Day at the UPenn Museum by UA Delegate Radhika - Wilmington

Our day started in Freshman History class where we prepared for our trip to the Mummy exhibit at The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology. UPenn Museum has one of the largest collection of mummies in North America, and the exhibit did not disappoint. The collection housed multiple mummies (Anel took a wonderful selfie with one) as well as a large Sphinx, which was my personal favorite. There were also several coffins, some cats, and a lion goddess that Ms. Chinuntdet really enjoyed. The UPenn collection also housed an incredible Native American Voices exhibit that looked at contemporary and ancient North America. My favorite part of the trip was a tour of the South American exhibit with Sister Betty; she helped make the artifacts come to life. The small museum collected pieces from Africa, Iran, Greece, Rome, and had a great human evolution piece. It is easy to say that the museum is a hidden gem of the area (and was a real highlight of our trip). 

UA Dallas, UA Delaware and some Salesianum
(the boys' school) students at the museum

 

Radhika and Rachel with a couple of mummies 

Dr. Baxter with the Sphinx

Ms. Chinuntdet's favorite lion goddess Sekhmet