Internationally-renowned beer expert Michael Jackson, also known as The Beer Hunter, returns to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology for his 17th annual visit on March 9th and 10th, when he presides over two special programs: a Friday evening beer dinner, and the ever-popular Saturday beer tastings.

The architectural remains of ancient Rome were a major source of inspiration to renowned 18th century Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi, whose remarkable etchings captured the melancholy splendor of "ruined Rome" as never before.

Vanishing Worlds: Art and Ritual of Amazonia, a traveling exhibition of more than 150 rare and extraordinary objects, offers insight into the cultures and traditions of diverse native peoples of South America's Amazon region. The exhibition is on view at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia, Saturday, March 3 through Saturday, June 30, 2007.

Dr. C. Brian Rose, Curator-in-Charge of the Mediterranean Section at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and the James B. Pritchard Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Classical Studies, School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, was elected the 30th President of the Archaeological Institute of America. The four-year appointment, which began January 6, 2007, runs through 2010.

Penn Museum was host this morning to six Egyptians-five conservators and an archaeologist-in Philadelphia to help with the installation of the blockbuster exhibition, "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" at The Franklin Institute.

Music and dance of Africa and the African diaspora, storytelling, arts and crafts, culture and cuisine-it all comes together at the 18th annual Celebration of African Cultures Saturday, February 17, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. throughout the galleries of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The event, an annual extravaganza, is FREE with Museum admission donation ($8 for adults; $5 students and senior citizens; free for Museum members, children under 6, and PENNcard holders).

Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt and Director of excavations at the Giza Pyramids, Saqqara, and Bahariya Oasis, offers a special public talk, "The Riddle of the Pyramids and the Magic of King Tut," Thursday, February 1 at 6:00 p.m. in the Harrison Auditorium of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia.

Museum Joins Growing International "Darwin Day" Birthday Celebration Activities Leading Up to 200th Anniversary of the Evolution Theorist's Birth in 2009.

Penn Museum's all-volunteer Women's Committee handed over a giant-sized check--one with five zeros before the decimal point--to Museum Director Jeremy Sabloff, at their monthly meeting.

Pig: 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007: People born in the Year of the Pig are chivalrous and gallant. Whatever they do, they do with all their strength. For Pig Year people, there is no left or right and there is no retreat. They have tremendous fortitude and great honesty.