Penn Museum is developing Multimedia Tours for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing due for release in Fall 2010. The Museum has partnered with SignWorld TV, an all-deaf production company, to produce the Highlights of the Galleries Tour in American Sign Language (ASL). The video tour will feature actor and comedian CJ Jones signing in the galleries. Deaf and hearing audiences alike will benefit from watching and listening to the tour as CJ Jones' animated interpretation of the objects brings new expression to the people and cultures who created them. The tours will be available to the public on iPods as well as downloadable files on the web.

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Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania tells the story of the Lenape people who remained in Pennsylvania in secret after many were driven west in the beginning of the 19th century. Children of the little known Lenape-European marriages of the 1700s stayed on the Lenape homelands and continued to practice their traditions covertly. Hiding their heritage, they avoided discovery by both the government and their neighbors for more than two hundred years.

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TODAY Show at the Penn Museum: Priceless!
Scheduled Air Time: Saturday, July 10 (check local listings for TODAY Show times)

Over the years, Robert K. Wittman, Undercover Agent and Founder, FBI Art Crime Team, has worked with a number of archaeologists and staff members at the Penn Museum, on everything from getting help identifying "real" verses "fake," to coordinating training sessions with fledgling art crime team members in the FBI.

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Penn issued a "Power Down Challenge" to encourage staff to turn off the lights, shut down office computers, copiers and printers from 3 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 17, 2010. This exercise in powering down will allow Penn to gauge the amount of energy it can conserve on a regular basis. In support of this effort, the Penn Museum hosted a "Power Down Garden Party" in the Warden Garden to encourage participation.

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Annual Fund Challenge 2010
Make twice the difference today!

Now, more than ever, the Penn Museum needs the help of its friends and supporters to continue to accomplish our important mission of serving as an acclaimed research institution that also presents compelling exhibitions and programs.

A number of very generous members of the Museum’s Board of Overseers have given the Museum a challenge that can DOUBLE your support if you make a donation to the Annual Fund today

They will match every gift to the Annual Fund by the end of our fiscal year, June 30th, dollar for dollar up to $100,000.

GIVE TODAY to make twice the difference in funding everything from keeping our lights on and our doors open to caring for our artifacts, educating children and adults, and presenting new exhibitions.

Travel to Berlin and Paris with the Women's Committee and Dr. David Silverman
October 14 - 24, 2010

The Women’s Committee of the Penn Museum hosts custom-designed travel experiences to exciting destinations, accompanied by curators and educators.  Experience the excitement of Berlin and Paris through the handcrafted itinerary of David Silverman. Begin in Berlin then venture to Paris. These exciting destinations will afford unique access and unparalleled understanding of their rich cultural and historic treasures. Unique to this travel adventure will be additional venues arranged by David Silverman, with ample opportunity to embark on individual pursuits. The tour agency will arrange access to event tickets. Experienced museum travel, exciting destinations, first class accommodations and superior planning combine to make this an irresistible opportunity. Read more