Penn Museum Annual Report 2015/2016

2015–2016 Annual Report

2015–2016 Annual Report

3 EXECUTIVE MESSAGE 4 THE NEW PENN MUSEUM 7 YEAR IN REVIEW 8 PENN MUSEUM 2015–2016: BY THE GEOGRAPHY 8 Teaching & Research: Penn Museum-Sponsored Field Projects 10 Excavations at Anubis-Mountain, South Abydos (Egypt) 12 Gordion Archaeological Project (Turkey)

— Historical Landscape Preservation at Gordion

— Gordion Cultural Heritage Education Project 16 The Penn Cultural Heritage Center

­— Conflict Culture Research Network (Global)

— Safeguarding the Heritage of Syria & Iraq Project (Syria and Iraq)

— Tihosuco Heritage Preservation & Community Development Project (Mexico)

— Wayka Heritage Project (California, USA) 20 Pelekita Cave in Eastern Crete (Greece) 21 Late Pleistocene Pyrotechnology (France) 22 The Life & Times of Emma Allison (Canada) 23 On the Wampum Trail (North America) 24 Louis Shotridge & the Penn Museum (Alaska, USA) 25 Smith Creek Archaeological Project (Mississippi, USA) 26 Silver Reef Project (Utah, USA) 26 South Jersey (Vineland) Project (New Jersey, USA) 27 Collections: New Acquisitions 31 Collections: Outgoing Loans & Traveling Exhibitions 35 PENN MUSEUM 2015–2016: BY THE NUMBERS 40 PENN MUSEUM 2015–2016: BY THE MONTH 57 SUPPORTING THE MISSION 58 62 64 66 67 68

Objects on the cover, inside cover, and above were featured in the special exhibition The Golden Age of King Midas, from February 13, 2016 through November 27, 2016.

On the cover: Bronze cauldron with siren and demon attachments. Museum of Anatolian Civilizations 18516.

Above: Black Polished Goat Jug from Gordion. Museum of Anatolian Civilizations 12789.

More information on these objects and the exhibition can be found at www.penn.museum/exhibitions/past-exhibitions.

All photos by the Penn Museum unless otherwise noted.

Leadership Supporters Loren Eiseley Society Expedition Circle The Annual Fund Sara Yorke Stevenson Legacy Circle Corporate, Foundation, & Government Agency Supporters

71 THE GIFT OF TIME 72 74 76 77 77 78 78 79 80 82

Exhibition Advisors & Contributors Penn Museum Volunteers Board of Overseers Director’s Council Penn Museum Advisory Board Women’s Committee Young Friends of the Penn Museum In Memoriam Curatorial Sections & Museum Centers Penn Museum Department Staff

Executive Message

Left Chairman Mike Kowalski and Williams Director Dr. Julian Siggers in the Lower Egyptian Gallery.

The objects in our collection represent a huge swath of

5,400 7th-grade students from 97 local schools, including 436

human history; some of them are more than 10,000 years old.

students in 54 Autistic Support/Life Skills Support classrooms.

But our knowledge of these objects and their contexts—and the

We are deeply grateful to the GRoW Annenberg Foundation

ways we showcase them for the public—are ever-changing, and

and to the many individual, foundation, government agency,

2015–2016 was a remarkable year of firsts for the Penn Museum.

and corporate donors who generously supported this expanding

We are proud to add continually to the Museum’s reputation and

program in 2015–2016. And access and learning programs

to report highlights in teaching and public engagement.

overall were expanded with new initiatives like Archaeological

Our special exhibition The Golden Age of King Midas, curated

Adventures Homeschool Days, over 20 new programs for

by Dr. Brian Rose, opened in February 2016, featuring more

International Classroom, and a range of new accessibility

than 120 magnificent objects on loan from the Republic of

programs for students with autism and other disabilities.

Turkey, many of which have never before been displayed

Also in its second year, the Center for the Analysis of

in North America. The exhibition also showcased Penn’s 65

Archaeological Materials (CAAM) welcomed new teaching

remarkable years of excavations at Gordion, Turkey, continuing

specialists in archaeobotany and archaeometallurgy, and

as recently as this summer (see page 12), under Brian’s direction.

significantly increased undergraduate and graduate enrollments

The opening of Midas was marked with the Museum’s first gala

for all courses. The especially popular ANTH 148 Food and Fire

in recent years, celebrating this world exclusive exhibition.

(Fall 2015) fully enrolled with 42 students almost immediately,

Three hundred guests, in gold or golden-accented dress, per

with a long waiting list, a testament to Mainwaring Teaching

the invitation’s instruction “black tie with the Midas touch,”

Specialist for Archaeozoology Kate Moore, whose dynamic

made for a glittering scene in our iconic Rotunda.

and inspiring instruction was recognized by the Dean’s Award

Midas was not the only exhibition to showcase the research

for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty in April. In

and artifacts that make the Museum unique. Sacred Writings:

addition, Food and Fire was approved to fulfill the College of

Extraordinary Texts of the Biblical World commemorated the first

Arts & Science’s General Education Requirement.

visit to Philadelphia by Pope Francis and the World Meeting of

None of this activity, nor the myriad additional research,

Families with a display of rare early texts from the Museum’s

teaching, and engagement activities documented in the pages

collections and the Penn Libraries, including the earliest version

that follow, would be possible without the generosity—of time,

of the Mesopotamian flood story, written on a clay tablet from

of talent, of financial resources—of our many volunteers and

nearly 3,500 years ago. Sex: A History in 30 Objects explored the

supporters. Our gratitude to each and every one of them is

theme of the 2015–2016 Penn Humanities Forum on Sex through

profound. We wish, in particular, to express thanks to Overseer

a survey of the Museum’s collections. Magic in the Ancient World,

John Hover, chair from 2000 to 2006, whose term concluded in

informed by a curatorial seminar led by curators Grant Frame

2015–2016; we are delighted that he will add his lively presence

and Robert Osterhout and continuing through May 2017, surveys

and wise counsel to our Director’s Council. We also owe a debt of

ancient magical thinking through 81 magical objects from Egypt,

gratitude to the Penn Museum Women’s Committee, an integral

Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome. And Kourion at the Crossroads:

part of the Museum since its formation in 1937, and founder of an

Exploring Ancient Cyprus was our second exhibition led by a

extraordinary number of its departments and programs. With its

student curatorial team.

mission so well fulfilled, the members decided to cease formal

We instituted now-popular monthly members’ tours of

operations as a separate 501(c)(3) in 2016; as we celebrate their

exhibitions and galleries, beginning with Sacred Writings. And

magnificent achievements, we could not be more grateful for

we engaged audiences of all ages, members and non-members

their service.

alike, with expanded public programs, ranging from Gallery

Romps (ages 3-6), to themed Young Professionals networking

new discoveries to come, and express deepest thanks to the loyal

evenings, to new adult group daytime tours.

and generous volunteers and donors who make them possible.

We look forward to more programs, engaged audiences, and

A new Storytime Expedition Series (K-3) attracted some of our youngest visitors, while a new Teen Summer Internship Program brought together high school students interested in archaeology, anthropology, education, and related fields for three weeks of hands-on experience in areas including Learning Programs, Exhibitions, Archives, and the Near East and Physical Anthropology Sections. The Penn Museum also hosted 38 Chinese undergraduates in a four-week course through the Jiangsu Education Service for International Education (JESIE), and took workshops into classrooms around the U.S. and the world through increasingly popular Distance Learning offerings.

In its second full year, the landmark partnership program with

the Philadelphia School District Unpacking the Past reached over

Michael J. Kowalski, W74 Chairman

Julian Siggers, Ph.D. Williams Director

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The New Penn Museum

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While our message on the previous page highlights

Entrance for all of our visitors. New signage on the South Street

notable activities in 2015–2016 across a breadth of research,

façade and corner of 33rd and South more clearly directs visitors

teaching, collections stewardship, and public engagement

to our entrances and our current exhibitions and programming.

programs—the very pillars on which our mission to transform

Concurrently, planning and preparation for transforming

understanding of the human experience stands—the year also

the interior continued apace, in close coordination with the

saw enormous progress in our “Building Transformation”

University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) as their own

project. In broad strokes, this project will see the complete

construction of a New Patient Pavilion (designed by renowned

renovation of the historic Harrison and Coxe Wings, opened

architect Norman Foster and Associates) proceeds immediately to

in 1915 and 1926 respectively, and the reinstallation of

our south. Support from UPHS and the University’s Department

the iconic galleries housed in those wings showcasing the

of Facilities and Real Estates Services, along with a number of gifts

extraordinary collections we steward from Egypt and Asia. The

including a lead gift from Board Chair Mike Kowalski and family

project will also encompass new galleries of the ancient Middle

through the Kowalski Family Foundation, enabled us to move

East, installed in the spaces so beautifully renovated in 2011 as

forward in selecting an architect and proceeding to schematic

part of our West Wing Renovation Project, and two new galleries

design. After a rigorous selection process in fall 2015, we were

that cross curatorial sections, telling the stories of writing and

delighted to invite architectural firm Gluckman Tang, of New

the crossroads of cultures in the eastern Mediterranean.

York City, renowned for their sensitive intervention into historic

Calling this process “Building Transformation” works

buildings (including the Perelman Building at the Philadelphia

on more than one register: we are literally transforming the

Museum of Art) to lead a design team including key partners

building, giving new life, full visitor accessibility and amenities,

mechanical engineers Altieri Sebor Wieber LLC (Norwalk,

and (long-awaited) air-conditioning to wings built a century or

CT) and structural engineers Keast and Hood (Philadelphia,

more ago, and reinstalling—in total—more than 35,000 square

PA). In summer 2016 we were pleased to select HSC Builders

feet of gallery space. A transformation indeed!

& Construction Managers, of Exton, PA, to further investigate, recommend project phasing and manage construction.

The first of these phases, which will begin construction just a year away in November 2017 and conclude by spring 2019, involves a full renovation of the historic Harrison Auditorium, which will be accessed from the grand staircases of the original 1899 building right inside the Main Kamin Entrance, allowing the creation of a large and dramatic new gallery space by the removal of the additional staircase dividing the entrance area from the current Museum Shop behind it. The pathway from this new gallery into the Egyptian galleries will be widened and lightfilled through floor-to-ceiling windows on the courtyard side. And renovation of the restrooms in the Harrison Auditorium lobby, and new restrooms on both gallery floors in the Coxe (Egyptian) Wing, together with new elevators from first to third floors in both wings, will enhance visitor amenities and accessibility.

The second phase, which—pending funding—we hope to continue seamlessly after Phase One, will complete renovation of the Coxe (Egyptian) Wing and see a dramatic reinstallation of its spectacular public galleries, as well as new, fully climatecontrolled storerooms for the Egyptian Collection. Phase Three

Above New signage along the Museum’s South Street façade.

But we are also transforming the ways we invite visitors to

will complete the transformation with the renovation of Pepper

engage with the remarkable collections that tell the story of our

Hall and the iconic Rotunda, and the installation of new galleries

common human history: through a spotlight on iconic objects

of Buddhism and the History of China.

that are rightfully world-renowned, through digital technology,

Fall 2015 also saw the selection—again, through a rigorous

through other touchable or interactive exhibits, through an

process—of Haley Sharpe Design (Leicester, UK, with offices

emphasis on ongoing research that brings the thrill of discovery

in Toronto and South Africa) and Tim Gardom Associates

right into the galleries.

(London, UK) as designers and interpretive planners for the

This transformation gained visible momentum in 2015–2016 as

new galleries to house collections from the ancient Middle

a landscaping project on 33rd Street allowed a look into the hub

East. Following seven months of intensive work with a team

of activity in the conservation and teaching labs on the first floor,

of no less than 10 curators as well as key Museum staff, their

and a new ramp, complete with beautiful landscaping of trees and

plans for a magnificent, engaging space to display some of the

grasses, opened access to the Warden Garden and Main Kamin

most iconic pieces in our collection were shared with our Board

Above The Penn Museum looking northeast from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Right Above The new Galleries of the Ancient Middle East (April 2018) will include objects excavated at Ur, Iraq.

Right Below The renovated Harrison Auditorium will include new lighting systems.

and members of the Loren Eiseley Society in June. Telling our human story starting 10,000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia of the transition from hunter/gatherer to life in settlements, villages, and cities—through objects from our first and some of our most exciting excavations in the region—the galleries will include digital and touchable displays, a space for rotating display of remarkable but light-sensitive textiles and documents, a spotlight on our continuing research and new discoveries in the Middle East, and a focus on Philadelphia, and how our modern, urban way of life derives from the great cities of Mesopotamia.

Located appropriately adjacent to our Main Kamin Entrance, these galleries will open in April 2018.

Changes this sweeping hardly come easily. 2015–2016 also saw

intense activity relocating the entire contents of the Egyptian storerooms to offsite storage space, and the de-installation of large and iconic pieces in the galleries—notably an intact ancient Egyptian tomb chapel and the two large, Buddhist murals that have anchored the Rotunda since arriving at the Museum in the

As visitors navigate around construction walls, we ardently

1920s—all in preparation for construction. Greater challenges

hope they will share our excitement at what is going on behind

remain on many levels, the largest (literally) among them the

them, and our anticipation of the Penn Museum renaissance that

relocation, conservation, and reinstallation of the monumental

will emerge on their removal. Our Building Transformation—a

stone artifacts in our Egyptian and Asian Collections.

transformation possible only with the highest generosity of

As we navigate these changes in the coming construction

our family of supporters—will ensure the stewardship and

period, we are completely committed to keeping our Penn

showcasing of our collections and research at the highest level

Museum open, with a full range of programming for public and

of museum interpretive design, ensuring the continuation of

school group visitors alike, and access to galleries for enjoyment

our Museum’s spirit of exploration and discovery for all of us

and events intact—the carefully developed phasing plan makes

now and for new generations.

this possible, in addition to allowing time for fundraising. We will, of course, need to close off certain areas during each phase of construction, and we pledge to communicate clearly with all of our stakeholders well in advance as well as during these changes.

YEAR IN REVIEW

Left Three Women (“Orpheus and Euridice”) Watercolor

by Piet de Jong, 1957.

PM object 153729.

Above Gold appiqués, originally sewn onto a shroud.

Russia, Maikop.

PM objects 30-33-1.1 and 30-33-1.16.

In 2015 – 2016, we laid the groundwork for a transformed Penn Museum that will take shape over the next five years.

Simultaneously, while planning for the future, we also continued to expand each day the initiatives that uphold our mission of research, teaching, collections stewardship, and public engagement. The Golden Age of King Midas exhibition, for example, showcased 65 years of Penn research at Gordion, Turkey; the Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials added teaching specialists, course offerings, and expanded capacity for increasing numbers of engaged and excited students; conservators assessed, treated, and/or rehoused hundreds of artifacts, from the tiny to the monumental; and Learning & Access programs like Unpacking the Past, in its second year, reached curious students and visitors in the Museum, in local classrooms, and, through Distance Learning, thousands of miles away.

Alongside these highlights, a vast range of near-daily programming and events contributed to the Museum’s role as a place of continual discovery and exploration in 2015–2016.

The following pages provide a glimpse into these activities.

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Teaching & Research 2015-2016 Penn Museum-Sponsored Field Projects

Curator, Keeper, & Consulting Scholar Research Projects Penn Museum-affiliated researchers in 2015–2016 included 51 curators, project managers, and keepers and 162 consulting scholars across 11 curatorial sections and two teaching and research centers, most of them engaged in active field research around the globe. Of the numerous recent and current research projects directed or co-directed by these scholars, the Penn Museum was pleased to support, through the Director’s Field Fund, 16 projects in the United States and 8 other countries, which took place in the fall of 2015 or the winter, spring, or summer of 2016, and are summarized in the pages that follow.

Student Fieldwork Through these and other projects, the Penn Museum provides opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to gain invaluable experience working as part of a team (often with both international experts and local workers) in the field. A total of 33 students (8 undergraduate and 25 graduate) were team members on six of the Museum-supported projects referenced above and other projects. All told, in 2015–2016, Penn students gained Museum-sponsored experience in the following countries: LOCATIONS • Azerbaijan • Bulgaria • Canada • Egypt • France

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French Guiana Germany Greece Israel Italy

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Mexico Romania Trinidad Turkey United States

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Far Left Photo: Jane Sancinito, GR Ancient History Above Photo: Gavin Blasdel, GR Ancient History Right Photo: Alexandria Mitchem, C16 Above Right Photo: Jordan Rogers, GR Ancient History

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Molly Gleeson and Daniel Doyle work on the conservation of the painted decoration in the burial chamber of king Seneb-Kay (ca. 1650 BCE), June 2016.

Photography by South Abydos Project.

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Excavations at Anubis-Mountain, South Abydos (Egypt) Project Director: Josef Wegner, Ph.D., Associate Curator, Egyptian Section Penn Museum Team Members: Jennifer Wegner, Ph.D., Associate Curator, Egyptian Section; Kevin Cahail, Ph.D.; Molly Gleeson, Schwartz Project Conservator Penn Graduate Student Team Members: Matthew Olson, Paul Verhelst, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Other Team Member: Daniel Doyle, Conservator

Right A deposit of intact pottery vessels was associated with the funerary ceremonies of Senwosret III, January 2016. Photography by South Abydos Project.

Below Left Jennifer Wegner copies texts on blocks in the tomb of Seneb-Kay, November 2015.

Photography by South Abydos Project.

Below Right Work inside the tomb of Senwosret III, June 2016. Photography by South Abydos Project.

Fieldwork this last year has included expanded investigations in and around the royal necropolis at Anubis-Mountain, South Abydos. Excavations continued inside the largest known royal monument at the site: the subterranean tomb of Senwosret III (Dynasty 12, ca.

1850 BCE). Work inside the tomb, which has now been under excavation since 2005, has reached the innermost known chamber. A surprising result is that indications have emerged for the continuation of the tomb into areas that are currently inaccessible. Significant damage to the tomb’s inner chambers had occurred during the late Roman Period. What was long thought to be the tomb’s burial chamber appears now to be only a transitional space blocking access to additional elements of the tomb. Work in both the winter of 2015–16 and summer of 2016 has focused on the challenging task of removing extensive stone debris from robbers’ passages through the bedrock in this inner end of the tomb. Excavation in other areas of the royal necropolis has broken new ground in the search for evidence on the development of this previously unknown royal necropolis that spans Egypt’s late Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period (1850–1600 BCE).

CONSERVATION WORK ON THE TOMB OF SENEB-KAY, SOUTH ABYDOS Since it was discovered in 2014, the Penn Museum’s Egyptian Section has been working on the tomb of SenebKay (ca. 1650 BCE). One priority has been conservation of this tomb’s unique painted scenes, the first example in pharaonic Egypt of painted funerary imagery on the walls of a royal tomb. With funds from the Antiquities Endowment Fund of the American Research Center in Egypt, three seasons of work on the restoration and conservation of the tomb have now been completed.

During two seasons of work in 2015–16 Molly Gleeson of the Museum’s Conservation Department finished the primary conservation work on the tomb’s burial chamber.

This work will allow the completion in the coming year of a modern protective cover building that will permit visitors to view the tomb. Working with Egypt’s Ministry of State for Antiquities, our goal is to return the skeletal remains of king Seneb-Kay to his tomb where it will form an important addition to the accessible monuments at Abydos. Conservation and protection of the tomb of Seneb-Kay is part of a long-range plan in which several of the most significant tombs at the site will be opened to visitors, thereby contributing to the long-term protection of the cultural heritage of ancient Abydos.

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Gordion Archaeological Project (Turkey) Project Director: C. Brian Rose, Ph.D., Curator-in-Charge, Mediterranean Section Deputy Director: Ayşe Gürsan-Salzmann, Ph.D., Consulting Scholar, Mediterranean Section Director, Site Conservation Program: Elisa Del Bono Penn Graduate Student Team Members: Kathryn Morgan, Lucas Stephens, Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World; Shaghayegh Torkzaban, Historic Preservation, School of Design Penn Undergraduate Student Team Members: Braden Cordivari, College of Arts and Sciences Additional Penn Museum Team Members: Julia Commander, Conservation Curriculum Intern 2016–17; Gareth Darbyshire, Ph.D., Gordion Archivist; Naomi Miller, Ph.D., Consulting Scholar, Near East Section; Thomas Stanley, Public Relations Coordinator

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Overleaf View of the Early Phrygian Gate on the Citadel Mound of Gordion, with Tumulus MM (the “Midas Mound”) at upper left. Photography

by Gebhard Bieg.

Above Top Conserving the Middle Phrygian rubble fill next to Gordion’s Citadel Gate. Photography by Gebhard Bieg.

Above Consolidating the stones of the Early Phrygian Citadel Gate. Photography by Gebhard Bieg.

The conservation of Gordion’s Early Phrygian Gate (9th century BCE) occupied the majority of our attention.

We focused on the south side of the Gate, where a large bulge in the masonry had developed as a result of the earthquake in 1999. We removed six courses of damaged blocks and consolidated them on the adjacent scaffolding.

Next year all of them will be reinserted in their original positions on the gate. We also began and completed a project that involved stepping back the surrounding 8th century BCE rubble fill so that it was stable. Within the rubble fill were several pieces of wood that had been placed there at the time of construction to increase the stability of the rubble. We will sample one piece of wood for dendrochronology, which should give us the date of the construction of the Middle Phrygian Gate.

Our excavations on the southern side of the citadel mound uncovered a second city gate that had been constructed and modified continually between the 9th and the 6th centuries BCE. In an expansion of the trench this summer we discovered the northern wall of the Early Phrygian passageway (9th century BCE) which

had been enlarged in the Middle Phrygian period (8th century BCE) with a wall of new colored stones.

During the Late Phrygian period, two large bastions were added to the road’s entrance. The pebbled road surface was actually found this summer, and can be dated to the second half of the 6th century BCE, after the city was taken over by the Persians. This is a gate complex unlike any other first millennium BCE gate in Asia Minor, in that the narrow passageway leading to the actual gate must stretch for more than 36 meters.

The trench in the center of the citadel mound yielded a gold pendant, dating to the 1st century CE, which is one of the very few elite objects to have been found in the Roman settlement of Gordion. We uncovered two Hellenistic phases of occupation: one dating to the first half of the 3rd century; the other dating to the second half, after the Galatians had arrived in the city. There was evidence for an alabaster workshop in this area, as well as several ovens.

We also examined the human skeletal material from a 3rd century BCE burial assemblage in the Lower Town, a residential district of Gordion. One skull belonged to a young woman whose head had been deliberately elongated when she was an infant. She had suffered a violent blow to the head when she was between 18 and 22 years of age and her body had been left unburied in the Lower Town. We completed a reconstruction of her head, based on the morphology of the skull, and we hope to exhibit this in the Gordion Museum next year.

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Historical Landscape Preservation at Gordion (Turkey) Project Director: Naomi F. Miller, Ph.D., Consulting Scholar, Near East Section Team Members: Ayse Gürsan-Salzmann, Ph.D., Consulting Scholar, Mediterranean Section; Mecit Vural, Ph.D., Botanist, Gazi University

Right Herd of goats near Tumulus MM at Gordion, Turkey.

Photography by Naomi Miller.

Education and site presentation are key components of promoting support for the preservation of the historical landscape. In collaboration with botanist Dr. Mecit Vural, Dr. Miller continued work on the demonstration garden at the Gordion Museum in the village of Yassıhöyük; the garden features native steppe grasses like feathergrass, sheep fescue, and Cappadocian brome, along with other characteristic types, like thyme and prickly thrift. For the fenced area of the Citadel Mound, she completed the first draft of a Vegetation Management Manual, which will help the team, even those with no botanical knowledge, use plants in the service of archaeological preservation. As rapid agricultural and suburban development are harmful to both biodiversity and historic preservation, we would like to see more support for sustainable grazing of the native pasture. To that end, Dr. Gürsan-Salzmann and

Dr. Miller investigated local angora goat hair production (http://www.penn.museum/blog/museum/goat-to-sweater).

A local government proposal to establish an “Arkeopark” around Gordion was developed in 2016 with input from Penn Museum archaeologists. This may help protect some of the tumuli in the area.

Gordion Cultural Heritage Education Program (Turkey) Program Director: Ayşe Gürsan-Salzmann, Ph.D., Consulting Scholar, Mediterranean Section Coordinators: Halil Demirdelen, Museum Educator, Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara; Naomi Miller, Ph.D., Consulting Scholar, Near East Section

Above Near Midas City, interior of a 12th-century Seljuk period Mosque and Mausoleum Complex, built on the acropolis of a Byzantine town.

