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2026 SPRING LECTURES
Saturday, January 17, 2026*
*Please note date change!
Meet-Up at the Met Museum
Join us for a visit to the Divine Egypt exhibit,
with a tour by MET Curator Adela Oppenheim!
Please RSVP for this event so we can all meet up together.
Attendees are responsible for their own transportation and entry ticket.
We will meet at the Ramesses statue in the main entryway.
Please visit the MET Museum website for parking, directions, and pricing information: https://www.metmuseum.org/
SPRING 2026
Please keep an eye on your email boxes as we make arrangements for our Spring Lectures!
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February 21, 3:30 pm EST
On Zoom
Dr. Henning Franzmeier, Senior Research Associate,
The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia
Piramesse: From the City of Wonders to Terra Incognita
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On Zoom
Dr. Henning Franzmeier, Senior Research Associate,
The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia
Piramesse: From the City of Wonders to Terra Incognita
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2026 ANNUAL KORSYN LECTURE
March 7, 3:30 pm EST
Penn Museum
Prof. Rita Lucarelli, Associate Professor of Egyptology,
Faculty Curator of Egyptology at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California Berkeley
Re-Encountering Egypt:
Museums and the Human Experience in the Age of AI
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April TBD
Penn Museum
Speaker and Topic TBD
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May TBD
Penn Museum
Prof. Josef Wegner, Curator Penn Museum, Professor of Egyptian Archaeology, Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of Pennsylvania
New Discoveries in the Anubis-Mountain Royal Necropolis at Abydos
March 7, 3:30 pm EST
Penn Museum
Prof. Rita Lucarelli, Associate Professor of Egyptology,
Faculty Curator of Egyptology at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California Berkeley
Re-Encountering Egypt:
Museums and the Human Experience in the Age of AI
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April TBD
Penn Museum
Speaker and Topic TBD
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May TBD
Penn Museum
Prof. Josef Wegner, Curator Penn Museum, Professor of Egyptian Archaeology, Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of Pennsylvania
New Discoveries in the Anubis-Mountain Royal Necropolis at Abydos
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General Lecture Info for In-Person ARCE-PA Lecture Events:
All lectures are FREE for ARCE-PA members and ARCE Members.
Entrance fees for ARCE-PA In-Person Lectures are:
$10 for the general public
$7 for Penn Museum members/Penn Staff/Penn Faculty
$5 for Students with ID
FREE for ARCE-PA Members, ARCE Members, & children under 12, unless otherwise stated.
All ARCE-PA entry fees will be taken at the door only of the lecture venue at the ARCE-PA table.
We will not accept entry fees via Paypal for In-Person Lectures.
Light refreshments will be served starting at 3 pm.
Per the Penn Museum COVID-19 protocols, masks are optional.
Light refreshments will be served starting at 3 pm.
Per the Penn Museum COVID-19 protocols, masks are optional.
If you are interested in joining ARCE or need to renew your membership*, please visit:
https://www.arce.org/membership
*Please do not forget to associate with the "Pennsylvania Chapter" in order to stay up to date with ARCE-PA events.
