Museum with a wide variety of artifacts and antiquities, housed in a building with a Chinese rotunda.
Annual Day of the Dead festival with ofrendas, food, flowers and activities honoring ancestors at the Penn Museum.
Guided tour of the Penn Museum with a spooky twist on vampires, werewolves and sea monsters, tracing the origins of Halloween back to Samhain.
Virtual lecture series in which experts examine the human stories behind artifacts from around the world, with the first lecture on Khipus.
A hands-on workshop for Penn students to create Wixarika yarn paintings inspired by the museum collection, featuring a talk by Professor Teresa Giménez.
Professional development workshop for K-12 educators to explore teaching Native American histories through primary sources and cultural items, including a guided tour and curator's talk.
Black-tie gala with VIP cocktail reception, gallery preview, and dinner celebrating the opening of the Egypt Galleries: Life and Afterlife.
A three-week virtual course exploring the historical and archaeological world behind Homer's Odyssey, with live sessions on Tuesdays.
Virtual lecture by Dr Elisa Palomino Perez on a fish-skin robe made by the Nanai of the Amur River, part of the Penn Museum's Artifacts in Action series.
Dr. James C. Wright presents new research on the ancient port of Kommos on Crete, discussing recent excavations and climate change threats.
Exclusive preview evening for Visionaries donors of the reimagined Egypt Galleries, with curator Jennifer Houser Wegner, beer, wine and hors d'oeuvres.
A family-friendly celebration of the new Egypt Galleries with artifacts, hieroglyph workshops, puppet theater, and activities for all ages.
Virtual lecture from the Penn Museum's Artifacts in Action series on life-sized Luohan sculptures from China, viewable online.
Guided tour of the Penn Museum exploring how ancient peoples made and consumed alcohol, ending with a beer tasting inspired by an ancient recipe.
Open house for K-12 educators to explore the new Egypt Galleries, meet curator Dr. Jennifer Wegner and earn ACT 48 credits.
The Penn Museum's 46th annual Lunar New Year celebration with storytelling, art-making, live music, dance and a traditional Lion Dance finale.
An after-hours wellness series featuring yoga, meditation, sound bath, tai chi and artmaking during the museum's First Wednesdays, with a botanical bar and wellness marketplace.
Guided tour of the renovated Ancient Egypt and Nubia Galleries at the Penn Museum, exploring how ancient Egyptians lived, worked, worshipped and prepared for eternity.
