PHILADELPHIA - The Richard Hodges, is to open up its dazzling collection of artifacts to scholars, researchers, and the general public around the world who have been unable to access it either because they are not in Philadelphia or because 95 percent of the objects are in storage.
The creation of an internet catalogue will provide unprecedented access to objects that represent the cultural heritage of civilizations that have been the source for the museum's many archaeological expeditions to remote parts of the world during the last 121 years.
The project, costing an estimated $7-10 million, is scheduled to take three years.
“At Penn Museum, we have an extraordinary depository of shared cultural heritage," Hodges said. “We have an obligation to take a leadership role in working with scholars, educational organizations and emerging countries to discover and sometimes reclaim cultural heritage."
The creation of an internet catalogue will provide unprecedented access to objects that represent the cultural heritage of civilizations that have been the source for the museum's many archaeological expeditions to remote parts of the world during the last 121 years.
The project, costing an estimated $7-10 million, is scheduled to take three years.
“At Penn Museum, we have an extraordinary depository of shared cultural heritage," Hodges said. “We have an obligation to take a leadership role in working with scholars, educational organizations and emerging countries to discover and sometimes reclaim cultural heritage."
