The Academic Engagement Department at the Penn Museum is committed to fostering student engagement with our collections. To that end, we welcome and encourage faculty, instructors, and teaching assistants to integrate the large and diverse collections of the Penn Museum into their curriculum. There are several ways to incorporate the Museum into your syllabus and Academic Engagement is happy to help you find the best visit for your course goals.
Visit the Museum
The Penn Museum’s collections hold over 1 million objects from across the span of human history up to the present day. Whether your content relates directly to our collection, or if you’d like to use the Museum as a platform for developing other academic skills, we are glad to work with Penn faculty to make the Museum ‘their museum’.
Gallery Visits
Collections Study Room
Penn Museum Archives
Museum-Intensive Courses
In Your Classroom
We understand that not all classes will be able to come to our building, so we offer several ways to bring the benefits of object-based learning into your regular classroom.
Loan Boxes
Workshops
Resources
Want to learn more about object-based learning theory and resources? Dig deeper into these resources.
CAAM
Sample Lessons & Activities
Object-Based Teaching & Learning
