Since its founding in 1887, the Penn Museum has collected around one million objects, many obtained directly through its own field excavations or anthropological research.
Exemplary holdings of art and artifacts from around the world include African, American, Asian, Egyptian, European,& Mediterranean, Near East & Babylonian, and Oceanian collections. Highlights include a monumental 15-ton granite sphinx anchors the display of Egyptian architecture.
The galleries celebrate the incredible and diverse accomplishments of people, and many of the objects on display come directly from their own archaeological excavations and anthropological field work. A million world wonders. 10,000 years of history. An ongoing exploration of the human experience.