A Native American adolescent’s skull at the Penn Museum moves closer home
The Museum has established the deceased's tribal heritage and is proceeding with the steps toward repatriating the remains.
The hot-tempered chemist behind a world-class art collection
Blake Gopnik’s “The Maverick’s Museum” is a biography of Albert Barnes, founder of the Barnes Foundation ...
Penn unions rally to encourage administration to oppose federal funding cuts, canceling of diversity initiatives
Penn unions delivered a petition that included calls for the university to fill gaps amid federal funding cuts; uphold DEI ...
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Penn Museum to return 19th century skull of Indigenous child to tribe leaders in Maine
The remains are part of the controversial Morton Collection, which was placed in storage in 2020 to reexamine unethical ...
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Model boats, Beards on Ice and an art museum party: Your weekend guide to things to do
A theater troupe is also mounting productions of two Shakespeare plays, with a cast of 12 actors taking roles in both.
Former Philadelphia Phillies All-Star Closer Reunites With NL East Rival Braves
The Philadelphia Phillies are hoping they field a relief staff that is good enough to win in October. That's been one of the ...
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Mutter Museum opens exhibit on Philadelphia’s COVID-19 response
The Mutter Museum is marking the fifth anniversary of the pandemic with a new exhibit documenting Philadelphia’s COVID-19 ...
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Penn Museum undergoes largest renovation in its history to update Egypt, Nubia galleries
The museum's renovations in the Ancient Egypt and Nubia galleries are the second part of the Museum’s Building Transformation ...
Penn State legend returns to state as Oklahoma State coach
Don’t expect David Taylor to visit Independence Hall, snap a picture of the Liberty Bell or run the steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art like Rocky Balboa. When the first-year Oklahoma State coach ...
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Penn Museum’s CultureFest! Holi welcomes spring through art and color
The Penn Museum collaborated with Penn’s South Asia Center and Three Aksha Dance Company to host events and vendors for ...