Select Friday nights all year.

An unforgettable experience for kids, ages 6 to 12, and their parents or chaperones! See our Events Calendar for scheduling and online registration via TicketLeap®.

Penn Museum’s sleepover, 40 Winks with the Sphinx, invites guests to an overnight "expedition" of the Museum. The night’s activities are geared to take intrepid explorers on a journey through time and across continents, with hands-on opportunities, through games and crafts, to explore ancient Egypt, the mummies and hieroglyphics, the ancient Greeks and Romans, the world of the ancient Maya, and more.

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Get Hands-On at Penn Museum!

Great for families and the creative mind in us all, Art and Artifact Workshop participants learn new perspectives about ancient and contemporary cultures through hands-on activities. Activities may include crafts, interactive lectures, touchable artifacts, scavenger hunts, and more.

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The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology’s day camp program, Anthropologists in the Making, celebrates over ten years of engaging children with summer fun and learning through Penn Museum’s world-renowned collections.

Children ages 7 through 13 can participate in a day camp that takes them through time and across continents at Penn Museum. A different theme highlights each week, offering campers the opportunity to enjoy one week or all eight.

Each week, campers delight in such topics as mythology, clothing, dance, music, cooking, art and customs from both long ago civilizations and modern cultures. Through gallery tours, arts and crafts, games and theatrics, scavenger hunts, and special guest performances, children will uncover the secrets of the past.

Penn Museum thanks Vendlink for generously donating snacks and refreshments for our campers throughout the 2010 summer season.

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Summer Wonder celebrates cultural diversity through 8 weeks' worth of performance art and interactive demonstrations.
Summer Wonder is free with museum admission donation and runs Wednesday mornings from 10:30 am to 11:30 am.

Pre-registration is required for groups of 10 or more.

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The Penn Museum’s popular World Culture Days series is designed to introduce visitors of all ages to the rich cultural traditions found throughout the Museum’s galleries and, indeed, throughout the world.  All World Culture Days are FREE with Museum admission donation.

Turkish Delight!
Visitors are invited to an afternoon of pure Turkish Delight! as the Museum celebrates the opening of Archaeologists & Travelers in Ottoman Lands with a wider look at the culture of Turkey. The afternoon features Turkish dancing and music, plus an authentic cuisine demonstration, talks on ancient and modern Turkey, and crafts.

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