Penn Museum
Philadelphia, PA · 1 hour 19 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Plan the day
The Penn Museum is the University of Pennsylvania's museum of archaeology and anthropology in Philadelphia, PA, just off the South Street Bridge and a short walk from 30th Street Station.
The museum's line is 'A million world wonders. 10,000 years of history': galleries on Africa, Asia under a 90-foot rotunda, Greece, Rome, the Middle East and Mexico and Central America, plus a Native North America gallery built with Indigenous consulting curators. While the Egypt Galleries are rebuilt, Ancient Egypt: From Discovery to Display keeps that collection on view, and the museum says the new Egypt Galleries open December 12.
Before you go
Tickets are dated; sales are final but staff can reschedule within a year. The Museum Garage entrance is on Convention Avenue just east of the museum, with fewer spaces during its renovation; Penn Park Garage (31st and Lower Walnut) and Chestnut 34 Garage take ParkMobile reservations.
Coming up
CultureFest Día de los Muertos runs Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM; the new Egypt Galleries: Life & Afterlife open December 12, 2026.
Checked October 8, 2026 on the official site. Hours, prices and seasons change, so confirm there before a long drive.
