Events Calendar

Closed Mondays

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Kwanzaa Celebration

Free Community Day

Sunday, Dec. 29

11:00 am - 4:00 pm ET

Join us for signature daily or weekly events and tours, included with Museum admission.

The Daily Dig is a 15-minute pop-up talk about one extraordinary artifact from our collection. Hear the unique perspectives of archaeologists, anthropologists, scientists, conservators, archivists, and other Museum specialists.

1:00 pm everyday. See our Welcome Desk for location.

Take an hour-long journey through the Penn Museum galleries. Through interactive, high-energy tours, guides share exciting stories behind artifacts, including insights drawn from their personal research and expertise. Explore a single gallery in depth, or traverse continents and centuries while learning the history and cultural relevance of intriguing objects throughout the Museum.

Saturdays & Sundays, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Tours begin at the Main Entrance.

A family examining objects in the galleries.

Winter Break

Dec. 26 - 28

10:00 am - 4:00 pm ET

Festivities Included With Admission Kids & Families

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Kwanzaa Celebration

Free Community Day

Sunday, Dec. 29

11:00 am - 4:00 pm ET

Festivities Free Kids & Families

Woman holding a gong.

Mind and Mood Recharge Powered by Penn Medicine

Wednesday, Jan. 8

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET

Festivities After-Hours Included With Admission

Aerial image of Motya.

Archaeology in Action

The Shape of Punic Cities

Wednesday, Jan. 8

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

Lectures After-Hours Virtual

Letters used by a letterpress.

Hands-on History

Papermaking and Letterpress Printing

Saturday, Jan. 11

10:00 am - 3:00 pm ET

Classes & Workshops Free Teens

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Ancient Alcohol: A Taste of Bygone Booze

Tour & Tasting

Saturdays, Jan. 11 & 18

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET

Tours 21+

Two kids looking at hieroglyphics in the Egypt Gallery.

Up Late with the Sphinx

Saturday, Jan. 18

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm ET

Festivities After-Hours Kids & Families

Rendering of the new North American Gallery.

Sphinx Circle Conversation

Collaborative Curation for Our New Native North American Gallery with Lucy Fowler Williams

Tuesday, Jan. 21

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Lectures Free Sphinx Circle Virtual

A lion dance on the Harrison Auditorium stage.

CultureFest!

Lunar New Year

Saturday, Jan. 25

10:00 am - 4:00 pm ET

Festivities Included With Admission Kids & Families

Close up of a cuneiform tablet.

Teacher Talks

Ancient Economics & the Rise of the City

Wednesday, Jan. 29

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm ET

Classes & Workshops After-Hours Free K12 Teachers

Excavation team member holding a large wheeled tool.

Archaeology in Action

Modern Techniques for an Ancient Mesopotamian City

Wednesday, Feb. 5

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

Lectures After-Hours Virtual

Teachers at a Penn workshop.

Global Learning Lab Teacher Workshop

Building an Active Learning Classroom Community

Saturday, Feb. 8

10:00 am - 12:00 pm ET

Classes & Workshops Free K12 Teachers

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Penn Student Event

Escape the Museum: The Lost Artifacts Adventure

Thursday, Feb. 13

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET

Festivities After-Hours Free Penn Students

Close up of a brightly colored woven textile.

Teacher Talks

The Math of Art & Design

Wednesday, Feb. 19

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm ET

Classes & Workshops After-Hours Free K12 Teachers

Sherds and tools arranged on a desk.

Archaeology in Action

Southeast Asian Ceramics Under The Lens

Wednesday, Mar. 5

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

Lectures After-Hours Virtual

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