Open today 10 am – 5 pm

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Open today 10 am – 5 pm

A admiring the Margarita Panel, with text that reads Winter Break.

Winter Break

Make the most of your family time by exploring, creating, and learning together at the Penn Museum during Winter...

Tuesday, Dec. 26

10:00 am - 4:00 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.

Panel image.
Disk of Enheduanna.

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Ancient Author Enheduanna

Friday, Mar. 22

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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Wall painting of Queen Nefertari playing a board game

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Senet: Make and Play an Ancient Egyptian Board Game

Friday, Apr. 5

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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A mosaic of a dog.

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Pets in Archaeology

Friday, Apr. 12

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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A 3/4 finished woven tapestry.

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Weaving with Recycled Materials

Friday, Apr. 19

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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Three lacrosse sticks.

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Indigenous Games

Friday, Apr. 26

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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48 rectangular paper playing cards.

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Hanafuda: Japanese Flower Cards

Friday, May. 3

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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The Ziggurat of Ur.

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The Ziggurat at Ur: Design Your Own City

Friday, May. 10

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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A Mayan mask.

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Maya Masks

Friday, May. 17

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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Amphora depicting Heracles fighting two Amazons

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Ancient Superheroes

Friday, May. 24

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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Title graphic with image of world map.

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Where in the World?

Friday, May. 31

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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