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MuseumsSite Name: Penn Museum Alternative Name: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and AnthropologyCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 3.267 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Mid Atlantic Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Philadelphia
Latitude: 39.949510N Longitude: 75.191284W
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The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia owns about one million objects of archaeological and anthropological interest. Mayan steles, Roman mosaics, ritual masks from the northwest of North America, African musical instruments, a full scale Japanese temple, Islamic tiled fountains, Polynesian bark cloth, and the obligatory Egyptian mummies are just a small selection of what you can see there.
Its collection is renowned. You may have seen some of its pieces illustrating your college archaeology and anthropology texts. Unfortunately at any given time some of its finest and most famous pieces may be out on a traveling exhibition. For example, objects, including the world famous, carved Assyrian relief panel from the Northwest Palace at Nimrud, jewelry from the Royal Cemetery of Ur, a famed head of Gudea, and an inlaid column from Tell al Ubaid are now on exhibit as part of a larger collection at the Beijing World Art Museum. Don't worry, however--whenever you go, there will be plenty of fascinating things on view.
If you have an interest in cultures of the past and are in Philadelphia, don't miss this museum!
Address: 3260 South St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 898-4000
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Note: Treasures from Turkey exhibition premiers at Penn Museum in Philadelphia
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