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Free Museum Days: Penn Museum

June 27, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Free

Bring your friends and family to the Penn Museum for FREE during Wawa Welcome America, the nation’s largest July 4th celebration!

Discover 10,000 years of shared humanity—from ancient Middle Eastern cities to Native American communities today. Explore vibrant cultures of Africa, Asia, the Mediterranean, and the Americas through artifacts, exhibitions like Preserving Assyria and U-2 Spy Planes & Aerial Archaeology, and don’t miss Native American Voices: The People—Here and Now, closing July 7.

Take breaks in the museum’s peaceful gardens and courtyards, perfect for picnics and play.

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  • Penn Museum
  • 3260 South St
    Philadelphia, PA 19104 United States