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Penn Museum

Transforming understanding of the human experience...

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A million objects — including art and artifacts from around the globe — are housed at the Penn Museum, one of the world’s finest archaeological and anthropological museums.

From stone tools and household items to architectural monuments and rare art objects, the museum illustrates the story of humanity’s history and achievements.

With materials from ancient Egypt, Asia, Mesopotamia, the Americas and ancient Greece and Italy, the Penn Museum explores the world — all under one roof.

In late 2019, the museum unveiled a major transformation of its Main Entrance Hall and two of its collections — the Africa Galleries and the Mexico and Central America Gallery.

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