April 19, 2008 through May 3, 2009

You are a survivor. All of your ancestors were successful in surviving the challenges of life. Each of them inherited from their parents the characteristics that helped them to survive — through thousands of generations, and over millions of years, to you. In turn, you will pass on these features to your children and, through them, to your descendants.

This exhibition is about you — and all your fellow humans. Your body carries evidence of many distinctively human features that changed in your ancestors through the process of evolution.
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In addition to support from the National Science Foundation, Surviving: The Body of Evidence is made possible by the generous contributions of many individual, corporate, and foundation donors, including A. T. Chadwick Co., Andrea M. Baldeck, M.D. and William M. Hollis, Jr., Ms. Carrie Cox and Mr. Kenneth Cox, duPont Company, Dr. Leslie Hudson, the Virginia and Harvey Kimmel Arts and Education Fund, Diane vS. Levy and Robert M. Levy, Mr. and Mrs. A. Bruce Mainwaring,  P. Agnes, Inc., Park Avenue Charitable Fund, Schering-Plough Corporation; Eric and Alexandra Schoenberg Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. Schoenberg, The Women’s Committee of the University of Pennsylvania Museum,  and Wyeth. Planning for this project was supported by the Heritage Philadelphia Program at the Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts, and administered by The University of the Arts.

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