Sleepover Program at the Penn Museum Provides Lasting Family Memories 40 Winks with the Sphinx, the Penn

Museums unique overnight experience recognized by Parade Magazine and the Hu ington Post as a !cant"miss museum sleepover,# ma$es a great holiday gi t% &nspired by ancient arti acts and imaginative conversations, children ages ' to () and their parents can en*oy a real night at the museum+ ,he 40 Winks with the Sphinx overnight program ta$es intrepid explorers on a *ourney through time and across continents% -ra ts, a scavenger hunt, and lashlight expeditions through the galleries connect children ages ' to () and their parents or chaperones in ne. .ays .ith ancient mummies, hieroglyphs, plus /ree$, 0oman, 1 rican, and Maya arti acts a.aiting discovery% ,hen campers settle into their sleeping bags among roc$ and royal arti acts o ancient 2gyptian culture, sleeping at the oot o the third"largest granite Sphinx in the .orld, near the 3,)44"year"old pillars and gate.ays rom the great palace o the Pharaoh Merenptah% 40 Winks with the Sphinx concludes .ith a light brea$ ast in the Museum -a 5, and time to bro.se the Pyramid Shop6the childrens gi t shop o ering toys, games, stu ed animals, *e.elry and boo$s about ancient civilizations and modern .orld cultures% /uests also receive a souvenir patch in the morning that grants them Museum admission or rest o the day, as .ell as the remainder o the school year% 40 Winks with the Sphinx is 784 per person 9adults and children:; 7<4 or Museum members% =nline registration or the 40 Winks with the Sphinx program o ers convenience to local or long"distance relatives searching or a one"o "a"$ind gi t% >hile on the Penn Museum .ebsite, enter the childs name in the !>rite Li$e an 2gyptian# .idget to translate it into hieroglyphs, as an 2gyptian scribe might have .ritten% Print the result and use it as a gi t label to add to the mystique+ 40 Winks with the Sphinx sleepover programs begin select Friday evenings at 5:30 p.m.

and conclude Saturday mornings at 9:00 a.m. The overnight program is geared to children ages 6 to 1 ! and one parent or chaperone is re"uired #or every #ive children. For details! 01$ dates! and online registration #or 40 Winks with the Sphinx visit the %useum &ebsite at ...%penn%museum?<4.in$s or call the %useum 'vents (##ice at 15)*9*+ 6*0! %ondays through Fridays! 9 to 3 pm.

TWEET IT! /ive the gi t o a night at @pennmuseum .ith the A<4 >in$s .ith the SphinxA sleepovers or $ids '"() B chaperonesChttpC??bit%ly?( dDnMn ,he Penn Museum 9the Eniversity o Pennsylvania Museum o 1rchaeology and 1nthropology: is dedicated to the study and understanding o human history and diversity% Founded in (FFG, the Museum has sent more than 344 archaeological and anthropological expeditions to all the inhabited continents o the .orld% >ith an active exhibition schedule and educational programming or children and adults, the Museum o ers the public an opportunity to share in the ongoing discovery o human$indHs collective heritage% ,he Penn Museum is located at 3)'4 South Street, Philadelphia, P1 (I(4< 9on PennHs campus, across rom Fran$lin Field:% Public transportation to the Museum is available via S2P,1Hs 0egional 0ail Line at Eniversity -ity Station; the Mar$et"Fran$ ord Sub.ay Line at 3<th Street Station; trolley routes ((, (3, 3<, and 3'; and bus routes )(, 34, <4, and <)% Museum hours are ,uesday through Sunday, (4C44 am to 8C44 pm, and irst >ednesdays o each month until FC44 pm% -losed Mondays and holidays% 1dmission donation is 7(8 or adults; 7(3 or senior citizens 9'8 and above:; ree or E%S% Military; 7(4 or children and ull" time students .ith &J; ree to Members, Penn-ard holders, and children 8 and younger% Hot and cold meals and light re reshments are o ered to visitors .ith or .ithout Museum admission in ,he Pepper Mill -a 5; the Museum Shop and Pyramid Shop or -hildren o er a .ide selection o gi ts, boo$s, games, clothing and *e.elry% Penn Museum can be ound on the .eb at...%penn%museum% For general in ormation call )(8%FIF%<444% For group tour in ormation call )(8%G<'%F(F3%