Penn Family Day: October 8
Visit the Penn Museum on Family Day, Saturday, October 8, where all PennCard holders—and their families—get in free. Guests can stop by at the open window to chat with a conservator at the In the Artifact Lab: Conserving Egyptian Mummies exhibition and conservation space at 12:30-1 p.m. and again from 3:30-4 p.m. Between 1-3 p.m., meet the Cartifacts Facilitator in the Egypt (Mummies) Gallery to learn about mummification in Ancient Egypt through touchable artifacts. A family-friendly docent-led tour of Native American Voices: The People—Here and Now begins at 1:30 p.m. Families can stop off at a coloring craft table from 1-4 p.m., or explore the Museum with a scavenger hunt. Visit Magic in the Ancient World, and discover the special exhibition The Golden Age of King Midas (PennCard holders and Penn Museum members, free to Midas exhibition; $5 for other guests).