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Open today 10 am – 5 pm

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CultureFest

Día de los Muertos

This full-day festival offers fun for the whole family, including an arts activity, altar competition, artisan m...

Saturday, Oct. 21

10:00 am - 4:00 pm ET

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Join us for our signature daily or weekly events and tours.

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, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tours begin at the Main Entrance.

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K-12 Virtual Open House

A free monthly online introduction to the Penn Museum’s educational programs

Fridays, Sep. 8 - Jun. 14

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET

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Ancient Food & Flavor Tours

We Are What We Eat

Saturdays, Sep. 9 - 30

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET

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Amphora depicting Heracles fighting two Amazons

At-Home Anthro LIVE

Legendary Heroes from Around the World

Friday, Sep. 22

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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Handmade paper.

Teen Workshop

Hands-On History: Paper Making

Saturday, Sep. 23

10:00 am - 2:30 pm ET

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Garden to Studio: Private Tours + Ceramic Workshop

In partnership with Grounds For Sculpture

Saturdays, Sep. 23 - Oct. 7

10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET

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A boat lyre

At-Home Anthro LIVE

The Archaeology of Music

Friday, Sep. 29

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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An excavation site in Anatolia.

The Deep Dig

Anatolia, Life in the Land of a Thousand Gods

Tuesdays, Oct. 3 - 24

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm ET

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Excavations at a site.

Archaeology in Action

New Insights into Ancient Nineveh and Nimrud

Wednesday, Oct. 4

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

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Kneeling bronze figurine of a king wearing a nemes headdress and short kilt.

At-Home Anthro LIVE

Ancient Egyptian Fashion

Friday, Oct. 6

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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A family in the Egypt Gallery.

Egypt Gallery Tours

See it Before It Closes

Available Throughout October

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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Man standing in forest

Second Sunday Culture Film

Rematriation

Sunday, Oct. 8

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET

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Dia de los Muertos display at the Museum

At-Home Anthro LIVE

Día de los Muertos: La Ofrenda

Friday, Oct. 13

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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Teacher Professional Development

Celebration of Writing and Literacy: Creating Brave Spaces in Schools and Communities

Saturday, Oct. 14

8:15 am - 4:00 pm ET

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Teacher Talk

We Are What We Eat

Thursday, Oct. 19

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm ET

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A terracotta bowl with a figure drawn at the bottom, surrounded by rings of text

At-Home Anthro LIVE

Objects of Protection: Incantation Bowls

Friday, Oct. 20

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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