Penn Museum

The Penn Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, explores human history and cultures through archaeology and anthropology. Founded in 1887 by the University of Pennsylvania, it houses nearly one million objects from across the world, including ancient Egyptian statues, Mesopotamian clay tablets, Greek and Roman artefacts, and objects from Indigenous communities in the Americas. Many pieces originate from archaeological excavations and research conducted by the museum. The museum's galleries take visitors across continents and thousands of years, from the earliest cities of the ancient Middle East to the cultures of Africa, Asia and the Americas. A major highlight is the monumental sphinx of Pharaoh Ramses II in the main entrance hall. The museum also combines public exhibitions with active