Penn Museum offers a wide variety of events including concerts, dance performances, films, "World Culture" family days celebrating diverse cultures, lectures and special symposia. Click on the image below to get a snapshot of events at Penn Museum!

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Celebration of African Cultures

		Music and dance performances are a featured part of Penn Museum's annual Celebration of African Cultures. Pictured here: the Women's Sekere Ensemble. Photo: Jennifer Gibson.
		Storytelling is a finely-honed tradition in many African cultures and is one of the day's many festivities. Pictured here: Karen Nur El-Amin, co-founder and director of Duinsity Storytelling.
		The Women's Sekere Ensemble introduces visitors to the rhythms and tones of the sekere, a traditional percussion instrument of Nigeria. Photo: Jennifer Chiappardi.
		Pictured here: The Universal African Dance & Drum Ensemble whose performance also features masquerades and acrobatics. Photo: Jennifer Chiappardi