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The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, located on the University of Pennsylvania campus at 3260 South Street in Philadelphia, houses an internationally renowned collection of materials to interest and inspire any age. Archaeologists and anthropologists from the Museum have been collecting artifacts and learning about world cultures for more than 110 years. Children and adults alike enjoy the spectacular ancient Egyptian galleries, which feature a colossal, 12-ton sphinx, impressive architectural remnants of the palace of the Pharaoh Merenptah from about 1200 B.C., and the ever-popular exhibition, "The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets and Science."
Other highlights include samples of the first writing in the world, on view in the Mesopotamian gallery, faces modeled on ancient clay coffin lids from the Bible Lands, and beautiful materials from Alaska, the American Southwest, Africa, Asia, Polynesia, and more. There are three shops (one for children!) and a glass-enclosed Museum Café overlooking the inner gardens. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m.; closed summer Sundays, Memorial Day through Labor Day. Admission donation is $8 adults, $5 children and senior citizens; free to children under 6, and free to Museum members. Wheelchair accessible through Kress (east side) entrance. Phone: (215) 898-4000. Website: www.museum.upenn.edu.
