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11.27

Holiday Garden Railway Nights

Holiday home with model train in front

The Holiday Garden Railway, with miniature decor and greenery, returns for the 2021 holiday season. Advance tickets are required.

4:30p.m. - 7:30p.m.

Morris Arboretum,

11.29

Holiday Card Printing

By appointment only, Common Press invites the Penn community to letterpress print their own holiday cards.

1:00p.m. - 4:00p.m.

Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level

12.2

The Ethics of Collecting

“Gilgamesh Dream Tablet,” an Iraqi artifact illegally imported to the U.S. in the 2000s.

The 2021 Jay I. Kislak Symposium explores debates about historic records, posing questions like "Who decides? What qualifies? Whose story does it tell?" The keynote speaker is Erin Thompson, author of “Possession: The Curious History of Private Collectors.”

All Day

Virtual

12.2

Neuroscience of Altruism, Selfishness, Wellbeing

Kristin Brethel-Haurwitz, a social and behavioral science administrator at the National Institutes of Health, delivers the ninth-annual GVR Khodadad Lecture, discussing the neuroscience of altruism, selfishness, and wellbeing. The lecture will also be streamed live on YouTube.

4:30p.m.

Levin Building, 425 S. University Ave.

Holiday home with model train in front

Holiday Garden Railway Nights

The Holiday Garden Railway, with miniature decor and greenery, returns for the 2021 holiday season. Advance tickets are required.

For more information, visit morrisarboretum.org.

Saturday, November 27, 2021

4:30p.m. - 7:30p.m.

Morris Arboretum,

Through 12.26.21

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