Department of Anthropology
The Department of Anthropology is privileged to have strong scholastic and professional ties to the University’s Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Located on the third floor of the museum itself, our department’s physical proximity to these incredible collections, exhibitions, and galleries allows students and classes to engage directly with cultural material in a premiere regional center of anthropological and archaeological exhibition and public programing.
Additionally, many of our faculty in the Department of Anthropology hold joint positions in the museum as faculty curators. These direct faculty connections, in turn, affords the department a prime platform to engage diverse local, regional, and international audiences in the relevance and value of anthropological scholarship.
Please enjoy learning more about the important museological work undertaken by our faculty and students below!
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EXHIBITIONS & GALLERIES
Explore the recent work undertaken by anthropology faculty in the museum’s exhibit halls and galleries!
Middle East Galleries: Journey to the City
Curator - Lauren Ristvet
Bearing Witness: Four Days in West Kingston
Curator - Deborah Thomas
Moundbuilders: Ancient Architects of North America
Curator - Megan Kassabaum
The Stories We Wear
Curator - Lauren Ristvet
Curator - Lauren Ristvet
Curators - Katherine Moore and Chantel White
Curator - Simon Martin
FACULTY CURATORS
Are you eager to learn more about faculty research interests in the museum and beyond? Browse our list of faculty curators below to explore their particular curatorial specialties and research interests!
American Section
- Richard M. Leventhal, Professor of Anthropology, Curator
- Megan Kassabaum, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Weingarten Assistant Curator
Asian Section
- Kathleen Morrison, Sally and Alvin V. Shoemaker Professor of Anthropology, Curator
Near East Section
- Lauren Ristvet, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Dyson Associate Curator
Physical Anthropology Section
- Janet M. Monge, Adjunct Professor, Associate Curator-in-Charge and Keeper of Collections