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Penn in the Field: Student Fieldwork Photography

Experience fieldwork and research travel of current undergraduate and graduate students as documented through their own lenses.

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October 1, 2025 - August 30, 2026
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Penn Museum Library (Penn Museum Academic Wing Level 3)
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Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Hosted by: Penn Museum Library

Peter Satterwaithe crouches next to an upright block of stone with letters carved on the surface. The background is dark, and the scene is illuminated by a single spotlight.

The Museum Library's 8th annual student fieldwork photography exhibit features photos taken by Penn students conducting fieldwork and research across the world.

Contributing student photographers are from the University of Pennsylvania's departments of Ancient History, Anthropology, Art & Archaeology of the Mediterranean World (AAMW), Classics, East Asian Languages & Civilizations (EALC), History of Art, and Middle Eastern Languages & Civilizations (MELC) departments: Shriya Amin, Adwaita Banerjee, Grant Bruner, Christian Estrada, Marina George, Christina Huang, Marisa Kelath, Brigitte Keslinke, Anna Luurtsema, Sheridan Marsh, Autumn Melby, Austin Miles, Peter Satterthwaite, Montita Sowapark, Berk Suleyman, Samantha Taylor, Marc Marin Webb, Helen Wong, Xinyi Ye, and Mo Zhang.

Top-place entries, by Marina George, Peter Satterthwaite, and Samantha Taylor, were selected by students, faculty, and Penn Museum staff and visitors.

Plan Your Visit

On view from October 1, 2025, to August 30, 2026. These photographs are on display on the Penn Museum Library’s first and second levels. Penn students, faculty, and staff may enter the Penn Museum and its library for free with Penn ID. Find more information to plan your visit.

Featured image: Peter Satterthwaite (Penn Graduate Group in Ancient History) photographs inscriptions in Teos, Turkey, August 16, 2025. Photo by Peter Satterthwaite.

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