Events Calendar

Open today 10 am – 5 pm

Kwanzaa 2024 graphic.

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 stack of Yakan weavings.

Threads of Tradition

The Art of Yakan Weaving in the Philippines

Saturday, Dec. 7

12:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET

Lectures 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

Ancient Alcohol title graphic.

Ancient Alcohol: A Taste of Bygone Booze

Tour & Tasting

Saturdays, Jan. 11 & 18

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET

Tours 21+

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

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

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

Emily Hirshorn teaching an Unpacking the Past group.

Sphinx Circle Conversation

10 Years of Unpacking the Past with Emily Hirshorn

Tuesday, Mar. 18

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Lectures Free Sphinx Circle Virtual

An excavation at Abydos.

Archaeology in Action

Uncovering the Social and Political History of Ancient Egypt

Wednesday, Apr. 2

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

Lectures After-Hours Virtual

Archaeology in Action

Connecting Warriors Across Time through Archaeology

Wednesday, May. 7

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

Lectures After-Hours Virtual

Joyce White and team talking to people at Ban Chiang.

Archaeology in Action

Pioneering Research in Thailand and Laos

Thursday, Jun. 5

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

Lectures After-Hours Virtual