Meet Rui Rui (\ˈrāy-rāy\), the latest monumental addition to the Penn Art Collection.
New Art on the Block
Jaume Plensa’s Rui Rui, donated by Glenn, W’87, WG’88 and Amanda, C’95, Fuhrmann, joins the Penn Art Collection
Winter 2026
A gift from alumni Glenn, W’87, WG’88, and Amanda Fuhrman, C’95, Rui Rui is the work of Spanish sculptor Jaume Plensa, and it continues the artist’s contemplation of the human head in awe-inspiring scale. With the installation of Rui Rui near the Penn Museum, in Harrison Garden, Philadelphia joins cities across Spain, France, Japan, England, Korea, Germany, and Canada as a home to one of the sculptor’s internationally renowned public artworks.
“Penn is a place for cultural and creative vitality, for anyone who walks onto our campus,” commented President J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD. “The sculptures across our grounds exemplify that ethos: they are for students, for Philadelphia—for all.”
