Established | 1887 |
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Location | 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States |
Coordinates | 39°56′56″N 75°11′28″W / 39.9490°N 75.1911°W |
Type | Anthropology and archaeology |
Director | Dr. Christopher Woods |
Public transit access | Penn Medicine: SEPTA Regional Rail SEPTA bus: 30, 40, 42, 49, LUCY |
Website | penn.museum |
Penn Museum, formally known as The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, is an archaeology and anthropology museum at the University of Pennsylvania. It is located on Penn's campus in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, at the intersection of 33rd and South Streets.[1] Housing over 1.3 million artifacts, the museum features one of the most comprehensive collections of Middle and Near-Eastern art in the world.