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April 28, 2015, Volume 61, No. 32 |
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Mummy Portrait of Woman and Frame. Portrait: El Rubiyat, Fayuum, Egypt; Greco-Roman Period (2nd century CE). Photo by Penn Museum. |
With Mother’s Day not far off, the Women’s Committee of the Penn Museum will offer a unique way to celebrate, with a benefit luncheon lecture program that puts the spotlight on women in the field: Digging Dames: Women Archaeologists Come Clean will take place on Monday, May 4 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Penn Museum. Kate Moore, an archaeologist who has conducted fieldwork in South America and Central Asia, will offer a lively presentation at the event, which will include a catered lunch in the Museum’s ancient Egyptian gallery, special shopping opportunities in the Museum’s Chinese Rotunda, a raffle, door prizes and complimentary valet parking.
Tickets are $125 and $150 and all proceeds will benefit the Penn Museum. For more information, visit: http://www.penn.museum/
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