Events Calendar

Closed Mondays

They Were Roommates

Sunday, Oct. 20

2:00 pm - 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.

Performance at CultureFest! Día de los Muertos

CultureFest!

Día de los Muertos

Saturday, Oct. 26

10:00 am - 4:00 pm ET

Festivities Included With Admission Kids & Families

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The Deep Dig

The Science and Art of Conserving Egypt's Ancient Wonders

Tuesdays, Nov. 5 - 26

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm ET

Classes & Workshops After-Hours K12 Teachers Virtual

Woman holding a gong.

Mind and Mood Recharge Powered by Penn Medicine

Wednesday, Nov. 6

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET

Festivities After-Hours Included With Admission Penn Students

Excavation team working on a site in West Philadelphia.

Archaeology in Action

Excavating West Philadelphia’s Black Bottom

Wednesday, Nov. 6

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

Lectures After-Hours Virtual

A cup of chai and chai ingredients.

Penn Student Making Workshop

The Healing Cup: Chai Spice Blends

Thursday, Nov. 7

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET

Classes & Workshops Free Penn Students

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Penn Alumni Homecoming Weekend Events

Nov. 11 - 16, 2024

12:00 am - 11:59 pm ET

Festivities Penn Alumni

Teachers learning about the Museum collections.

Teacher Talks

Ethics in Biology: Navigating the Ethical Legacy of Human Remains in Education and Museums

Tuesday, Nov. 12

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm ET

Classes & Workshops After-Hours Free K12 Teachers

Village ruins surrounded by woods.

Ground-Truthing Historical Memory

Virtually Reconstructing Destroyed Villages of the Salvadoran Civil War

Thursday, Nov. 14

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Lectures Penn Students

Two kids looking at hieroglyphics in the Egypt Gallery.

Up Late with the Sphinx

Saturday, Nov. 16

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm ET

Festivities After-Hours Kids & Families

Road cutting through a forest.

Archaeology in Action

Collaboration to Reclaim Native American Ancestral Lands

Wednesday, Dec. 4

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

Lectures After-Hours Virtual

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The Deep Dig

Extraordinary Epics

Thursdays, Dec. 5 - Jan. 16

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm ET

Classes & Workshops After-Hours K12 Teachers Virtual

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

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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+

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 Penn Students

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

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