 The statue of Rocky unveiled in the movie was put on display at the  Philadelphia Museum of Art. However, serious art patrons objected to  the pop culture icon at the museum. The statue was then moved to  Veterans Stadium. In 2002, when the Vet was torn down, the  Philadelphia Museum of Art loosened up and accepted the statue as a  piece of Philadelphia history. It sits to the right of the stairs  Sylvester Stallone (qv) ascended in the original  _Rocky (1976)_ (qv).