The quarter-mile Garden Railway returns for the summer season, this year with a theme of America’s Roadside Attractions. The railway features miniature versions of the Jolly Green Giant, the World’s Oldest Largest Pecan, and more.
The Arthur Ross Gallery features the exhibit “From Studio to Doorstep: Associated American Artist Prints (1934-2000),” an exhibition on paper produced by Associated American Artists (AAA), a company founded in New York in 1934 with the intention of revolutionizing the art market.
In celebration of the centennial, the Barnes has commissioned “Once Again . . . (Statues Never Die),” an immersive five-screen film installation by artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien. The work explores the close relationship of Dr. Albert C. Barnes, an early U.S. collector and exhibitor of African material culture, and Alain Locke, cultural theorist and “Father of the Harlem Renaissance."
Morris Arboretum presents Summer of Swings, a seasonal exhibit that invites guests to swing on 10 newly installed swings spread across 92 acres of the grounds.
Penn HR hosts a webinar and discussion on effective steps to maintain and improve overall well-being through topics such as choice-making, stress management, exercising, and other creative ways to combat challenges in life.
Penn HR presents a seminar on communication before the beginning of a semester, offering tips on effective virtual communication that is critical to engagement, productivity, and general well-being. Different styles and practices of communication are also presented to avoid attribution errors and boost potential productivity.
Open to the Penn community, Penn Campus Recreation features Anthony Levering for a Vinyasa class on Franklin Field. Participants are encouraged to bring a yoga mat, towel, and water.
The Graduate Student Center is handing out free ice cream sandwiches from Weckerly's Ice Cream. Vegan popsicles available from Lil Pop Shop are also served. This event is for graduate and professional students only.
The Penn Museum Asia Seminar brings speakers to the Museum to present on topics related to Asian art, archeology, and history. Speakers include Susan Huang, a professor from Rice University, and Bryce Heatherly, Ph.D. candidate at Penn, to talk about Buddhist books found inside the Museum’s lacquer statue of the Buddha.
University City District, in partnership with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and Friends of Clark Park, presents Movies in Clark Park, running from Aug. 5-26 on Fridays. This week, "Soul" will be screened beginning at sundown in the Clark Park bowl during fair weather.
The Hub@Penn Expo is located at Houston Hall with an exhibition of various resources and institutions at Penn. This event is open to incoming students and families, with a Penn Parent Info Station available in the Reading Room at Houston Hall.
Incoming students are welcomed to a carnival, in which each Penn tradition has a different station to participate in games and interact with a student leader or staff member to learn more about the tradition and overall University experience.
First-years at Penn are welcomed to a dinner hosted at the Philadelphia Museum of Art to adventure through collections of Asian, European, American, and contemporary art while enjoying sunset at the skyline.
All incoming first-year students will take their class photos on Franklin Field by spelling out the class year 2026. Dinner is also served afterward as a great chance to meet fellow classmates.
As part of the Elon Musk Public Lecture, The Center for Particle Cosmology features Andreas Albrecht, a distinguished professor of physics at UC Davis, to talk about his work behind the "cosmic Inflation theory," a tool used by cosmologists to understand cosmic origins and to interpret the ever-growing quantities of data depicting the state of the cosmos.
The 60-minute Global Food Tour at the Penn Museum will highlight exhibitions to explore food and food production, economics, religion and spirituality, class, gender, and community. The tour is followed by a 30-minute hands-on interactive activity.
The Institute of Contemporary Art features the exhibition “RE________,” in which Norwegian-born Sissel Tolaas has devoted her research-based artistic practice to the olfactory as a sensory experience with her projects. The works are described through a series of special codes, displayed close to each work on the wall.
The Laurel Hill Mansion welcomes Women for Greater Philadelphia to present an outdoor concert by the Florion Trio, featuring Nancy Bean (violin), Lloyd Smith (cello), and Allen Krantz (guitar).