Penn Museum Library

For AI Month at Penn, stop by the Museum Library on Thursday April 9th for our workshop "From Crowned Snake to Chnoubis: Learning AI Image Enhancement" from 12-2pm. In partnership with , we will be teaching how to utilize AI to reveal details in museum objects (such as the chnoubis ring shown in the image) and showing how AI tools such as this can support research and conservation. This workshop is open to all Penn students, faculty and staff. Sign up at https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/16108515.

When the spring weather finally shows up 🌞

📸: The Stare of a Thousand Sheep, taken in Romania by

Our Penn in the Field Student fieldwork photographs are on display until September 2026--stop by and see which one is your favorite!

Come join us today from 3-4pm for Music in the Stacks as we host the Penn Glee Club, the Penn Pipers and the Penn Sirens for a wonderful performance! This event is open to everyone. Hope to see you there!

For National Jewelry Day we’re highlighting some of the beautiful jewelry found in our newest exhibit, Re/Make History: Crafting the Past with 21st-Century Technologies. From 3D printed pieces to wax-casting to hydraulic presses, these pieces cover a wide range of jewelry making processes. Want to learn more? Stop by and check out our exhibit, running now through June, or check out one of our many books about jewelry and jewelry making (some titles below!).

Jewelry: 7,000 Years, NK7386 .J494 1986
Personal Ornaments in Prehistory, NK7307 .B39 2019
Understanding Northwest Coast Indigenous Jewelry, E98 .J48 D39 2019
Greek Gold from Hellenistic Egypt, NK7307.3 .P48 2001
Bracelets d’Afrique, NK7422.3 .T68 2011
Early Medieval Elite Jewellry from Great Moravia and Bohemia, NK7342 .O88 2022

In honor of the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony today, we bring you some of our favorite Italian Penn in the Field photos taken by Brigitte Keslinke, Graduate student in AAMW.

Photo 1: Doric Temple, Segesta Archaeological Park, Italy

Photo 2: Fragments, Forma Urbis Museum, Italy

Photo 3: "The Bronze Runners", Naples Archaeological Museum, Italy

Come and see the rest of our Penn in the Field photos, on display now until September 2026.

We invite you to experience our newest exhibit: Re/Make History: Crafting the Past with 21st-Century Technologies, on display from January 16th-June 19th, with a special opening talk from 2-3pm on JaWe invite you to experience our newest exhibit: Re/Make History: Crafting the Past with 21st-Century Technologies, on display from January 16th-June 19th, with a special opening talk from 2-3pm on January 16th.

Rare books and archaeological artifacts serve both as subjects of study and as sources of inspiration for emerging design tools and modern fabrication technologies. Drawing upon digital files and human expertise supplied by the Penn Museum and Museum Library, Penn staff and students created replicas and new works of art in three campus makerspaces: Education Commons, the Bollinger Digital Fabrication Lab, and Venture Lab. Through experiential learning, the contributors to this exhibit cultivated creativity and new technological skills while deepening their appreciation of cultural heritage.

The image featured is a plushie inspired by the lion-headed snake figure of Chnoubis on a ring from late antiquity, part of the Penn Museum collections. See the ring at https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/264935.

Happy holidays! The Museum Library will have shortened hours during the winter break. Hope you all have a restful holiday season ❄

Reading Days are here and what better place to study than at the Museum Library? Cozy and quiet, Penn students also get a free coffee or tea at the Museum cafe on the second floor now through December 18th! Come check us out ☕

Another workshop happening next week, Wednesday, November 12th at 10am. Learn more about specialized databases that are not searchable through Google and other search engines. These are great databases to familiarize yourself with! This workshop is open to students, faculty, and staff. Sign up at https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/calendar/wicshops/dyabola

One of our favorite spooky images, found in Description de l’Égypte: Ou, Recueil Des Observations et des Recherches Qui Ont Été Faites en Égypte Pendant L’Expédition de L’Armée Française [Locked Room Folio 916.2 D453] 🦇

This plate is from Book 8 (1809) Volume I - Histoire Naturelle. Search online to find it in our catalog and make an appointment to see it in person!

Next week on Wednesday 10/29, our own Deb Stewart will be partnering with Archivist Alex Pezzati to bring you an introduction to Archival Research. This session is open to all Penn undergrads and graduates. Sign up at https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/calendar/wicshops/archivalresearch_museum.