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

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Ancient Egyptian Fashion

Friday, Oct. 6

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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Dia de los Muertos display at the Museum

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Día de los Muertos: La Ofrenda

Friday, Oct. 13

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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

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Objects of Protection: Incantation Bowls

Friday, Oct. 20

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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Two dancers performing on Dia de los Muertos

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Día de los Muertos

Saturday, Oct. 21

10:00 am - 4:00 pm ET

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Embroidery of a dragon

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Legendary Monsters

Friday, Oct. 27

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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A paper wampum woven piece, next to a charted design

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Weaving Memories with Wampum

Friday, Nov. 3

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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A greenstone yoke, with carvings of a human face and leaves.

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The Mighty Mesoamerican Metropolis

Friday, Nov. 10

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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Three children admiring artifacts in the Egypt Gallery.

Up Late with the Sphinx

Friday, Nov. 10

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm ET

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Three lacrosse sticks

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Indigenous Games

Friday, Nov. 17

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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A paper board game with 3 dice and two sets of stones

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Ludus Duodecim Scripta: Make and Play an Ancient Roman Game

Friday, Dec. 1

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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An engraved coin with a square hole in the middle.

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Coins from Around the World

Friday, Dec. 8

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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A clay oil lamp

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Celebrate Winter with Light!

Friday, Dec. 15

1:00 pm - 1:45 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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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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