Press Releases

• Forum Philly and Penn Museum host Juneteenth
  4/19/2024
• Penn Museum’s Student-Curated Exhibition Illuminates Ancient Burial Practices in China, Opens March 30
  2/19/2024
• During Women’s History Month, Penn Museum’s CultureFest! Celebrates Women Artists and Creatives
  1/26/2024
• Looking Ahead to Summer 2024
  1/8/2024

2023

• Black Philadelphians in the Morton Cranial Collection Will Be Respectfully Laid to Rest at Eden Cemetery
  12/21/2023
• Marking the Year of the Dragon with the 43rd Annual CultureFest! Lunar New Year at the Penn Museum
  11/27/2023
• Protecting Cultural Memory and Identity During Wartime: Ukrainian Museum Professionals Work with Penn Cultural Heritage Center
  11/15/2023
• A World of Holiday Festivities at the Penn Museum: Winter Break, Kwanzaa, Stay Up Late with the Sphinx and More
  10/26/2023
• Mind & Mood Recharge, Powered by Penn Medicine, Centers Wellness in Museum Experience
  10/3/2023
• Celebrating “Day of the Dead” with the 12th Annual CultureFest! Día de Los Muertos at Penn Museum
  9/27/2023
• Gordion, First Active Penn Museum Archaeological Site Named in UNESCO World Heritage List
  9/19/2023
• Penn Museum to Begin a Monumental Transformation of its Ancient Egypt and Nubia Galleries
  9/7/2023
• Heritage West: West Philadelphia Community Archaeology Project Recovers Erased Histories from Black Bottom
  7/27/2023
• Penn Museum Archaeologists Protect Assyrian History in Iraq
  6/13/2023
• Exhibition Opening Day: Ancient Food & Flavor Unwraps Pre-Historic Leftovers at the Penn Museum
  5/24/2023
• Commemorating Juneteenth Education in More Than 50 Local Schools, Forum Philly Celebrates with Penn Museum
  5/19/2023
• Summertime at the Penn Museum: Wawa Welcome America, Outdoor Concerts Return with Garden Jams, and ¡Viva Mexico!
  5/15/2023
• Penn Museum’s New Exhibition Ancient Food & Flavor Unwraps Pre-Historic Leftovers
  3/20/2023
• Penn Museum Presents Inaugural Seeds of Change Cultivating Social Action, Environmental Responsibility
  3/13/2023
• Radiocarbon Dating Reveals True Age of Artifacts in a Student-Curated Show on Southwestern Florida, Opening at Penn Museum
  3/9/2023