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Penn Museum Opens 4,300-Year-Old Tomb Chapel
Penn Museum's Egypt galleries open Dec. 12 with ancient tomb chapel.
In brief
Penn Museum's Egypt galleries open Dec. 12 with ancient tomb chapel. Visitors can walk through a 4,300-year-old Egyptian tomb chapel at Penn Museum's new Egypt galleries opening December 12. Originally reported by PhillyVoice.
New Egypt Galleries Open
Penn Museum opens Egypt galleries Dec. 12.
4,300-Year-Old Tomb Chapel
Tomb chapel of Kaipure is 4,300 years old.
Five-Ton False Door
Chapel includes five-ton false door for afterlife.
1,000 Artifacts
Galleries feature over 1,000 artifacts.
Interactive Exhibits
Includes tools, papyrus and 3-D home model.
Public Tours Start
Tours begin Dec. 19 for weekends through March 2027.
100-Year History
Egypt galleries opened 100 years ago.
The key point
Visitors can walk through a 4,300-year-old Egyptian tomb chapel at Penn Museum's new Egypt galleries opening December 12.
