Penn Museum’s Newest Gallery Explores Eastern Mediterranean History
Penn Museum’s newest gallery, Eastern Mediterranean Gallery: Crossroads of Cultures, opened on November 19. The gallery explores a cosmopolitan hub […]
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Workers at Penn Museum Intend to Unionize
At the end of May, workers at the Penn Museum of Archeology and Anthropology announced that they intended to form […]
Rally Held at Penn Museum Over Mishandling of MOVE Remains
On May 13, 1985, the Philadelphia Police Department dropped a bomb on a house at 6221 Osage Ave. The bombing […]
Penn Museum Pledges to Repatriate Skulls
After a recent protest demanding that the Penn Museum repatriate skulls from its Morton Collection, the museum has issued a […]
Penn Museum Awarded NEH Grant
Philadelphia’s Penn Museum recently announced that it has received a 2020 Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. […]
Penn Museum to Remove Crania Collection from Public View
The University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Museum holds approximately 1,000 crania, some of which belonged to enslaved people. After facing pressure […]
Penn Museum Goes on a Daily Digital Dig
Last November, the Penn Museum unveiled two newly remodeled galleries and a refurbished auditorium. Along with the remodeling, the museum […]
Penn Museum to Unveil Redesigned Galleries This Weekend
Founded in the 19th century, the Penn Museum has long been the home to archeological treasures from around the world. […]