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University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Review
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University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Museums / Galleries, University City
Fodor's Review:
Rare treasures from the deepest jungles and ancient tombs make this one of the finest archaeological/anthropological museums in the world. The collection of more than 1 million objects includes a 12-ton sphinx from Egypt, a crystal ball once owned by China's Dowager Empress, the world's oldest writing -- Sumerian cuneiform clay tablets -- and the 4,500-year-old golden jewels from the royal tombs of the kingdom of Ur. The museum's Worlds Intertwined galleries showcase its Greek, Roman, and Etruscan collections; the latter is the only comprehensive exhibit of its kind in the United States. Children run to The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets and Science and to Living in Balance: The Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, and Apache.
INFO
- Address: 33rd and Spruce Sts., University City, Philadelphia, PA
- Phone: 215/898-4001
- Web site
- Cost: $8, free Sun.
- Open: Labor Day-Memorial Day, Tues.-Sat. 10-4:30, Sun. 1-5; Memorial Day-Labor Day, Tues.-Sat. 10-4:30
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