Tuesday, 16 March 2010 09:31

PENN MUSEUM IS ONLY EAST COAST VENUE FOR MAJOR NEW EXHIBITION
Secrets of the Silk Road
February 5, 2011 through June 5, 2011

PHILADELPHIA, PA —Secrets of the Silk Road, a major new exhibition of international importance, concludes its three city US tour in 2011 with a stop at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology—the only East Coast venue.

Organized by the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California, where it will be on display March 27, 2010 through July 25, 2010, this exhibition draws on the collections of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Museum and the Xinjiang Institute of Archaeology in Urumqi in northwest China.

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Monday, 15 March 2010 09:35

Slavery in Philadelphia at America’s First “White House”
Is Subject of Talk by Philadelphia Defense Attorney Michael Coard
At Penn Museum Monday, March 22, 6:00 pm

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Thursday, 11 March 2010 16:14

Underwater Archaeologist George Bass Tells Story of 1,000-Year-Old Shipwreck Recovery and Conservation Efforts on Three Ton Collection of Medieval Glass at Penn Museum's Annual Petersen Lecture Friday, March 26, 7:00 PM
Bass to be Awarded Drexel Medal for Archaeological Achievement at Program

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Monday, 08 March 2010 14:03

U.S. Marine Colonel Matthew Bogdanos Visits the Penn Museum to Tell the Story Behind Theft, Looting, and Recovery of Iraq Museum Artifacts
Wednesday, March 31 at 6:00 pm
Program Followed by Book Signing

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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 12:52

Penn Museum Invites the Public to Share Perspectives on Human Sexuality
Tuesday, March 23, 4:30 to 6:00 pm

The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is in the initial phase of developing an exhibition about human sexuality—and looking for public feedback! With the whole wide world of human cultures to draw upon, what might a Human Sexuality exhibition look like?

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