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Sep. 27, 2024

By Jo Tiongson-Perez

The Skywatchers

From charting stars that measured time in Ancient Egypt to surveying space with digital telescopes today, Penn Museum’s Egyptologist Jennifer Wegner and The Franklin Institute’s Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts take us through a timeless continuum of reaching for the skies.

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Jun. 27, 2024

By Corinne Muller

Safeguarding Culture in Conflict

As museums and monuments in Ukraine have been destroyed during war, Corinne Muller of the Penn Cultural Heritage Center reflects on recent collaborations around the world to preserve cultural heritage.

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Overhead view of discussion.

Dec. 12, 2022

By Lynn Meskell

UNESCO World Heritage at 50

PIK Professor Dr. Lynn Meskell, who among her appointments holds the position of Curator in the Asian and Near East Sections of the Penn Museum, recently organized a workshop on global cultural heritage at Perry World House. In the following, Meskell sets out the conference and its contribution.

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