Volume 59 / Number 2
2017
Spotlight On: Rediscovering Mary Louise Baker
On The Cover: Mary Louise Baker's penn and ink drawing of a soldier leading horses on an Attic Red Figure amphora.
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By: Jane Hickman
Unsung Heroes: From the Editor
For 130 years, men and women have worked on excavations and expeditions for the Penn Museum, sometimes under extraordinary and […]
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By: Julian Siggers
The Power of Programming: From the Director
As the November groundbreaking for renovations to our Coxe and Harrison Wings approaches, we have been spending an enormous amount […]
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Transformation Update: The New Penn Museum
We hope that you discover something new each time you visit the Museum. Beginning early in 2018, after we break […]
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Middle East Galleries: Textile Rotations: Gallery Sneak Peek
The Middle East Galleries will contain a case featuring rotating collections of textiles, thanks to support from the Coby Foundation […]
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Extraordinary Monuments from North America: Exhibition Spotlight
Moundbuilders: Ancient Architects of North America opened on June 24, 2017 at the Penn Museum. This exhibition tells the story […]
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Vol. 59 / No. 2
By: Janet Simon
Mary Louise Baker: A Woman of Uncommon Talent
Mary Louise Baker worked at the Penn Museum as an artist and restorer for 28 years, from 1908 until 1936, […]
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By: Daniel Bauer
From Plague to Profit: Chambira Weaving in Amazonian Peru
Global integration, through tourism and conservation efforts, has shaped resource use in rural Amazonia. The chambira (chahm-BEE-ra) palm (Astrocaryum chambira), […]
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Bonnie O’Boyle: Finding a Home Away from Home
I transferred to Penn in my junior year; I was interested in Oriental Studies. I had started learning some Japanese […]
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Vol. 59 / No. 2
By: Joanne Baron
The Mystery Queen of La Florida-Namaan
During the 2016 field season at La Florida, a fascinating discovery was made. A large stela with the carved image […]
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Vol. 59 / No. 2
By: Kate Quinn
When Museums Tackle Tough Topics: New Public Programs Foster Community Dialogue
Update on the Morton collection For updates on the Museum’s work towards the repatriation and burial of the Morton Collection, […]
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Vol. 59 / No. 2
By: Page Selinsky
Lovers, Friends, or Strangers?: New Thoughts on a Museum Icon
Archaeology is compelling, in part, because it provides a connection to people of times past. It allows us to step […]
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By: Peter J. Cobb
CAAM’s Virtual Lab: Learning Digital Archaeology at the Museum
Computers are integral to everything we do in archaeology today. In Fall 2016, the Center for the Analysis of Archaeological […]
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Global Classroom: News from Learning Programs
Local Teachers Explore Syria and Iraq A series of professional development sessions throughout the summer fostered deeper understanding of Middle […]
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By: Alessandro Pezzati
The Lost Explorer
The Disappearance of Colonel Percy H. Fawcett in the jungles of Mato Grosso*, Brazil in 1925 is still headline news. […]
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Museum News
New Acquisitions The Museum Archives recently acquired a suitcase and its contents belonging to M. Louise Baker, who worked at […]
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