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Who, What, Why: Kara Butler on museum education

Butler, a fourth-year anthropology and communication double-major from Philadelphia, is starting a master’s program at the Graduate School of Education in the fall, with the goal of becoming a museum educator.

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What museums do with their items that aren’t on exhibit

Laura Holtz Stanton of the Penn Museum discusses the many uses for materials stored at museums.

Khalaf and Hamdya pose with their son Hegar in Sinjar’s old district.

For Yezidi, historic images and cultural restoration

Marc Marín Webb, a Ph.D. candidate in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, has researched the images in the Penn Museum archives and brought them back to Yezidi communities.

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‘Exhibiting Resilience’: Tribal consultation brings modern vision to new museum gallery

The Penn Museum’s new exhibit, “Native North America Gallery: Rooted in Resilience, Resisting Erasure,” is highlighted.

What is the Chinese zodiac? How the ancient calendar shaped life for centuries

Research from Adam Smith of the School of Arts & Sciences and Penn Museum looks at the ritual origins of the Chinese zodiac calendar.

Penn Museum to host full day of Lunar New Year festivities

The Penn Museum is celebrating its 45th annual Lunar New Year event at the end of the month.

Intact royal tomb in Turkey dates back 2,800 years to the time of King Midas

C. Brian Rose from the Penn Museum opened a 2,800-year-old tomb in Ankara, Turkey.

Penn Museum opens new interactive exhibit highlighting history of Indigenous peoples

Megan C. Kassabaum of the Penn Museum introduces the new North American Native Gallery.

Penn Museum unveils a new gallery that examines the struggles and resilience of Indigenous nations

The Penn Museum has opened a new gallery spotlighting traditions of Native Americans.

People visiting Penn’s new Native North American Gallery at the Penn Museum.

Native North America Gallery opens at the Penn Museum

In partnership with eight Indigenous consulting curators, the newly renovated 2,000 sq. ft. gallery features more than 250 archaeological, historic, and contemporary items from the Museum’s North American collections.

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