Penn Museum
Penn Museum Rediscovers 6,500-Year-Old Skeleton
The Penn Museum recently announced it has re-discovered a skeleton in its own archives. The skeleton, which had been in a “coffin-like” box in the […]
Penn Museum Rediscovers Ancient Skeleton In Storage Room
This morning, the Penn Museum announced that it found a 6,500-year-old (!) skeleton that had been hidden away in its storage closets. More Philly Mag News: The museum […]
Best of Philly Snapshot: Janet Monge, Best Museum Curator
You’ve caught Janet Monge at a rare moment when her purple reading glasses are down. They’re dangling from a lanyard right now, a telltale sign […]
Going Native At The Penn Museum’s Cafe
Have you ever eaten at – or even seen — a restaurant specializing in Native American foods in the Philly area? No, I haven’t either, […]
Penn Museum Invites Blind Visitors to Touch Artifacts
AP has a story about “hands-on” tours at Penn Museum, allowing blind visitors to get their hands on artifacts that would otherwise have a look-but-don’t-touch […]
A Night by the Nile With Yelp Philadelphia
Calling all ghouls and undead foodies: it’s time to party. Yelp Philadelphia is hosting a Halloween party on Wednesday, October 31st, from 8 to 10p.m. […]
Tonight: Drinking Tequila With The Mayans
You know what’s awesome? Turning what is suposed to be an educational and enlightening experience into an excuse to get drunk at the museum. The […]
If the End of the World is Coming, At Least We’ll be Well Fed
The Maya exhibition at the Penn Museum is a big bummer. C’mon, we don’t want to be told with scholarly guarantee that the whole end-of-the-Maya-calendar-end-of-the-world […]
Philly Beer Week Co-Founder Passes Away
Philadelphia Beer Week Co-founder and local beer “gatekeeper” Bruce Nichols passed away Monday, November 30th after a brief fight with leukemia. Even if you did […]
Uncorking The Past
Thursday, October 8th the Penn Museum is presenting an evening of talks, tutored tastings and a book signing with Penn Museum’s Patrick McGovern and Dogfish […]