The complex included ceremonial rooms, a soup kitchen, and a dervish lodge to honor a local Muslim Saint and warrior named Seyitgazi who lived around 700 CE. Photography

by Gordion Cultural Heritage Education Program.

This was not a normal summer in Turkey—or, indeed, throughout the world—in that terrorism and armed conflict again reminded us of the fragility of cultural heritage and the necessity of developing new strategies to preserve it. There is a temporal limit to every archaeological project, which means that the local community needs to be prepared to care for the archaeological site and surrounding landscape with a level of passion approaching that of the excavators. The Gordion Project made a firm commitment in this area three years ago by developing a new cultural heritage project, directed by the Project’s Deputy Director, Ayşe GürsanSalzmann, in partnership with Halil Demirdelen, Deputy Director of the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara, and with the assistance of Penn Museum archaeobotanist Naomi Miller. In 2014 and 2015, the program focused on

cultural heritage training for students; to ensure sustainability of the Program, in 2016, we shifted to local educational leaders, especially the teachers and administrators from secondary schools near Gordion. The program was designed to encourage teachers to incorporate preservation topics into the Liberal Arts curriculum in their respective schools. It involved ten teachers and lasted for five weeks, including visits to archaeological sites Midas City and Kaman Kale Höyük, the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara, as well as to all corners of the Gordion excavation site.

We emphasized the value of preserving the past to inform the present, and on understanding an archaeological site as a window into the lives of the people who once lived in the area. By the end of the program, the teachers agreed that museum and site visits should begin at the kindergarten level and continue through high school, that heritage education courses should be approved by the Turkish Department of Education and included in the curriculum for students in grades 6 through 12, and that each class should construct a webpage focused on the value of the past to inform the present. In the long run, this program will result in the creation of a local network of students, teachers, and municipal administrators who will develop strategies for the preservation of Gordion and the historical landscape in which it is situated.

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THE PENN CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER The Penn Cultural Heritage Center (PennCHC), founded in 2008, is a research, outreach, and educational center at the Penn Museum. The Center develops long term and sustainable programs for the preservation and promotion of community-based cultural heritage around the world.

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Left Richard M. Leventhal (PennCHC) and Patty Gerstenblith (DePaul University) consider the legal dimensions of cultural destruction during conflict. Photo courtesy Michael Barnes, Smithsonian Institution.

Middle Top The inaugural participants in the Conflict Culture Research Network. Photo courtesy Michael Barnes, Smithsonian Institution.

Middle Bottom Scholars gather to discuss research priorities about cultural heritage destruction. Photo courtesy Michael Barnes, Smithsonian Institution.

Right Naomi Kikoler (U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum) and Mary Jo Arnoldi (Smithsonian Institution) discuss the relationship between conflict, genocide, and cultural loss. Photo courtesy Michael Barnes, Smithsonian Institution.

PennCHC’s current projects include: • Conflict Culture Research Network (Global) • Safeguarding the Heritage of Syria and Iraq Project (Syria and Iraq) • Tihosuco Heritage Preservation and Community Development Project (Mexico) • Wayka Heritage Project (California, USA) • Marzamemi Underwater Preservation and Community Development Project (Italy)

Conflict Culture Research Network (Global) Project Directors: Richard M. Leventhal, Ph.D., Executive Director, Penn Cultural Heritage Center and Curator, American Section; Brian I. Daniels, Ph.D., Director of Research and Programs, PennCHC Team Members: Corine Wegener, Consulting Scholar, PennCHC; Susan Wolfinbarger, Consulting Scholar, PennCHC; Salam Al-Kuntar, Ph.D., Associate Faculty, PennCHC; Katharyn Hanson, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, PennCHC

Why is cultural heritage targeted in conflict? Under what circumstances? By whom? Cultural heritage represents the physical manifestation of the culture and history of a social group and forms a major component of a people’s sense of identity. Its destruction is designed to erase the presence of a people from the present and from the past.

Recent examples are notorious. The National Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992. The Dalada Maligawa Temple in 1998. The Bamiyan Buddhas in 2001. The AlAskari Shrine in 2006. The libraries of Timbuktu in 2012. The Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo in 2013. The ruins of Nimrud in 2014. The ancient city of Palmyra in 2015.

Despite the significant scholarship about the nature of violence, the causes of war, and violations of civil and political rights, very little consideration has been given to cultural loss during periods of conflict. This absence of scholarly attention has impoverished our theories about conflict, our ability to explain why culture is targeted by armed actors, and our understanding of how people live through periods of violence.

Recognizing additional research is needed, the Penn Museum, Smithsonian Institution, and American Association for the Advancement of Science applied for and received a collaborative National Science Foundation grant in 2014. This grant supported focus group discussions with different academic communities about potential research areas, the development of standards for collecting data, and the production of a sample dataset using the current Syrian civil war as a case-study. In 2015, additional seed funding from the Smithsonian Institution and the University of Maryland supported a proof-of-concept analysis.

These conversations and initial research efforts resulted in the formation of the Conflict Culture Research Network in June 2016. Consisting of researchers from over 17 international organizations and coordinated by the Penn Cultural Heritage Center, the Conflict Culture Research Network is poised to examine why we are now seeing an upsurge in the deliberate destruction of cultural heritage in contemporary conflicts. For more information on CCRN: conflictculture.info/

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Safeguarding the Heritage of Syria and Iraq (SHOSI) Project (Syria and Iraq) Project Directors: Corine Wegener, Consulting Scholar, PennCHC; Brian I. Daniels, Ph.D., Director of Research and Programs, PennCHC; Salam Al-Kuntar, Ph.D., Associate Faculty, PennCHC; Richard M. Leventhal, Ph.D., Executive Director, PennCHC and Curator, American Section Team Members: Shaker Al-Shbib, Consulting Scholar, PennCHC; Ali Othmann, Ph.D., Institut Français du Proche-Orient, Consulting Scholar PennCHC; Mariam Bachich, Consulting Scholar, PennCHC; Lauren Ristvet, Ph.D., Dyson Associate Curator, Near East Section; Susan Wolfinbarger, Ph.D., Consulting Scholar, PennCHC; Katharyn Hanson, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, PennCHC; Alda Benjamin, Ph.D., Researcher, PennCHC

Top The SHOSI Project sponsored emergency efforts to conserve a wall in danger of collapse, seen here, due to conflict-related looting at ancient Ebla in Syria. Photography by PennCHC. Middle SHOSI team leader Ayman Nabu surveys the results of the project at Ebla. Photography by PennCHC. Bottom Iraqi heritage professionals holding the results of their assignment to pack an artifact using only material from their dorm rooms.

Photograph courtesy Katharyn Hanson.

The situation in Syria and Iraq is beyond tragic.

The conflict has resulted in over 450,000 dead and millions of displaced people. Syria’s heritage—its ancient cities, famous archaeological sites, and religious centers—have been substantially damaged or destroyed. Iraq’s historic religious and ethnic plurality is being erased. Shattered cultural landscapes prompt fears that there will be little to return to the day when reconstruction comes. The Safeguarding the Heritage of Syria and Iraq (SHOSI) Project is an intervention intended to address these conditions by supporting Syrians and Iraqis in their efforts to protect cultural heritage in conflict affected areas.

The SHOSI Project began in 2013, as the Syrian civil war began to worsen. Alongside the Smithsonian Institution, American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Council of Museums, and other organizations, the Penn Cultural Heritage Center has spearheaded efforts to work directly with Syrian and Iraqi archaeologists, museum professionals, and conservators who are working to protect the endangered sites and collections in their care in often desperate conditions.

Despite the difficult circumstances, the SHOSI Project has achieved a number of preservation successes. In Syria, emergency sandbagging at the Ma’arra Museum allowed the mosaic collection to survive two aerial bombing attacks. Emergency site consolidation at the Bronze Age site of Ebla protected ancient architecture from risk of collapse due to extensive site looting.

Ongoing efforts in the Ancient Cities of Northern Syria World Heritage Site are focused on working with communities displaced by the conflict who have taken shelter in the standing ruins. In Iraq, the SHOSI Project hosted a training program in Erbil about risk management and emergency response measures.

With little prospect for an end to the conflict in sight, the SHOSI Project will continue its efforts to support those who are risking their lives to protect Syria and Iraq’s heritage so long as our colleagues remain willing and in a position to do so. The least we can do at the Penn Museum is to support them in whatever way we can.

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The Caste War of the Yucatan: The Tihosuco Heritage Preservation and Community Development Project (Mexico) Project Director: Richard M. Leventhal, Ph.D., Executive Director, PennCHC and Curator, American Section Co-Directors: Carlos Chan Espinosa, Museo de la Guerra de Castas; Eladio Moo Pat, La Comunidad de Tihosuco; Demetrio Poot Cahun, La Comunidad de Tihosuco; Elias Chi Poot, Ejido de Tihosuo Penn Graduate Student Team Members: Tiffany C. Cain, Department of Anthropology, Kolb Junior Fellow; Kathryn C. Diserens, Department of Anthropology; Aldo Anzures Tapia, Graduate School of Education; Frances Kvietok, Graduate School of Education Other Team Members: Suzanne Abel, Stanford University; Julio Hoil Gutierrez, CIESAS, Mexico; Marcelina Chan Canche, La Comunidad de Tihosuco; Bartolomé Poot Moo, Ejido de Tihosuco; Secundino Cahun Balam, La Comunidad de Tihosuco; Maria del Socorro Poot Dzib, La Comunidad de Tihosuco; Beatriz Poot Chable, Museo de la Guerra de Castas; Rosy Carolina Pat Puc, Alcaldia, Tihosuco; Jesus Liborio Chan Nahuat, La Comunidad de Tihosuco; Antonia Poot Tuz, Museo de la Guerra de Castas; Norma Linda Uh Uicub, Museo de la Guerra de Castas; Nuria Matarredona, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain; Drew R. Leventhal, Vassar College

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Left A new exhibit in the local museum highlights the three leaders of the 19th century rebellion (the Caste War). Photography by PennCHC. Middle After a long day of mapping and walking, the archaeology team walks home along a 19th century road.

Photography by PennCHC. Right The project team prepares for a discussion about the nature of local heritage in the community museum.

Photography by PennCHC.

During the 2016 field season of the Tihosuco Heritage Preservation and Community Development Project, we made great progress in understanding both the nature of the 19th-century Maya rebellion (also called the Caste War of the Yucatan or the Maya Social War) as well as the 21st-century Tihosuco community and the nature of its modern identity. In addition, tourism plans for the community moved forward as the basis for future economic development.

This large-scale heritage preservation and community development project is structured in Tihosuco with ten integrated subprojects: 1. Archaeology of the 19th-century Caste War rebellion — the identification and study of the towns, haciendas, ranchos, and other sites 2. Oral histories from the elders and other members of the Tihosuco community 3. Archival study — a detailed examination of the archival resources about Tihosuco and this region during the past 200 years

4. Museum Development — the creation of new exhibits and upgrading of the local museum (Museo de la Guerra de Castas) 5. Casas Coloniales — a study of the preservation and importance of the 19th-century buildings that currently exist within the town of Tihosuco 6. Tihosuco Church and Ex-Convent — a study of the remains of the 19th-century church and convent destroyed during the rebellion and partially rebuilt in the 1970s 7. Maya Language — an ongoing program to strengthen the continued use of the Maya language among school children within Tihosuco and the region 8. Historic Photographs — the search for, identification, and preservation of historic photographs of the important people and history of Tihosuco 9. Modern Portraits— a series of portraits integrated with autobiographical text to tell the story of the 21st-century people of Tihosuco

10. Tourism Development — the development of infrastructure and an integrated plan for future tourism focused upon the history of rebellion.

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Right Mt. Shasta (wĂĄyk'a) is at the center of Shasta Indian homelands and important to the identity of contemporary community members.

The mountain acts as the focus for PennCHC's collaborative projects.

Photography by PennCHC. Below Shasta community members learn traditional weaving techniques at the annual Culture Days event coordinated with PennCHC. Photography

by PennCHC.

Wayka Heritage Project (California, USA) Project Directors: Brian I. Daniels, Ph.D., Director of Research and Programs, PennCHC; James Sarmento, Consulting Scholar, PennCHC

A current issue for North American archaeology is how to develop meaningful collaborations with Native American communities that prioritize research concerns relevant to tribal communities. The turn toward indigenous archaeologies within the field of Native American studies and anthropology has emphasized how archaeological research can be a political statement concerned with issues of self-government, sovereignty, land rights, identity, and heritage. At the same time, working out these aspirational aims on the ground is difficult, and there are few cases that demonstrate how a research project that foregrounds indigenous conceptions of heritage might be realized.

These overarching concerns are being addressed in the Wayka Heritage Project, a collaborative initiative between the Penn Cultural Heritage Center and the descendants of the Shasta Indian communities from the Klamath River basin of northern California and southern Oregon.

The Wayka Heritage Project began in 1999 as an ethnohistory initiative with tribal elders, using archival sources and oral histories to better understand the history of Shasta-speaking tribal communities. It has since expanded to have three overarching aims: to understand how Native American communities have lived in the Upper Klamath region, to facilitate cultural and linguistic revitalization, and to act as a platform for advancing tribal political interests in community preservation.

Like many Native American tribal communities, Shasta descendants are keenly interested in the preservation of their language. In prior years, the Wayka Heritage Project hosted a monthly language training program, drawing from the work of linguist Shirley Silver (Sonoma State University), who studied, learned, and spoke Shasta with the last fluent Native speakers in the 1950s and 1960s. Dr. Silver passed away in September 2015, and much of the Wayka Heritage Project’s work this year has focused on archiving her extensive notes on the Shasta language.

Additionally, discussions with the tribal elders identified a number of sites not known widely among the Shasta community. These will become the focus of tribal education and archaeological documentation in 2016.

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Pelekita Cave in Eastern Crete: Shedding Light on the Late Neolithic in the Southern Aegean (Greece) Project Director: Athanasia Kanta, Ph.D., Mediterranean Archaeological Society and Center for the Study of Cretan and Mediterranean Civilization Co-Director: Susan Ferrence, Ph.D., Consulting Scholar, Mediterranean Section Penn Alumni Team Members: Miriam Clinton, Ph.D., Rhodes College; Heidi Dierckx, Ph.D., Elmira College; Linda Meiberg, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Other Team Members: Lily Bonga, Ph.D., Institute for Aegean Prehistory; Tristan Carter, Ph.D., McMaster University; Panagiotakis Karkanas, Ph.D., American School of Classical Studies at Athens; Evi Margaritis, Ph.D., The Cyprus Institute; Floyd McCoy, Ph.D., University of Hawaii—Windward College; Dimitris Michailidis, Ph.D., American School of Classical Studies at Athens; Jerolyn Morrison, Ph.D., INSTAP Study Center for East Crete; Dimitra Mylona, Ph.D., INSTAP Study Center for East Crete; Eleni Nadarou, Ph.D., INSTAP Study Center for East Crete; Maria Ntinou, Ph.D., Ephorate of Antiquities of Ioannina, Hellenic Ministry of Culture; Katerina Papayianni, Ph.D., Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle; Dale Sergeantson, University of Southampton; Stella Souvatzi, Ph.D., Hellenic Open University; Georgia Tsartsidou, Ph.D., Ephorate of Paleoanthropology and Speleology, Hellenic Ministry of Culture; Sevi Triantaphyllou, Ph.D., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

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Above View looking north in 2015 of the excavation in Chamber 1 of the Pelekita Cave.

Photography by Pelekita Cave Project.

In 2016, the first study season of the Pelekita Cave Excavation Project was focused on integrating the unstudied finds from three earlier excavation seasons (1979, 1982, and 1985) with the material that has recently been excavated from the first chamber of the cave in 2014 and 2015 under the auspices of the Ephorate of Palaeoanthropology and Speleology of Southern Greece.

The cave was primarily used in the Late Neolithic (ca.

5700–4700 BCE) for seasonal habitation (e.g. as a base for fishing migratory species or for transhumance), as indicated by several superimposed hearths and an abundance of seashell and faunal remains. Furthermore, ovicaprids were sheltered in the cave, as indicated by the presence of young animals in the faunal record, soil micromorphology, and a corral built with a semi-circular wall of boulders.

In fact, the material culture recently excavated is dominated not by pottery and stone tools, but by the large ecofactual assemblage, which resulted from the intensive collection of over 300 soil samples. In contrast, the vast majority of the finds from the early seasons consist of Late Neolithic pottery. Numerous animal bone and chipped and ground stone tools were also recovered.

The excellent preservation and massive quantity of the skeletal and seashell remains is taxonomically rich due to the aggressive soil sampling regime employed by the excavation. It includes rarely recovered examples of large fish (e.g. grouper >50 cm in length) and many bird bones, which are critical paleoenvironmental indicators, and a very large amount of unintrusive microfauna (e.g. mice, shrews, and lizards). The study of these remains will impact ideas on the dispersal of different species and the survival of several endemic ones as indicators of human and crop mobility in the Aegean islands during the Neolithic.

The finds from the Pelekita Cave provide a fresh look at the poorly understood Neolithic period on Crete. The focus of the use of the cave during the Late Neolithic links Pelekita to the phenomenon of increased cave use throughout mainland Greece and the Aegean during this period. It also fits into the current trends of re-excavating cave sites (e.g. Sarakenos, Alepotrypa, and Aspri Petra) with different research aims and methodologies than the older excavations by considering soil morphologies, petrography, and theoretical approaches in order to shed light on the more symbolic and behavioral realms of human action and the lifecycle of the objects that they used.

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Right Harold Dibble (right) and Aylar Abdolahzadeh work in the Musée National de Préhistoire in Les Eyzies, France.

Photography by Dennis Sandgathe.

Late Pleistocene Pyrotechnology (France) Project Director: Harold L. Dibble, Ph.D., Curator-in-Charge, European Archaeology Section Penn Graduate Student Team Member: Aylar Abdolahzadeh, Department of Anthropology According to Greek mythology, one of the greatest gifts to humans was presented to them by Prometheus when he brought down the fire that he had stolen from Zeus. Today, fire is still seen as a fundamental aspect of human adaptation, from hunter-gatherers through to the most technologically sophisticated. So, given that the earliest evidence for the use of fire by humans dates to between 1,000,000 and 800,000 years ago, most people believe that since that time it has been an essential component of human technology.

However, recent excavations by Harold Dibble and his colleagues at two Neandertal sites in France, Pech de l’Azé IV and Roc de Marsal, have shown that fire was not always present. In fact, while there is abundant evidence at these two sites for fires from about 100,000 to 70,000 years ago, they were then absent from the long period of between 70,000 and 40,000 years ago.

What is even more interesting is that the use of fire at both sites occurred when climate was similar to today (i.e. relatively warm), and then disappeared during the colder parts of the last Ice Age. While this appears to be counter-intuitive, this pattern suggests that the Neandertals who lived in this area did not know how to start fire, but rather collected it from naturally occurring fires that were caused by lightning strikes. In fact, it is well known today that lightning occurs much more frequently during warmer periods than it does when it is cold.

While this pattern occurs at these two sites, it was unknown if it is part of a larger pattern across Western Europe and beyond. Because published reports from the excavation of other sites typically contain little or no information concerning the extent to which fire was present, and because sediments from sites previously excavated are not normally saved, it was decided to study this question by calculating the percentage of objects—primarily stone tools—that show evidence of having been exposed to fires. Research during the summer of 2016 at additional sites suggests that the pattern of fires being present during warm periods and absent during cold ones is indeed present elsewhere, including those that date to younger cold periods that were occupied by modern humans who had entered Europe around 40,000 years ago. Further research on this subject is now being planned, ideally involving many dozens of sites from all periods of the Paleolithic and from various regions.

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The Life and Times of Emma Allison, Lady Engineer (Canada) Project Director: Louise Krasniewicz, Ph.D., Consulting Scholar, Penn Cultural Heritage Center

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In 1876, at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia that celebrated the founding of the United States, a young Canadian woman named Emma Allison was hired to operate a steam engine in the first-of-its-kind Women’s Pavilion. For six months, according to newspaper accounts that appeared throughout the country, Emma was the perfect symbol of the New Woman who would have a significant place in the increasingly industrialized nation. Emma was described as the only woman who had her hands on the growing source of power, the steam engine, which would change industry. She apparently did this in the proper Victorian manner, with a “neat and cleanly appearance” rather than as a “soot-begrimed and oil-covered Amazon.”

Sounds like the perfect story for the American birthday celebration, but beneath this seemingly simple tale of one woman’s job is a complex story of ambition, adventure, identity, constructed history, feuding suffragists, early photography, world’s fairs, embezzlement, gold mining, hot air balloons, female journalists, Native American issues, and the wonders of California. While only one version of Emma Allison continues to this day to define that moment in World’s Fair history, the more complex version, found in bits and pieces in archives across the world, provides a better view of the lives of 19thcentury women.

This year’s research involves a search for Emma’s records in her hometown and in the Canadian government archives to understand how and why she was institutionalized in the Toronto Provincial Lunatic Asylum for “mania” before she came to Philadelphia.

As a coverall term for women’s misbehavior, mania was also Emma’s diagnosis at the end of her life when she died in a California asylum after 11 more years of institutionalization. Emma’s life may well be explained by the ways Victorians categorized her and other women as disturbing characters in need of reform and supervision in an asylum.

Above Emma Allison in a balloon accident that made her as famous as her World’s Fair activities.

Below The Women’s Pavilion at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia.

Illustrations provided by Louise Krasniewicz.

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On the Wampum Trail: Restorative Research in North American Museums (North America) Project Director: Margaret Bruchac, Ph.D., Consulting Scholar, American Section Penn Graduate Student Team Members: Stephanie Mach and Lise Puyo, Department of Anthropology

Above Stephanie Mach and Lise Puyo study the new wampum display at the Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum in Exeter, Rhode Island.

Photography by Margaret Bruchac.

Above Right Margaret Bruchac and Curator Jonathan Lainey compare the details of a shell bead wampum belt alongside two modern reproductions at the Canadian Museum of History. Photography by Lise Puyo.

Right Margaret Bruchac and Stephanie Mach study reproduction wampum belts on display at the Woodland Cultural Center in Brantford, Ontario. Photography

by Lise Puyo.

During the 2016 field season, the “Wampum Trail” team revisited wampum collections at the Canadian Museum of History, Bank of Canada Currency Museum, Royal Ontario Museum, and Rochester Museum, among others. This year, the survey expanded to include a selection of jewelry and ethnographic objects ornamented with wampum, including moccasins, sashes, gunstocks, bowls, and doll-like assemblages (complete with canoes, trade goods, and miniature wampum belts).

The team also conducted interviews with Indigenous wampum artisans and museum staff, and visited exhibitions at the Woodland Cultural Center, Seneca

Art & Culture Center at Ganondagan, Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center, Aquinnah Cultural Center, Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum, and Plimoth Plantation’s Wampanoag Indigenous Program. Mach and Puyo are especially interested in the methods employed by museums to address apparent gaps between living Native communities and isolated wampum belts on display. These museums have added specific exhibition strategies—reproductions of historical belts, sculpted life-size figures, contemporary artwork, film recordings, and living history performances—to illustrate the artistic, archaeological, ritual, political, and cultural significance of wampum.

In September 2016, the team met with members of the Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (including Richard W. Hill Sr. and Alan Corbiere) to share insights and conceptualize projects and publications to encourage the restoration of traditional methods of wampum construction. In October, the team was invited to present “On the Wampum Trail: Adventures in Restorative Research and Recovery” at the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

In 2017, the team plans to survey more collections in North America and Europe, and to conduct additional interviews with Native American and First Nations wampum artisans, as the trail continues. For more information, follow “On the Wampum Trail” at wampumtrail.wordpress.com.

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Louis Shotridge and the Penn Museum (Alaska, USA) Project Director: Lucy Fowler Williams, Ph.D., Associate Curator and Jeremy A. Sabloff Senior Keeper of Collections, American Section Team Member: Sergei Kan, Ph.D., Dartmouth College

Above Left Shotridge constructed his former home in Haines over a century ago. It bears a plaque in his memory.

Photography by Lucy Fowler Williams.

Above Right Shotridge’s hometown of Klukwan is situated on the Chilkat River, in the shadow of the Chilkat Range.

