Open today 10 am – 5 pm

Events Calendar

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.

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Event Graphic with a photo of a woman doing yoga.

Mind & Mood Recharge

Powered by Penn Medicine

Wednesday, Feb. 7

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET

Event tag.Festivities Event tag. After-Hours Event tag. Included With Admission

Excavations at a site.

Archaeology in Action

Archaeology’s Role in Protecting African American Burial Spaces

Wednesday, Feb. 7

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

Event tag.Lectures Event tag. After-Hours Event tag. Virtual

A Chinese dragon puppet.

At-Home Anthro LIVE

The Year of the Dragon: Dragons in Chinese Culture

Friday, Feb. 9

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

Event tag.At-Home Anthro LIVE Event tag. Free Event tag. Kids & Families Event tag. Virtual

Woman holding leaves in one hand. The back of her shirt reads

Second Sunday Culture Film

Pili Ka Mo‘o; Standing Above the Clouds

Sunday, Feb. 11

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET

Event tag.Film & Performance

A scarab with two wings.

At-Home Anthro LIVE

Scarabs in Ancient Egypt

Friday, Feb. 16

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

Event tag.At-Home Anthro LIVE Event tag. Free Event tag. Kids & Families Event tag. Virtual

Title graphic with line art of a sphinx.

Escape the Museum

Wednesday, Feb. 21

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET

Event tag.Unique Experiences Event tag. After-Hours Event tag. Free Event tag. Penn Students

Digs and Dice title graphic.

Digs & Dice

Let’s Play Mahjong

Thursday, Feb. 22

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ET

Event tag.Classes & Workshops Event tag. 21+ Event tag. After-Hours Event tag. Teens Event tag. Virtual

A boat lyre.

At-Home Anthro LIVE

The Archaeology of Music

Friday, Feb. 23

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

Event tag.At-Home Anthro LIVE Event tag. Free Event tag. Kids & Families Event tag. Virtual

Illustration of the outside of a painted cup.

At-Home Anthro LIVE

Archaeological Artist Mary Louise Baker

Friday, Mar. 1

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

Event tag.At-Home Anthro LIVE Event tag. Free Event tag. Kids & Families Event tag. Virtual

Two kids looking at hieroglyphics in the Egypt Gallery.

Up Late with the Sphinx

Saturday, Mar. 2

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm ET

Event tag.Up Late with the Sphinx Event tag. Kids & Families

Event Graphic with a photo of a woman doing yoga.

Mind & Mood Recharge

Powered by Penn Medicine

Wednesday, Mar. 6

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET

Event tag.Festivities Event tag. After-Hours Event tag. Included With Admission

Speaker in the Mountains.

Archaeology in Action

Earliest Hunters in the Mountains of South America

Wednesday, Mar. 6

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

Event tag.Lectures Event tag. After-Hours Event tag. Virtual

An ancient sickle.

At-Home Anthro LIVE

The History of Agriculture: Design Your Own Garden

Friday, Mar. 8

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

Event tag.At-Home Anthro LIVE Event tag. Free Event tag. Kids & Families Event tag. Virtual

Women in African garb performing.

CultureFest!

Celebration of Women Artists

Saturday, Mar. 9

11:00 am - 4:00 pm ET

Event tag.CultureFest! Event tag. All Ages Event tag. Included With Admission Event tag. Kids & Families

Two elderly women preparing herbs in kitchen.

Second Sunday Culture Film

Foragers

Sunday, Mar. 10

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET

Event tag.Film & Performance