PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art announced today that it has selected the Philadelphia-based STARR Restaurants Catering Group to be the exclusive caterer for Museum events and to redevelop and operate the Museum’s restaurant and cafes in the main building and Perelman Building. Beginning August 1, 2010, STARR Restaurants Catering Group will introduce a new menu at the Museum café, in part inspired by the current major exhibition Late Renoir (through September 6, 2010). The Museum Restaurant will also close for several weeks to enable the transition and allow time for the development of an exciting new concept for dining. Plans for the Museum Restaurant will be unveiled in the months ahead. STARR Restaurants Catering Group will succeed the nationally-recognized Restaurant Associates, headquartered in New York, which has operated the Museum’s restaurant, cafes, and catering operations since 1994 and