Surviving: The Body of Evidence
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Cocktails (Expedition Circle Members and above) 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Dinner (Loren Eiseley Society Members only) Penn Museum Members at the Expedition Circle level and above are invited to this very special preview of Surviving: The Body of Evidence, with the Museum’s two co-curators Drs. Janet Monge and Alan Mann and Dr. Arden Bement, Director of the National Science Foundation and special guest lecturer for the Loren Eiseley Dinner, in attendance. $40 for Expedition Circle Members ($250 level and above); free for LES members ($1,500 level and above). For information on how to join at this level and take advantage of this opportunity, call the Membership Office at 215/898-5093.
Members’ Only Exhibition Preview Penn Museum Members are invited to preview Surviving: The Body of Evidence before it opens to the public. Members guided tours run at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Dr. Janet Monge, co-curator, lectures at 6:00 p.m. For information about how to become a Museum member, call the Membership Office at 215/898-5093. Public Opening Celebration Oh my aching back! Join us in celebrating Surviving: The Body of Evidence at this daylong celebration. The outcomes of the evolutionary process have a profound impact on every aspect of our daily lives—come discover how and why that is so! Hear from exhibition curators Dr. Alan Mann and Dr. Janet Monge. Find out about the Museum’s human fossil casting project at a hands-on table. Test what your human body can (and can not) do, at a special obstacle course—and yes, find out why your back hurts! And humans of tomorrow? Children of all ages can join our clothesline art show, creating and sharing their vision of the future. Free with Museum admission donation. Information: 215/898-4890.
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