Events

Open House: Archaeology

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

We’re celebrating International Archaeology Day with activities for aspiring explorers of all ages. Join Museum archaeologists, conservators, curators, and collections staff for a behind-the-scenes look into our excavation sites and current research at this special day, co-sponsored by the Philadelphia Society of the Archaeological Institute of America. Come and meet experts working in North America, […]

Chariot and Horse in the Ancient World

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

Lecture by John Hale, University of Louisville: After wild horses were first domesticated on the grasslands of the Eurasian steppes, troops of nomadic riders began to conquer agricultural communities to the south and east, thus establishing some of the world’s earliest empires. Although such equids as the donkey and mule (a horse-donkey hybrid) played essential […]

Viking Longships: Wolves of the Sea

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

Joukowsky Lecture Contact information for the Penn Museum: info@pennmuseum.org, 215-898-4000