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Virtual Events

Live Virtual Events

Diverse cultures, ancient and contemporary, come alive during our unique programs and events for Museum visitors of all ages. Have fun while learning about our shared human history through interactive workshops, hands-on crafts, music, dance, and more!

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At-Home Anthro LIVE

Bring your natural curiosity and craftiness into FREE live, virtual learning sessions by Penn Museum educators.

An ancient Egyptian model ship.

Global Voyagers

Explore the secrets of the Penn Museum from your own home! These virtual tours are highly interactive, with built-in polls and quizzes to keep you guessing until the very end.

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Global Guide Tours

What better way to learn about the culture of another place than to speak to someone who grew up there? Through the Global Guides Program, the Museum offers gallery tours led by immigrants and refugees. Included with regular museum admission.

A world map covered in passport stamps.

Virtual Passport Days

Let us do the planning as you take a virtual trip through time and across continents. Learn more about ancient and world cultures through live virtual interactive workshops and hands-on making activities.

Second Sunday Culture Films

Culture Films

The Penn Museum shows a wide range of culture films from October through March at 2pm on the second Sunday of the month.

A child making a reconstruction of a home using scrap materials.

Summer Exploration Kits

Participate in summer camp fun from your own home. Each themed kit of activities includes crafts, experiments, short videos, games, and more.

On-Demand Live Programs

Unable to visit the Penn Museum? We offer a variety of live virtual programs that bring the collections to life using video chat technology, interactive conversations, hands-on workshops, and demonstrations.

Roman style artwork showing a student working on tablet

Virtual Adult Group Visits

Unable to visit the Penn Museum? We offer a variety of pre-recorded and live virtual programs that bring the collections to life using video chat technology, interactive conversations, hands-on workshops, and demonstrations.

class watching a slideshow from the museum in their library

K-12 Virtual Programs

Bring the Penn Museum to you using video conferencing technology! Interact LIVE with a Museum educator as you are guided through a virtual learning experience that highlights parts of our collections through conversations, object analysis, and making activities. Our Virtual Programs are easily adjusted to fit learning levels of any group and connection type!