Photography by Lucy Fowler Williams.

Below Dr. Williams visited Florence Shotridge’s grave on a ridge above the Chilkoot River.

Photography by Lucy Fowler Williams.

In june 2016 lucy williams initiated a new research and writing project to publish a monograph about the collections and contributions of Tlingit ethnographer Louis Shotridge (1882–1937). Assistant Curator of the Penn Museum’s North American collections from 1915–1932, Shotridge’s scholarly essays, correspondence, photographs, and renowned ethnographic collections of Tlingit and Tsimshian material culture are an enduring cultural legacy for native communities and scholars across disciplines. To date, ten objects in the collection have been repatriated to two Tlingit entities, and there is sustained and growing interest in the collection by tribal members. Accessible to the public over the Internet via the Museum’s Louis Shotridge Digital Archive at penn.museum/collections/shotridge, the collection has not been published in book form.

A significant portion of Shotridge’s writings and collections relate to the northern Tlingit communities and landscape in the region of Klukwan and Haines where he was born, conducted fieldwork, and maintained a home for many years. To gain a better understanding of his personal history, and to experience the geographical and cultural setting of his early life and collecting efforts, Williams traveled to Alaska in June. At the new Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural Heritage Center she viewed Shotridge’s father’s clan art, the renowned Gaanaxtéidi (Chilkat Raven Clan) Rainwall house screen and house posts carved by Kadishdu.axtc in the early 1800s. Described by some as the Sistine Chapel of Tlingit art, Louis had tried in vain to collect these pieces for Penn. In Haines, Williams was enthusiastically welcomed into Shotridge’s former home by its current owners, Nancy and Dwight Nash.

At the Sheldon Museum she studied archival family

photographs, his school attendance records, marriage documents, and property tax records. Local hosts led her to important sites including the old Chilkoot Village, the grave of Florence Shotridge (1882–1937), and Fort William H. Seward, a 1902 U.S. Army outpost built to maintain order during the gold rush; as a young man Shotridge was a carpenter and likely helped construct many of these buildings.

In Juneau, Williams attended Celebration 2016, the biennial gathering of 5,000 Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian tribal members. Fifty dance groups performed over four days and held workshops on language revitalization, tribal histories, and cultural renewal.

Back at the Penn Museum in July she worked with several Tlingit elders who traveled to Penn to repatriate two clan hats approved by the University for return in 2009. One was a proud clan brother of Louis Shotridge who was eager to interact with and gain strength from the old objects, which are very much alive in Tlingit consciousness.

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Smith Creek Archaeological Project (Mississippi, United States) Project Director: Megan C. Kassabaum, Ph.D., Weingarten Assistant Curator, American Section Penn Graduate Student Team Members: Susannah Fishman, Kyle Olson, Justin Reamer, Department of Anthropology Penn Undergraduate Team Members: Arielle Pierson, Department of Anthropology The team also included students from the College of New Jersey, Hampshire College, State University of New York-Adirondack, and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and alums from Tulane University, University of Alabama, and West Chester University.

Top Graduate Student Kyle Olson demonstrates use of the total station for laying in new units to students (left to right) Kara Amori, Cindy Fiorini, and Wiktoria Moroz. Photography by Smith Creek Archaeological Project.

Bottom Part of the SCAP crew clean-trowels a unit in the northeastern plaza revealing a series of post holes and a portion of a large, circular wall-trench structure. Left to right: Anna Graham, Isaac Burg, Ben Davis, and Kyle Olson. Photography by Smith Creek Archaeological Project.

The smith creek archaeological project (scap) completed its second season of excavation during Summer 2016. The project serves both a research purpose, focusing on important social, political, and economic changes that took place within the Native groups in the late prehistoric American South, and as an opportunity for training students in archaeological field methods.

Smith Creek is a Coles Creek and early Plaquemine period (700–1350 CE) site in Wilkinson County, Mississippi. It consists of three earthen mounds surrounding an open plaza. Excavations during 2015 suggested that the mounds were built primarily during the Coles Creek period while the site served as a residential center during the Plaquemine period. This suggests that the site’s history spans the transition from hunter-gatherer subsistence to corn agriculture and from vacant ceremonial centers to semi-hierarchical villages. The data from the 2015 excavations was analyzed in the Penn Department of Anthropology and the Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials and led to two honors theses and eight conference presentations during the 2015–2016 school year.

In 2016, the SCAP crew excavated on the summit of the largest mound at the site, which measures about 35 feet tall, and in the northeastern corner of the plaza. The mound summit excavations uncovered the penultimate mound surface and showed evidence of large posts being set on this floor. The plaza excavations revealed dense trash deposits containing ceramics, stone tools, and food remains. Under these trash deposits, the excavation exposed a portion of an enormous, circular structure that likely represents a ceremonial building. Further excavation aiming to understand the function and chronological position of this building will be the focus of upcoming funding proposals.

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Silver Reef Project (Utah, United States) Project Director: Robert L. Schuyler, Ph.D., Associate Curator-in-Charge, Historical Archaeology Section Penn Graduate Student Team Member: Dawn Di Stefano, Liberal and Professional Studies The 2016 summer project was a collaboration between the Silver Reef Foundation and Museum and the Washington County Historical Society.

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Right Dr. Schuyler in the basement of the historic Wells Fargo Building (completed in 1877), which served as a summer archaeological lab during May 2016.

Photography by Dawn Di Stefano.

The Silver Reef Project, active since 1981, continued its field-lab research and public archaeology program at the ghost town located in Southwest Utah.

Robert L. Schuyler, with the assistance of Dawn Di Stefano, recorded the Ray Beal Bottle Collection, a large assemblage of whole bottles collected on the site before it became a Washington County historic site. Dr. Schuyler also continued his interaction with the public, presenting two lectures, two open artifact workshops, and two walking tours of the ruins and the areas excavated by Penn during the 1980s.

South Jersey (Vineland) Project (New Jersey, United States) Project Director: Robert L. Schuyler, Ph.D., Associate Curator-in-Charge, Historical Archaeology Section Penn Graduate Student Members: Dawn Di Stefano, Liberal and Professional Studies; Adam Leeds, Department of Anthropology The 2015-2016 project was a collaboration including the Penn Museum, the Penn Department of Anthropology (SAS), and the Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society.

The Vineland Project, which has carried out excavation and lab work since September 2001, continued during the Fall Semester (Anthropology 219) and Spring Semester (Anthropology 220) of 2015– 2016. Work during the fall involved “Above Ground Archaeology,” with Penn undergraduates visiting key archaeological sites, historic communities and locations, and the major ecological zones that make up South Jersey. During the Spring Semester, lab work continued on materials excavated from Site 2, a large Victorian house (1880–1980).

Above Vineland Project (Fall 2015) visiting Salem, New Jersey, a town predating the founding of Philadelphia.

Dr. Schuyler points out Quaker architectural elements (pent overhang, patterned brick work) to Penn undergraduates (Anthropology 219 Class). Photography by Dawn Di Stefano.

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Collections New Acquisitions During 2015–2016, the Penn Museum Acquisitions Committee reviewed offers of gifts to its Curatorial Sections, Archives, and Learning Programs collections on three occasions in the fall, winter, and spring. Based on recommendations from the Acquisitions Committee as well as from the Curatorial Sections, the Archives, and Learning Programs, Williams Director Dr. Julian Siggers approved eight donations of cultural objects to its Curatorial Sections; seven donations of prints, manuscripts, and research records to the Archives; and one donation of teaching material to the Learning Programs Teaching Collection. Additionally, one purchase was made of a work created by a Native American artist for the American Collection.

The 259 cultural objects from eight individual and institutional donors came from Africa, including Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Morocco, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, West Africa, and Zaire; from Oceania, including Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines; from Asia, including India and Sri Lanka; from the Americas, including Panama; and from Europe, including Greece and Turkey.

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New Acquisitions 1. Mancala Board, PM object 2015-22-5, Ghana.

Game board made of wood. Rectangular scallop board supported by pedestal in shape of crayfish. Endcup projection at each end of board. Twelve round playing pockets bisected by ridge.

2. Vessel, PM object 2015-23-11, Peru.

Single-spout stirrup vessel in the shape of a snail shell.

Stirrup sits atop the horizontal shell with a smaller snail shell modeled at the juncture of the stirrup and the spout, Overall black color.

3. Blouse, PM object 2015-24-1, Panama.

Woman’s blouse or “mola.” Capped sleeves and yolk of bright turquoise multi-colored rayon. Bottom edged with tucked cotton in sea-blue floral print. Middle mola panels, front and back—of burgundy cotton with multi-colored reverse appliqué and embroidery stitching—depicting side view of bird in flight (possibly a toucan) carrying a strand of bells (?) in its large beak. Machine and hand stitched. New and in excellent condition.

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GIFTS TO THE CURATORIAL SECTIONS Gift from the Doug and Risa Polumbaum Collection One hundred and seventy-three mancala game boards, originated from Africa, Asia, and Oceania and collected in the past 15 years, representing a variety of styles and designs from many parts of the world.

Gift of the Estate of Dr. Stuart G. Younkin Fifteen Peruvian pottery vessels, procured between 1961 and 1968 from Peru, modeling figures, iconography, and crop fertility scenes.

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4. Toy or Figurine, PM object 2015-29-64, Uganda.

Carving in the shape of a cow. Incised circles form eyes and deeper slit forms mouth.

Gift of Frederick J. Manning, W69, and family One Kuna/Guna woman’s mola blouse, purchased in Panama City at the Kuna Cooperative in 2015.

5. Diptych, PM objects 2015-30-7.1 and 2015-30-7.2, Ethiopia. Coptic Christian wood icon. Various images include crucifixion, Madonna/Mother Mary and child, St. George and the dragon, clerics, soldiers, and others.

Gift of Edward P. Fisher in honor of John F. Kennedy and the Peace Corps Seventy-seven African utilitarian objects and adornments, procured by Edward O. Fisher while serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Karamoja region of Uganda from 1969–1971.

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6. Aryballos, PM object 2016-11-1, Provenience unknown. Round Corinthian aryballos decorated with a lion and a bird; Early Corinthian period, ca. 620– 590 BCE.

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7. Mosaic Fragment, PM object 2016-12-1, Turkey. This fragment of a floor mosaic depicts a bird facing left with a branch in its claw against a yellow background. The bird is composed of blue, green, orange, and red tesserae. White tesserae frame the border of the panel.

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GIFTS TO THE CURATORIAL SECTIONS, CONT. Gift of Paul I. Rosenberg (W59) from the collection of Chickie Rosenberg (1939–2013) Eight African objects from Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, West Africa, and Zaire, acquired between 1982 and 2008.

Gift of Eleanor de Vore Sayre in memory of Ellen Brooks Beaver One aryballos from Greece and one stone vessel from Egypt, collected by the donor’s great aunt and great uncle in the first quarter of the 20th century.

Gift of the Philadelphia Museum of Art One mosaic pavement fragment with a parrot from the Villa at Daphne, Antioch-on-the-Orontes (now Harbiye) in Antakya, Turkey. Excavated in 1934 by an archaeological team, led by Charles R. Morey, Princeton University. Gift of the Princeton Antioch excavation committee to Mr. Malcom Lloyd, Jr. in 1937.

Gift of Mrs. Malcolm Lloyd to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1974 (1974-199-1).

Gift of the American Philosophical Society One mosaic pavement fragment with a peacock from the Villa at Daphne, Antioch-on-the-Orontes (now Harbiye) in Antakya, Turkey. Excavated in 1934 by an archaeological team, led by Charles R. Morey, Princeton University. The American Philosophical Society gave Charles Rufus Morey $5,000 to help with the excavation and received this fragment as a token of appreciation.

Purchase, Sharpe Fund “American Gothic” created by Rose Bean Simpson, a Tewa artist from Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico.

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GIFTS TO THE ARCHIVES Gift of Virginia Greene Two hand-drawn prints of Tikal from the 1960s.

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Gift of Joan Breton Connelly for Theresa Ann Howard Carter Ten boxes of records and ten boxes of photographs related to Penn Museum projects in the Mediterranean during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Gift of Mitchell S. Rothman Three boxes of research records on the Museum’s excavations at Tepe Gawra, Iraq, 1931–1939.

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Gift of William Potter and Joanne Ruckel Five vintage gelatin silver prints photographed by Leonard Freed in 1993 and 1994 on archaeological and anthropological themes.

Gift of the Estate of Peter D. Harrison Eighteen boxes of field notes, drawings, and data related to the excavations at Tikal, Guatemala and Pulltrouser Swamp, Belize.

8. Mosaic Fragment, PM object 2016-13-1, Turkey. This fragment of a floor mosaic depicts a peacock facing right with a branch in its claw. The peacock is composed of blue, grey, yellow, and white tesserae against a yellow background. A black border frames the bird. The peacock was a popular subject in Roman mosaics.

9. Wall Hanging, PM object 2015-25-1, New Mexico. “American Gothic” is made by Rose Bean Simpson, a Tewa artist from Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. In Simpson’s words, “‘American Gothic’ is about the personal relationship with the masculine and feminine parts of myself ” (personal communication Lucy Fowler Williams, 2015).

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Gift of the Catherine McElvain Library, School for Advanced Research Two manuscripts by Gerda Sabbelov, dated 1911, in relation to the Museum’s publications.

Gift of the Estate of Dr. Arnold Dragon One box of personal research documents (paper, proposals, correspondence, and reference articles) in relation to the Cashinahua and other projects.

GIFT TO LEARNING PROGRAMS Gift from an anonymous friend of the Classical Galleries Forty-two items of art reproductions, purchased mostly online between 2012 and 2015.

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Collections Outgoing Loans & Traveling Exhibitions Between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016, the Penn Museum lent 344 different items from its Curatorial Sections and Archives to 14 institutions in Japan, six U.S. states, and Washington DC, with many of the objects making multiple stops along their itinerary. These loans generally formed part of larger exhibitions curated and designed by other museums. In addition, two traveling exhibitions curated and designed by the Penn Museum were seen by a total of 34,000 visitors in borrowing museums in Tennessee and Canada.

INTERNATIONAL LOANS Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, Japan Four Egyptian objects for the exhibition Cleopatra and the Queens of Egypt National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan Four Egyptian objects for the exhibition Cleopatra and the Queens of Egypt

LOANS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES National Geographic Museum, Washington, DC Sixty-nine objects from across Curatorial Sections and four Archival documents for the exhibition Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology Michael C. Carlos Museum, Atlanta, GA One Babylonian object for the exhibition Two of Each: The Nippur Deluge Tablet & Noah’s Flood

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1. Window, PM object E13564.

Memphis, Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty (1213–1204 BCE).

Loaned to the Tokyo National Museum & the National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan 2. Statue of Sitepehu, PM object E9217. Abydos, Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty (1479– 1458 BCE). Loaned to the Tokyo National Museum & the National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan 3. Dice, PM objects 37-11-208 and 37-11-210. Rayy, Iran, 11th–12th century CE. Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Rayy, Iran, 1082–1083 CE. Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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5. Inkwell, PM object 37-11-62.

Rayy, Iran, 11th–12th century CE. Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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6. Tattooing Implements, PM objects 50-11-125, 50-21-128, 50-21-149, and 50-21-150. Samoa Islands, before 1905. Loaned to the Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA

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Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor, ME Eleven American objects for the exhibition Coming Home Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Twelve Near Eastern objects for the exhibition Court and Cosmos: The Great Age of the Seljuqs Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA One Egyptian and ten Oceanian objects for the exhibition We Tattooed your Father: The Changing Art of Tattoos in the Chattahoochee Valley Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, New York, NY Seven Oceanian objects for the exhibition Frontier Shores: Collection, Entanglement, and the Manufacture of Identity in Oceania

American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA One American object for the exhibition Gathering Voices: Thomas Jefferson and Native America Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA One Asian object for the exhibition Art of the Zo: Burmese Chin Textile Traditions Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA Ten African objects for the exhibition Threads of Tradition

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7. Tattoo Pattern, PM object P246. Dutch West Borneo, ca.

1897. Loaned to the Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA 8. Spearheads, PM objects 31-33-101, 31-33-104, and 31-33-113. Western Australia, before 1931. Loaned to the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, New York, NY 9. Gold Weights, PM objects 93-9-149, AF2462, AF2505, AF2531A and AF2672. Ghana, 1900–1971. Loaned to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA

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LOANS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, CONT. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA 182 African objects for the exhibition Look Again: Contemporary Perspectives on African Art San Diego Natural History Museum, CA 31 American objects for the exhibition Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX 31 American objects for the exhibition Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed

TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Maya: Lords of Time January 23, 2016–May 22, 2016 Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Beneath the Surface: Life, Death, Gold in Ancient Panama February 18, 2016–May 29, 2016

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10. Tusk, PM object 29-94-23.

Nigeria. Loaned to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA 11. Cup, PM object AF5116. Kasai District, Belgian Congo. Loaned to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA 12. Sculpture, PM object 29-94-6.

Maritime Congo, late 19th/ early 20th century. Loaned to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA

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Traveling Exhibitions 13. Educators at the McClung Museum show visitors how Maya glyphs worked during one of the University of Tennessee’s community outreach days. Photo courtesy of the Frank H. McClung Museum.

14. American Section Keeper Bill Wierzbowski condition-reports a gold plaque from Sitio Conte before it is installed at the Gardiner Museum. Photo courtesy of Siobhan Boyd, Adjunct Curator at the Gardiner Museum.

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Penn Museum 2015-2016: By the Numbers Statement of Fiscal Year Activity THE PENN MUSEUM is funded through a variety of sources, including investment income; gifts from individuals, foundations, and corporations; grants; subvention from the University of Pennsylvania; and earned revenue from admissions, catering, and rental fees, artifact loan fees, traveling exhibition fees, publications, and K-12 and public programs.

The fluctuation in performance from Fiscal Year 2015 to Fiscal Year 2016 was driven primarily by capital transactions and their associated timing of funding.

REVENUE Investment Income Gift Income Sponsored Program Revenue

FY16

FY15

$4,436,693

$3,827,523

5,558,684

6,307,462

854,694

887,204

University Subvention (Programmatic & Allocated Costs)

9,389,000

9,296,000

Resource Transfers

2,038,314

11,569,388

TOTAL REVENUE

22,277,386

31,887,577

9,997,984

9,056,821

Traveling Exhibitions and Loan costs, Other Travel & Entertainment

843,143

818,026

Supplies & Minor Expense

713,999

536,476

Non-Capitalized Equipment

225,146

278,069

EXPENDITURES Total Compensation Current Expense:

Rental Income (internal) Communications & Computing

(201,625)

(172,214)

624,356

599,319

Professional & Other Services

2,233,988

1,662,070

Operations & Maintenance

1,162,080

922,108

43,510

72,784

Total Current Expense

Other Current Expense

5,644,597

4,716,637

Capital Transactions

6,596,919

939,673

Internal Penn Income (Expense Credits)

(1,438,111)

(418,174)

University Allocated Costs: Library Charges

752,000

727,000

Facilities Maintenance Charges

2,852,000

2,805,000

University Services Charges

1,391,000

1,363,000

Development Charges

1,301,000

1,265,000

Research Charges

9,000

8,000

6,305,000

6,168,000

TOTAL EXPENDITURES

27,106,389

20,462,957

TOTAL OPERATING SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)

$(4,829,003)

$11,424,620

Total University Allocated Costs

June 30, 2016 (with comparative totals for the year ended June 30, 2015)

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179,861

4,267

1,023

295

200

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2

Visitors & Programs

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Total visitors

New or rejoined members

Storytime Expeditions

Attendees at the Museum’s inaugural gala for The Golden Age of King Midas

Great Lectures, with 2,797 attendees

Visitors to World Culture Days

Balls in play for the “Human Hungry Hippos” challenge of Legends of the Hidden Temple: Penn Museum Edition

Gallery Romps

Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials (CAAM)

65,000

4,850

800

Years since prehistoric hunters at the La Quina site broke the bones recently incorporated into the CAAM teaching collection

Years old: the age of cereal grains from Numayra, Jordan, microscopically analyzed by students in CAAM’s graduate Archaeobotany Seminar

New seed specimens added to CAAM’s Archaeobotany Reference Collection

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Obsidian tools made by students in CAAM’s Material World in Archaeological Science course

Students who stomped grapes by foot and learned how to make wine in CAAM’s graduate Archaeobotany Seminar

Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty to Dr. Katherine Moore

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61,737

1,668

665

83

70

Unpacking the Past programs given

Lessons for students with special needs (33 outreach, 25 workshops, 25 tours)

Schools visited by the Mummy Mobiles

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12

1

179,861

5,037

Education: K–12

Learning Programs attendance (in person and through outreach)

Teens participating in summer internships and programs

Community events Learning Programs participated in

Education: College

Miles to Aqsarniit Middle School in Iqlauit, Nunavut in Canada—the farthest school connected through Distance Learning

Bucket used for scrambling jello mummy brains in Mummy Makers workshops

Total visitors

Penn Students who visited the Museum with or for their classes

3,694

100

Objects used for study by Penn classes

Faculty from 29 Penn departments who integrated the Museum into their classes

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25

Student curators for Kourion at the Crossroads

Intensive use classes (3 or more visits per class)

1 Rose Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research to graduating senior Katherine Morucci, who worked with Katherine Moore on swine teeth from Western and Central Asia

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115,989

19,805

Object records created

Objects studied by researchers

2,546

1,119

773

Objects surveyed by Conservation

Images/objects photographed by the Photo Studio

Objects treated by Conservation

192

455

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Collections Use & Stewardship

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Objects loaned to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for Creative Africa (182 to Look Again: Contemporary Perspectives on African Art and 10 to Threads of Tradition)

Objects loaned out as part of traveling exhibitions, to 14 borrowing institutions

Chinese Buddhist murals removed for conservation

6,033

153

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22

Objects featured in Sex: A History in 30 Objects

Crates from Turkey containing objects for Midas (plus 1 from Greece and 1 from Chicago)

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6

Visitors spoken to at In the Artifact Lab window

Incantation bowls displayed in Magic in the Ancient World

Exhibitions

Pins required to mount the objects in The Golden Age of King Midas

New changing exhibitions and displays

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Digital Visitors

1,329,657 Website visits

529,400 YouTube views

6,995 Facebook likes

2,127

YouTube subscribers added

3,015 Instagram followers

Cultural Heritage Protection & Education

1,492

234

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Events of cultural heritage destruction in Iraq and Syria identified by Penn Cultural Heritage Center researchers

Residents of Tihosuco who actively worked on the Tihosuco Heritage Preservation and Community Development Project in Quintana Roo, Mexico

Federally recognized tribes corresponded with across the United States by the Penn Museum NAGPRA Office

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Interns and volunteers who conducted research with the Penn Cultural Heritage Center

Local education leaders near Gordion, Turkey, participating in the Gordion Cultural Heritage Education Program

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Americana and Folk trio Rivers delights the

08 Storyteller Michele Belluomini weaves a special

audience with lush three-part harmony, compelling

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“Creatures Featured” series of ancient Egyptian short stories for little listeners at World Wonders.

instrumentation, and engaging arrangements at this P.M. @ Penn Museum Summer Nights concert.

01

08 This Archaeological Adventures Homeschool

The Storytime Expedition series, designed for

Day features tours of the Iraq and China galleries, and

K-3 classes, kicks off with a reading of What Can

hands-on “Preparing for Eternity and Preserving the

You Do with a Paleta by Carmen Tafolla. The series continues throughout July and August with a variety

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With Creole Zydeco and Cajun two-step, Zydeco-A-

of multicultural children’s books, including One Fine

Go-Go combines funky New Orleans rhythm and blues

Day by Nonny Hogrogian, Fox’s Dream by Keizaburo

with vintage Louisiana rock ’n’ roll to create a spicy

Tejima, and more.

gumbo of irresistible dance music at P.M. @ Penn

Young participants in this World Wonders program enjoy Andean and Latin American traditional and folk music with the Eco Del Sur ensemble, before trying

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Past” workshops.

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Museum Summer Nights.

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Unpacking the Past, in collaboration with the University

14 City Science Center, hosts a two-day professional

their hand at playing the instruments themselves.

development program for Philadelphia middle school

The first summer teen interns finish their two-week

teachers called “Inquiry and the Ancients,” where teachers

experience as assistants to Penn Museum staff.

experience the power of learning through a questioning process and also hear from Dr. Janet Monge, Dr. Marie-Claude Boileau, and Dr. Brad Hafford.

