Penn Museum invites visitors to explore the wonders of history and culture from civilizations around the world through an extraordinary collection of nearly one million artifacts – objects created by humans for every day or sacred use. Just one percent of these artifacts are on public display at any one time, but the rest still need proper housing and care.

Now you can help the Penn Museum to properly care for all the artifacts in its collection by “adopting” one of your own favorites. All funds raised from adoptions will support the preservation, storage, and management of our artifacts.

Adopting an artifact provides you with a photo of the object, as well as detailed information about its significance, and makes a great gift for loved ones. Once you’ve chosen an artifact to “adopt,” we invite you to visit the Museum to see your artifact on display.

School groups can also “adopt” an artifact and continue learning about its wonder back in the classroom. In addition to the standard benefits listed below, school groups will also receive a student activity worksheet to use on their next visit to the Museum.

Levels of adoption begin at $35. Find out more about the benefits of adopting an artifact!

Choose your favorite artifact below:

	Foo Lions This cloisonné lion warded off evil spirits at the entrance of a temple in the Forbidden City during the Qing Dynasty (17th century AD).			Cat Mummy While cats and other animals could be beloved pets, most of the animal mummies we have were sacred creatures, representatives of the divine.
	Sphinx This twelve-ton, red granite Sphinx of Ramesses II, 19th Dynasty, circa 1293-1185 BCE is third largest in the world.			Crystal Ball This crystal ball from the Qing Dynasty, 1644 - 1911 AD is thought to be the second largest in the world.
	Pueblo Bowl This bowl with ancestral Pueblo hand design was made in 1400-1500 AD.			Rooster Bronze statue of a rooster from the Benin Kingdom of Nigeria.
	Etruscan Helmet This bronze commander's crested hemet is from Narce, Italy and was made in the end of the 8th century BCE.			Remojadas Statue This clay figure from Veracruz Mexico wears an elaborate skin shirt and animal headdress that may indicate that he is a shaman.
	Lyre This lyre with bearded bull's head is from the Royal Cemetery of Ur in Iraq and was made around 2550-2450 BCE.			Cat Statue This Egyptian cat statue dates to Dynasty 22, around 945 BCE.