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The Penn Museum’s crystal ball
A historic, black-and-white image of two children gazing at the crystal ball

For almost 100 years—except for the three it went missing—one of the world’s largest crystal balls has occupied the Penn Museum’s Asia Galleries.

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The Penn Museum’s crystal ball

For almost 100 years—except for the three it went missing—one of the world’s largest crystal balls has occupied the Asia Galleries of the Penn Museum.

Kristina García

Kathleen Morrison on biodiversity and climate change
Kathleen Morrison.

Kathleen Morrison, faculty director of the Environmental Innovations Initiative.

(Image: Courtesy of the Environmental Innovations Initiative)

Kathleen Morrison on biodiversity and climate change

The faculty director of the Environmental Innovations Initiative, her research spans anthropology, archaeology, and paleoecology, involving the study of historic climates and environments, with a focus on South Asia.

From the Environmental Innovations Initiative

A step toward ethical stewardship and ongoing repair
Penn Museum exterior

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A step toward ethical stewardship and ongoing repair

An interfaith commemoration for 19 Black Philadelphians whose remains were part of the Morton Cranial Collection will take place at the Penn Museum.

Penn Today Staff

A ‘celebrity translator’ takes center stage
emily wilson sitting in the penn museum auditorium

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A ‘celebrity translator’ takes center stage

Emily Wilson, professor of classical studies, is renowned for her English translations of Homer’s ancient Greek epic poems, first “The Odyssey” and now the “The Iliad.”
Who, What, Why: Jo Tiongson-Perez
Jo Perez smiles and poses in Asia Gallery in museum.

Jo Tiongson-Perez inside the Asia section of the Penn Museum. 

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Who, What, Why: Jo Tiongson-Perez

Through a Sachs Arts grant, Jo Tiongson-Perez of the Penn Museum co-authored a compilation of mostly Indigenous folktales from the Philippines. 
Dedicating time to side gigs for good in the community
Paul Best performs at Penn Museum.

Paul Best performs at a Keepers of the Culture event at the Penn Museum in the fall of 2019.

(Image: Courtesy of Paul Best)

Dedicating time to side gigs for good in the community

The 11th piece in this series highlights a museum educator who also teaches people through an Afrocentric storytelling group, a research coordinator volunteering with an LGBTQ+ band, a nurse collecting children’s books, and a Spanish lecturer picking up trash.