Volume 64 / Number 1

2022

Spotlight On: Healing Gardens of Amazonian Peru

On The Cover: Doña Norma identifying plant properties in the garden beyond her home in the village of El Chino in the Tahuayo region of Amazonian Peru; photo by Daniel Bauer (see page 22).

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Welcome News

Collaborating with Two Philadelphia Landmarks National Marian Anderson Museum & Historical Society The legacy of civil rights icon Marian Anderson […]

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Membership Matters: Member Spotlight: Lois Segel

Lois Segel, graduate of Penn Arts & Sciences, is a member of the Penn Cultural Heritage Center Advisory Board at […]

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By: Kate Pourshariati

From the Archives: Time Travel With the Film Archives Collections

Recently the Penn Museum hit a new milestone of views of its archival and other film collections: an astonishing 13 […]

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By: Jessica Byler and Jessica Byler

Conserving the Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates Artifacts

In the Conservation Lab, we are working on objects for the new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery opening this coming November. The […]

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By: Carlos José Pérez Sámano

Poetry for the Immigrant Community

When I was invited to become the artist in residence for the Penn Museum I was shocked. It was the […]

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By: Ashley Fuchs, Cindy Srnka, Jackson Clark, Sarah Linn and Douglas Smit

Heritage in Our Hands:: UNESCO 50 Years Later

Each year, the Student Exhibition Program selects three Penn undergraduates to curate a new exhibition based around a theme. This […]

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By: Vanessa Workman

From Mine to Microscope: Analyzing Archaeological Metals

This fall, I joined the CAAM faculty as the new archaeometallurgy teaching specialist. My recent research focuses on the archaeological […]

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By: Ann Hudson Peters

Protected Offerings:: Penn Museum Collections Shed Light on Paracas Archaeology

I have seen hundreds of descriptions of simple cotton cloths tied around a basket or bowl; offerings placed at the […]

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By: Daniel Bauer

Healing Gardens of the Tahuayo: Examining Home Garden Variation in Amazonian Peru

Doña Norma makes her way through the undergrowth along an overgrown path while every so often making a quick swipe […]

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By: Adam Smith

Shining a Spotlight on a Sixth-Century Bronze Maitreya

Throughout Spring 2022, Penn Museum visitors will see updates to the light-filled Asia Galleries on the Upper Level, particularly in […]

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Rotating Displays: Deer Dancer and African Textiles

The 2013 Native American Voices exhibition includes many of the most spectacular textiles in the Penn Museum’s North American collections. […]

Model of a villa.

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By: Gareth Darbyshire and Alessandro Pezzati

Modeling the Past with Chris Ray

Christopher Ray, who for over thirty years created exhibition models for the Penn Museum, died on December 5, 2021. He […]

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By: Brian I. Daniels, Clyde Prout III, Pam Cubbler, Fiona Armbruster and Sylvie Canning

Returning Homelands to a California Native American Tribe

The Colfax-Todds Valley consolidated tribe of the Colfax Rancheria received some reservation land back—here’s how. Native American tribes across the […]

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By: Christopher Woods

From the Williams Director: Bridging Culture and Community

Dear Friends, At the Penn Museum, spring is in full bloom across our beautiful grounds, including the brand-new Harrison Garden.The […]

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By: Amanda Mitchell-Boyask

From the Publisher: Rotating Displays

Thanks to the advance collections planning of the curatorial, conservation, and exhibition teams, all galleries across the Museum’s Main Level […]