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Penn Museum unveils a new look at the ancient Mediterranean world
WHYY (Philadelphia)

Penn Museum unveils a new look at the ancient Mediterranean world

Virginia Herrmann, Joanna Smith, and Director Christopher Woods of the Penn Museum discuss the history behind the artifacts of the new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery.

A new gallery at Penn Museum relooks at Eastern Mediterranean history
Philadelphia Inquirer

A new gallery at Penn Museum relooks at Eastern Mediterranean history

The Penn Museum’s new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery, “Crossroads of Culture,” seeks to highlight the social, commercial, and political innovations of countries like Palestine, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, and Syria.

New Eastern Mediterranean Gallery opens at the Penn Museum
half dozen people in a museum gallery

Featuring 400 objects that span a period of 4,000 years, the Penn Museum is opening a new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery, the latest step in its building transformation.

New Eastern Mediterranean Gallery opens at the Penn Museum

Featuring 400 objects that span a period of 4,000 years, the Penn Museum is opening its new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery, the latest step in a multi-year building transformation.
Archaeologists restoring an ancient ISIS-destroyed monument in Mosul just found seven incredibly preserved Assyrian carvings buried beneath it
Artnet News

Archaeologists restoring an ancient ISIS-destroyed monument in Mosul just found seven incredibly preserved Assyrian carvings buried beneath it

Michael Danti of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses his team’s restoration of the iconic Mashki Gate in Iraq and their uncovering of ancient Assyrian slabs, with support from Mosul University and the Penn Museum.