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The four winners of the Philadelphia Songwriters Project’s 10th Annual Songwriting Contest are featured at this P.M. @ Penn Museum Summer Nights concert.

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Internationally acclaimed musician and recording artist Daria entertains guests with melodies from around the globe at an interactive World Wonders program.

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Penn Museum educators bring the Museum to the classroom for students with special needs at CAPA High School during the School District of Philadelphia’s Extended School Year. By the middle of August, over 200 students in 27 classrooms around the city will take part in these new multimodal workshops for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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Transnational Experiences: Engaging with World Heritage hosts a summer teacher institute in

JULY 1

partnership with Penn’s National Resource Centers.

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Unpacking the Past hosts a Preview Day for Philadelphia public and charter middle school teachers.

20 The Jiangsu Education Service for International Education (JESIE) program begins, providing a four-week course on museum studies for 38 Chinese undergraduates.

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Named Jordan’s “Musical Ambassadress,” virtuoso Farah Siraj fuses influences of Middle Eastern music, flamenco, jazz, bossa, and pop into a unique sound for P.M. @ Penn Museum Summer Nights visitors.

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At this World Wonders event, guests can dream of aqua seas and white sand beaches amid the rhythms of live steel

JULY 15

pan music from native Trinidadian Jeffrey Moolchan.

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Local band Trinidelphia pushes the stylistic boundaries of the steel drum with their rhythmic fusion sound at this P.M. @ Penn Museum Summer Nights concert.

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Seth Reichgott’s one-man show, “Chariot of the Sun,” brings to life the heroes, gods, and monsters of Greek mythology through masks, poetry, and mime at this World Wonders program.

AUG 5

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ceremony in which students receive certificates and

At the Unpacking the Past Special Education Programs Preview, teachers of Autistic Support and Life Skills classes in the School District of Philadelphia

are recognized by Penn Museum faculty and staff.

15

Biblical World, a special exhibition in honor of the first

have the chance to experience programs developed

visit by Pope Francis to Philadelphia and the World

with their students in mind.

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Meeting of Families, opens at the Museum. Exhibition

El Caribefunk’s fun, upbeat style brings together funk, salsa, and elements of Caribbean music to get P.M. @ Penn Museum Summer Nights audiences

in collaboration with Penn Libraries.

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bands like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Eagles, the

Middle Eastern percussionist Joe Tayoun guides families on a musical journey to Egypt, Turkey, Armenia, and Israel by showcasing the drumming traditions of these

Undercover takes the P.M. @ Penn Museum Summer Nights audience back in time with classic rock hits from

on their feet and dancing.

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Sacred Writings: Extraordinary Texts of the

Band, and Elvis Presley.

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At this World Wonders event, young adventurers learn about Newton’s Laws of Motion as they apply

cultures in this World Wonders event.

to ancient architectural technology with hands-on activities and a presentation by the Franklin Institute.

AUGUST 2015­

19 This Archaeological Adventures Homeschool Day features Rome and Iraq Gallery tours and “Digging

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Up Rome,” “Preserving the Past,” and “Preparing for

The Museum’s Senior Archivist, Alessandro Pezzati, and members of the Museum’s Pre-Columbian Society attend the unveiling and dedication ceremony

Eternity” workshops.

19 The PennArts program’s new Class of 2019 members visit the Museum for a special dinner welcoming them

for the Pennsylvania Historical Marker for Tatiana Proskouriakoff, a Mayanist who got her start at the Penn Museum during the Great Depression.

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P.M. @ Penn Museum Summer Nights audiences enjoy another outstanding performance from the West Philadelphia Orchestra.

05

This Archaeological Adventures Homeschool Day features tours of the Africa and Native American Voices Galleries, a “Making a Mosaic” workshop, and a presentation by Native American storyteller Ruth Pi.

05

Troupe Da-Da African Dance and Drum Ensemble performs a variety of West African and Afro-Cuban dances for World Wonders visitors.

to Penn.

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The Museum hosts its annual New Student Orientation Toga Party. Dressed in the garb of the ancient world, members of the class of 2019 explore the galleries and enjoy dancing, a scavenger hunt, and other activities.

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The Fall semester begins in the Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials (CAAM).

Classes include “Food & Fire: Archaeology in the Laboratory,” taught by Dr. Katherine Moore; and “Material World in Archaeological Science,” taught by Dr. Marie-Claude Boileau, Dr. Harold Dibble, and Mr. Moritz Jansen.

26 The Red Hot Ramblers, an authentic 1920s jazz ensemble, performs stompin’ rhythms and lyrical melodies for P.M. @ Penn Museum Summer

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Nights visitors.

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Bill Koutsouros’ internationally acclaimed ensemble,

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Ristvet, Dyson Associate Curator of the Near East

Nights series finale, offering an exciting fusion of ancient

Section, discusses some of the challenges and

and modern music with traditional elements of Greek,

opportunities associated with community archaeology

Middle Eastern, Indian, and African music.

and cultural heritage in the Middle East. Presented by the Penn Cultural Heritage Center.

Members of the Penn Museum enjoy an exclusive guided tour of our special exhibition, Sacred Writings:

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Extraordinary Texts of the Biblical World, led by Dr. Steve Tinney, Deputy Director of the Museum, and co-curator of the exhibition.

In this Pop Up Performance in the Galleries, Penn Flutes presents “A Night at the Museum.”

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The American Research Center in Egypt—

At the 2015 Pre-Columbian Society Meeting, Dr. Elin

Pennsylvania Chapter presents a two-part program

Danien, Consulting Scholar of the American Section,

on Theban Tomb 110 at Luxor. ARCE Conservator

discusses M. Louise Baker’s sometimes testy relationship

Khadiga Adam and Dr. JJ Shirley, Managing Editor,

with the Museum’s former Director George B. Gordon,

Journal of Egyptian History, speak about new research

her travels to seek out Maya pottery in private collections, and her masterful reconstruction painting of Piedras 14

The Museum hosts its first Mummies and Martinis happy hour in the Egypt (mummies) Gallery.

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Associate Curator-in-Charge of the Babylonian Section, 12

In this Brown Bag lunchtime lecture, Dr. Lauren

Animus, provides the P.M. @ Penn Museum Summer

and fieldwork training programs at the site.

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At this Archaeological Institute of America lecture,

Negras Lintel 3.

Dr. Thomas Strasser, Professor of Art History,

At this Making Workshop, Penn students learn

Providence College, presents new evidence from

about ancient warfare and hunting technologies

fieldwork conducted in southwest Crete that suggests

from Dr. Joanne Baron, lecturer in the Department

early seafaring in the Mediterranean was far more

of Anthropology, then make, decorate, and practice

advanced than previously thought.

throwing their own spears.

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The Native American and Indigenous Studies

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02 Initiative at Penn (NAIS) hosts a two-day conference

and keepers from the Museum’s American Section for a

focusing on wampum artistry, diplomacy, and research.

night of Cocktails & Curators, exploring the Beneath the

Speakers include keynote presenter Richard W. Hill, Jr.

Surface and Native American Voices exhibitions, as well as

(Tuscarora) and other indigenous scholars. Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Provost’s Office, Penn

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the Mexico & Central America Gallery.

07

Houser Wegner, Associate Curator of the Egyptian

McNeil Center for Early American Studies, Natives at

Section, examines the rise of Imhotep from royal

Penn, Penn Museum, Penn Cultural Heritage Center,

architect to divine being, concluding with an exploration

and American Philosophical Society.

of his appearance in pop culture today. People with

In this Gallery Romp, children are encouraged to take

visual impairments can experience tactile materials

an adventure down the Nile at the foot of the Museum’s

relating to the lecture content with the In-Touch

15-ton sphinx, and to make a special keepsake craft

complement to the Great Myths and Legends lectures,

The Penn Museum participates in the annual PAFA

and get audio description during the talk.

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Guests at The Curator’s Table enjoy a private tour,

Family Arts Festival, a day dedicated to bringing

cocktail hour, and dinner discussion with Dr. David

together cultural institutions around the city for an

P. Silverman, the Curator-in-Charge of the Egyptian

afternoon of performances, art-making, and other family fun.

06

In this Great Myths and Legends lecture, Dr. Jennifer

Arts and Sciences, Department of Anthropology,

inspired by ancient Egyptian culture.

04

Penn undergraduates and graduate students join curators

Section.

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Aparna Tandon, Coordinator, International Program on Disaster Risk Management & Project Specialist at the

Penn faculty and staff are invited to bring their families to the Museum for Penn Family Day tours and activities.

11

In this Second Sunday Family Workshop, guests

International Centre for the Study of Preservation and

craft their own sistra, sacred percussion instruments of

Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), examines

ancient Egypt, and explore instruments from around

the difficult questions surrounding cultural heritage

the world on a guided family tour.

preservation in conflict-afflicted areas, with special reference to ICCROM’s course, “First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict.”

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The Museum hosts a screening of two Hawaiian films,

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Museum. Presented in conjunction with the 2015–2016

for the Second Sunday Culture Films theme “Gender

Penn Humanities Forum on Sex, this exhibition offers

across Cultures.” Sponsored by the Penn Humanities

a broad survey of some of the diverse ways that human

Forum; Penn Hawai’i Club; Natives at Penn;

beings in societies across continents and throughout

William Way LGBT Community Center; Museum

the millennia have understood sex, sexuality, gender,

Library; Penn Cinema Studies; The Trustees

and gender diversity. Curated by Dr. Lauren Ristvet,

Council of Penn Women; Alice Paul Center for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality; Native

Dyson Associate Curator in the Near East Section.

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A memorial was held at the Museum for Maya

American and Indigenous Studies at Penn; Queer

archaeologist and epigrapher Dr. Chris Jones, a longtime

Muslims and Allies at Penn; Penn Queer People of

scholar at the Museum, the initiator of the popular Mayan

Color; OutEd; and Penn LGBT Center.

Hieroglyphics Weekend, and the decipherer of the Mayan

14 This Archaeological Adventures event for homeschoolers consists of a mix of interactive sessions,

words for “mother” and “father.”

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After-hours guests enjoy beer, wine, and cocktails

including the popular “Mummy Makers” and “Preparing

as they complete gallery challenges, meet a real-life

for Eternity” workshops, Egypt Gallery tours, and

Indiana Jones, and create their own holy grail at this

an Egyptian-themed story time. Students have the

P.M. @ Penn Museum event. Supported by the Young Friends of the Penn Museum.

opportunity to make Egyptian amulets and engage with conservators working on real Egyptian artifacts.

16

Sex: A History in 30 Objects opens at the Penn

A Place in the Middle (2014) and Heart of the Sea (2002),

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Dr. Gabrielle Tayac (Piscataway), Curator at the

Students from all over the world gather at the Museum

Smithsonian National Museum, presents a lecture

for the 46th annual International Student and

entitled “Native Peoples of Chesapeake: Indigeneity,

Scholar Reception. This year’s reception is attended

Racism, and Reclamation.” Sponsored by Native American and Indigenous Studies at Penn.

by over 600 international guests, including dignitaries from various consulates.

16 The Museum hosts a two-day symposium on ancient

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Students enjoy a screening of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) with an introduction

17 building practices entitled Against Gravity: Building

from Museum Williams Director Dr. Julian Siggers

Practices in the Pre-Industrial World. Sponsored by

and commentary from graduate students Marshall

the Department of the History of Art.

Schurtz and Katherine Burge.

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The Museum celebrates International Archaeology Day with activities that offer visitors a glimpse into an archaeologist’s life, including an interactive dig site, Cartifact stations, and a “What in the World?” game.

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Dr. Lucy Fowler Williams, Associate Curator

NOVEMBER 2015

and Sabloff Keeper of the American Section, leads members in a special tour of Beneath the Surface: 04

Life, Death, and Gold in Ancient Panama.

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Associate Curator-in-Charge of the Babylonian

Fe, NM, speaks about the historic preservation and

Section, and Director of the Pennsylvania Sumerian

resiliency of traditional Pueblo villages. Sponsored by

Dictionary Project, presents a Great Myths and

Native American and Indigenous Studies at Penn.

Legends lecture on Adapa the Sage, incorporating

Lynn Makowsky, DeVries Keeper of Collections,

evidence from recently published cuneiform tablets.

gives a Mediterranean Section storage tour to

This lecture includes an In-Touch program for people

Philadelphia teachers who participated in the

with visual impairments.

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Unpacking the Past program.

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Dr. Joe Watkins (Choctaw) from the National Parks Service presents a lecture, “Community and Heritage

to present a talk on biblical genealogy by Dr. Jon D.

the Penn Cultural Heritage Center and Native

Levenson, Professor of Jewish Studies at the Harvard Divinity School.

06

The Museum hosts a conference entitled

2016 academic year takes place at the Museum. This

Landscapes,” which features investigations of stone

popular sleepover event is geared to children and their parents or guardians.

07

and GIS analysis, and models for strong academic and

Pennsylvania Homecoming Weekend.

07

Penn Cultural Heritage Center.

Associate Curators of the Egyption Section Dr. Josef Wegner and Dr. Jennifer Houser Wegner present and sign their new book, The Sphinx that Traveled to Philadelphia, for Expedition Circle members at the Museum’s annual Curator’s Party.

The Museum hosts its annual Day of the Dead celebration in conjunction with the Mexican Cultural Center and the Mexican Consulate in Philadelphia.

This year’s event features pageantry and giant puppetry, music and dance, storytelling, paper maché artistry, sugar skull and mask making, face painting, special foods, and more.

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The Penn Museum hosts a play date for young children and their favorite grownups as part of the University of

collaborative projects in the U.S. Sponsored by the

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The first 40 Winks with the Sphinx of the 2015–

“Interpreting the Past: Ceremonial Stone

and sacred sites, the need for documentation, dating

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The Museum partners with the Collegium Institute

Issues: An International Discussion.” Sponsored by

landscapes in the Northeast, identification of heritage

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Penn students join Dr. Arjun Shankar for a viewing of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984).

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American and Indigenous Studies at Penn.

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Dr. Steve Tinney, Deputy Director of the Museum,

Shawn Evans of Atkin Olshin Schade Architects, Santa

In this Gallery Romp, a journey to the Pacific Northwest introduces children to a clever raven.

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In celebration of the centennial of the Harrison Wing, Dr. David Brownlee, Shapiro-Weitzenhoffer Professor of the History of Art, shares his insights into the historical architectural significance of the Rotunda and the auditorium that rests directly below. Alessandro Pezzati, Senior Archivist, shares stories about the construction and opening of these iconic spaces. Sarah Yorke Stevenson Legacy Circle and 1887 Society members enjoy a reception following the event.

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As part of the Second Sunday Cultures Films: Gender Across Cultures series, the Museum hosts a screening of A Quiet Inquisition (2013). Presented by

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the Latin American and Latino Studies Program; the Trustees’ Council of Penn Women; Penn Cinema Studies; Penn Humanities Forum; Alice Paul Center for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality; and the Museum Library.

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In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, families have the opportunity at this Second Sundays Family Workshop to design their own basket and enjoy a guided tour of vessels featured in the Native American Voices: The People — Here and Now exhibition.

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In this annual Reports from the Field lecture, attendees learn about the most recent field seasons from two Penn Museum scholars. Dr. Joanne Baron, Consulting Scholar in the American Section, discusses her project, “Mapping La Florida Maya Site, Guatemala,” and Dr. Richard Zettler, Associate Curator-in-Charge of the Near East Section, speaks about the Rowanduz Archaeological Program based in Iraqi Kurdistan.

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Dr. Simon Martin, Associate Curator and Keeper of Collections in the American Section, presents a talk entitled “Two Ways of Knowing: Decoding Ancient Politics through Text-Material Interactions.”

Sponsored by the Penn Cultural Heritage Center.

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Visitors enjoy Happy Hour with friends at the first Mummies and Martinis, a P.M. @ Penn Museum event in the Egypt (Mummies) Gallery.

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Dr. C. Brian Rose, Curator-in-Charge of the Mediterranean Section, and Dr. Gareth Darbyshire,

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Gordion Project Archivist, welcome Loren Eiseley Society members for a discussion of research on Gordion and an advance look at select objects to be displayed in The Golden Age of King Midas.

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At the annual Forensic Science Fall Forum, leading experts

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Dr. Arkadiy Demidchik, Professor of General History, National Research Novosibirsk State University (Russia), speaks in this afternoon lecture on Merikare Khety—the Sixth King of the Heracleopolitan Royal House. Presented by the American Research Center in Egypt–Pennsylvania Chapter.

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The Museum hosts a World Heritage Teacher Workshop with Penn’s National Resource Centers in conjunction with the celebration of Philadelphia as the first World Heritage City in the nation.

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Joanna Scott reads from her book De Potter’s Grand Tour and discusses the life of Armand De Potter and the early days of collecting with Penn professors Dr. Kaja Silverman and Dr. Robert Ousterhout.

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Bryn Mawr Ph.D. candidate Rachel Starry leads Penn

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students in making baskets at this Making Workshop.

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At this P.M. @ Penn Museum evening event, guests

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Sex: A History in 30 Objects.

who have lived through the ages—women like Egypt’s Cleopatra and the Mesopotamian Queen Puabi—with a

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Dr. Lauren Ristvet, Dyson Associate Curator of the Near East Section, leads members on a special tour of

are invited to celebrate some of the powerful queens 05

Visitors to the Museum’s annual holiday celebration,

special focus on a queen’s oft-abundant and, at times,

Peace around the World, enjoy storytelling, choral

overindulgent lifestyle.

music, folk dance performances, henna hand art,

In this Pop-Up Performance in the galleries, Penn

balloon art, face painting, sari-wrapping, and more. All

Flutes presents beautiful themes from Hansel and

are invited to collaborate on a community peace flag craft to be hung in the Museum.

Gretel followed by an original composition about the exploration of Sudley Castle.

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Guests join Dr. David Silverman, Curator-inCharge of the Egyptian section, for a bus trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to view the exhibition

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Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom.

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Dr. Morris Rossabi, Senior Research Scholar, Queens College, Columbia University, offers an illustrated Great

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In this Pop-Up Performance in the galleries, Penn Flutes presents traditional holiday music.

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Dr. Kei Yamamoto, Lila Acheson Wallace Research

Myths and Legends lecture on Genghis Khan. Expedition

Associate, Metropolitan Museum of Art, speaks

Circle Fellows enjoy a reception after the event.

about the visual aspects of Middle Kingdom stelae in

In this Brown Bag lunchtime lecture, Dr. Nicole Ivy,

this afternoon lecture presented by the American

a Museum Futurist at the American Alliance of Museums’

Research Center in Egypt–Pennsylvania Chapter.

Center for the Future of Museums and a Public Fellow at the American Council of Learned Societies, speaks about archiving protests in the era of #BlackLivesMatter.

Sponsored by the Penn Cultural Heritage Center.

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JAN 6

Cultures screening features Macholand (2014). A conversation with the award-winning filmmaker, Dr. Harjant Gill, and Dr. Amardeep Singh of Lehigh

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The Spring semester begins in the Center for the

University follows the screening. Presented by the

Analysis of Archaeological Materials (CAAM).

South Asia Center; Penn Cinema Studies; The

Classes offered to graduate and undergraduate students

Penn Humanities Forum; and the Alice Paul Center

include “Living World in Archaeological Science,”

for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality.

taught by Drs. Katherine Moore, Janet Monge, and

In this Second Sunday Family Workshop, visitors

Chantel White; “Past Preserved: Conservation in

etch their own replicas of ancient Mediterranean coins

Archaeology,” taught by Lynn Grant; “Archaeobotany

and search for various coins during a family tour of the

Seminar,” taught by Dr. Chantel White; and

Greek Gallery.

“Archaeometallurgy Seminar,” taught by Moritz

Homeschool participants in this Archaeological

Jansen. Dr. Janet Monge also taught “Introduction to

Adventures program enjoy tours of the Mexico and Central America Gallery and of the Native American

the Human Skeleton” in the CAAM Labs.

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In this behind-the-scenes experience led by Kate

Voices: The People–Here and Now exhibition, along

Quinn, Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs,

with a story time highlighting Native American themes.

and Dr. C. Brian Rose, Curator-in-Charge of the

Students also interact with Museum professionals in

Mediterranean Section and exhibition curator, Loren

the Beneath the Surface: Life, Death, and Gold in

Eiseley Society members learn about the complex

Ancient Panama exhibition and have the opportunity

process of conceiving, designing, and installing the exhibition The Golden Age of King Midas.

to learn preservation practices in a hands-on conservation workshop.

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The Museum hosts a screening of the documentary The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code (2014), which explores the lasting effects of

JANUARY 2016­

15th-century Vatican documents on native peoples around the world. Sponsored by Native American and

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In this Great Myths and Legends lecture, Dr. Janet Monge, Keeper and Associate Curator-in-Charge of

Indigenous Studies at Penn and the Penn Museum.

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In the first Making Workshop of the new semester,

the Physical Anthropology Section, speaks about the

students learn about the history of tea with Penn

mystery of the Piltdown fossil hoax and why it was

professor Dr. Victor Mair and CAAM Teaching

accepted by the British scholarly community. This

Specialist for Archaeobotany Dr. Chantel White, and

lecture includes an In-Touch program for people with visual impairments.

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go home with their own tea blends.

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Unpacking the Past hosts an event where Egyptology Ph.D. student Paul Verhelst talks to Philadelphia

mandarin squares—large and colorful embroidered

middle school teachers about his experiences

badges featuring animal insignias that were once

excavating in Abydos, Egypt.

sewn onto the coats of officials in Imperial China.

Participants take a tour of military history and design their own squares.

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In this exclusive tour of Amarna: Ancient Egypt’s Place in the Sun, led by Associate Curator of the Egyptian Section Dr. Jennifer Houser Wegner, Penn Museum members discover the story of the ancient Egyptian city of Amarna (1353–1336 BCE) and its royal family: the “heretic” pharaoh, Akhenaten; his wife, Nefertiti; and his famous son, Tutankhamun.

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The Museum holds its annual Chinese New Year celebration with music and dance performances, tai chi and tangam workshops, kung-fu demonstrations, gallery tours, and the Grand Finale Lion Dance Parade.

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Girl scouts participating in the Playing the Past Junior Badge Day learn about women in ancient Egypt through acting, writing, and craft making.

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In this Great Myths and Legends lecture, Dr. Megan Kassabaum, Weingarten Assistant Curator of the American Section, and Dr. Simon Martin, Associate Curator and Keeper of the American Section, speak about myths concerning the “hero twins” that are widespread from Canada to South America.

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The third installment of the Indiana Jones series, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), is

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screened with commentary by Penn professor Dr. Paul Cobb of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.

JAN 30

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Guests enjoy a “black-tie-with-the-Midas-touch” gala in celebration of the special exhibition The Golden Age of King Midas, featuring a reception with golden signature cocktails and greeters in ancient Phrygian costume, a glittering dinner in the Rotunda, and dancing in the Egypt (Sphinx) Gallery. Co-chaired

by Michael J. Kowalski, Chair, Board of Overseers; John Medveckis, Director’s Council; and Nancy Tabas, Women’s Committee, the gala honored Dr. Charles K. Williams, II, long-time Penn Museum supporter and Overseer, who excavated at Gordion, seat of King Midas, as a Penn graduate student.

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Dr. C. Brian Rose, Curator-in-Charge of the Mediterranean Section, and Dr. Gareth Darbyshire, Gordion Project Archivist, provide Expedition Circle Members with a private tour of The Golden Age of King Midas followed by a Turkish Coffee hour in a special kervansaray, richly adorned with rugs and furnishings courtesy of Material Culture.

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Penn students attend a special student reception for The Golden Age of King Midas, with tours from their colleagues in the Graduate Group in the Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World.

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Members at all levels enjoyed a pre-opening preview of The Golden Age of King Midas.

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Penn Flutes, an all-flute ensemble directed by Michele Kelly, “pops up” for a special lunchtime Valentine’s Day-themed concert in the galleries.

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The Penn Museum and representatives of the Republic

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BEYA STEM conference featuring three wide-format

opening of the world premiere exhibition, The Golden

“Mummy Makers” workshops for Philadelphia

Age of King Midas. Turkish music, exhibition talks,

middle school students. The Penn Museum is also

tours, and crafts for children and families round out the day. The Golden Age of King Midas is made possible with

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featured as an exhibitor in EXPO hall.

