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University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)
Penn Museum's internationally-renowned collection includes artifacts from ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, The Classical World, China, Africa, Polynesia, and the Americas. The Museum features permanent and special exhibits and an active calendar of events. Stop by the gift shops and cafe after you broaden your cultural knowledge!
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University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)
3260 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone: 215-898-4000 | Official Website
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Accessibility Services
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Accessibility Details
Access Information: Museum is wheelchair accessible; Elevators available-assistance may be needed. The main Trescher entrance, 3260 South Street, and the Kress entrance (east side) are wheelchair accessible. Handicapped parking is available in Lot 7, the parking garage adjacent to the Museum at the corner of South Street and Convention Avenue, with its entrance off Convention Avenue. Call staff from Education Dept/ 215-898-4015 to make access arrangements.
Blind/VI Access: Large print map of the museum available
Deaf/Hearing Access: Call staff from Education Dept. at 215-898-4015 to make access arrangements.
Wheelchair Access: A limited number of wheelchairs are available for use while visiting the Museum. Visitors can ask for wheelchairs at the Trescher or Kress entrances. Call staff from Education Dept. in advance to make arrangements.
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Current Events
05/05/12-
01/13/13MAYA 2012: Lords of Time Exhibition
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)03/31/12-
09/30/12Run! Super-Athletes of the Sierra-Madre
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)09/18/11-
08/31/12Imagine Africa with the Penn Museum
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)09/18/11-
09/18/12Human Evolution: The First 200 Million Years
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)
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Upcoming Events
06/20/12 Summer Wonder Program - Phil-A-Rhythm: Sounds 'Round the World
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)06/27/12 Summer Wonder Program - Doc Gibbs Ensemble: African Percussion and Dance
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)07/11/12 Summer Wonder Program - Tom Lee: Tales from the Popol Vuh
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)07/18/12 Summer Wonder Program - Rebel Heart Irish Dancers: Beyond Lord of the Dance
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)07/25/12 Summer Wonder Program - Al Bustan Seeds of Culture: Arab Music
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)08/01/12 Summer Wonder Program - Bill Bowers: Mime over Matter
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)08/08/12 Summer Wonder Program - Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac: Aztec Music and Dance
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)
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NOTE: We do our best to ensure all information is accurate. However, it's a good idea to visit the website or call the venue to verify the information.
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Current &
Upcoming Events-
Current Events
05/05/12-
01/13/13MAYA 2012: Lords of Time Exhibition
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)03/31/12-
09/30/12Run! Super-Athletes of the Sierra-Madre
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)09/18/11-
08/31/12Imagine Africa with the Penn Museum
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)09/18/11-
09/18/12Human Evolution: The First 200 Million Years
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)
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Upcoming Events
06/20/12 Summer Wonder Program - Phil-A-Rhythm: Sounds 'Round the World
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)06/27/12 Summer Wonder Program - Doc Gibbs Ensemble: African Percussion and Dance
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)07/11/12 Summer Wonder Program - Tom Lee: Tales from the Popol Vuh
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)07/18/12 Summer Wonder Program - Rebel Heart Irish Dancers: Beyond Lord of the Dance
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)07/25/12 Summer Wonder Program - Al Bustan Seeds of Culture: Arab Music
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)08/01/12 Summer Wonder Program - Bill Bowers: Mime over Matter
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)08/08/12 Summer Wonder Program - Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac: Aztec Music and Dance
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)
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Past
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Past Events
05/23/12 Imagine Africa Free Community Night
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)05/15/12 'The Dawn of Egyptian Art' at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)05/12/12 Amenhotep's Foreign Relations: The Material Evidence for Diplomacy in the Amarna Age
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)05/10/12 A Conversation with John Irving: In One Person
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)05/10/12 Young Friends of Penn Museum Event: Lords of Tequila
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)05/06/12 Culture Change, Image and Adaptation Film Series: Future Remembrance
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)05/05/12-
05/06/12MAYA 2012: Lords of Time Exhibition Opening Celebration Weekend
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)05/02/12 Great Riddles in Archaeology Lecture Series
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)04/25/12 Imagine Africa Evening Event: African Dance!
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)04/24/12 Disintegrations: The Decline and Fall of Libyan Egypt
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)04/24/12 Lecture on Egyptian Archeology
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)04/18/12 Cultural Encounters in the Diaspora: When African and African American Cultures Meet
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)04/17/12 Beauty through the Ages Lecture and Luncheon Program - Cosmetics: Vanity Fare
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)04/16/12 What Made Humans So Different from the Other Great Apes?
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)04/14/12 Maya 101
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)04/11/12 P.M. @ Penn Museum - 2nd Wednesday Quizzo
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)04/11/12 Annual Petersen Lecture with Author Christopher McDougall: Born to Run
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)04/06/12-
04/08/12Earthship Biotecture Seminar Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)04/04/12 Great Riddles in Archaeology Lecture Series - Atlantis: The Lost Continent?
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)04/01/12 Family Sunday - Maya Temples
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)04/01/12 Culture Change, Adaptation, and Image Film Series - Tehran Has No More Pomegranates! (2007)
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)03/31/12 Imagine Africa Community Afternoon - Brazilian Groove
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)03/29/12-
03/31/12Quaker nOats: Just Add Water
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)03/28/12 Imagine Africa Community Night - Hip-Hop Artists Imagine Africa
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)03/24/12 World Culture Day - Hello India!
