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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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