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speaks about the efforts to record and monitor

Frederick J. Manning, W69, and the Manning Family;

archaeological sites in East Crete with the use of

the Susan Drossman Sokoloff and Adam D. Sokoloff

satellite imagery and Unmanned Aerial Systems

Exhibitions Fund; and the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

(drones.) Sponsored by the Penn Cultural Heritage

Dr. Leslie Warden, Assistant Professor of Fine Arts,

Center and the Graduate Group in the Art and

Research Center in Egypt–Pennsylvania Chapter,

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Archaeology of the Mediterranean World.

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galleries with guided tours of The Golden Age of King

Presented by ARCE-PA.

Midas and Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s

In this Second Sunday Family Workshop, guests

Royal Cemetery, visit conservators in the exhibition

are invited to use mixed media to create a valentine,

In the Artifact Lab: Conserving Egyptian Mummies,

complete with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.

join a hands-on “Making a Mosaic” workshop or a

This Second Sunday Culture Film screening

storytelling session, and make Gordion-inspired

features Muxes (2003), a documentary exploring the

artwork at this Archaeological Adventures

Zapotec culture of Juchitán, Mexico. Iggy Cortez of

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Dr. Stefan Simon, Director of the Institute for the

Penn Cinema Studies introduces the film and leads

Preservation of Heritage at Yale University, speaks

the discussion afterward. The film is presented in

about the process of preventative conservation,

conjunction with the 2015–2016 Penn Humanities

an integral part of the “green museum” concept.

Forum on Sex.

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Homeschool families explore the Penn Museum’s

speaks in this lecture on living in the Old Kingdom.

traditional role of transgender women in indigenous

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Dr. Konstantinos Chalikias, University of Athens,

support from the 1984 Foundation; the Selz Foundation;

Roanoke College and former President, American

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The Learning Programs team participates in the

of Turkey cut the “Gordian Knot” for the official public

Unpacking the Past hosts an event where Paul

Sponsored by the Penn Cultural Heritage Center.

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The Penn Museum comes alive with the Celebration

Mitchell, a Ph.D. student in biological anthropology,

of African Cultures featuring special programs

talks to Philadelphia middle school teachers about

to delight the entire family, including traditional

forensic anthropology.

storytelling, African dance, music performances,

P.M. @ Penn Museum visitors explore the history

workshops, children’s activities, gallery tours, and an

of sex and sexuality through Museum tours and the special exhibition Sex: A History in 30 Objects. The

African marketplace.

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Philadelphia’s renowned new music ensemble,

evening includes “Museum Quickies” (5-7-minute

Relâche, returns to the Penn Museum with a program

lectures) and more. Supported by the Young Friends

to celebrate The Golden Age of King Midas, featuring

of the Penn Museum.

pieces that reference the Turkish musical tradition.

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The archival exhibition The Boys of Sumer: Discovery

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Dr. Diana E. Marsh, Post-Doctoral Curatorial Fellow,

in Mesopotamia opens, exploring the early history of

American Philosophical Society Museum, provides an

the Penn Museum’s archaeological investigations in

ethnographic perspective on contemporary exhibition-

ancient Mesopotamia, curated by Penn Museum Fellow

making processes in her talk, “From ‘Extinct Monsters’

Kamillia Scott.

to Deep Time: The Ethnography of the Smithsonian’s

In this Great Myths and Legends lecture, Dr. C. Brian

Dinosaur Exhibitions.” Sponsored by the Penn Cultural Heritage Center.

Rose, Curator-in-Charge of the Mediterranean Section, provides an overview of the city that King Midas ruled, his

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The exhibition Kourion at the Crossroads: Exploring

diplomatic outreach to the Greeks, and his antagonistic

Ancient Cyprus opens at the Museum. Part of the

relationship with the Assyrians. This lecture includes an

Provost’s Year of Discovery, this exhibition was

In-Touch program for people with visual impairments.

curated by Penn students Andrés De los Rios, Diane Panepresso, and Ashley Terry, under the direction of Associate Curator of the Mediterranean Section Dr. Ann Brownlee. Kourion at the Crossroads is made possible with generous support from the McFadden Family Fund. The Student Exhibition Program is an initiative of the Academic Engagement Department, generously funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Office of the Provost.

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The Museum hosts an after-work Mummies and Martinis happy hour in the Egypt (Mummies) Gallery as part of P.M. @ Penn Museum–School Nights.

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new ways to engage students with objects both in and out of the classroom.

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Osanna, University of Basilicata and Superintendent

searching for animals in the China Gallery in a zodiac-

Archaeologist for the Archaeological Heritage of

themed program.

Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabia, speaks about the

At this Second Sunday Family Workshop, guests

recently initiated Great Pompeii Project. Aimed

make their own fibulae inspired by those in the Golden

at addressing existing problems and giving Pompeii

Age of King Midas exhibition.

a new, improved image, the project focuses first on

The Museum’s Culture Film Series wraps up with a

conservation priorities as well as on meeting the needs

screening of Soul Food Stories (2013). Meta Mazaj of Penn Cinema Studies and Bulgarian culture specialist

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In this evening lecture, Professor Massimo

Young participants in Gallery Romp: China have fun

of the general public.

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In an Unpacking the Past event, Dr. C. Brian Rose,

Zdravko Tyankov lead the post-film conversation. A

Curator-in-Charge of the Mediterranean Section,

Bulgarian-themed reception follows.

speaks to Philadelphia middle school teachers about

At the Egyptomania World Culture Day, the

his work in protecting cultural heritage sites in the

galleries come to life with “Mummy Makers”

Middle East.

workshops, interactive belly-dancing, hands-on crafts and games, and Egyptian hieroglyph lessons.

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International scholars and archaeological excavation

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02 directors come together for the conference, The World of Phrygian Gordion: Royal City of Midas.

Studies, traces tales about the Queen of Sheba from

Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, University

Israel to Ethiopia and explores how traditions about

of Pennsylvania Research Council, the School

her have traveled between different religions and

of Arts and Sciences, the Center for Ancient

connected different regions.

Studies, the Penn Museum, the Graduate Group

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in the Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean Classical Studies, History of Art, and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.

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Adult coloring book enthusiasts take a mini-gallery tour and color designs based on Penn Museum artifacts

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In this Great Myths and Legends lecture, Dr. Annette Yoshiko Reed, Assistant Professor of Religious

in Color between the Wines.

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In Gallery Romp: Africa, preschoolers and their

composer Patrick Lamborn, audience members follow

chaperones journey to Ghana, meet a clever spider, and

the actors through the Museum’s 3rd-floor galleries as the

see artifacts of the Ashanti people.

play progresses. Performed in collaboration with White

Dr. Miriam Stark, Anthropology Professor, University

Box Theatre; Sebastienne Mundheim, the University

of Hawai’i at Manoa, and Partner Investigator, Greater

of Pennsylvania Theatre Arts Program’s Artistic

Angkor Project, offers this afternoon lecture, which

Resident for 2016; and with additional support from the Provost’s Interdisciplinary Arts Fund.

showcases two of the greatest architectural achievements in the Angkorian world: the 10th-century temple of

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Banteay Srei (Fortress of Women) and Angkor Thom

In this Second Sunday Family Workshop, participants select their favorite Chinese characters to mount upon a

(the city of Angkor’s last great ruler, Jayavarman VII).

banner, then take an interactive tour of the China Gallery.

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Relâche, Philadelphia’s renowned new music ensemble, presents American Experimental Masters: Ashley and Wolff, featuring guest baritone singer

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Thomas Buckner.

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Gold Circle members of the Loren Eiseley Society join Lynn Grant, Head Conservator, and members of the Conservation Department for a behind-the-scenes look at how the Museum is protecting its collection, with the cooperation and support of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, as UPHS initiates demolition and excavation in preparation for a new Patient Pavilion.

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Dr. Joanna Smith presents a lecture entitled “Excavating Kourion on Cyprus: Past and Present” in conjunction with the student-curated exhibition Kourion at the Crossroads: Exploring Ancient Cyprus.

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Staff members from the Penn Museum’s Penn Cultural Heritage Center present an update on the

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organization’s efforts to aid heritage preservation in Syria and Iraq. Speakers include Dr. Richard Leventhal, PennCHC Executive Director, Dr. Brian Daniels, Director of Research and Programs, and Dr. Salam Al Kuntar, Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania. Sponsored by the Penn Museum and Penn Cultural Heritage Center.

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Twelve midshipmen from the University of Pennsylvania Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) attend an intensive tour with Dr. C. Brian Rose, Curator-in-Charge of the Mediterranean Section, where they learn about the importance of cultural heritage preservation.

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Guests at The Curator’s Table enjoy a private tour,

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cocktail hour, and dinner discussion with Dr. C. Brian

Edition, staff from the Penn Museum, as well as five

Rose, Curator-in-Charge of the Mediterranean

other Philadelphia-area museums, await attendees at

Section and curator of the exhibition The Golden Age

stations throughout the galleries and grounds—testing

of King Midas.

guests with a variety of challenges, from knowledge

The exhibition Magic in the Ancient World opens to

competitions to scavenger hunts, and more. A P.M. @ Penn Museum event.

the public. Objects are included from the Near East, Babylonian, Egyptian, and Mediterranean sections.

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and New World favorites, including passages from

Ousterhout, Department of the History of Art, and

Dvořák’s New World Symphony, in this Pop-Up Concert in the galleries.

Grant Frame, Associate Curator in the Babylonian Section. Several Penn graduate students also helped

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crafts, and talks on ancient and modern Turkey.

possible with support from the Charles K Williams, II, Art and Archaeology Publication Fund in the History of

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Section, about the world of King Midas.

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Visitors are invited to explore the science of tree ring

Fund, and the Smart Family Foundation.

dating in the new “Can Trees Be Calendars?” activity

As part of the Philadelphia International Festival for

during the Philadelphia Science Festival Discovery Day at Clark Park.

the Arts 2016, French group Aquacoustique brings their one-of-a-kind performance of “Concerto in Sea Major” 18

Members are treated to a special lecture by Dr. C. Brian Rose, Curator-in-Charge of the Mediterranean

Art Department, SAS; Sheryl and Chip Kaye; Frederick Drossman Sokoloff and Adam D. Sokoloff Exhibitions

At the Turkish Delight World Culture Day, guests enjoy Turkish dancing and music, cooking demonstrations,

with the exhibition. Magic in the Ancient World is made

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Penn Flutes celebrates Earth Day with classic Old

Exhibition curators are Professors Robert G.

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The Museum hosts a Philadelphia Science Festival

to the Penn Museum’s Stoner Courtyard Fountain.

Explorer Sunday: Conservation Challenge that

At the Museum’s Annual Volunteer Luncheon, 15

asks visitors to investigate the science of deterioration

volunteers are recognized for 10 to 45 years of service.

and preservation as they participate in hands-on conservation activities in the Artifact Lab.

A total of 274 Museum volunteers gave at least 13,923 hours of their time over the last year. Williams Director

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Lembit Beechr and Scott Ordway, resident

Dr. Julian Siggers presented the annual Volunteer of

composers in the American Composers Forum/

the Year award to Elizabeth Jean Walker, SW74 who

Penn Museum collaborative residency, present

has been an incredible asset to the Egyptian Section

original pieces inspired by artifacts in the Penn

since 1996 and to Sr. Dr. Ann M. McCloskey who has

Museum in Ancient Echoes. The performance takes

worked diligently in both the Oceanian and African

place in the Rotunda and is accompanied by remarks

Sections since 2000. Dr. Samuel K. Nash, a previous

from Dr. Adam Smith, Assistant Curator in the Asian

Volunteer of the Year, is also acknowledged for 20

Section, and Dr. Philip Jones, Associate Curator and Keeper in the Babylonian Section.

years of volunteer work with the Museum’s MASCA Metals Collection.

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During the Philadelphia Science Festival Carnival, visitors explore how chemistry was practiced thousands

The Mediterranean World, homeschool families

of years ago to discover what might have been behind

explore the Penn Museum with guided tours of the

the Midas and the Golden Touch myth. Participants are

Rome and Greece Galleries, visit conservators at work

adorned with golden tattoos inspired by patterns and

in In the Artifact Lab, and attend workshops.

designs from The Golden Age of Midas exhibition.

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Dr. Jeremy McInerney, Davidson Kennedy Professor

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for students from the Andrew Jackson School. World

explores representations of the Amazons in Greek

Heritage Day is a city-wide initiative supported by the

myth and art in a Great Myths and Legends lecture.

City of Philadelphia and the Global Philadelphia Association.

Philadelphia middle school teachers attend an event where they discuss how they built upon the Unpacking

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the Past program in their classrooms.

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The Museum hosts the World Heritage Day field trip

and Chair of the Department of Classical Studies,

At this Second Sunday Family Workshop, attendees work with beads and clay to craft an amulet necklace

Guests sample ales made from ancient recipes and

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learn about the process of recreating them from

In this lecture, Dr. Gino Fornaciari of the University

Dr. Patrick McGovern, Scientific Director of the

of Pisa shares what his team and experts from the

Biomolecular Archaeology Project for Cuisine,

University of Florence and Florentine museums found

Fermented Beverages, and Health; and Sam

when they conducted biomedical research on the

Calagione, Founder and President of Dogfish Head Brewery. A P.M. @ Penn Museum event.

remains of the illustrious Medici family.

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Young professionals gather in the Egypt (Mummies) Gallery at the Museum for the Mummies and Martinis Happy Hour.

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Penn Museum Williams Director Dr. Julian Siggers and staff pay a warm tribute to the Women’s Committee for an extraordinary history of initiating and running special events, tours, and Museum programs (and even departments), friend-raising, and fund-raising at a lunch in honor of its members. The lunch includes a show of more than 200 slides of Women’s Committee members and events, and a presentation by President Lisa Siegel and Vice President M. Trudy Slade of a generous gift to

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help fund digitization of the Museum Archives.

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Members enjoy a day of fun and learning on Member Appreciation Day, including special discounts in the Museum Shop and Café.

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Dr. Paul M. Cobb, Professor of Islamic History at Penn, delves into the fascinating history of the “Arabian Nights” from its origins in ancient Middle Eastern myths to its status as a European bestseller. A Great Myths and Legends lecture.

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In this Creep around the Penn Museum: A Minecraft-Inspired Program, guests participate in a scavenger hunt looking for tools and materials from different world civilizations.

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At this program in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Navajo Film Themselves project, guests view a sample of the recently restored films, as well as the premier of a 1966 film by Richard Chalfen, a member of the original project team. Chalfen, now Professor

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Emeritus at Temple University, participates in a

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panel discussion with Kate Pourshariati, Museum

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Film Archivist; Vanessa Iyua (Navajo), Assistant

Institute in Archaeology explore the history of

Pennsylvania; and Stephanie Mach (Navajo), Student

human technological innovation through lectures,

Engagement Coordinator, Penn Museum.

object handling, and laboratory experiments. The

The American Research Center in Egypt–

course culminates in a final project in which students

Pennsylvania Chapter hosts a mini-seminar entitled “Pyramids of Ancient Egypt,” featuring Dr. Steve

choose a museum artifact to examine and analyze.

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Harvey, Director of the Ahmose and Tetisheri Project Visitors enjoy an afternoon of silent French films and live

audience at this World Wonders event.

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Guests enjoy a night of American folk and fiddle music by the Four Prophet String Band. A P.M. @ Penn

music as Relâche presents its final concert in the series.

Museum Summer Nights concert.

The program features the three Melies films, A Trip to the Moon, The Impossible Voyage, and Kingdom of the Fairies,

Improvisational actors from StoryUP! Philly present a performance based on ideas and plots from the

in Abydos, Egypt.

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High school participants in the new Summer

Director, Greenfield Intercultural Center, University of

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Children, grades K-3, gather at the Museum for the

with live music composed by Phillip Johnston.

kick-off of the Storytime Expedition series. The

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series continues throughout July and August with a

summer’s P.M @ Penn Museum Summer Nights series with a blend of Eastern European folk traditions, jazz, punk, and blues.

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Penn Museum visitors celebrate the summer solstice at this free lunchtime concert in the Warden Garden. This concert is part of Make Music Day—an annual live music celebration that features concerts in the streets and parks across the city.

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Philadelphia’s own Ginger Coyle performs her own brand of “soul music for conscious souls,” with original songs and pop melodies over acoustic guitar and piano as part of P.M. @ Penn Museum Summer Nights.

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At this after-work hands-on program, participants discover the deep history and unique beauty of Turkish marbling with artist and musician Richard Aldorasi before creating their own high quality, wearable art on a silk scarf to take home.

weekly themed book reading and hands-on artifacts.

SUPPORTING THE MISSION

Left The iconic Rotunda glittered for the Museum’s gala on February 5, 2016, celebrating The Golden Age of King Midas.

The resources to realize the vision of the Penn Museum’s

Below Mycenaean stirrup jar with octopus decoration.

PM object 30-44-2.

documented in the previous pages were made possible by

strategic plan come from a deeply generous cadre of members and supporters. The vast range of teaching, research, conservation, learning, exhibition, and event programs their support, and had impact on audiences across our Penn campus, our city and region, and around the world.

The Penn Museum expresses profound thanks to the individuals and organizations recognized in the following pages, whose leadership financial support during 2015–2016 advanced our mission to transform understanding of the human experience.

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LEADERSHIP SUPPORTERS 2015–2016 The Penn Museum recognizes and salutes with profound thanks the following donors for leadership cumulative support across all initiatives—programmatic, capital, endowment, and operational — through outright gifts and commitments made or honored during 2015–2016.

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TRANSFORMATIONAL DONORS Lily Ferry and Peter C. Ferry, C79, PAR Donald C. and Ingrid A. Graham Barbara D. Kowalski and Michael J. Kowalski, W74, PAR, Kowalski Family Foundation Diane von Schlegell Levy and Robert M. Levy, WG74 A. Bruce Mainwaring, C47, and Margaret R. Mainwaring, ED47, HON85, PAR Gregory Annenberg Weingarten, GRoW Annenberg Foundation Charles K. Williams II, Ph.D., GR78, HON97 GROUNDBREAKING DONORS Estate of Ruth E. Brown, CW42 David T. Clancy, W70, and McCarroll Sibley Clancy Peter G. Gould, Ph.D., LPS10, and Robin M. Potter, WG80 Carole L. Kamin and Daniel G. Kamin, C64, PAR Frederick J. Manning, W69, PAR, and the Manning Family

Right Parthian clay statuette of a rider on a horse.

PM object B15473.

Annette Merle-Smith Adolf A. Paier, W60, and Geraldine S. Paier, Ph.D., HUP66, NU68, GNU85, GR94 Risa Korris, CW67, and Douglas H. Polumbaum Frances Rockwell and John R. Rockwell†, W64, WG66, PAR Alexandra Schoenberg and Eric J. Schoenberg, Ph.D., GEN93, WG93, PAR David A. Schwartz, M.D., and Stephanie Schwartz Bernard and Lisa Selz, Selz Foundation Adam D. Sokoloff, W84, and Susan Drossman Sokoloff, M.D., C84, PAR Jeffrey Weiss and Jill Topkis Weiss, C89, WG93, PAR LEADERSHIP DONORS Joan L. Bachman, in honor of Mary Bert Gutman Betsy Z. Cohen, Esquire, L66, and Edward E. Cohen, Esquire, C59, L65, PAR H. M. Agnes Hsu-Tang, Ph.D., G98, GR04, and Oscar Liu-Chien Tang Ann M. Huebner and Ross Waller, PAR Curtis S. Lane, W79, WG80, and Stacey Rosner Lane, C80, GR13, PAR John J. Medveckis, PAR William L. Potter, WG88, and Joanne S. Ruckel, WG88, PAR Estate of Sybilla A. Ruegenberg, GED47 Bayard T. Storey, Ph.D., in honor of Frances E. Storey Patricia L. Squire and Elizabeth Jean Walker, SW74 PRINCIPAL DONORS Estate of Frank W. Badger, G60 Dana Eisman Cohen, C88, and Michael E. Cohen, D.M.D., D89, PAR Joanne H. Conrad, C79, and William L. Conrad, PAR Cynthia J. Eiseman, Ph.D., GR79, and James Eiseman, Jr., L66 Criswell Cohagan Gonzalez Bonnie Verbit Lundy, CW67, and Joseph E. Lundy, Esquire, W65 Paul I. Rosenberg, Esquire, W59 Lee Evan Tabas, C72, ME72, and Nancy Freeman Tabas, PAR BENEFACTORS Benjamin Ashcom, Ed.D., GRD74, and Jane Ashcom, Ph.D., G64 Lois and Robert M. Baylis Hara Ann Bouganim, CW63

supporting the mission

Arthur J. Burke, Esquire, C89, W89 Cummins Catherwood, Jr., and Susan W. Catherwood Marie A. Conn, Ph.D. David Crane and Isabella de la Houssaye Marilyn Forney and Robert C. Forney, Ph.D., PAR Pamela Freyd, Ph.D., GED68, GR81, and Peter Freyd, Ph.D., PAR Catherine A. Giventer, C95, and Craig M. Giventer, C92 Mary Bert Gutman, PAR Gretchen R. Hall, Ph.D., CGS97 Bryan R. Harris, C83 James H. and Pamela M. Hill Jacqueline W. Hover and John C. Hover II, C65, WG67 Judy and Peter Leone Frank and Sharon N. Lorenzo Deborah Marrow, Ph.D., and Michael J. McGuire, Ph.D. Donald C. Mather and Linda L. Mather, Ed.D., GRD77 Bernard and Rosa Meyers James P. and Reguina Morgan Carlos L. Nottebohm, W64, and Renee Nottebohm Karen Pearlman Raab, C01, and Nathan K. Raab, C00 Gary Hatfield, Ph.D., and Holly Pittman, Ph.D. George R. Pitts, Ph.D., GR77 Gretchen P. Riley, CGS70, and J. Barton Riley, W70, PAR C. Brian Rose, Ph.D. Carolyn Talbot Seely and Malcolm H. Wiener, in honor of Phil Betancourt Brian J. Siegel, L83, and Lisa Siegel Donna L. and Richard S. Strong George H. Talbot, M.D., and Sheryl F. Talbot, M.D., GM84 Gerrit Vreeland, Peter Kellogg, Tony Rogers, Charles Lloyd, Art Hooper, Hap Schroeder, Bill Groff, Bill Stewart, Rick III, Macy Jones, Patrick Rulon-Miller, Jamey Sykes, Wiliam Bourne, in honor of Rick Rockwell Schuy Wood and Theodore V. Wood, Jr. PATRONS James Catrickes and Pauline Catrickes, CW75, PAR Lawrence S. Coben, Ph.D., G03, GR12 Julia E. Degarmo, C95, and Douglas T. Dietrich, WG00 George E. Doty, Jr., W76, and Lee Spelman Doty, W76, PAR Lisa Gemmill Anna Sophocles Hadgis, CGS70, G85, and Nicholas J. Hadgis, Ph.D., PAR Michael P. and Suchinda Heavener Brian J. Heidtke and Darlene A. Hubbard Fredrik T. Hiebert, Ph.D., and Katherine Moore Hiebert, Ph.D. Jessica S. Johnson Robert W. Kalish, M.D., C55 Andrea B. Laporte, NU69, in honor of Rick Rockwell Keith W. Lewis, in honor of Rick Rockwell Marianne Lovink and Julian Siggers, Ph.D. Donna Mackay, M.D., and Robert Mackay Gregory S. Maslow, M.D., C68, M72, GM77, and Laurie Maslow, CW69, PAR Missy McQuiston and Robert E. McQuiston, CGS07 Mary Ann D. Meyers, Ph.D., GR76, PAR

