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Open today 10 am – 5 pm

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Mind & Mood Recharge

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First Wednesdays, our galleries and gardens transform into a sanctuary of self-care. Mind & Mood Recharge is a c...

Wednesday, Dec. 6

5:00 pm - 8:00 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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An engraved coin with a square hole in the middle.

At-Home Anthro LIVE

Coins from Around the World

Friday, Dec. 8

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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A clay oil lamp

At-Home Anthro LIVE

Celebrate Winter with Light!

Friday, Dec. 15

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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Winter Break

Dec. 26 - 28

10:00 am - 4:00 pm ET

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7 candles: 3 red, 1 black, and 3 green, set in a candle holder.

40th Annual Kwanzaa Children’s Festival

Friday, Dec. 29

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

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Two kids looking at hieroglyphics in the Egypt Gallery.

Up Late with the Sphinx

Saturday, Jan. 13

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm ET

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Lion dance.

CultureFest!

Lunar New Year

Saturday, Jan. 27

11:00 am - 4:00 pm ET

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Two kids looking at hieroglyphics in the Egypt Gallery.

Up Late with the Sphinx

Saturday, Mar. 2

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm ET

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Women in African garb performing.

CultureFest!

Celebration of Women Artists

Saturday, Mar. 9

11:00 am - 4:00 pm ET

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