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4.4 (135 reviews)
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Mike C.

If you are like me and love Egyptian artifacts you will love it here. This museum has one million artifacts in its collection per our tour guide; they are currently displaying one percent of them and are only adding to their contemporary Native American art collection. I love the Philadelphia Art Musuem however after my first and only visit to the Penn Musuem last Saturday I must say I love this museum even more as there is a much higher percentage chance of not getting lost in this museum and it was not overflowing with people with their art and artifacts being spaced out generously. Very picturesque part of town as well. Enjoy your visit, I cannot wait to return and will upload some of my favorite photos on next visit. As always people SYOY!!!

Alexis B.

The Penn Museum is a museum of archaeology and anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, and my friend and I visited it for the first time this past weekend when were in Philly for a short visit. The museum definitely has some dated signs but overall is a really impressive museum with three floors of gallery space featuring artifacts from the ancient Mediterranean World, Egypt, the Near East, Mesopotamia, East Asia, the Americas, and Africa. We saw some really stunning, interesting, and beautiful artifacts. The building is also beautiful, especially the Rotunda, which was completed in 1915. This museum is easily accessible via public transport from Center City, and it's worth a visit if you're interested in archaeology or anthropology. It's an impressive museum!

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Kevin B.

This is a very interesting museum. It's located on Penn's campus and while it's small, it has a very nice variety of collections. We particularly enjoyed the Greek World section and the collection of ancient coins were fascinating. They're undergoing a renovation so some areas like the Asian section are limited, but it's still a very nice museum overall. Give yourself 2-3 hours to explore the whole museum and don't miss the Ancient Food and Flavor exhibit in the basement as it's definitely a highlight!

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Kristin M.

Full of ancient culture. I'm so glad we visited. The museum was beautiful. I highly recommend visiting if you're into history!

Liz D.

Came back and it's all so shiny! The garage is all cleaned up and well labeled, though still very low clearance. I was able to leave through a side entrance and be just across the street from the well labeled entry, but it was locked by the afternoon so I had to walk the long way round to get back to the car. Otherwise, the museum is mostly all open and very impressive. This is not a museum for kids and I'd recommend choosing 3-4 areas to really absorb everything into in a session and come back another day for the rest. They have lots of different free tours and I was there right on time for the Middle East one. The guide was obviously very knowledgeable about the era but would have liked more story telling than always asking us what we were seeing. The current What We Wear exhibit is almost over but worth some time to check out. The Marion Anderson dress alone is worth the history and showcase it has. The different eras and continents are well chosen and I really enjoyed the descriptions of the different costumes and uses. Every other section is just bursting with artifacts and mostly ancient historical context. An excellent way to compare and contrast civilization through the centuries and how we know what we know about eachother. One caution- the cafe closes at 1 on Saturdays! I chose to check out the 1pm artifact exploration mini lesson hoping to get lunch after and was disappointed and had to settle for vending machine food. It looked like it was well stocked with options though. Definitely would plan a return again and again not just for the new exhibits and events but also to absorb deeper into all the different eras and parts of the world. The museum itself is a fascinating mesh of architecture styles and eras as it built around itself and worth a story on its own.

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Jean T.

We booked online, while on the train. This is a gorgeous space. Unfortunately, the artifacts hall is only open on the weekend. I was NOT happy, because I like mummies. But there was one in the Egyptian exhibit, so... The Etruscan, Greek, and Roman exhibits are carefully curated and VERY interesting. They have a coin collection that surpasses any other that I have seen. The commentary on the exhibits are thorough and scholarly. I learned several things that I hadn't known, such as the fact that embalmers/mummifiers started slacking, in some cases breaking the neck to remove the brain, and in others, not even removing the brain at all! Shocking. They also had some examples of mummified animals. I knew that cats were frequently mummified. I didn't know they were commercially bred and then killed :( There was also a mummified ibis, now extinct in Egypt. Thousands were mummified. Also Apis bulls and alligators. The "Stories We Wear" exhibit was small, but interesting.

Hunter S.

Well organized, expansive museum that's not as overwhelming as a place like the MET or AMNH (which I do adore). Sections on Israel, Rome, Greece, Etruria, the Middle East, and more. Their Egyptian and Asian section is spectacular, and is housed in a beautiful rotunda. They also have wonderful Native American/First Nation people/Central American peoples exhibits with easy to use, fun interactive kiosks so you can learn more about the artists or artifacts that interest you. They also have a well done small African section. I spent about three hours here, including a leisurely lunch at the cafe, which includes basic sandwiches, snacks, and drinks--and isn't as expensive as other museum cafes--assuming because it's a campus museum. You could spend more time if you read every single thing, but I focused more on specific things that interested me. I did this along with the mutter museum. It's about a mile walk between the two. Mutter takes about 1-1 1/2 hours. I finished up around 2 after starting at 10 AM.

Leena S.

Penn Museum is situated in the heart of the University and the Penn Medical campus. The museum is going through various renovations, so certain sections were closed off. It took us under two hours to cover the whole museum. The museum has a vast collection of artifacts from ancient Egypt, the Romans, Asian exhibits and more modern exhibits from other parts of the world. I've always been fascinated by mummies and the history of ancient Egypt, so I really enjoyed this portion of the exhibits. They offer tours, but we self guided our way through the museum. Penn employees can enter free with their Penn ID.

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Ruwan J.

had a few hours to kill before plans later, so I spent part of the day at the Penn Museum. the museum is a lot bigger than I thought..covering archaeological and anthropological exhibits and displays from across the globe--Africa to the Americas to Asia (+ Babylonia)...sadly the Egyptian section was under renovation (and that's the one i wanted to see). there's a lot to see and learn. the museum is multi-floored with a numerous curated sections dedicated to different geographic areas, historical periods, cultural themes, etc. there's a small cafe if you need a bite or drink and a small gift shop. honestly you could spend hours here BUT the museum feels more geared to kids and education imo, not that anything is wrong with that! i will probably come back here when the Egyptian exhibit is open again but i don't think i would re-tour the rest of the museum as that wb a bit tedious. anyway, the museum is on the outskirts of U of Penn campus and the museum is a worthwhile visit if you're a museum nerd or just looking to see some cool stuff on display.

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Beautiful building filled with so much culture and history. Would totally recommend to all history lovers!

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Had some nice exhibits, a lot under construction. Not handicap friendly, nice campus.

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The Penn Museum is located near the University of Pennsylvania. The museum offers so much. I recommend coming here.

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