Amanda Mitchell-Boyask and Robin Mitchell-Boyask, Ph.D. A. M. Mulroney, CW57, PAR M. Kate Pitcairn, CGS77, G78 Andrea R. Kramer, Esquire, L76, and Lee A. Rosengard, Esquire, L76, PAR John R. Senior, M.D., M54, FEL59, and Sara Spedden Senior, CW52, PAR Laird and M. Trudy Slade James M. and Melissa P. Smith Matthew Jordan Storm, C94, WG00, and Natalia Storm Joan F. and John M. Thalheimer, PAR Douglas and Teresa Tilden Stephen Tinney, Ph.D. Samuel Phineas Upham, Ph.D., WG05, GRW06 Nina Robinson Vitow, CW70, WG76 James A. Weiss, Esquire, L63, and Nancy Bendiner Weiss, CW62 John Wind, C83, WF14 Diane Dalto Woosnam and Richard E. Woosnam Sarah L. Zimmerman, Ph.D., CW42 SPONSORS Anonymous (1) Elie M. Abemayor, M.D., C78, and Judith Abemayor Clara F. Armstrong, M.D., and Clay M. Armstrong, M.D., PAR Eileen Baird Cheryl Louise Baker Lauren Bayster-Morel and Donald Morel, Jr., Ph.D. Peter A. Benoliel, G58, and Willo Carey, PAR Nadia Billig-Daniel, WEV07, and Matt Daniel Arnold W. Bradburd, W49, and Julia A. Bradburd, CGS07 Ira Brind, Esquire, C63, L67, and Stacey Spector Ann B. Brownlee, Ph.D., and David B. Brownlee, Ph.D. Robert Carpick and Carlos Chan Jeff Cepull and Lynne A. Hunter, Ph.D. Julie Comay and Dan Rahimi Carrie and Kenneth Cox, PAR Edwin D. Coyle, Ed.D., GED05, and Patricia Coyle Elin C. Danien, Ph.D., CGS82, G89, GR98 Greg Danilow and Susan F. Danilow, Esquire, CW74, G74, PAR Kristin Davidson, CGS84, GED88, GED01, and Robert Davidson Philip J. Doherty, WG95, and Annmarie Draycott A. Webster Dougherty, Jr., C57, and Janet S. Dougherty Howard J. Eisen, M.D., M81, INT84, and Judith E. Wolf, M.D., INT84 Gary A. Emmett, M.D., and Marianne Emmett, M.D. Edward P. and Gayle Fisher, PAR Marilyn Fishman and James P. MacElderry Beth Fluke, CGS98, and Gordon Fluke, Jr., GAR66 Esther G. Fox, ED53, and Robert A. Fox, C52 Melvin Gang George W. Gephart, Jr., WG79 Anton Germishuizen, GAR85, and Jocelin Reed Frances C. Graffy and George M. Graffy, W86, PAR Dale D. Graham and Gregory T. Graham, C73, PAR Anthony Grillo, WG78, and Elaine Grillo

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Eleanor O. Hill and Robert W. Hill, AR55 Edward K. Hueber†, C43, and Josephine Arader Hueber, CW47, PAR Kenneth Jordan H. Lewis Klein, C49, and Janet S. Klein, ED51, PAR DruEllen Kolker and James D. Kolker, M.D., C76 Howard H.† and Maxine S. Lewis Rachel C. Lilley, CW66 Gene and Sueyun Pyo Locks Mary Ann and Raymond Marks, PAR Jim Mathieu, Ph.D. Elizabeth Ray McLean, C78 Robert and Susan McLean Ella Warren Miller, CW51, and Paul F. Miller, Jr., W50, HON81, PAR Susan R. Moore William R. Muir, M.D., INT59 Stanley Muravchick, M.D., and Arlene Olson, PAR Leon A. Nolting Bonnie J. O’Boyle, CW68 Robert G. Ousterhout, Ph.D. Zoë and Dean Pappas† Reed Pyeritz, M.D., and Jane Tumpson Anthony B. Riley Donna Conforti Rissman and Paul Rissman, Ph.D., C78, GR85 Brian M. Salzberg, Ph.D. Adele K. Schaeffer, CW55, and Harold G. Schaeffer, PAR Grace E. Schuler and Thomas Tauber, Ph.D. Susan Sherman Mary Ellen Simmons, O.D., C81, and Steve Simmons Theodore Simmons Edward J. Solomon, W76, and Cathy Weiss Kathryn Sorkin and Sanford Sorkin, W67 William G. Stewart Hume R. Steyer, Esquire, C75 Jeannette G. Tregoe, PAR Christine and Paul Tufano Charles E. Vieth, Sr., WG82, and Claudia P. Vieth, PAR, in honor of Rick Rockwell Caroline Waxler, C93 Helen S. Weary Joanne T. Welsh, CW52, and Raymond H. Welsh†, W53 Deborah R. Willig, Esquire, CW72 Helen P. Winston and Richard E. Winston, G48, PAR Karin Lindblad Yanoff, Ph.D., G67, GR88, and Myron Yanoff, M.D., C57, M61, PAR SUPPORTERS Anonymous (1) Jessica Amelar Janet Kestenberg Amighi and Lawrence Davidson Wendy Ashmore, Ph.D., GR81 Vesna Bacic and Zlatko Bacic, Ph.D. Carol Baker, LPS13, and Mark E. Stein Michael and Patricia Berrini Andrew F. Blittman and Linda Zaleski G. Theodore and Nancie W. Burkett

David J. Califf, Ph.D. Steve and Tracy H. Carter Elizabeth Spiro Clark and Warren Clark, Jr. Edward B. Coley, Jr., and Melanie Coley Mari and Robert Corson Charles H. Davis, W56, WG63, and Suzanne M. Davis Robert Desnick, M.D., Ph.D., and Julie Herzig Barrett Freedlander, Esquire, C62, and Laura Freedlander, PAR, in honor of Rick Rockwell Diane S. and Robert L. Freedman Andrea Gabrielli, M.D., and Elizabeth Mahanna Gabrielli, M.D. Alice L. George, Ph.D., GGS96 James A. Glasscock, D.Min., and Lois R. Glasscock Andrew R. Golden, W74, and Vickie G. Golden, W74, PAR Hannah L. Henderson Jean Henry, Ph.D., M.S.S., B.C.D. Peter Y. and Susan S. Herchenroether Alan and Nancy J. Hirsig Danielle Hutjer Lee M. Hymerling, Esquire, C66, L69, and Rosedale Hymerling Holly M. Jobe Elise F. Jones, G69, GR79 William Lobosco and Jane Rinn Michael and Therese Marmion E. Ann Matter, Ph.D. Robert M. Maxwell, C84, G86, and Julia R. Toner Suzanne McMichael Janet M. Monge, Ph.D., GR91 Julie Mason Morgan, M.D., C79, G79 June S. Morse, CGS84 Sheila Peters Mark E. Rayford, in honor of Rick Rockwell Kenneth Riskind Timothy Rub Alexander C. S. and Vanessa G. Spiro FRIENDS Anne Ades, C90, GED14 Markus Aman and Carl Engelke Bruce A. and Ellen Asam Sylva C. Baker, CW52, G53, PAR Marshall J. Becker, Ph.D., C59, GR71 Daniel Bigelow and Suzanne Cole Gene B. Bishop, M.D., and Andrew M. Stone, M.D. Matthew C. Blair and Michael J. Haas Bridget Bray Heather Brewer and Samuel S. Brewer, WG04 Robert A. and Shirley Brooks Sara M. Brown, Ph.D., GRD64 Frances L. Bryan III Richard J. Busis, Esquire, C75, G80, PAR Anne C. Butcher and McBee Butcher, C61 Rebecca Calder Nugent and Timothy Nugent Carl J. Capista and Donna E. Ostroff, Esquire, C81 Albert A. Ciardi III, W88 John Claster

supporting the mission

Right Chinese Han Dynasty coin. PM object 2011-12-5.

Joan I. Coale Abbi L. Cohen, Esquire, L83, and Thomas O’Connell, Esquire, PAR Byron P. Connell, C63, and Christine V. Connell Alexandre Costabile, WG08, G08, and Susan Dando Patrick Coue, CGS07, and Sampath Kannan, Ph.D., PAR Robert Coughlin†, Ph.D., GR64, and Louisa H. Spottswood James D. Crawford, Esquire, L62, and Judith N. Dean, Esquire, CW59, L62 Ann T. Csink and John E. Linck, Jr., PAR Mark P. Curchack, Ph.D., and Peggy L. Curchack Nicole de Jessa and Benjy Satlow Raphael J. Dehoratius, M.D., M44, GM48 Cynthia Egan Harrison Eiteljorg II, Ph.D., GR73, and Linda I. Weiss Lucia Esther, G82 Mary J. Fallon, G81, and Daniel Kurdilla Silvia Figueroa and Philip T. Kislak, C70 Catherine G. Fine, Ph.D., and Robert Fine, M.D., C70, PAR Katherine M. Fisher Erick Ford Alexas and David Foster Frank A. Franz, Ph.D., and Judy Franz Denise Freeman, D.O., and Michael Freeman, M.D., PAR Mary Jane Fullam Timothy Galie Elizabeth Gemmill, Esquire, CGS04, CGS06 Simon Golec, Ph.D. Janet H. Goren and Robert Goren, M.D., C73, GM81 Naomi S. Grabel, C86, and Neil Kutner Ann N. Greene, CW54 Randie and Robert Harmelin Cynthia M. Harrison, Ph.D., GR82 Donna F. and Vincent W. Hartnett Andrew and Kathleen Hazeltine Meredith and Stephen Hecht Hon. Harris N. Hollin, CCC57, and Sandra F. Hollin, PAR W. Lynn Holmes, Ph.D., and Mary P. Osbakken, M.D., Ph.D. Julie Laughlin Holt and Leo A. Holt Shirley Jackiewicz

Anne A. Kamrin and Robert P. Kamrin, M.D., M59, INT66 David Kaufman, M.D., and Geraldine Kaufman, D.V.M. David S. Kirk, C65, WG67 Georg N. Knauer, Ph.D. Bernice J. Koplin Maryann Kowalczyk Eleanor M. Kuniholm and Peter Ian Kuniholm, Ph.D., GR77 Doranne M. Lackman and Richard D. Lackman, M.D., M77, INT82, PAR Margaret J. Laudise, GNU87, and Derek P. Warden, C83, PAR Christopher and Misti Layser Betsy and Robert Legnini William Levant and Carol R. Yaster Rebecca Marcus Debra McCarty and Richard Stasiorowski Ellen McMichael Estate of Ellen Cole Miller Samuel D. Miller III Herbert J. Nevyas, M.D., C55, M59, RES64 Gillian Norris-Szanto and Jeffrey Szanto, V.M.D., V79 W. Gresham O’Malley III, W54 Robert M. and Susan Peck Sandra B. Portnoy, CW67, and Sidney Portnoy†, Ph.D. Sandra W. Posey and Warren M. Posey, WG65 Lynn H. and Phillip Rauch Mark E. Rayford, in honor of Rick Rockwell Edward A. Richards, GAR59 John Rosenau Lawrence Rueger and Marjorie B. Rueger, CW70 Vincenzo R. Sanguineti Margaret C. Satell George Warren Schiele, W53, and Joan B. Schiele Theodore Schurr, Ph.D., and Danette Wormer Andrea Scott and H. Rodney Scott, C70 Carl A. Seaquist, Ph.D., C90, GR04 Lois Segel Antoinette F. Seymour, GCP80 Marcia C. Shearer Judith A. Silver and Donald F. Stevens, PAR Larry A. Silver, Ph.D., and Elizabeth Silver-Schack John K. Skrypak, Esquire, C79, G79 James S. and Janis M. Smith Ann W. Spaeth† and Karl H. Spaeth, Esquire Marion Stewart Francis R. Strawbridge III and Mary Jo Strawbridge Franca C. Warden, PAR Ada Warner and Frank W. Warner, Ph.D., PAR John Ellis Knowles Wisner Debra and John H. Zeller, in honor of Rick Rockwell † Deceased in 2015–2016

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LOREN EISELEY SOCIETY 2015–2016 Loren Eiseley — anthropologist, naturalist, and poet; Penn Provost and Benjamin Franklin Professor; and the Museum’s longtime Curator of Early Man — embodied the spirit of inquiry, discovery, and public engagement that characterizes our Museum.

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The Loren Eiseley Society recognizes unrestricted gifts through the membership program, Annual Fund, and Director’s Discretionary Fund at the leadership level which most impacts our Museum’s ability to continue his legacy of thoughtful inquiry into the history of humanity. The Penn Museum is deeply grateful to the following members of the Loren Eiseley Society in 2015–2016, and warmly welcomes new members indicated with an asterisk.

Special thanks to our LES Co-Chairs, Joanne and Bill Conrad, for outstanding personal leadership.

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE Peter G. Gould, Ph.D., LPS10, and Robin M. Potter, WG80, PoGo Family Foundation Donald C. and Ingrid A. Graham H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang, Ph.D., G98, GR04, and Oscar Liu-Chien Tang Barbara D. Kowalski and Michael J. Kowalski, W74, PAR, the Kowalski Family Foundation A. Bruce Mainwaring, C47, and Margaret R. Mainwaring, ED47, HON85, PAR Gregory Annenberg Weingarten Jeffrey Weiss and Jill Topkis Weiss, C89, WG93, PAR Charles K. Williams II, Ph.D., GR78, HON97 WILLIAMS DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE David T. Clancy, W70, and McCarroll Sibley Clancy Dana Eisman Cohen, C88, and Michael E. Cohen, D.M.D., D89, PAR Joanne H. Conrad, C79, and William L. Conrad, PAR Jacqueline W. Hover and John C. Hover II, C65, WG67

It's all happened already. Back there in the past, ten thousand years ago.

—Loren Eiseley, The Immense Journey

Ann M. Huebner and Ross Waller, PAR Curtis S. Lane, W79, WG80, and Stacey Rosner Lane, C80, GR13, PAR Judy and Peter Leone Diane von Schlegell Levy and Robert M. Levy, WG74 Bonnie Verbit Lundy, CW67, and Joseph E. Lundy, Esquire, W65 Frederick J. Manning, W69, and the Manning Family Annette Merle-Smith Carlos L. Nottebohm, W64, and Renee Nottebohm Adolf A. Paier, W60, and Geraldine S. Paier, Ph.D., HUP66, NU68, GNU85, GR94 William L. Potter, WG88, and Joanne S. Ruckel, WG88, PAR Gretchen P. Riley, CGS70, and J. Barton Riley, W70, PAR John R. Rockwell†, W64, WG66 and Frances Rockwell Alexandra Schoenberg and Eric J. Schoenberg, Ph.D., GEN93, WG93, PAR Schuy Wood and Theodore V. Wood, Jr. GOLD CIRCLE Benjamin Ashcom, Ed.D., GRD74, and Jane Ashcom, Ph.D., G64 Lois and Robert M. Baylis Arthur J. Burke, Esquire, C89, W89 Mary Bert Gutman, PAR Gretchen R. Hall, Ph.D., CGS97 James H. and Pamela M. Hill Robert W. Kalish, M.D., C55 Frank and Sharon N. Lorenzo John J. Medveckis, PAR David A. Schwartz, M.D., and Stephanie Schwartz SILVER CIRCLE Cummins Catherwood, Jr., and Susan W. Catherwood Lawrence S. Coben, Ph.D., G03, GR12 David Crane and Isabella de la Houssaye Julia E. Degarmo, C95 and Douglas T. Dietrich, WG00* George E. Doty, Jr., W76, and Lee Spelman Doty, W76, PAR Catherine A. Giventer, C95, and Craig M. Giventer, C92 Bryan R. Harris, C83* Andrea R. Kramer, Esquire, L76, and Lee A. Rosengard, Esquire, L76, PAR

supporting the mission

Donna Mackay, M.D., and Robert Mackay Mary Ann D. Meyers, Ph.D., GR76, PAR James P. and Reguina Morgan* George R. Pitts, Ph.D., GR77 Karen Pearlman Raab, C01, and Nathan K. Raab, C00* John R. Senior, M.D., M54, FEL59, and Sara Spedden Senior, CW52, PAR Bayard T. Storey, Ph.D. George H. Talbot, M.D., and Sheryl F. Talbot, M.D., GM84 Nina Robinson Vitow, CW70, WG76 John Wind, C83, WF14*

Right Turkish wall panel.

PM object NEP59.

BRONZE CIRCLE Elie M. Abemayor, M.D., C78, and Judith Abemayor Clara F. Armstrong, M.D., and Clay M. Armstrong, M.D., HOM75, PAR* Eileen Baird Cheryl Louise Baker Lauren Bayster-Morel and Donald Morel, Jr., M.D. Arnold W. Bradburd, W49, and Julia A. Bradburd, CGS07* Ira Brind, Esquire, C63, L67, and Stacey Spector* James Catrickes and Pauline Catrickes, CW75, PAR Julie Comay and Dan Rahimi* Carrie and Kenneth Cox, PAR Edwin D. Coyle, Ed.D., GED05, and Patricia Coyle* Elin C. Danien, Ph.D., CGS82, G89, GR98 Philip J. Doherty, WG95, and Annmarie Draycott* Howard J. Eisen, M.D., M81, INT84, and Judith E. Wolf, M.D., INT84 Gary A. Emmett, M.D., and Marianne Emmett, M.D. Marilyn Fishman and James P. MacElderry* Beth Fluke, CGS98, and Gordon Fluke, Jr., GAR66 Pamela Freyd, Ph.D., GED68, GR81, and Peter Freyd, Ph.D., PAR Dale D. Graham and Gregory T. Graham, C73, PAR Anthony Grillo, WG78, and Elaine Grillo Gary Hatfield, Ph.D., and Holly Pittman, Ph.D. Michael P. and Suchinda Heavener Fredrik T. Hiebert, Ph.D., and Katherine Moore Hiebert, Ph.D. Edward K. Hueber†, C43, and Josephine Arader Hueber, CW47, PAR H. Lewis Klein, C49, and Janet S. Klein, ED51, PAR DruEllen Kolker and James D. Kolker, M.D., C76 Howard H.† and Maxine S. Lewis Rachel C. Lilley, CW66 Marianne Lovink and Julian Siggers, Ph.D. Mary Ann and Raymond Marks, PAR Jim Mathieu, Ph.D.* Robert and Susan McLean Missy McQuiston and Robert E. McQuiston, CGS07 Bernard and Rosa Meyers Ella Warren Miller, CW51, and Paul F. Miller, Jr., W50, HON81, PAR Amanda Mitchell-Boyask and Robin Mitchell-Boyask, Ph.D. William R. Muir, M.D., INT59* A. M. Mulroney, CW57, PAR Stanley Muravchick, M.D., and Arlene Olson, PAR

Leon A. Nolting Bonnie J. O’Boyle, CW68 Reed Pyeritz, M.D., HOM02 and Jane Tumpson* Donna Conforti Rissman and Paul Rissman, Ph.D., C78, GR85 Brian M. Salzberg, Ph.D.* Grace E. Schuler and Thomas Tauber, Ph.D.* Brian J. Siegel, L83, and Lisa Siegel Mary Ellen Simmons, O.D., C81, and Steve Simmons Theodore Simmons Laird and M. Trudy Slade James M. and Melissa P. Smith* Edward J. Solomon, W76, and Cathy Weiss* Stephen Tinney, Ph.D. Jeannette G. Tregoe, PAR Mrs. Robert L. Trescher Samuel Phineas Upham, Ph.D., WG05, GRW06 Patricia L. Squire and Elizabeth Jean Walker, SW74 Caroline Waxler, C93 Helen S. Weary Joanne T. Welsh, CW52, and Raymond H. Welsh†, W53 Deborah R. Willig, Esquire, CW72 Helen P. Winston and Richard E. Winston, G48, PAR Diane Dalto Woosnam and Richard E. Woosnam Karin Lindblad Yanoff, Ph.D., G67, GR88, and Myron Yanoff, M.D., C57, M61, PAR Sarah L. Zimmerman, Ph.D., CW42 * New member in 2015–2016 † Deceased in 2015–2016

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Expedition Circle members make a choice to provide significant philanthropic support in their membership gift, advancing the Museum’s mission across a wide range of programmatic initiatives. The Penn Museum offers profound thanks to the Expedition Circle members who made that choice through their membership gift of $250 to $1,499 during 2015–2016.

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EXPEDITION CIRCLE BENEFACTORS Ann Blair Brownlee, Ph.D., and David Brownlee, Ph.D. EXPEDITION CIRCLE FELLOWS Janet Kestenberg Amighi and Lawrence Davidson Vesna Bacic and Zlatko Bacic, Ph.D. Carol Baker, LPS13, and Mark E. Stein Michael and Patricia Berrini Andrew F. Blittman and Linda Zaleski G. Theodore and Nancie W. Burkett David J. Califf, Ph.D. Jeff Cepull and Lynne A. Hunter, Ph.D. Elizabeth Spiro Clark and Warren Clark, Jr. Mari and Robert Corson Andrea Gabrielli, M.D., and Elizabeth Mahanna Gabrielli, M.D. Alice L. George, Ph.D., GGS96 James A. Glasscock, D.Min., and Lois R. Glasscock Andrew R. Golden, W74, and Vickie G. Golden, W74, PAR Alan and Nancy J. Hirsig Danielle Hutjer Lee M. Hymerling, Esquire, C66, L69, and Rosedale Hymerling Elise F. Jones, G69, GR79 William Lobosco and Jane Rinn Michael and Therese Marmion E. Ann Matter, Ph.D. Robert M. Maxwell, C84, G86, and Julia R. Toner Janet M. Monge, Ph.D., GR91 June S. Morse, CGS84 Martha and Peter Morse Sheila Peters Anthony B. Riley Kenneth Riskind EXPEDITION CIRCLE PATRONS Markus Aman and Carl Engelke Bruce A. and Ellen Asam Sylva C. Baker, CW52, G53, PAR Marshall J. Becker, Ph.D., C59, GR71 Daniel Bigelow and Suzanne Cole Gene B. Bishop, M.D., and Andrew M. Stone, M.D. Matthew C. Blair and Michael J. Haas Heather Brewer and Samuel S. Brewer, WG04 Dr. Robert A. Brooks and Shirley Brooks Richard J. Busis, Esquire, C75, G80, PAR Anne C. Butcher and McBee Butcher, C61

Carl J. Capista and Donna E. Ostroff, Esquire, C81 Albert A. Ciardi III, W88 John Claster Joan I. Coale Abbi L. Cohen, Esquire, L83, and Thomas O’Connell, Esquire, PAR Byron P. Connell, C63, and Christine V. Connell C. Quincy Conrad, C12 Alexandre Costabile, WG08, G08, and Susan Dando Patrick Coue, CGS07, and Sampath Kannan, Ph.D., PAR Robert Coughlin†, Ph.D., GR64, and Louisa H. Spottswood James D. Crawford, Esquire, L62, and Judith N. Dean, Esquire, CW59, L62 Nicole de Jessa and Benjy Satlow Raphael J. Dehoratius, M.D., M44, GM48 Cynthia J. Eiseman, Ph.D., GR79, and James Eiseman, Jr., L66 Harrison Eiteljorg II, Ph.D., GR73, and Linda I. Weiss Lucia Esther, G82 Mary J. Fallon, G81, and Daniel Kurdilla Silvia Figueroa and Philip T. Kislak, C70 Catherine G. Fine, Ph.D., and Robert Fine, M.D., C70, PAR Katherine M. Fisher Erick Ford Alexas and David Foster Frank A. Franz, Ph.D. and Judy Franz Denise Freeman, D.O., and Michael Freeman, M.D., PAR Mary Jane Fullam Timothy Galie Elizabeth Gemmill, Esquire, CGS04, CGS06 Simon Golec, Ph.D. Janet H. Goren and Robert Goren, M.D., C73, GM81 Naomi S. Grabel, C86, and Neil Kutner Ann N. Greene, CW54 Randie and Robert Harmelin Cynthia M. Harrison, Ph.D., GR82 Andrew and Kathleen Hazeltine Meredith and Stephen Hecht Hon. Harris N. Hollin, CCC57, and Sandra F. Hollin, PAR W. Lynn Holmes, Ph.D., and Mary P. Osbakken, M.D., Ph.D. Shirley Jackiewicz Anne A. Kamrin and Robert P. Kamrin, M.D., M59, INT66 David Kaufman, M.D., and Geraldine Kaufman, D.V.M. Bernice J. Koplin

supporting the mission

Right Gold wreath from Ur, Iraq. PM object 30-12-755.

