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Open today 10 am – 5 pm

Two dancers performing on Dia de los Muertos

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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South India landscape.

Archaeology in Action

Human Impact on the Landscape of Ancient South India

Wednesday, Jan. 3

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

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Three children admiring artifacts in the Egypt Gallery.

Up Late with the Sphinx

Saturday, Jan. 13

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm ET

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Inuit children standing outside

Second Sunday Culture Film

Arctic Defenders

Sunday, Jan. 14

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET

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Excavations at a site.

Archaeology in Action

Archaeology’s Role in Protecting African American Burial Spaces

Wednesday, Feb. 7

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

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Woman holding leaves in one hand. The back of her shirt reads

Second Sunday Culture Film

Pili Ka Mo‘o; Standing Above the Clouds

Sunday, Feb. 11

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET

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Three children admiring artifacts in the Egypt Gallery.

Up Late with the Sphinx

Saturday, Mar. 2

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm ET

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Speaker in the Mountains.

Archaeology in Action

Earliest Hunters in the Mountains of South America

Wednesday, Mar. 6

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

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Two elderly women preparing herbs in kitchen.

Second Sunday Culture Film

Foragers

Sunday, Mar. 10

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET

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Kabah, Mexico

Archaeology in Action

The Decline and Fall of Classic Maya Culture, New Finds and Perspectives

Wednesday, Apr. 3

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

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Penn students a the museum.

Penn Student Vote Making Workshop

Thursday, Apr. 4

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET

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Excavations at a site.

Archaeology in Action

Daily Fare and Sacred Offerings in Classical Greece

Wednesday, May. 1

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

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Excavations at a site.

Archaeology in Action

The Hidden History of Egyptian Labor in Abydos

Wednesday, Jun. 5

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

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