• Great Lecture: Histories of Historic Preservation in the United States

    Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Historic preservation has rarely been a subject taken up by historians. In an effort to address this ironic situation, this talk recounts some of the main themes and critiques shaping […]

  • Stolen Legacy: A Conversation with the Artist and Curator

    Adult Events In partnership with internationally-renowned artist, composer, and educator Hannibal Lokumbe, the Penn Museum presents Stolen Legacy, a libretto and musical commentary on the removal of art from the […]

  • Second Sunday Culture Films: At the Edge of the Bazaar

    The 2022-2023 culture film series Folklife, a joyful celebration of local folkways: writing, storytelling, visual arts, handcrafts, cuisine, and other forms of expression which make places and people distinctive and […]

  • WINTER BREAK

    Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    This winter, recharge with more in-person family time at the Penn Museum! Globetrot in a day With over a million world wonders, it only takes a day to bring your loved ones on a tour across the globe. Get the kids to say hello to the largest Egyptian sphinx in the Americas! Unearth the first […]

  • WINTER BREAK

    Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    This winter, recharge with more in-person family time at the Penn Museum! Globetrot in a day With over a million world wonders, it only takes a day to bring your loved ones on a tour across the globe. Get the kids to say hello to the largest Egyptian sphinx in the Americas! Unearth the first […]

  • WINTER BREAK

    Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    This winter, recharge with more in-person family time at the Penn Museum! Globetrot in a day With over a million world wonders, it only takes a day to bring your loved ones on a tour across the globe. Get the kids to say hello to the largest Egyptian sphinx in the Americas! Unearth the first […]

  • WINTER BREAK

    Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    This winter, recharge with more in-person family time at the Penn Museum! Globetrot in a day With over a million world wonders, it only takes a day to bring your loved ones on a tour across the globe. Get the kids to say hello to the largest Egyptian sphinx in the Americas! Unearth the first […]

  • In Between: A Play Written and Performed by Ibrahim Miari

    Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    In Between is an award-winning, semi-autobiographical one-man show that portrays the complexities and contradictions inherent in Palestinian-Israeli identity. On the precipice between two cultures stands Ibrahim Miari, son of a Palestinian Muslim father and Jewish Israeli mother. In this riveting and thought-provoking one-man show, written and performed by Miari, he recalls his childhood in Israel […]

  • In Between: A Play Written and Performed by Ibrahim Miari

    Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    In Between is an award-winning, semi-autobiographical one-man show that portrays the complexities and contradictions inherent in Palestinian-Israeli identity. On the precipice between two cultures stands Ibrahim Miari, son of a Palestinian Muslim father and Jewish Israeli mother. In this riveting and thought-provoking one-man show, written and performed by Miari, he recalls his childhood in Israel […]

  • Great Lecture: Becoming an UNESCO World Heritage Site

    Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    During the last 35 years Dr. C Brian Rose has had the good fortune to direct or co-direct excavations at two legendary sites in Turkey–-Troy and Gordion. Troy was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site List in 1998; Gordion is being considered by UNESCO for World Heritage Status this year. Dr. Rose was involved […]