The mosaic from Lod on display currently at the museum is a wonder to see. The amazing way in which this partial mosaic floor was found makes it interesting to see and consider how long it took to recover and how amazing it is to send it on tour in 30 pieces. A real wonder! Once you see this exhibit... More

Archaeological wonders, Buddhist art from China, Mayan calender mysteries, Egyptian mummies, Mesopotamian artifacts--this museum has all that and more.

A few hours in the Penn Museum will take you through historic exhibits of many ancient lands. Penn University digs uncovered precious items from multi-nation exhibits. The Lod Mosaic (from ancient Israel) is a featured display. Other displays feature finds from Etruscan, Greek, Roman, Syrian, Chinese, Egyptian, African, South & North American and other civilizations.

The Maya 2012 exhibit was not what I expected & was pretty boring. The mummies were very cool, especially the working lab. There is a glass enclosed office (aka fish bowl) where people are actually working on real mummies and classifying artifacts. Very interesting! There were a lot of Egyptian artifacts and the Sphinx was very cool. Definitely worth the... More

My favorite Philadelphia museum with some artifacts that are thousands of years old from the world over. There's always a new exhibit attraction and every item is well explained to give visitors an appreciation of the culture from where it came. Everytime I visit there's always more to take in and it's great seeing old favorites like the Q'ing Dynasty... More

The exhibits and artifacts at this museum are unequaled in Philadelphia. From countries all over the world,the collection is extensive...fascinating historical and some modern artifacts, including a few interactive areas and a place to see archaeologists at work. There's so much to read and to see, though, that I'd recommend the museum to those with extra time on their hands... More

We live only 1.5 hrs from Philadelphia, and were looking for something fun to do on a Sunday. We decided on the penn Museum because my husband and 2 boys (9 and 11) really like digging and artifacts. We spent about 4 hrs there, and it was time well spent. The first thing you need to see is the Egyptian... More

Fairly easy to get to if you use the expressway through Philly. There are quite a few displays organized around a location (e.g. Egypt, Middle East). Special displays, such as the LOD mosaic with lectures. If you like history and archeology, this is a great place to visit.

I was excited to see the Lod exhibit. The actual mosaic was breathtaking being it excavated in such perfect condition from so long ago I do give it a thumbs up. However there was not much else to this. The rest of the museum was just so so. The lighting within each gallery was dark and hard to read the... More