In the News

2021

• When Black History is Unearthed, Who Gets to Speak for the Dead? 9/24/2021

  The New Yorker
• Study Contradicts Top-Down Theories on Ancient Thai Metal Production 8/1/2021

  Ancient Origins
• A racist scientist built a collection of human skulls. Should we still study them? 7/8/2021

  Science Magazine
• Penn team expands cultural heritage work in Iraq, backed by new funding 6/15/2021

  Penn Today
• What Should Museums Do with the Bones of the Enslaved? 4/20/2021

  The New York Times
• Penn Museum apologizes for its ‘unethical’ collection of human skulls and says it will repatriate remains of Black Philadelphians and others 4/12/2021

  The Philadelphia Inquirer
• ‘Invisible Beauty: The Art of Archaeological Science’ Review: More Than Meets The Eye—Images of ancient artifacts made using magnification, X-rays, and more are aesthetically pleasing and scientifically illuminating 4/7/2021

  The Wall Street Journal
• If Accessibility Seems an Unsolvable Riddle, the Penn Museum Offers an Answer 2/25/2021

  Generocity Philly
• Penn Museum has Hired its first Black Director, Who Pivoted from Physics to Antiquities 2/20/2021

  The Philadelphia Inquirer
• A Museum for the Coming Ages 2/15/2021

  World Archaeology Magazine
• Penn Museum names new director at ‘pivotal moment’ for the institution 1/21/2021

  Philadelphia Business Journal

2020

• Babylon, City of Wonders 6/4/2020

  BBC's The Forum
• Naskapi connections: Restorative research in the Penn Museum collection 4/8/2020

  Penn Today
• What did people do before toilet paper? 3/31/2020

  National Geographic
• Philly museums and med students band together to donate protective gear to front-line health-care providers 3/30/2020

  The Philadelphia Inquirer
• The curious case of ancient bear bones at a Mississippi dig site 3/3/2020

  Penn Today
• Museum hires refugees as docents to help visitors see exhibits from a new perspective 2/23/2020

  CNN Travel
• Refugee Docents Help Bring A Museum's Global Collection To Life 2/17/2020

  NPR
• Celebrating Black Excellence: An NBC10 Special 2/15/2020

  NBC10
• The Sphinx of Ramses II Greets Guests Thanks to the Penn Museum's Face-Lift 2/10/2020

  Philadelphia Style Magazine