Philadelphia Antiques Show and Mayor Michael A. Nutter announced today that the Show will move to a new home in Center City Philadelphia – The Pennsylvania Convention Center. The change in venue invites fantastic updates to the 2012 Show, including a larger floor plan and a fresh, new logo to bring antiques into the 21st century.

Sponsored by Drexel Morgan & Co., the 51st Annual Philadelphia Antiques Show will be held April 28, 2012 to May 1, 2012, with a preview party on April 27, 2012. One of the longest running shows in the country, the Show debuted on April 24, 1962 as the University Hospital Antiques Show at the 33rd Street Armory in West Philadelphia. Since its founding, the Show has moved to several locations, and was hosted most recently at The Navy Yard, Philadelphia Cruise Terminal at Pier One.

“Moving the Show to the Pennsylvania Convention Center allows patrons the chance to purchase the finest, most exquisite treasures from over 50 antiques dealers featured in our largest floor plan ever,” says Show Chairwoman Gretchen Riley. “With the new layout of the show, we also decided to elevate the look of our brand with a fresh logo that we hope inspires a new generation of collectors to attend the Show and begin collections of their own.”

In addition to the new location and Show dates, the 2012 Philadelphia Antiques Show announced it has embraced the past to modernize and adopt a new logo. The logo captures the essence of Philadelphia’s unique history with its distinctive script. The golden, ornate key hints at “unlocking” the past with antiques. The burgundy and gold color scheme for the logo makes for a bold, but traditional statement.

As the 2012 Show adopts a new look and home, proceeds from the Philadelphia Antiques Show will continue to raise funds for its beneficiary, the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Over the past five decades, the Show has raised over $18 million for the advancement of patient care. Proceeds from the 2012 Show will help establish the Penn Lung Transplant Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Program. The program will facilitate the rehabilitation of organs that are normally unsuitable for transplantation, and use its resources to expand the number of transplants performed within the health system to revolutionize the practice of lung transplantations throughout the United States.

“Philadelphia is known for our eds, meds and beds,” said Mayor Nutter.  “The Philadelphia Antiques Show combines all of them.  Last year, about 10,000 people visited the show and stayed at our great hotels.  The proceeds from the Antiques Show benefit UPenn Medicine. This year, the Philadelphia Antiques Show will be even bigger as it moves to its new home, the Pennsylvania Convention Center.”

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About The Philadelphia Antiques Show: Originated in 1962, The Philadelphia Antiques Show has grown to be one of the most prominent shows in the United States famed for its wide array of decorative pieces and furnishings. The Show hand selects dealers and galleries that offer visitors the finest quality of unique, timeless treasures to add a touch of history and elegance to today’s American home. Proceeds from the Show benefit Penn Medicine. The 2012 Show marks its 51st year as the major fundraiser for Penn Medicine to support innovative programs with direct impact on patient care.

About The Philadelphia Antiques Show’s 2012 Presenting Sponsor, Drexel Morgan & Co.: Drexel Morgan & Co., the parent company of the Show’s seven year-running title sponsor, The Haverford Trust Company, is an investment management company that helps today’s sophisticated investors accomplish their financial goals and objectives through a wide array of customized investment solutions. As a trusted fiduciary, Drexel Morgan & Co. offers personalized service to each client with a special emphasis on discretion, privacy and confidentiality. Find out more at www.drexelmorgan.com, or (877) 293-7300.

PHILADELPHIA (September 28, 2011) -The Philadelphia Antiques’ Show, the major fundraiser for Penn Medicine, is proud to announce the successful completion of its 50th year by donating $695,750 to the city’s leading healthcare institution. Proceeds from the 2011 Show were donated to the Penn Ovarian Cancer Research Center, furthering its efforts to make a personalized immunotherapy vaccine more accessible to ovarian cancer patients.

The presentation took place on Wednesday, September 28 at the new Translational Research Center at 3400 Civic Center Boulevard in Philadelphia. Patty Cheek, Chairman of the 2011 Philadelphia Antiques Show, presented Ralph W. Muller, CEO of Penn Medicine, and Dr. George Coukos, MD, PhD, Director of the Penn Ovarian Cancer Research Center, with a check representing the proceeds from the 2011 show.

Proceeds from the 2011 Show will help the Penn Ovarian Cancer Research Center expand its reach by connecting community based gynecologic practices and medical centers throughout the Mid-Atlantic region to the Penn Regional Ovarian Cancer Network and Ovarian Tumor Processing Facility. This program is currently active in collecting, processing and storing tumor tissue which would normally be discarded in initial cancer surgeries. The rescued tissue is then made available to patients for future therapeutic application of personalized vaccine therapy that can improve survival and quality of life for women with ovarian cancer.

Since 1962, Show proceeds have contributed more than $17 million for the advancement of patient care at Penn Medicine. Proceeds from the 2012 Philadelphia Antiques’ Show, to be held April 28 to May 1 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, with a preview party on April 27, will support the Penn Medicine Lung Center: Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion initiative.

Proceeds from recent past shows have been used to purchase the following:

2010 – The Penn Center for Ocular Imaging has been equipped with state-of-the-art ocular imaging instruments. Computerized integration provides for images acquired at any site to be available to doctors and patients at every Penn Eye Care facility, allowing more accurate diagnosis and improved treatment.

2009 – The Penn Center for Patient Safety and Advocacy at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP): helped to advance Penn’s clinical care delivery and to make HUP the safest place to receive care.

2008 – The Penn Lung Center: funds were used to purchase a cutting-edge information and communication system which allows the radiologists to work directly with pulmonary medicine specialists and thoracic surgeons.

About the Philadelphia Antiques Show: The Philadelphia Antiques’ Show is the premier antiques and decorative arts show in the country featuring a large selection of American antiques. Since 1962, show proceeds have contributed more than $17 million for the advancement of patient care at Penn Medicine. Organized by a committee of more than 200 volunteers, The Philadelphia Antiques’ Show will feature more than 50 of the nations’ leading antiques dealers and fine art galleries. For the second year in a row, the 2012 Show will once again be presented by Drexel Morgan & Co., the parent company of the Show’s six year-running title sponsor The Haverford Trust Company. The loan exhibit will be titled “Where History Meets Medicine: Antiques from the Nation’s First Hospital.”