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)03/21/12 Feminist Darwin - Elizabeth Wilson
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)03/17/12 Annual Korsyn Lecture: New Evidence from the Hyksos Ruler Khayan at Tell Edfu
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)03/15/12 Live from the Archives! Film Series - Elephant in the Dark: Refractions of Muslim Identity
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)03/14/12 P.M. @ Penn Museum - 2nd Wednesday Quizzo
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)03/14/12-
04/18/12P.M. @ Penn Museum - Instructional Drum Circle Workshop
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)03/11/12 Family Sunday - Islamic Stained Glass
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)03/07/12 Great Riddles in Archaeology Lecture Series - The Ark of the Covenant: Lost, Found, or Forgotten?
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)03/04/12 Culture Change, Adaptation, and Image Film Series - Settling Down (2004)
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)03/01/12 Douglas G. Lovell, Jr., Annual Reports from the Field
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)02/29/12 In Praise of Unreal Sounds: Carolyn Abbate
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)02/28/12 Imagine Africa Lecture Series: Contemporary South African Performance
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)02/22/12 Imagine Africa Evening Event: Voices of Africa Concert and Workshop
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)02/18/12 Imagine Africa Community Afternoon
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)02/18/12 American Research Center in Egypt-Pennsylvania Chapter Lecture: The Economy of the Old Kingdom
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)02/13/12 Beauty through the Ages Lecture and Luncheon - Home Décor: Cave to Castle
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)02/12/12 Family Sunday: Egyptian Afterlife
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)02/09/12 Love Hurts: A Young Friends Valentine's Event
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)02/08/12 PM @ Penn Museum: 2nd Wednesday Quizzo
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)02/05/12 Men of Words: A First Sunday Culture Film Screening
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)02/04/12 World Culture Day: Chinese New Year Celebration
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)02/02/12 Pergamon and its Maritime Satellite Elaia
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)02/01/12 Great Riddles Lecture Series - Ötzi the Iceman: The Puzzle of a 5,300 Year-Old Alpine Mummy
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)01/28/12-
03/17/12Topics in the History of Life
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)01/26/12 Penn Cultural Heritage Center Lecture: Saving Haiti's Cultural Heritage After the Earthquake
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)01/25/12 Science in an Artificial Language: Michael Gordin
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)01/18/12 Secret Cinema - Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927)
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)01/13/12 From Plunder to Partnership: American Adventures in the Archaeology of Cyprus
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)01/11/12 PM @ Penn Museum - 2nd Wednesday Quizzo
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)01/08/12 Photo Wallahs: A First Sunday Culture Film Screening
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)01/08/12 Family Sunday: Grecian Vessels
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)01/04/12 Great Riddles in Archaeology Lecture Series - El Dorado in the Americas
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)12/14/11 PM @ Penn Museum: 2nd Wednesday Quizzo
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)12/11/11 Family Sunday: Crazy Creatures
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)12/07/11 Merlin's Magic Circles: Stonehenge and the Use of the Preseli Bluestones
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)12/04/11 Annual Peace Around the World Day: Passport to Cultures
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)12/04/11 Culture Change, Adaptation, and Image Film Series: Pushy Women (2001)
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)12/03/11 Recent Excavations at the Temple of the Goddess Mut in Luxor
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)12/02/11-
12/03/1140 Winks with the Sphinx Sleepover
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)12/01/11 The Lure of the Relic: Collecting and Consuming Artifacts from the Holy Land
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)11/30/11 2001–2011: Celebrating Ten Years of Penn in Botswana
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)11/19/11 Climate Crises in Human History
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)11/16/11 Secret Cinema: Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)11/13/11 Family Sunday: Beastly Bulls
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)11/13/11 Travel the World in a Day: Jerusalem, The Holy City
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)11/12/11 Writing History from Very Special Garbage: Research in the Cairo Geniza in the 21st Century
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)11/09/11 PM @ Penn Museum: 2nd Wednesday Quizzo
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)11/06/11 World Culture Day: Travel the World with Games
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)11/06/11 Culture Change, Adaptation, and Image Film Series
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)11/02/11 Social Knowledge of Monkeys and Apes
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)11/02/11 Jewelry: Worn to Adorn
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)11/02/11 Underwater Cultural Heritage: The 2001 UNESCO Convention and its Implementation
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)11/02/11 Noah's Ark: Great Riddles in Archaeology
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)11/01/11-
11/11/11Veterans Appreciation Days
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)10/29/11 Intrepid Explorers at the Penn Museum
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)10/28/11-
10/29/1140 Winks with the Sphinx Sleepover
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)10/26/11 Community Night: An Evening to Imagine Africa
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)10/22/11 Young Friends Program: We See Dead People
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)10/20/11 Imagine Africa Lecture Series: Africa and the World
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)10/20/11 Antiquities and Museums: The Story of the Getty
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)10/19/11 Secret Cinema: The Thief of Baghdad
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)10/15/11 Recreating the Nile in Pompeii: Egyptianizing Iconography
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)10/15/11-
02/12/12Vaults of Heaven: Visions of Byzantium
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)10/12/11 From the Sacred to the Historical: Ten Years after 9/11
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)10/09/11 Family Sunday: Imagine Creating
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)10/06/11 The Shape of Things to Come: Developing Collections of Antiquities and Archaeological Materials
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)10/05/11 Great Riddles in Archaeology Lecture Series: King Arthur
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)10/05/11 Non-Adaptive Origins of Language
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)10/02/11 Culture Change, Adaptation and Image Film Series: Chinese Restaurants
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)09/29/11 Cultural Heritage Center Lecture: The Challenges of Going Green in Western Turkey
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)09/21/11 Secret Cinema: The Mummy
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)09/21/11 Hemingway's Boat
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)09/18/11 Gallery Project Opening: Imagine Africa
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)09/17/11 An Afternoon of Egyptology
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)09/14/11 PM @ Penn Museum: 2nd Wednesday Quizzo
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)09/11/11 Making a Monument: The Fall and Rise of the World Trade Center
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)
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