Maryann Kowalczyk Doranne M. Lackman and Richard D. Lackman, M.D., M77, INT82, PAR Margaret J. Laudise, GNU87, and Derek P. Warden, C83, PAR Christopher and Misti Layser Betsy and Robert Legnini William Levant and Carol R. Yaster Rebecca Marcus Debra McCarty and Richard Stasiorowski Elizabeth Ray McLean, C78 Samuel D. Miller III Herbert J. Nevyas, M.D., C55, M59, RES64 Rebecca Calder Nugent and Timothy Nugent W. Gresham O’Malley III, W54 Sandra B. Portnoy, CW67, and Sidney Portnoy, Ph.D. Sandra W. Posey and Warren M. Posey, WG65 Lynn H. and Phillip Rauch Edward A. Richards, GAR59 John Rosenau Lawrence Rueger and Marjorie B. Rueger, CW70 Vincenzo R. Sanguineti Margaret C. Satell George Warren Schiele, W53, and Joan B. Schiele Theodore Schurr, Ph.D., and Danette Wormer Andrea Scott and H. Rodney Scott, C70 Carl A. Seaquist, Ph.D., C90, GR04 Marcia C. Shearer Judith A. Silver and Donald F. Stevens, PAR John K. Skrypak, Esquire, C79, G79

James S. and Janis M. Smith Ann W. Spaeth† and Karl H. Spaeth, Esquire Patricia L. Squire Marion Stewart Francis R. Strawbridge III and Mary Jo Strawbridge Franca C. Warden, PAR † Deceased in 2015–2016

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THE ANNUAL FUND 2015–2016 The Penn Museum gratefully acknowledges all donors to the Annual Fund. Given with no expectation of receiving benefits, these contributions were directed 100 percent to supporting the broad range of programmatic initiatives that comprise the Museum’s general operations in 2015–2016.

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$1,000 AND ABOVE Anonymous (1) Peter A. Benoliel, G58, and Willo Carey, PAR Greg Danilow and Susan F. Danilow, Esquire, CW74, G74, PAR Elizabeth S. Gephart, CGS79, and George W. Gephart, Jr., WG79, PAR Frances C. Graffy and George M. Graffy, W86, PAR Eleanor O. Hill and Robert W. Hill, AR55 Susan R. Moore Hume R. Steyer, Esquire, C75

Right Chinese bronze Lei. PM objects C351A and C351B.

$250 – $999 Anne Ades, C90, GED14 Wendy Ashmore, Ph.D., GR81 Bridget Bray Sara M. Brown, Ph.D., GRD64 Ann T. Csink and John E. Linck, Jr., PAR Howard J. Eisen, M.D., M81, INT84, and Judith E. Wolf, M.D., INT84 Donna F. and Vincent W. Hartnett Peter Y. and Susan S. Herchenroether Julie Laughlin Holt and Leo A. Holt David S. Kirk, C65, WG67 Dr. Georg N. Knauer Gillian Norris-Szanto and Jeffrey Szanto, V.M.D., V79 Robert M. and Susan Peck Antoinette F. Seymour, GCP80 Brian J. Siegel, L83, and Lisa Siegel Larry A. Silver, Ph.D.and Elizabeth Silver-Schack Ada Warner and Frank W. Warner, Ph.D., PAR

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SARA YORKE STEVENSON LEGACY CIRCLE Named for the visionary curator of the Museum’s Egyptian and Mediterranean Sections from 1890 to 1905 and lifelong champion of the Museum, the Sara Yorke Stevenson Legacy Circle honors individuals who have committed financial resources to support the Penn Museum through a planned gift of a bequest, living trust, retirement plan, life insurance policy, or life income gift that will benefit the Museum for generations to come.

Special thanks to Chair Joseph E. Lundy, Esquire, W65, and to the following members of the Sara Yorke Stevenson Legacy Circle for their commitments to the Museum’s future:

Anonymous (2) Janet M. Andereck Celeste Anderson, CW68, and Peter Anderson Deborah L. Augusta James D. Crawford, Esquire, L62 Charlotte Garretson Cronin, CW45 Elin C. Danien, Ph.D., CGS82, G89, GR98 L. Daniel Dannenbaum† Charles H. Davis, W56, WG63 James DeHullu Marcia Doelman Marilyn Forney and Robert C. Forney, Ph.D., PAR Beverly Caplan Freeman, OT54 Lisa Gemmill Mrs. Louis Gerstley III, GM57 Helen H. Gindele, CW51 Mary E. Golin, GED63 Mary Bert Gutman, PAR Luba Holowaty, Ph.D., ED53, GR70 Jacqueline W. Hover and John C. Hover II, C65, WG67 Josephine Arader Hueber, CW47, PAR Ann M. Huebner and Ross Waller, PAR* James H. Kinsman Dr. Frank G. Klein Rachel C. Lilley, CW66 Bonnie Verbit Lundy, CW67, and Joseph E. Lundy, Esquire, W65 Michael B. Luskin A. Bruce Mainwaring, C47, PAR Margaret R. Mainwaring, ED47, HON85, PAR Therese Marmion Rudolph Masciantonio, Ph.D., G66 Linda L. Mather, Ed.D., GRD77 Patricia A. Mattern, CW72, G72 James McClelland Lois Meyers Naomi F. Miller, Ph.D. Mary Jo Mumford, M.D. Sara Nerken Scott A. Neumann Adolf A. Paier, W60, and Geraldine Paier, Ph.D., HUP66, NU68, GNU85, GR94

Harold C. Putnam, Jr., C58 Edward A. Richards, GAR59 Barbara H. Roberts, CGS70 John R. Rockwell, W64, WG66, PAR† Ralph A. Rosenbaum, C65 Mitchell S. Rothman, Ph.D., GR88, and Leslie Simon, GR80 John R. Senior, M.D., M54, FEL59, PAR Sara Spedden Senior, CW52, PAR David P. Silverman, Ph.D. Mary Ellen Simmons, O.D., C81, and Steve Simmons* Wilma S. Slyoff, CW64, GED68 Kathryn Sorkin and Sanford Sorkin, W67 Patricia Squire Emily W. Starr and Harold P. Starr, L57 Curtis Eugene Thomsen, Ph.D. Mrs. Robert L. Trescher Diana T. Vagelos, PAR Karen R. Venturini, CGS83 Robert Vosburgh, Jr. Elizabeth Jean Walker, SW74 Jackie Wiegand, CW48, PAR Carole and James Wilkinson *New member in 2015–2016 †Deceased in 2015–2016

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The Penn Museum gratefully acknowledges the following foundations, corporations, government agencies, and organizations for financial support of its general operations, exhibition, conservation, education, and special research programs in 2015–2016.

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Abington Free Library Adept Technologies, Inc.* The American Friends of Turkey, Inc. Arete Foundation Articus, LTD Association of Investment Management Sales Executives Bank of America* Harold and Renee Berger Foundation David Berg Foundation The Dietrich W. Botstiber Foundation Bradburd Family Foundation Brind Foundation Burlington County Library System–Westhampton Headquarters Camden County Library E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation Louis N. Cassett Foundation Cheltenham Township Library System Chester County Library Chingos Foundation Christie’s Fine Art Auctioneers Cloud Gehshan Associates, Inc.* Coca-Cola ‡ Connelly Foundation Cooke & Bieler The Dalton School William B. Dietrich Foundation Dogfish Head Brewery ‡ Doty Family Foundation The Dow Chemical Company* Lee F. & Phoebe A. Driscoll Foundation Dubrow Foundation Eagle Eye Solutions* Exelon Corporation* Forney Family Foundation, Inc. Frederic W. Cook & Company, Inc.* Free Library of Springfield Township Free Public Library of Audubon Friends of the Fox Chase Library Friends of the Conshohocken Free Library Friends of the Warminster Township Free Library Friends of Upper Dublin Public Library Friends of William Jeanes Memorial Library Garrison Forest School, in memory of Rick Rockwell

Gloucester City Library Gloucester County Library Graham Family Foundation Haddonfield Public Library Henrietta Hankin Branch Library Haverford Township Free Library Hickory Veterinary Hospital* Hill Foundation Lynne and Harold Honickman Foundation IBM* Independence Foundation Indian Valley Public Library International Preservation Association Inc. Institute of Museum and Library Services Jordan-Evans Family Foundation J. M. Kaplan Fund Hagop Kevorkian Fund Louis J. Kolb Foundation A. G. Leventis Foundation L&F Holdings, LLC* Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Loeb Classical Library Foundation Lorenzo Family Foundation Lower Providence Community Library Lucretius Foundation, Inc. Luther I. Replogle Foundation Samuel P. Mandell Foundation Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library Material Culture ‡ McClafferty Printing ‡ Medford Library Association J. J. Medveckis Foundation Merck & Co., Inc.* The Merops Foundation Mondrian Investment Partners USA, Inc.* Moorestown Free Library Association Morris Levinson Foundation Mount Laurel Library National Endowment for the Arts National Film Preservation Foundation New York Life Insurance Company* Oaklyn Memorial Library Arlene R. Olson Charitable Foundation Palisade Capital Management

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Paoli Hematology-Oncology Associates, PC Penn Wynne Library Association Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage The Philadelphia Cultural Fund PoGo Family Foundation PricewaterhouseCoopers* Ridley Township Public Library Friends of Riverton Library Salem Community College Scholler Foundation Selz Foundation Sloane, Manuel & Beatrice Foundation Smart Family Foundation Southampton Free Library William G. Stewart Family Foundation, in memory of Rick Rockwell Daniel M. Tabas Family Foundation Samuel Tabas Family Foundation The Tang Fund

Right Chinese silver death mask.

PM object 44-16-1A.

John Templeton Foundation Townsend Family Foundation, in memory of Rick Rockwell Tredyffrin Public Library Turkish Cultural Foundation Upbeat Enterprises, LLC* Upper Merion Township Library Peggy and Ellis Wachs Family Foundation Waverly Heights Wells Fargo & Company* Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation C. K. Williams Foundation Willig Williams & Davidson Willingboro Township Public Library Wilmington Trust Wissahickon Valley Public Library The Women’s Committee * Matching gift companies ‡ In-kind donors

THE GIFT OF TIME

Left Early Dynastic standing male figure from Khafaje.

PM object 37-15-34.

Above Lion head bracelet.

Electrotyped copy of gold original from Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara.

In the following pages, the Penn Museum acknowledges — with deepest thanks — the many volunteers and staff whose dedication, loyalty, and outstanding efforts further its research, teaching, collections stewardship, and public engagement day in and day out.

This year in particular, we would like to recognize the extraordinary contributions of the members of the Penn Museum Women’s Committee who — since the group was first founded in 1937 — have contributed an astonishing number of hours bringing their initiative and individual talent to found programs across every area of the Museum.

So completely successful have the efforts of this group been in firmly establishing events, programs, and even Museum departments, that during 2015–2016, feeling their mission to be fulfilled, the members decided to cease official operation as a 501(c)(3) organization. We look forward to continuing to welcome them on an individual basis, and express profound appreciation for their collective and individual efforts as unparalleled ambassadors and volunteers for the Penn Museum.

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EXHIBITION ADVISORS & CONTRIBUTORS The Penn Museum is grateful for the assistance provided to us in the planning and development of our 2016 special exhibition The Golden Age of King Midas.

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PARTNERS IN TURKEY, GREECE, & THE UNITED STATES TURKISH MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM Mr. Melik Ayaz; Mr. Gökhan Bozkurtlar; Ms. Nilufer Ertan; and Ms. Pınar Çilesiz Ermiş

MUSEUM OF ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATIONS IN ANKARA, AND THE GORDION MUSEUM Mr. Enver Sağır, Director; Mr. Halil Demirdelen, Mr. Mehmet AkalIn, Deputy Directors; and Mr. Mustafa Metin

TURKISH CONSULATE IN NEW YORK Mr. Ertan Yalçın, Consul General; Ms. Işınsu Topçuoğlu, Consul; Mr. Serhat Akkoç, Vice Consul; and Mr. Reyhan Özgür, Deputy Consul General

ANTALYA ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM Mr. Mustafa Demirel, Director ISTANBUL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM Ms. Zeynep Kızıltan, Director AMERICAN EMBASSY IN ANKARA Ms. Katherine van de Vate, Cultural Affairs Officer; and Ms. Gözde Doğan, Cultural Affairs Specialist GREEK MINISTRY OF CULTURE Ms. Maria Vlasaki; Ms. Ioanna Adamopoulou; and Mr. Nikolaos Petrochilos ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF DELPHI ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Right Visitors examine Phrygian painted kraters from the Citadel Mound at Gordion in The Golden Age of King Midas.

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Right A timeline from 2000 BCE to 2016 opens The Golden Age of King Midas.

GORDION ARCHAEOLOGISTS C. Brian Rose, Ph.D., Exhibition Curator and Director, Gordion Excavation Project Gareth Darbyshire, Ph.D. Ayşe Gürsan-Salzmann, Ph.D. Richard Liebhart, Ph.D. Elizabeth Simpson, Ph.D. G. Kenneth Sams, Ph.D. Mary M. Voigt, Ph.D. Charles K. Williams II, Ph.D. Rodney Young, Ph.D.† G. Roger Edwards, Ph.D.† Keith DeVries, Ph.D.† Ellen Kohler, Ph.D.† Machteld J. Mellink, Ph.D.† Crawford H. Greenewalt, Jr., Ph.D.† GORDION CITADEL MODEL Mr. Christopher Ray Gareth Darbyshire, Ph.D. TURKISH TRANSLATIONS Ms. Aysel Arslan Ayşe Gürsan-Salzmann, Ph.D. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE AT THE PENN MUSEUM Grant Frame, Ph.D. Richard Zettler, Ph.D. Ms. Janelle Sadarananda Ms. Ardeth Anderson

CONTRIBUTORS TO THE GOLDEN AGE OF KING MIDAS SPECIAL ISSUE OF EXPEDITION MAGAZINE C. Brian Rose, Ph.D. Gareth Darbyshire, Ph.D. Ayşe Gürsan-Salzmann, Ph.D. Richard Liebhart, Ph.D. Ms. Elisa Del Bono Mr. Alessandro Pezzati Jane Hickman, Ph.D. Ms. Anastasia Amrhein Ms. Sophie Crawford Waters Mr. Sam Holzman Mr. Kurtis Tanaka Mr. Lucas Stephens Ms. Kathryn Morgan Ms. Patricia Kim THE GOLDEN AGE OF KING MIDAS EXHIBITION CATALOG C. Brian Rose, Ph.D., Editor Garetyh Darbyshire, Ph.D., Editor Matt Todd, Designer James Mathieu, Ph.D., Production Kate Quinn, Art Director † Deceased

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PENN MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS 2015–2016 The Penn Museum gratefully acknowledges the work of more than 250 volunteers who contribute their time on a regular, ongoing basis in almost every curatorial section and Museum department and for many projects and programs.

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At the Annual Volunteer Luncheon in April 2016, the Museum was pleased to make two Volunteer of the Year awards for exceptional service to Jean Walker and Ann McCloskey; special recognition was also given to Sam Nash on the occasion of his retirement from volunteering after an extraordinary 20 years of service, and to the individuals listed below for their milestone years of service: VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR Elizabeth Jean Walker, SW74 Ann M. McCloskey, M.D.

45 YEARS OF SERVICE Margy Meyerson, G93

Right Huari effigy vessel, Peru.

PM object 26745.

40 YEARS OF SERVICE Betty Gerstley, GM57 30 YEARS OF SERVICE Mary Campbell Jean E. Craig, G76 Ingrid A. Graham 20 YEARS OF SERVICE Samuel K. Nash, Sc.D. Elizabeth Jean Walker, SW74 15 YEARS OF SERVICE Charlotte N. Byrd Arlene L. Goldberg, CW64 Jane Golden Linda Lempert Rosa Meyers Donald S. Todd, GED61 10 YEARS OF SERVICE Cheryl Grady Mercier Elena Yandola

The Penn Museum recognizes with gratitude the following volunteers for their service during 2015–2016.

CURATORIAL SECTIONS & MUSEUM CENTERS AFRICAN SECTION Andrew Cooper Neal H. Fan Anna Mazin Ann M. McCloskey, M.D. AMERICAN SECTION Ava L. Childers, C10, L16 Jane Curry Virginia Greene, G68 William D. Wallis Gail P. Wallis ASIAN SECTION Dan Lo Mastro Samuel K. Nash, Sc.D. Beth Van Horn Vivian Wolovitz, PAR EGYPTIAN SECTION Elizabeth Jean Walker, SW74 MEDITERRANEAN SECTION Katharine Nelson, GCP09 Diane Panepresso, LPS 17 Natalie Reynolds, C17 NEAR EAST SECTION Sophia Clampet-Lundquist Theodore Davidson Tiffany Early Lara Fields Cynthia G. Orr Day, C77, G87, WG91 Claire Gaposchkin

Gretchen R. Hall, Ph.D., CGS97 Julian Hirsch Patrick McGovern, Ph.D., GR80 Samuel K. Nash, Sc.D. Sheridan Small Cindy Srnka, LPS17 Phillip Strosahl Elena Yandola OCEANIAN SECTION Jessica Carmine Natasha Cohen-Carroll Dr. Ann M. McCloskey Jim Millisky Hilary Symes PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY SECTION Melissa Carpenter Lisa Gemmill Jean Henry, Ph.D., M.S.S., B.C.D. Kevin Murphy MUSEUM DEPARTMENTS ARCHIVES Marijke Bau-Madsen Jean E. Craig, G76 James R. DeWalt Caitlin Hennessey Reggie Kramer, C17 Shapoor Pourshariati Jennifer Quick Lawrence Rosen Janet A. Simon Ruth Styles Alyssa Velazquez Wai Yan Zhao Alberta Zuema

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Right Egyptian faience collar.

PM object 31-27-303.

CONSERVATION Cassia Balogh Laurel Burmeister Stephanie Carrato Yan Ling Liz McDermott PUBLIC PROGRAMS Tabbi Cavaliere Kelsea Gustavson Candace Herbert J. Holly Horsman Elene Tsopurashvili Paul Verhelst, G14, GR19 REGISTRAR’S OFFICE Mary Campbell SPECIAL PROGRAMS & PROJECTS ANTHROPOLOGISTS IN THE MAKING SUMMER CAMP Staci Bell, C20 Claire Byrnes Tabbi Cavaliere Simone Chatham Connie Chen Joseph Deegan Danielle Falciani Jonathan Falciani Michael Geisinger Mia Gold Sara Gonzalez Lorraine Grayson Sarah Halpern Elinor Roth Hesson Conrad Jones Sierra Jones Ben Kelly Nalin Khanna Emma Lagan Laura Liu Maryellen Martin Peter Martin Sejal Menghani, C20 Jana Pugsley Aditya Risbud Emma Sarr Katherine Wang Emily White Faith Williams CARTIFACTS PROGRAM Indu Achuthakumar Carl Adamczyk

Christopher Ale Kara Amori James Baffa Sharon Burgess Keia Carter Emilio Caucci Yanchi Chen, C20 Karen Chernick Sophia Clampet-Lundquist Rosene Compaine Katrina Denk Stuart Draper, C93 John Dwyer Raya Fagg Danielle Falciani Jonathan Falciani Mali Fenning Allison Fitzpatrick Miriam Francisco Kathryn Fuentes Frank Giorgilli Kelsea Gustavson Marjorie Haines Miranda Hansen-Hunt, GED12 Emma Heath Candace Herbert Elinor Roth Hesson Ariannis Hines Kristina Horn Kate Huangpu Brooke Krancer, C20 Mike Maccherone Marie Mach Daniel Marino Peter Martin Colin McCrossan Michael Misciagna Megan O’Meara

Will Pedrick Lisa Picciotti, LPS17 Kyle M. Raymond Anthony Rey Aditya Risbud Benjamin Rovito Amy Serafino Megan Shay Jonathan Singleton, LPS17 Mia Sivieri Alex Stern Katherine Wang Cathy Yang CLIO SOCIETY OF STUDENT DOCENTS Sophie Bodek, C18 Julia Chatterjee, C17 Catrina Conran, C19 Justin Estreicher, C19 Charlotte Matthai, C17 Leo Page-Blau, C18 Elizabeth Peng, C18, W18 Marisa Reeves, C18 Sheridan Small, C18 Thomas Wille, LPS17 Yuefeng Wu, C19, W19 DOCENT PROGRAM Carl Adamczyk Barbara Anglisz Benjamin Ashcom, Ed.D., GRD74 Cheryl Louise Baker Joseph J. Balmos John P. Barry Michele Belluomini Elise Bromberg Mary Brown

Richard H. Burger Charlotte N. Byrd Ellen Copeland Mark P. Curchack, Ph.D. Adrian D. Copeland, M.D. Elin C. Danien, Ph.D., CGS82, G89, GR98 James DeHullu Michael F. Doyle Nina Giacobbe Arlene L. Goldberg, CW64 Anna Sophocles Hadgis, CGS70, G85, PAR Gail Hauptfuhrer Stephen Hecht Theresa A. Joniec Marcia Klafter Vida M. Klemas, CW62, PAR Elpida Kohler Linda Lempert Marilyn Lieberman Eugene Magee Lawrence McClenney Cheryl Grady Mercier Nancy W. Naftulin, G69 Suzanne Y. Naughton Esther L. Payne, CGS82 Marjorie Robbins T. Wayne Roberts Toby Schwait Krista Smart Robert P. Sprafkin Donald S. Todd, GED61 Dr. Joan Wider, PAR Mindy Widman, D.S.W., SW80, GRS85 Kenneth J. Wissler

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BOARD OF OVERSEERS 2015–2016 The Penn Museum extends grateful thanks to the members of its Board of Overseers for their personal philanthropic leadership, and their collective leadership in strategic guidance and service in 2015–2016: 76 77

Michael J. Kowalski, W74, PAR, Chairman Robert M. Baylis David Brownlee, Ph.D. (ex-officio) David T. Clancy, W70 Dana Eisman Cohen, C88, PAR William L. Conrad, PAR Peter C. Ferry, C79, PAR

Steven J. Fluharty, Ph.D., C79, GR81, PAR (ex-officio) Peter G. Gould, LPS10 Ingrid A. Graham Amy Gutmann, Ph.D. (ex-officio) John C. Hover II, C65, WG67 H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang, Ph.D., G98, GR04 Stacey Rosner Lane, Esquire, C80, GR13, PAR Diane von Schlegell Levy Joseph E. Lundy, Esquire, W65 Bruce Mainwaring, C47, PAR (Emeritus) Frederick J. Manning, W69, PAR Carlos L. Nottebohm, W64 Geraldine Paier, Ph.D., HUP66, NU68, GNU85, GR94 William L. Potter, WG88 Vincent Price, Ph.D. (ex-officio) John R. Rockwell,† W64, WG66, PAR Eric J. Schoenberg, Ph.D., GEN93, WG93, PAR Lisa Siegel (ex-officio) Julian Siggers, Ph.D. (ex-officio) Adam D. Sokoloff, W84, PAR Gregory Annenberg Weingarten Jill Topkis Weiss, C89, WG93, PAR Charles K. Williams II, Ph.D., GR78, HON97 (Emeritus) † Deceased in 2015 – 2016

Left Potato-mother effigy vessel, Peru. PM object 39-20-50.

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DIRECTOR’S COUNCIL 2015–2016 Established in 2009, the Director’s Council advises the Williams Director through semi-annual meetings on engagement areas critical to the Museum’s Strategic Plan. The Penn Museum is deeply grateful to Chairman Peter G. Gould, Ph.D., LPS10, and the following members of the Director’s Council for their service in 2015–2016:

Right Etruscan gold necklace.

PM object MS4021.

Samuel S. Brewer, WG04* Lawrence S. Coben, Ph.D., G03,GR12 Isabella de la Houssaye Douglas T. Dietrich, WG00* Luis Fernandez-Moreno, WMP89 Catherine Giventer, C95 Bryan R. Harris, C83* Andrea R. Kramer, Esquire, L76, PAR Sharon N. Lorenzo Marco L. Lukesch, C01, W01 Gregory S. Maslow, M.D., C68, M72, GM77, PAR John J. Medveckis, PAR Reguina Morgan* Adolf A. Paier, W60

George R. Pitts, Ph.D., GR77 Karen Pearlman Raab, C01* J. Barton Riley, W70, PAR David A. Schwartz, M.D. Matthew J. Storm, C94, WG00* Brian P. Tierney, C79, PAR Samuel Phineas Upham, Ph.D., WG05, GRW06 Carl Weiss, PAR John Wind, C83, WF14* Diane Dalto Woosnam Nanou Zayan, C73, PAR * New member in 2015–2016

PENN MUSEUM ADVISORY BOARD 2015–2016 Established in 2009, the Penn Museum Advisory Board advises and assists the Williams Director and his team in crafting outreach and programmatic initiatives to increase engagement by the Museum’s University and public audiences. Members of the Advisory Board are leaders in the University and Philadelphia’s cultural community who represent these audiences in their own professions.

