Imagine Africa with the Penn Museum
Presented by University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)
How do you imagine Africa? Do you see it as the home of powerful nations? Perhaps you think of intricately carved masks or fine art. Maybe you’re interested in the peoples living in Africa today. Imagine Africa with the Penn Museum is a 12-month community engagement project investigating your perspectives. Drawing upon its extraordinary African collection, the museum presents more than 50 objects framed around eight broad topics including Beauty, Power and the Divine. Text and interactive elements offer opportunities for more in-depth exploration. Through a variety of methods, visitors are asked to provide feedback on the objects and content they see, and to discuss what would make an engaging exhibition—from their point of view. All feedback will be collected as the museum plans a future re-installation of its African collection informed by both academic and community perspectives. Imagine Africa is made possible with funding from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through the Heritage Philadelphia Program, and the PoGo Family Foundation.
09/18/11 - 08/31/12
$10 (General Admission)
$7 (Senior 65+)
$6 (Full-Time Student with ID, Child 6 and under) and full-time students with college ID
FREE! (Museum Member, Child 5 and under, PENNcard Holder)
- http://www.penn.museum/upcoming-exhibits/967-imagine-africa-with-the-penn-museum.html
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) - 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
Human Evolution: The First 200 Million Years
Presented by University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)
The ongoing story of human evolution—one that scientists trace back more than 200,000,000 years—is the subject of this long-term installation. Human Evolution invites visitors to explore the process of evolution and its profound impact on humans. The interactive exhibition features a variety of multi-media programs, as well as more than 100 touchable casts of fossil bones from primate and human evolutionary records. Visitors have the opportunity to explore the actual fossil evidence of human evolution, to see how physical anthropologists and other scientists work to interpret the evidence, and to witness the outcome of evolutionary processes in our everyday lives. A complementary website offers an avenue for further exploration for visitors and non-visitors alike
09/18/11 - 09/18/12
$10 (General Admission)
$7 (Senior 65+)
$6 (Full-Time Student with ID, Child 6 and under) and full-time students with college ID
FREE! (Museum Member, Child 5 and under, PENNcard Holder)
- http://www.penn.museum/humanevolution
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) - 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104