Tour
topics
Themed
tours are listed below by gallery. Tours of more
than one gallery can be arranged depending on
group size and visit length. Each tour is customized
for specific age/grade.
Ancient
Egypt (Ancient Civilizations Gallery –
1 st Floor)
Description: Learn about hieroglyphics, ancient
Egyptian religion, and mummification, as well
as the Museum’s mummy Nefrina.
Greece,
Rome and the Near East
(Ancient Civilizations Gallery – 1st Floor)
Description: Learn about the art, artifacts and
people who made them from the civilizations of
the ancient Near East, Greece and Rome. Discover
the contributions that these cultures made that
we still use today.
African
Cultures (Africa Gallery – 1st Floor)
Description: Understand the peoples of the largest
continent in the world and travel throughout the
southeast African mountains and plains.
Knights
in Shining Armor (Arms and Armor Gallery)
Description: Learn about life in the Middle Ages,
the code of chivalry, and how one became a knight.
Art
and Culture of Asia (Asian Gallery –
1st Floor and Asian Art Gallery – 2nd Floor)
Description: Explore the Far East on this dynamic
tour through Asian art and history. Discover the
heritage of China, Japan and Southeast Asia on
this cultural quest.
North American Indian Cultures (North American
Indian Gallery – 1st Floor)
Description: Learn about the indigenous people
of this country from the objects they created
and how their geographic location shaped their
individual cultures. This gallery includes selections
from the local Lenape, the peoples of the plains,
southwest, northwest coast and the arctic.
Art
in Ancient and Historic Latin America (Latin
American Gallery – 1st Floor)
Description: Explore the civilizations of the
Aztec, Maya, Inca and Nazca through the objects
in this gallery. This newly designed gallery also
features objects related to the Day of the Dead
and the ancient MesoAmerican ballgame.
Animal
Habitats (Natural Science Gallery –
1st Floor)
Description: This gallery introduces the concepts
of animal habitats, the water table, and geography
of our region.
Earth,
Rocks, and Fossils (Earth Science Gallery
– 1st Floor)
Description: Learn about the many physical changes
that the earth and its inhabitants have undergone
over time through the various rocks, minerals,
and fossils displayed in this gallery.
Island Cultures (Pacific Islands Gallery
– 1st Floor)
Description: Travel to the other side of the earth
to learn about the unique island cultures such
as Hawaii, Australia, the Pacific Islands, and
the Philippines.
European
Art – the Renaissance and Beyond (European
Gallery 14th – 18th C. – 2nd Floor)
Description: This gallery shows examples of the
various traditions in European art including religious,
history, genre and portrait painting; sculpture
and decorative arts.European Art –
19th
Century (European Gallery – 19th C.
– 2nd Floor)
Description: The 19th century gave rise to some
of the most important movements in art. Discover
the Museum’s collection which includes paintings
from the Barbizon school as well as the Impressionists
such as Edgar Degas and Mary Cassatt.
Special
Exhibitions
The
Museum offers guided tours of special exhibitions
for both adult and school groups. Check the calendar
for the Museum’s special exhibition schedule.
Galleries
currently not on view (until further notice):
Pennsylvania German Gallery
20th Century Art Gallery
Part of Oceanic Gallery
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