Volume 64 / Number 1
2022
Spotlight On: Healing Gardens of Amazonian Peru
On The Cover: Doña Norma identifying plant properties in the garden beyond her home in the village of El Chino in the Tahuayo region of Amazonian Peru; photo by Daniel Bauer (see page 22).
Vol. 64 / No. 1
By: Amanda Mitchell-Boyask
From the Publisher: Rotating Displays
Thanks to the advance collections planning of the curatorial, conservation, and exhibition teams, all galleries across the Museum’s Main Level […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 1
By: Christopher Woods
From the Williams Director: Bridging Culture and Community
Dear Friends, At the Penn Museum, spring is in full bloom across our beautiful grounds, including the brand-new Harrison Garden.The […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 1
By: Brian I. Daniels, Clyde Prout III, Pam Cubbler, Fiona Armbruster and Sylvie Canning
Returning Homelands to a California Native American Tribe
The Colfax-Todds Valley consolidated tribe of the Colfax Rancheria received some reservation land back—here’s how. Native American tribes across the […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 1
By: Gareth Darbyshire and Alessandro Pezzati
Modeling the Past with Chris Ray
Christopher Ray, who for over thirty years created exhibition models for the Penn Museum, died on December 5, 2021. He […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 1
Rotating Displays: Deer Dancer and African Textiles
The 2013 Native American Voices exhibition includes many of the most spectacular textiles in the Penn Museum’s North American collections. […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 1
By: Adam Smith
Shining a Spotlight on a Sixth-Century Bronze Maitreya
Throughout Spring 2022, Penn Museum visitors will see updates to the light-filled Asia Galleries on the Upper Level, particularly in […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 1
By: Daniel Bauer
Healing Gardens of the Tahuayo: Examining Home Garden Variation in Amazonian Peru
Doña Norma makes her way through the undergrowth along an overgrown path while every so often making a quick swipe […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 1
By: Ann Hudson Peters
Protected Offerings:: Penn Museum Collections Shed Light on Paracas Archaeology
I have seen hundreds of descriptions of simple cotton cloths tied around a basket or bowl; offerings placed at the […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 1
By: Vanessa Workman
From Mine to Microscope: Analyzing Archaeological Metals
This fall, I joined the CAAM faculty as the new archaeometallurgy teaching specialist. My recent research focuses on the archaeological […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 1
By: Ashley Fuchs, Cindy Srnka, Jackson Clark, Sarah Linn and Douglas Smit
Heritage in Our Hands:: UNESCO 50 Years Later
Each year, the Student Exhibition Program selects three Penn undergraduates to curate a new exhibition based around a theme. This […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 1
By: Carlos José Pérez Sámano
Poetry for the Immigrant Community
When I was invited to become the artist in residence for the Penn Museum I was shocked. It was the […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 1
By: Jessica Byler and Jessica Byler
Conserving the Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates Artifacts
In the Conservation Lab, we are working on objects for the new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery opening this coming November. The […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 1
By: Kate Pourshariati
From the Archives: Time Travel With the Film Archives Collections
Recently the Penn Museum hit a new milestone of views of its archival and other film collections: an astonishing 13 […]
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Membership Matters: Member Spotlight: Lois Segel
Lois Segel, graduate of Penn Arts & Sciences, is a member of the Penn Cultural Heritage Center Advisory Board at […]
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Welcome News
Collaborating with Two Philadelphia Landmarks National Marian Anderson Museum & Historical Society The legacy of civil rights icon Marian Anderson […]
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