University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Philadelphia · founded 1887
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, branded as Penn Museum, is a museum at the University of Pennsylvania. It is located on Penn's campus in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, at the intersection of 33rd and South Streets. Housing over 1.3 million artifacts, the museum features one of the most comprehensive collections of Middle and Near-Eastern art in the world.
- Founded
- 1887Founded
What to see
Papyrus 1
300.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Bull Headed Lyre of Ur
244 BC.
At the museum · Photo by Binxedits, CC BY-SA 4.0
Six Steeds of Zhao Mausoleum
In the museum’s collection.
At the museum · Photo by Bairuilong, CC BY-SA 4.0
Disk of Enheduanna
235 BC.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Plan your visit
Hours
Published on the museum’s own site. Confirm on www.penn.museum before you travel.
Getting there
3260 South St., Philadelphia, PA 19104.
On their own site
Opening hours, tickets and current exhibitions are on the museum’s own site.
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