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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

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.

One artifact. Fifteen minutes. Endless insights.

The Daily Dig is a 15-minute exploration of an 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.

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

Classes & Workshops After-Hours Virtual

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

At-Home Anthro LIVE Free Kids & Families Virtual

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

At-Home Anthro LIVE Free Kids & Families Virtual

Banner for K-12 Virtual Open House

K-12 Virtual Open House

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

Friday, Oct. 13

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET

Classes & Workshops Free K12 Teachers Virtual

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

Classes & Workshops K12 Teachers

Close-up of seeds inside a glass disk

Teacher Talk

We Are What We Eat

Thursday, Oct. 19

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm ET

Classes & Workshops Free K12 Teachers

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

At-Home Anthro LIVE Free Kids & Families Virtual

Embroidery of a dragon

At-Home Anthro LIVE

Legendary Monsters

Friday, Oct. 27

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

At-Home Anthro LIVE Free Kids & Families Virtual

Melanie Hasan holding up cloth.

Teen Workshop

Hands-on History: Botanical Bundle Dyeing

Saturday, Oct. 28

10:00 am - 2:30 pm ET

Classes & Workshops Free Teens

Event Graphic with a photo of a woman doing yoga.

Mind & Mood Recharge

Powered by Penn Medicine

Wednesdays, Nov. 1 - Mar. 6

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET

Tours After-Hours Included With Admission

A paper wampum woven piece, next to a charted design

At-Home Anthro LIVE

Weaving Memories with Wampum

Friday, Nov. 3

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

At-Home Anthro LIVE Free Kids & Families Virtual

Four images of ancient writing, put next to each other

The Deep Dig

Signs, Symbols, and Secrets of Ancient Writing

Tuesdays, Nov. 7 - Dec. 5

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm ET

Classes & Workshops After-Hours Virtual

A mancala board.

Penn Student Making Workshop

Wanna Play a Game? The Story of Mancala

Wednesday, Nov. 8

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET

Classes & Workshops Free Penn Students

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

At-Home Anthro LIVE

The Mighty Mesoamerican Metropolis

Friday, Nov. 10

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

At-Home Anthro LIVE Free Kids & Families Virtual

Three lacrosse sticks

At-Home Anthro LIVE

Indigenous Games

Friday, Nov. 17

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

At-Home Anthro LIVE Free Kids & Families Virtual

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