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

Winter Break

Dec. 26 - 28

10:00 am - 4:00 pm ET

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Dancers at a Kwanzaa performance.

40th Annual Kwanzaa Children’s Festival

Friday, Dec. 29

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

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Sphinx replica in the snow.

K-12 Archaeology Talk with Dr. Steve

The Sphinx That Moved to Philadelphia

Tuesday, Jan. 2

11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET

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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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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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Two kids looking at hieroglyphics in the Egypt Gallery.

Up Late with the Sphinx

Saturday, Jan. 13

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm ET

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Inuit children standing outside

Second Sunday Culture Film

Arctic Defenders

Sunday, Jan. 14

2:00 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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Ruins.

K-12 Archaeology Talk with Dr. Steve

Is Archaeology Really Like Indiana Jones?

Tuesday, Jan. 23

11:00 am - 12:00 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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Lion dance.

CultureFest!

Lunar New Year

Saturday, Jan. 27

11:00 am - 4:00 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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