Transforming Understanding of the Human Experience
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Transforming Understanding of the Human Experience
127 Years of Global Research
Over One Million Objects
Penn MuseumUNIVERSITY of PENNSYLVANIA MUSEUM
of ARCHAEOLOGY and ANTHROPOLOGY
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300+ Excavation and Research Projects:Marquee Excavations – Memphis, Egypt
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300+ Excavation and Research Projects:Marquee Excavations – Nippur, Iraq
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300+ Excavation and Research Projects:Marquee Excavations –Tikal, Guatemala
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Penn Museum Today:20 Field Projects Funded by Director’s Field Fund
North America • China • Egypt France • Georgia • Guatemala Iraqi Kurdistan • Kenya • Laos
Mexico • Peru • Turkey
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Penn Museum Today:Gordion, Turkey
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Student Fieldwork Opportunities:Gordion, Turkey
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Penn Museum Today:
Abydos, Egypt
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Student Fieldwork Opportunities:Abydos, Egypt
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Extraordinary Collections
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Object-based Learning: In the Galleries
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Object-based Learning: Collections Storage
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Object-based Learning: Collections Study Room
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Object-based Learning: Collections Study Room
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Object-based Learning: CAAM Classroom
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Object Analysis: CAAM “Pottery and Archaeology” Course
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Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials (CAAM)
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Object Analysis: CAAM “Food and Fire” Freshman Seminar
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Object Analysis: CAAM “Food and Fire” Freshman Seminar
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Object Analysis: CAAM “Food and Fire” Freshman Seminar
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Penn Museum Today:
Visitor Programs
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Press Announcement: Tuesday, October 21
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Penn Museum Engaging LocallyTouch Tours for the Blind and Visually Impaired
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Penn Museum Engaging LocallyTouch Tours for the Blind and Visually Impaired
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Exhibitions – Beneath the Surface
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Exhibitions – Corn: From Ancient Crop to Soda Pop
Content Team – Penn Undergraduates:Julia Chatterjee, Monica Fenton, Kirsten Myers
Exhibit Design:Skye Olson, University of the Arts, Museum Studies
Marketing and PR:Callie Montalv, University of the Arts, Museum Studies
Advisors: Anne Tiballi, Kate Moore, Kate Quinn
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2016 Exhibition:The Golden Age of King Midas
February 13-November 27, 2016Second Floor Special Exhibition Galleries
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The Golden Age of King Midas
King Midas existed, but his real treasure was not gold. Instead of being remembered for the “goldentouch” and other legends, he should be known for his impressive kingdom, Phrygia (now centralTurkey), and legacy as ruler of a people who achieved excellence in engineering, architecture,bronze and pottery making, and influenced the ancient world around them.
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The Golden Age of King Midas
Showcasing the Museum’s longstandingexcavation, education, and siteconservation work at Gordion
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The Golden Age of King Midas
Through a specialagreement with theRepublic of Turkey,more than 100 objectsloaned from fourmuseums in Turkey,including the majorityof materials unearthedin Tumulus MM, theburial tomb of Midas’sfather, from theGordion Museum andthe Museum ofAnatolian Civilizations,Ankara
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Creating New
Galleries
Penn MuseumUNIVERSITY of PENNSYLVANIA MUSEUM
of ARCHAEOLOGY and ANTHROPOLOGY
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Creating New Galleries
West Wing Second Floor Galleries Near East Galleries – Opening fall 2017
Transition GalleriesCrossroads of Cultures – Main Entrance Area – Opening fall 2018Writing Gallery –Third Floor – Opening fall 2018
Harrison Wing Rotunda Asian Collections with a focus on Buddhism, mostly Chinese collections but also incorporating Japanese and Indian material – Opening fall 2020
Coxe (Egyptian) WingLower Floor – the Realm of the Afterlife – Opening fall 2018New Mummy Gallery; Tomb Chapel of KaipureUpper Floor -The Realm of Gods and Kings – Opening fall 2020Dramatic installation of the throne room from the Palace of Pharaoh Merenptah; Nubia Gallery.
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Penn Museum Near East Galleries
The Ancient Near East Galleries tell the story of how people
developed essential aspects of our modern way of life
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Penn Museum Near East GalleriesCollections from Marquee Excavations
Nippur, Iraq 1889-1900 First American excavations in MesopotamiaBeth Shean, Israel 1921-1933Ur, Iraq 1922-1934Hasanlu, Iran 1956-1977
Ongoing Excavation and Research
Gordion, TurkeyIraqi KurdistanAzerbaijanIran
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Timeline
Curatorial conceptNovember 2014 – November 2015
DesignDecember 2015 – November 2016
Production/InstallationDecember 2016 – August 2017
OpeningSeptember 2017
Penn Museum Near East Galleries
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