Penn Museum is deeply grateful to the following members of the Advisory Board for their time and ideas in 2015–2016: David B. Brownlee, Ph.D., Chair Rebecca Bushnell, Ph.D. Timothy Corrigan, Ph.D. Dennis DeTurck, Ph.D. Evan C. Thompson Oliver St. Clair Franklin

George W. Gephart, Jr. Terry Gillen Derek Gillman Susan Glassman Jane Golden Walter Licht, Ph.D.

Will Noel, Ph.D. Karen Redrobe, Ph.D. Joseph J. Rishel, Ph.D. H. Carton Rogers III Ralph M. Rosen, Ph.D.

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WOMEN’S COMMITTEE 2015–2016 78 79

Since its formation in 1937, the Women’s Committee pioneered many of the elements we recognize today as integral to the Penn Museum. As these institutions and programs have been made part of Museum operations, the Committee concluded that their mission as a group has been successfully fulfilled and made the careful decision to end its operation as a 501(c) (3) in May 2016. The Penn Museum is deeply grateful to the many members of the Women’s Committee through their great length of service, and especially to Chair Lisa Siegel and the following members active through 2015–2016:

Ann M. Beal* Mary Campbell Pauline Catrickes, CW75, PAR Joan I. Coale Bonnie C. Derr Perry Durkin Mary Bert Gutman, PAR* Josephine Arader Hueber, CW47, PAR

Anne V. Iskrant Holly M. Jobe Nancy Kneeland Doranne M. Lackman, PAR Missy McQuiston Arlene Olson, PAR Barbara Rittenhouse Lisa Siegel

M. Trudy Slade Nancy Freeman Tabas, PAR Nancy Bendiner Weiss, CW62 Helen P. Winston, PAR* *Associate Member

YOUNG FRIENDS OF THE PENN MUSEUM 2015–2016 The Young Friends of the Penn Museum is a group of Museum members aged 21 to 45 who work to raise awareness of the Museum among the region’s young professionals through a variety of educational and social programs for young professionals, planned and executed in conjunction with the Museum’s Public Programs and Membership Departments by a Young Friends Board. The Penn Museum is deeply grateful to the following members of the Young Friends Board for their time and ideas in 2015–2016:

Frances Emmeline Babb, Esquire, C03 Lauren Brown, CGS05, CGS07 Sara Castillo Abigail Green, Esquire Lisa A. Johns, C97, CGS03 Sarah Klem John Kuehne, CGS06

Left Head from a herm.

PM object 30-51-1.

Amanda Leslie Ayanna Y. London Bethany R. Schell Nicole Stach, Esquire Beth Uzwiak Clinton Walker Mike Zabel

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IN MEMORIAM The Penn Museum acknowledges with great sadness the loss of the following members of its community during 2015–2016.

We recognize their service and support with gratitude and extend deepest condolences to their families.

ROBERT E. COUGHLIN, PH.D., GR64 Supporter Dr. Coughlin was a longtime member and supporter of the Museum with his wife, Louisa Spottswood. He passed away on January 7, 2016, at the age of 88.

L. DANIEL DANNENBAUM Supporter and Volunteer Mr. Dannenbaum supported the Museum through his membership and his time. He volunteered as a docent for many years. Along with his wife Katherine S. K. Hall, he was a longtime member who frequently attended membership events. Mr. Dannenbaum also gifted to the Museum his large collection of rare Greek coins. He died on August 30, 2015, at the age of 95.

JOHN F. HARRIS, JR., PH.D., C48, GR53 Volunteer, American Section Dr. Harris’ relationship with the Museum began when he visited as an undergraduate at Penn. After retirement, he returned to the Museum as a volunteer in the American Section and became an expert on Maya hieroglyphs, publishing the groundbreaking cornerstone text Understanding Maya Inscriptions. He and his wife Jacqueline Scott Harris, MU49, were longtime members.

He passed away on June 22, 2016, at the age of 91.

EDWARD K. HUEBER, C43, PAR Supporter Mr. Hueber, with his wife Josephine Arader Hueber, CW47, PAR, was a member of the Loren Eiseley Society and steadfast supporter of the Museum for many decades. He passed away on June 10, 2016, at the age of 95.

PATRICIA HARRISON JACOBS Supporter Mrs. Jacobs, along with her husband Francis Jacobs II, was a supporter of the Museum in honor of her ancestor Charles Custis Harrison, most recently through the Harrison Auditorium renovation project. She passed away on March 24, 2016, at the age of 72.

CHRISTOPHER JONES, PH.D., C63, GR69, PAR Archaeologist, American Section Dr. Jones was a Research Associate and Consulting Scholar in the American Section who received his M.A. and Ph.D.

in anthropology at Penn. An expert in Maya hieroglyphs and the ancient Maya civilizations of Guatemala, he ran Maya Hieroglyphics Weekends at the Museum and was involved in excavations at Tikal and Quirigua, Guatemala, in the 1960s and 1970s. Dr. Jones and his wife Leslie Jones were also longtime members of the Museum. He passed away September 3, 2015, at age 77.

JOHN R. ROCKWELL, W64, WG66, PAR Overseer and Supporter Mr. Rockwell was a magnificent benefactor and friend to the Museum. He began visiting the Museum as a child, and that bond continued throughout his life, while he was an undergraduate and graduate student at Penn and coming full circle when he joined the Board of Overseers in 2008. Together with his wife Frances Rockwell, he was a longtime member of the Loren Eiseley Society and generously supported conservation projects, fieldwork, and exhibitions. These included underwriting the conservation of our Tang horse reliefs; providing sole funding for the creation of In the Artifact Lab; and underwriting Native American Voices and the ongoing excavations in Abydos, Egypt, among many other initiatives. Mr. Rockwell’s outstanding service to the Museum and to the University was recognized with the Marion Angell Godfrey Boyer Medal in 2014 and the Alumni Award of Merit in 2015. He passed away on March 24, 2016, at the age of 73.

ANN W. SPAETH Women’s Committee Mrs. Spaeth joined the Women’s Committee in 1989 and served for over two decades. Along with her husband Karl Spaeth, she was also a longtime member who attended many events at the Museum. She passed away on June 30, 2016, at the age of 79.

RAYMOND WELSH, W53 Supporter and University Trustee Mr. Welsh was an undergraduate at Wharton and, later, a Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania. He and his wife Joanne Welsh, CW52, were longtime members of the Museum. He passed away on February 14, 2016, at the age of 84.

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CURATORIAL SECTIONS & MUSEUM CENTERS 2015–2016 Stephen J. Tinney, Ph.D., Deputy Director and Chief Curator AFRICAN SECTION Dwaune Latimer, Friendly Keeper of Collections 80 81

Consulting Scholars: Lee V. Cassanelli, Ph.D. Kathy Curnow, Ph.D. Kathleen Ryan, Ph.D. Monique Scott, Ph.D. AMERICAN SECTION Clark L. Erickson, Ph.D., Curator-in-Charge Richard M. Leventhal, Ph.D., Curator Simon Martin, Ph.D., Associate Curator and Keeper of Collections Lucy Fowler Williams, Ph.D., Associate Curator & Sabloff Keeper of Collections Megan Kassabaum, Ph.D., Weingarten Assistant Curator William Wierzbowski, Keeper of Collections Stacey Espenlaub, Kamensky NAGPRA Project Coordinator Consulting Scholars: Ricardo Antonio Agurcia Fasquelle, Ph.D. Casey Barrier, Ph.D. Ellen Bell, Ph.D. Judith E. Berman, Ph.D. Lawrence S. Coben, Ph.D. Elin Danien, Ph.D. Nancy M. Farriss, Ph.D. Pamela Geller, Ph.D. Russell Dean Greaves, Ph.D. Pamela Jardine, Ph.D. Hattula Moholy-Nagy, Ph.D. Katherine M. Moore, Ph.D. Marilyn Norcini, Ph.D. Ann H. Peters, Ph.D. Timothy B. Powell, Ph.D. Teri Rofkar Frauke Sachse, Ph.D. Loa P. Traxler, Ph.D. Dorothy K. Washburn, Ph.D. John Weeks, Ph.D. ASIAN SECTION Nancy Steinhardt, Ph.D., Curator Adam Smith, Ph.D., Assistant Curator Stephen Lang, Lyons Keeper of Collections

Consulting Scholars: Marcus Bingenheimer, Ph.D. Virginia Bower Roberto Ciarla, Ph.D. Julie N. Davis, Ph.D. David W. Fraser, M.D. John M. Fritz, Ph.D. Derek Gillman Praveena Gullapalli, Ph.D. Elizabeth Hamilton, Ph.D. Victor H. Mair, Ph.D. Justin McDaniel, Ph.D. Bryan Miller, Ph.D. Vincent C. Pigott, Ph.D. Fiorella Rispoli, Ph.D. Christopher P. Thornton, Ph.D. Joyce White, Ph.D. BABYLONIAN SECTION Stephen J. Tinney, Ph.D., Associate Curator-in-Charge Grant Frame, Ph.D., Associate Curator Philip Jones, Ph.D., Associate Curator and Keeper of Collections Jeremiah Peterson, Kowalski Family Post-Doctoral Fellow, Ur Digitization Project Consulting Scholars: Ann Kessler Guinan Nancy W. Leinwand, Ph.D. Jamie Novotny, Ph.D. Karen Sonik, Ph.D. Ilona Zsolnay, Ph.D. CENTER FOR THE ANALYSIS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL MATERIALS (CAAM) Stephen J. Tinney, Ph.D., CAAM Director Marie-Claude Boileau, Ph.D., Laboratory Coordinator and Teaching Specialist for Ceramics Moritz Jansen, Teaching Specialist for Archaeometallurgy Kate Moore, Ph.D., Mainwaring Teaching Specialist for Archaeozoology Chantel White, Ph.D., Teaching Specialist for Archaeobotany Stephanie Gruver, Instructional Support Assistant (through June 2016) Faculty Steering Committee: Clark Erickson, Ph.D., Anthropology

Frank Matero, Historic Preservation, Architectural Conservation Lab Holly Pittman, Ph.D., Art History C. Brian Rose, Ph.D., Classical Studies Lauren Ristvet, Ph.D., Anthropology Robert Schuyler, Ph.D., Anthropology Adam Smith, Ph.D., East Asian Languages & Civilizations Thomas Tartaron, Ph.D., Classical Studies Richard Zettler, Ph.D., Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations EGYPTIAN SECTION David P. Silverman, Ph.D., Curator-in-Charge Jennifer Houser Wegner, Ph.D., Associate Curator Josef W. Wegner, Ph.D., Associate Curator Stephen Phillips, Ph.D., Curatorial Research Coordinator Kevin Cahail, Ph.D., Curatorial Assistant Elizabeth Jean Walker, Keeper of Collections Consulting Scholars: Jane Hill, Ph.D. Joshua Roberson, Ph.D. EUROPEAN ARCHAEOLOGY SECTION Harold L. Dibble, Ph.D., Curator-in-Charge Consulting Scholars: Carolyn Corinne Barshay-Szmidt, Ph.D. Philip G. Chase, Ph.D. James R. Mathieu, Ph.D. Deborah Olszewski, Ph.D. Dennis Michael Sandgathe, Ph.D. HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY SECTION Robert L. Schuyler, Ph.D., Associate Curator-in-Charge Consulting Scholars: Joel T. Fry Jed Levin Teagan Schweitzer, Ph.D. Richard Veit, Ph.D.

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MEDITERRANEAN SECTION C. Brian Rose, Ph.D., Curator-in-Charge Ann Blair Brownlee, Ph.D., Associate Curator Gareth Darbyshire, Ph.D., Research Associate, Gordion Archivist Lynn Makowsky, DeVries Keeper of Collections Consulting Scholars: Ann H. Ashmead, Ph.D. Philip P. Betancourt, Ph.D. Alexis Q. Castor, Ph.D. Elizabeth Barringer Fentress, Ph.D. Susan Ferrence, Ph.D. Michael D. Frachetti, Ph.D. Campbell Grey, Ph.D. Ayse Gursan-Salzmann, Ph.D. Lothar Haselberger, Ph.D. Sebastian Heath, Ph.D. Ellen Herscher, Ph.D. Jane Hickman, Ph.D. Zoe Kontes, Ph.D. Ann L. Kuttner, Ph.D. Margaret L. Laird, Ph.D. Justin Leidwanger, Ph.D. Richard F. Liebhart, Ph.D. Camilla MacKay, Ph.D. Frank G. Matero Joseph Nigro Maria N. Pareja, Ph.D. G. Kenneth Sams, Ph.D. Lynne A. Schepartz, Ph.D. Elizabeth Simpson, Ph.D. Joanna S. Smith, Ph.D. Robert F. Sutton, Jr., Ph.D. Thomas Tartaron, Ph.D. Compton James Tucker, Ph.D. Jean Turfa, Ph.D. Mary Voigt, Ph.D. Gregory P. Warden, Ph.D. Charles K. Williams II, Ph.D. NEAR EAST SECTION Richard L. Zettler, Ph.D., Associate Curator-in-Charge Renata Holod, Ph.D., Curator Holly Pittman, Ph.D., Curator Brian J. Spooner, D.Phil., Curator Lauren Ristvet, Ph.D., Dyson Associate Curator Katherine Blanchard, Fowler/Van Santvoord Keeper of Collections William B. Hafford, Ph.D., Kowalski Family Project Manager, Ur Digitization Project

Yael Rotem, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Fellow (from May 2016) Laura Iwanyk, Kevorkian Research Assistant, Near East Galleries Project Kyra Kaercher, Kevorkian Research Assistant, Ur Digitization Project Consulting Scholars: Aubrey Baadsgaard Poffenberger, Ph.D. Janice Barrabee, Ph.D. Eliot Braun, Ph.D. Megan Cifarelli, Ph.D. Michael Danti, Ph.D. Theodore Davidson, Ph.D. Richard S. Ellis, Ph.D. Michael W. Gregg, Ph.D. William B. Hafford, Ph.D. Gretchen H. Hall, Ph.D. Andreas Michael Hauptmann, Ph.D. Fredrik T. Hiebert, Ph.D. Sabine Klein, Ph.D. Michelle I. Marcus, Ph.D. Patrick McGovern, Ph.D. Naomi Miller, Ph.D. James Muhly, Ph.D. Sam Nash, Ph.D. Robert G. Ousterhout, Ph.D. Brian L. Peasnall, Ph.D. Yelena Z. Rakic, Ph.D. Mitchell S. Rothman, Ph.D. Bruce Routledge, Ph.D. Karen Rubinson, Ph.D. Marinus Anthony van der Sluijs Jill Weber, Ph.D. Irene J. Winter, Ph.D. Paul Zimmerman, Ph.D. OCEANIAN SECTION Adria Katz, Fassitt/Fuller Keeper of Collections PENN CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER Richard M. Leventhal, Ph.D., Executive Director Brian I. Daniels, Ph.D., Director of Research and Programs Salam al Kuntar, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Fellow Margaret M. Bruchac, Ph.D., Associate Faculty Shannon Renninger, Administrative Coordinator (through September 2015) Margie Guy, Administrative Coordinator (from September 2015 through June 2016)

Consulting Scholars: Suzanne Abel Ricardo Antonio Agurcia Fasquelle, Ph.D. Shaker al-Shbib Mariano J. Aznar, Ph.D. Mariam Bachich Joanne Baron, Ph.D. Peter G. Gould, Ph.D. Elizabeth Greene, Ph.D. Katharyn Hanson, Ph.D. Ben Jeffs Morag Kersel, Ph.D. Louise Krasniewicz, Ph.D. Sarah Kurnick, Ph.D. Justin Leidwanger, Ph.D. Christina Luke, Ph.D. Ali Othman, Ph.D. Sasha Renninger James D. Sarmento Corine Wegener Susan Wolfinbarger, Ph.D. PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY SECTION Janet M. Monge, Ph.D., Associate Curator-in-Charge and Keeper of Collections Consulting Scholars: Meredith Bastian, Ph.D. Jacqueline Bowman, Ph.D. Kevin Boyd, M.S., D.D.S. Francesca Candilio, Ph.D. Silvana Condemi Barash, Ph.D. Samantha Cox, Ph.D. Anna Dhody, M.F.S. Marianna Evans, D.M.D. Michelle M. Glantz, Ph.D. Jane Kauer, Ph.D. Morrie E. Kricun, M.D. Robert W. Mann, Ph.D. Nancy Minugh-Purvis, Ph.D. Herbert Poepoe Davorka Radovčić, Ph.D. Emily Renschler, Ph.D. L. Christie Rockwell, Ph.D. Lynne A. Schepartz, Ph.D. P. Thomas Schoenemann, Ph.D. Page Selinsky, Ph.D. Anne-Marie Tillier, Ph.D. Michael Weisberg, Ph.D. Richard S. Wilson, Jr., D.M.D. Michael A. Yudell, Ph.D., M.P.H. Michael Zimmerman, M.D., Ph.D.

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OFFICE OF THE WILLIAMS DIRECTOR Julian Siggers, Ph.D., Williams Director* Melissa P. Smith, CFA, Chief Operating Officer* Dan Rahimi, Executive Director of Galleries* James R. Mathieu, Ph.D., Head of Collections,Publications, and Digital Media* Margaret R. Spencer, Executive Assistant to the Williams Director Maureen Goldsmith, Administrative Coordinator (through December 2015) Alison Tufano, Development and Operations Coordinator (from January 2016) OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR Stephen J. Tinney, Ph.D., Deputy Director* Sasha Renninger, Kowalski Family Project Programmer, Ur Digital Project (through November 2015) ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT Stephen J. Tinney, Ph.D., Head of Academic Engagement* Anne Tiballi, Ph.D., Mellon Curricular Facilitator Stephanie Mach, Student Engagement Coordinator Karen Thomson, Collections Assistant ARCHIVES Alessandro Pezzati, Senior Archivist Eric W. Schnittke, Assistant Archivist Kate R. Pourshariati, Film Archivist Jody Rodgers, Processing Archivist Daniel DelViscio, Digital Images Coordinator (through October 2015) BUILDING OPERATIONS Brian McDevitt, Director of Building Operations Kevin Calvert, Supervisor Edgardo Esteves, Supervisor David Young, Supervisor Michael Burin, Night Supervisor Monica Mean, Financial Administrative Coordinator Robert Lawlor, Building Services Assistant BUSINESS OFFICE Kris Forrest, Manager of Finance and Administration Mary Dobson, Business Administrator Andrea Mules, Grants Coordinator Linda Halkins, Administrative Assistant (through January 2016) Matthew McGregor, Administrative Assistant Veronica Sewell, Administrative Assistant

COMPUTING & INFORMATION SYSTEMS Shawn Hyla, IT Project Leader Rajeev Thomas, IT Network Administrator Michael Condiff, IT Programmer/Analyst CONSERVATION Lynn Grant, Head Conservator Julia Lawson, Conservator Nina Owczarek, Williams Associate Conservator Tessa de Alarcon, Kowalski Family Project Conservator, Ur Digital Project Emily Brown, Project Conservator Molly Gleeson, Schwartz Project Conservator Madeleine Neiman, Project Conservator Alexis North, Project Conservator Aislynn Smalling, Leventis Foundation Project Conservator Cassia Balogh, Conservation Intern and Technician Stephanie Carrato, Conservation Technician DEVELOPMENT Amanda Mitchell-Boyask, Director of Development* Tracy H. Carter, Director of Major Gifts Kathryn A. Fox, Associate Director, Membership and Annual Fund Therese Marmion, Associate Director, Major Gifts Rosemary Perez, Associate Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations (from March 2016) Alyssa Connell, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Leadership Communications (from February 2016) Christine Fox, Corporate and Foundation Officer (through December 2015) Jane Hickman, Ph.D., Editor, Expedition Magazine Nicole de Jessa, Prospect Management Coordinator (from January 2016) Emily Herchenroether, Special Events Coordinator (from December 2015) Lisa Batt, Administrative Coordinator (through December 2015) Katrina Comber, Administrative Assistant, Membership and Annual Fund Alison Tufano, Development and Operations Coordinator (from January 2016) EXHIBITIONS Kate Quinn, Director of Exhibitions* Michael Barker, Preparator and Multimedia Technician Jessica Bicknell, Interpretive Planning Manager Benjamin Neiditz, Chief Preparator Matthew Gay, Preparator and Mountmaker Yuan Yao, Graphic Designer Carolyn Hannan, Exhibition Designer (from January 2016)

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Left Silver pin with lapis lazuli bead and gold fixings from Ur, Iraq.

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FACILITY RENTALS Atiya German, Director of Facility Rentals Stefanie Sutton, Facility Rentals Coordinator GIFT SHOP Scott Lloyd, Gift Shop Manager/Buyer Dan Ellerbroek, Gift Shop Sales Clerk Gabriel Vanlandingham-Dunn, Gift Shop Sales Clerk HOUSEKEEPING Yolanda Connelly, Custodian James Coppedge, Custodian Timothy Crawford, Custodian Reinaldo Del Valle, Custodian (through October 2015) James Drumm, Custodian Ayele Habtemichael, Custodian Cherita Holden, Custodian John Lawler, Custodian Bruce Mason, Custodian David McBride, Custodian John Notte, Custodian Adane Sima, Custodian (from June 2016) Linda Wood, Custodian KOWALSKI DIGITAL MEDIA CENTER James R. Mathieu, Ph.D., Director of Digital Media* Michael Condiff, Web Developer Lee Roueche, Digital Media Developer (through November 2015) Alyssa Kaminsky, Digital Media Developer (from April 2016) Francine Sarin, Head Photographer Jennifer Chiappardi, Assistant Photographer LEARNING PROGRAMS Ellen Owens, Merle-Smith Director of Learning Programs* Amanda Grady, Group Sales Manager (from February 2016) Emily Hirshorn, GRoW Annenberg Program Manager Allyson Mitchell, Outreach Program Manager Kevin Schott, Guide Program Manager Hitomi Yoshida, Diversity Programs Manager Megan Becker, GRoW Annenberg Museum and School Educator Sarah Folger, GRoW Annenberg Museum and School Educator Jennifer Leibert, GRoW Annenberg Museum and School Educator (through January 2016) Thomas Leischner, GRoW Annenberg Museum and School Educator Kelley Hirsch, Museum Programs Associate MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Teri Scott DeVos, Director of Marketing and Communications* Pam E. Kosty, Public Relations Director Christina Jones, Art Director Yuan Yao, Graphic Designer Tom Stanley, Public Relations/Social Media Coordinator Jemmell’z Washington, Public Relations Associate

PUBLIC PROGRAMS Kate Quinn, Director of Public Programs* Tena Thomason, Assistant Director, Public Programs Jennifer Reifsteck, Public Programs Manager Rachelle Kaspin, Administrative Coordinator, Public Programs PUBLICATIONS James R. Mathieu, Ph.D. Director of Publications* Jennifer Quick, Senior Editor (through November 2015) Page Selinsky, Ph.D., Editor REGISTRAR’S OFFICE Xiuqin Zhou, Ph.D., Senior Registrar Robert Thurlow, Special Projects Manager Chrisso Boulis, Registrar, Records Anne Brancati, Registrar, Loans Danielle Peters, Database Administrator Celina Candrella, Assistant Registrar Jacob Bridy, Collections Inventory Assistant Daniel LoMastro, Collections Inventory Assistant Laura Hazeltine, Collections Inventory Assistant Ashley Scott, Collections Inventory Technician Taylor Barrett, Collections Inventory Technician Jacqui Bowen, Collections Inventory Technician Severine Craig, Collections Inventory Technician Caroline Western, Collections Inventory Technician VISITOR SERVICES Conor Hepp, Director of Visitor and Gallery Services (through May 2016) Cynthia Whybark, Visitor Services Manager Claire Burns, Visitor Services Supervisor (through May 2016) Ruth Styles, Visitor Services Supervisor Layla Ballner, Visitor Services Representative Bonnie Crosfield, Visitor Services Representative Alex Kulick, Visitor Services Representative Jean Lee, Visitor Services Representative Katie Bash, Visitor Services Representative Jonathan Cooney, Visitor Services Representative (from October 2015) Stephanie Gruver, Visitor Services Representative (through January 2016) Margie Guy, Visitor Services Representative (through September 2015) Sarah Morawczynski, Visitor Services Representative (through August 2015) Keara Teeter, Visitor Services Representative (through May 2016) *Executive Team

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