This museum is possibly the most underrated museum in Philly. It is great for anyone into ancient history and world cultures. The Ancient Egypt section is stunning, it features the 3rd largest sphinx and many spectacularly preserved mummies. I love the Eastern sections! The African and Latin American sections are spectacular as well. This museum is an unbelievable museum and... More

The Egyptian exhibit was worth the entrance fee! It was very interesting and the artifacts were very impressive. The other exhibits were also interesting, especially the evolutionary exhibit, but that may be because I am studying evolutionary genetics. I would recommended this!

I was very impressed with the Egyptian exhibit. I thought it was much better than the traveling King Tut exhibit that is all the rave and more than twice the price. Some of the exhibits need work (North American exhibit), but others make up for those. I would like to come back and see more. The building itself is worth... More

The mosaic from Lod on display currently at the museum is a wonder to see. The amazing way in which this partial mosaic floor was found makes it interesting to see and consider how long it took to recover and how amazing it is to send it on tour in 30 pieces. A real wonder! Once you see this exhibit... More

Archaeological wonders, Buddhist art from China, Mayan calender mysteries, Egyptian mummies, Mesopotamian artifacts--this museum has all that and more.

A few hours in the Penn Museum will take you through historic exhibits of many ancient lands. Penn University digs uncovered precious items from multi-nation exhibits. The Lod Mosaic (from ancient Israel) is a featured display. Other displays feature finds from Etruscan, Greek, Roman, Syrian, Chinese, Egyptian, African, South & North American and other civilizations.

The Maya 2012 exhibit was not what I expected & was pretty boring. The mummies were very cool, especially the working lab. There is a glass enclosed office (aka fish bowl) where people are actually working on real mummies and classifying artifacts. Very interesting! There were a lot of Egyptian artifacts and the Sphinx was very cool. Definitely worth the... More

My favorite Philadelphia museum with some artifacts that are thousands of years old from the world over. There's always a new exhibit attraction and every item is well explained to give visitors an appreciation of the culture from where it came. Everytime I visit there's always more to take in and it's great seeing old favorites like the Q'ing Dynasty... More

The exhibits and artifacts at this museum are unequaled in Philadelphia. From countries all over the world,the collection is extensive...fascinating historical and some modern artifacts, including a few interactive areas and a place to see archaeologists at work. There's so much to read and to see, though, that I'd recommend the museum to those with extra time on their hands... More