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Rocky Statue Becomes Museum Centerpiece, Draws 4 Million Visitors

4/25/2026

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The bronze Rocky Balboa statue, a movie prop, is now installed in the Philadelphia Museum of Art as the exhibition’s centerpiece.
Monument Lab director Paul Farber curated the show, which opened April 24, to examine monuments as power statements from ancient to modern boxing pieces.
Deputy director Louis Marchesano noted the Rocky statue now attracts four million visitors annually and announced moving the Joe Frazier statue to the former Rocky site.

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The bronze Rocky Balboa statue, a movie prop, is now installed in the Philadelphia Museum of Art as the exhibition’s centerpiece.
Monument Lab director Paul Farber curated the show, which opened April 24, to examine monuments as power statements from ancient to modern boxing pieces.
Deputy director Louis Marchesano noted the Rocky statue now attracts four million visitors annually and announced moving the Joe Frazier statue to the former Rocky site.