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.

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A mosaic of a peacock.

At-Home Anthro LIVE

Make Your Own Roman Mosaic

Friday, Mar. 15

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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Digs and Dice title graphic.

Digs & Dice

Let’s Play Senet

Thursday, Mar. 21

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ET

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Disk of Enheduanna.

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Ancient Author Enheduanna

Friday, Mar. 22

1:00 pm - 1:45 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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Penn students a the museum.

Penn Student Vote Making Workshop

Thursday, Apr. 4

6:00 pm - 8:00 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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Digs & Dice

Let’s Play Koi-Koi

Thursday, Apr. 18

6:00 pm - 7:30 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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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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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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Digs & Dice

Let’s Play The Royal Game of Ur

Thursday, May. 16

6:00 pm - 7:30 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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