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Art and Artifact Workshops

Get Hands-On at the Penn Museum!

An Art and Artifact Workshop is a perfect add-on to culminate your museum fieldtrip visit. Tour the galleries and then create your own masterpiece inspired by Penn Museum artifacts.

Select from the following programs:

Child's False Door Drawing
Egyptian False Doors
Imagine yourself as a pharaoh and create a false door incorporating hieroglyphs, an idealized self-portrait, and ancient Egyptian art motifs.
Grades: 3rd - 8th


Pharaoh Fashion Show
How well can you walk like an ancient Egyptian? Find out as you explore and recreate ancient Egyptian tomb paintings. Then, create a usekh, an ancient Egyptian collar necklace, incorporating math concepts.
Grades: PreK - 2nd

Chinese Calligraphy
Is calligraphy writing or is it painting? Work with an experienced Chinese calligrapher and decide for yourself. Examine the tools of the trade and learn how to make a variety of characters, step-by-step.
Grades: 3rd - 6th

Cuneiform TabletWrite Like a Babylonian
Explore the life of a Mesopotamian scribe. Analyze the differences of pictographic writing and an alphabetic system as you learn how to write like a Babylonian.
Grades: 2nd - 6th

Oba Fashions
Learn about the art and ceremonial practices of the Benin culture of Nigeria. Become an instant Oba, the King of the Benin Kingdom, by making simulated ceremonial objects to wear.
Grades: K - 3rd

Benin Bronze PlaqueBronze Benin Plaques
Learn how to read a Benin bronze plaque and create your own relief sculpture.
Grades: 5th - 9th

Reservations

Art and Artifact Workshop reservations must be placed at least 2 months in advance. Contact the Education Department at: (215) 746-6774 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Art and Artifact Workshops may take place between 10:00am-1:00pm, Tuesday-Friday.

Group Size
A maximum of 30 students for each Art and Artifact Workshop is required.  We require one adult for every 10 children.

Rates
Group Admission rates, with or without a docent tour, plus $100 per 30 students

Length
45 minutes - 1 hour

Payment
Payment in full must be made no later than two weeks prior to the fieldtrip visit date. No refunds or credits will be given after payment is processed.

Contact
Jennifer Reifsteck
Art and Artifact Workshop Facilitator
(215) 898-4016
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