Young Friends Program

Join the Penn Museum Young Friends to receive invitations to exciting events designed specifically for young professionals and graduate students, PLUS all of the exciting benefits of regular Penn Museum Membership.

The Young Friends of the Penn Museum is a group of active members ages 21 to 45, with a mission to raise awareness of the Penn Museum among the area’s young professionals and graduate students; help to attract new young members to the Penn Museum; and to support and promote the Penn Museum’s mission through a variety of social, educational, and fundraising activities.

Coming Up:
Love Hurts
February 9, 2011 at 6:15 pm
Join scholars of the Penn Museum as they explore the harsher side of love and relationships with salacious tales of romance in the ancient world.

Recent events have included:
· We See Dead People, a paranormal investigation of the Museum's galleries with the Free Spirit Paranormal Investigators.

· Prostitution Ancient and Modern: A Tell-All Confession,  a lively discussion of prostitution in ancient Turkey and its modern scholarship with Dr. Nick Rauh of Purdue University.

· Vampires, Demons, and Mystical Creatures in the Ancient World, a discussion of monsters in ancient Egypt and the Mediterranean followed by cocktail hour and the opening of Fang! The Killing Tooth.

· Wined Through History, a scavenger hunt through the Museum’s galleries paired with a wine tasting featuring wines from various regions in corresponding galleries.

· Sex and the (Ancient) City and Ancient Girls Gone Wild, Valentine’s Day-themed happy hours and discussions of love, sex, and eroticism in the ancient worlds.

To become a Young Friends member, simply join the Penn Museum at any level then email the Membership Office at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to let them know that you're interested in the Young Friends program.

Young Friends Board Members