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Is the End Near?

With MAYA 2012: Lords of Time—a world premiere exhibition opening May 5th—the Penn Museum confronts the current fascination with the year 2012, comparing predictions of a world-transforming apocalypse with their supposed origins in the ancient Maya civilization. Read More...


125th Anniversary Celebration
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology on the Penn campus in Philadelphia dates its official founding to December 6, 1887... Read More...

Is the End Near?

How do you imagine Africa? Do you see it as the home of powerful nations? Do you think of intricately carved masks or fine art? Maybe you're interested in the peoples living in Africa today. Read More...


Featured Videos

The Lienzo de Quauhquechollan tells the story of the 16th century conquest of Maya land... More...

Watch our Maya 2012 playlist of lectures and interviews... More...

Join us in celebrating the Penn Museum's 125th anniversary. More...

Learn about love in the ancient world More...

Penn Museum Blog

4000 years of Maya history in 25 feet? More...

Penn Museum has done archaeological research in Southeast Asia for the past 45 years... More...

In which Penn Museum’s Film Archives announces a new occasional series: Live from the Archives... More...

How many undergrads get to see current archaeological research up close—as in, under a microscope?... More...