Filming Guidelines

School Projects
To inquire about filming for your school project, please contact the Education Department by calling (215) 746-6774 to obtain approval in advance.

Personal Use
Videotaping with small, personal recording devices is allowed for non-commercial use. Visitors may also shoot photographs in the Museum galleries, except where otherwise posted. No unauthorized video or photographic images of the interior of the Museum or the artifacts within may be sold without written approval from the Museum.

Professional Filming
The following guidelines apply to organizations and individuals interested in filming or videotaping at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) for purposes other than personal use and/or when any impact on museum operations is anticipated.

Film and photography companies interested in shooting at the Penn Museum for education or commercial purposes should contact the Public Relations Department by calling 215.898.4045 or emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at least three weeks in advance.