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.

Panel image.
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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A paper board game with a die and two sets of stones

At-Home Anthro LIVE

Make and Play the Royal Game of Ur

Friday, Jan. 12

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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Banner for K-12 Virtual Open House

K-12 Virtual Open House

introduction to our educational programs

Friday, Jan. 12

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET

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Hieroglyphs on a piece of stone.

At-Home Anthro LIVE

Cartouches

Friday, Jan. 19

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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Amphora depicting Theseus and Minotaur with five onlookers.

At-Home Anthro LIVE

Theseus and the Minotaur: Let’s Hear an Ancient Myth

Friday, Jan. 26

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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Deep Dig title text laid over image of jewelry made of beads and gold leaves.

The Deep Dig

Jewelry from the Ancient World

Thursdays, Feb. 1 - 22

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm ET

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A wooden mancala board.

At-Home Anthro LIVE

Make Your Own Mancala Board

Friday, Feb. 2

1:00 pm - 1:45 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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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

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A scarab with two wings.

At-Home Anthro LIVE

Scarabs in Ancient Egypt

Friday, Feb. 16

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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Digs and Dice title graphic.

Digs & Dice

Let’s Play Mahjong

Thursday, Feb. 22

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ET

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A boat lyre.

At-Home Anthro LIVE

The Archaeology of Music

Friday, Feb. 23

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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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

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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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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

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