Penn Museum Teams Up with The Franklin Institute for the Ultimate Egyptian Experience
Posted by Samantha Lazar on June 29, 2010
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is a world-renowned history museum known for, among other things, its ancient Egyptian collections.
The Egyptian galleries contain crowd-pleasing and awe-inspiring artifacts like the third largest sphinx in the world, giant columns from ancient temples, and, of course, those desiccated organ-less bodies that everyone loves so much: mummies. It’s not just the archaeologists at the museum who love the ancient world – it seems all of Philadelphia has caught Egyptian fever recently. Hot off the heels of its recent King Tut exhibit, the Franklin Institute has opened a brand new exhibit that offers an intriguing glimpse into the ancient dessert empire, Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt. Luckily for Egyptophiles, The Penn Museum and the Franklin Institute have teamed up to create a double ticket that offers visitors the ultimate Egyptian experience.
The discounted double ticket, which can be purchased by calling 1-877-TFI-TIXS or in person at the Franklin Institute, will save museum-goers money off of the price of two separate tickets. It will be available as long as the exhibits are – that means until January 2011.
Visiting the Penn Museum’s collections first will provide great context for a deeper understanding of the more specific Franklin Institute exhibit. The Penn museum is offering a special free self-guided tour (on paper or podcast) to guide visitors through 5,000 years of history as it highlights many of its most noteworthy and interesting enigmatic objects. The Cleopatra exhibit displays never-before-seen artifacts from the search for the ancient queen’s elusive tomb. Much of her ancient empire has been swallowed up by the sea, and many objects, including massive sculptures and sunken treasures, have been dredged up from the depths in an underwater excavation. The exhibit’s audio tour is narrated by Cleopatra herself, offering visitors an exciting personal experience.
Check out more details, including pricing and museum hours, in the Penn Museum’s press release.
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
3260 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 898-4000
www.museum.upenn.edu
The Franklin Institute
222 North 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 448-1200
www.fi.edu
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