Middle East: A Museum Tour with Mark Curchack

The Penn Museum has been excavating in Mesopotamia since the 1880's. The most recent dig occurred about two years ago. 

All that experience and over 1000 objects are poured into the  Middle East Gallery. The items on display form a path from early agricultural villages to early cities,  city-states, then to empires. Along that road we'll see the invention of much of our current urban society.

The full story of how all this happened may never be known, but we now know much more about what we didn't know, and what we may have learned about this process. Surprises await. 

Our tour leader is FitC member Mark Curchack, a retired anthropologist who has guided FitC groups on a number of tours--all of which have been enjoyed and appreciated. Thanks for repeating this one, Mark!

For FitC Members only

The  tour fee is $21, which includes museum entrance, tour, and $1 FitC costs. 

For FitC members who are also museum members or hold a Penn card, the cost is $9. Payments must be received by June 30th; cancellations before that date will receive refunds, less $2.00. 

If you'd like, join FitC organizer Mignon Adams for lunch or coffee in the museum cafeteria anytime between 12 and 1. 

Questions about the event? Contact Mignon Adams (mignon.adams@gmail.com)