Open today 10 am – 5 pm

Events Calendar

Open today 10 am – 5 pm

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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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Mind & Mood Recharge

Powered by Penn Medicine

Wednesday, Jan. 3

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET

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South India landscape.

Archaeology in Action

Human Impact on the Landscape of Ancient South India

Wednesday, Jan. 10

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

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The Deep Dig

Jewelry from the Ancient World

Thursdays, Feb. 1 - 22

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm ET

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Mind & Mood Recharge

Powered by Penn Medicine

Wednesday, Feb. 7

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET

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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

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Escape the Museum

Wednesday, Feb. 21

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET

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Digs & Dice

Let’s Play Mahjong

Thursday, Feb. 22

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ET

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Mind & Mood Recharge

Powered by Penn Medicine

Wednesday, Mar. 6

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET

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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

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Digs & Dice

Let’s Play Senet

Thursday, Mar. 21

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ET

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Kabah, Mexico

Archaeology in Action

The Decline and Fall of Classic Maya Culture, New Finds and Perspectives

Wednesday, Apr. 3

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

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Digs & Dice

Let’s Play Koi-Koi

Thursday, Apr. 18

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ET

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Excavations at a site.

Archaeology in Action

Daily Fare and Sacred Offerings in Classical Greece

Wednesday, May. 1

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

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Digs & Dice

Let’s Play The Royal Game of Ur

Thursday, May. 16

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ET

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Excavations at a site.

Archaeology in Action

The Hidden History of Egyptian Labor in Abydos

Wednesday, Jun. 5

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

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