Research Data & Digital Scholarship Upcoming Events

Feb 05

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Coffee with a Codex: Book of Hours Fragments

On February 5, curator Dot Porter will bring out a variety of fragments and leaves from books of hours, from the 15th and 16th centuries and written in France, the Netherlands, and England.

• February 5, 2026
• 12:00pm - 12:30pm
• Online

Feb 05

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Sun Ra/Afro-Futurism/Jazz: A Music of the Spirit

Ahmed Abdullah, jazz trumpeter, adjunct professor at The New School, and former member of the Sun Ra Arkestra, leads a workshop on Sun Ra and the history of jazz.

• February 5, 2026
• 4:00pm - 5:30pm
• Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, sixth floor

Feb 05

• Book Talk

Open to the Public

Ahmed Abdullah: A Strange Celestial Road

Ahmed Abdullah, jazz trumpeter, adjunct professor at The New School, and former member of the Sun Ra Arkestra, presents a talk on his memoir A Strange Celestial Road.

• February 5, 2026
• 6:00pm - 7:00pm
• Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, sixth floor

Feb 06

• Workshop

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Fun with #DHMakes

This hour-long workshop will introduce the #DHMakes movement, which combines digital humanities interests with physical making/arts and crafts.

• February 6, 2026
• 10:00am - 11:00am
• Kislak Center Vitale II, Room 623, 6th Floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center

Feb 06

Open to the Public

Open Studio Session: Iron and Labor in the Revolutionary Era

Join us for a drop-in Open Studio at Common Press to print a broadside commemorating the important role iron played in Pennsylvanian and American history!

• February 6, 2026
• 2:00pm - 4:00pm
• Common Press Space

Feb 06

• Lecture

Open to the Public

Through the Lens of Black History: Reflections on the Photography of Leandre Jackson

Join a discussion about the remarkable career of photographer Leandre Jackson, in conversation with curator Dr. Samir Meghelli.

• February 6, 2026
• 6:00pm - 8:00pm
• Hybrid event: Online and at Kislak Center Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, 6th Floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center

Feb 10

• Workshop

Open to the Public

Demonstration: 3D Scanning of Bindings

On February 10, join us as Fine Arts Librarian Kathryn Reuter 3D scans bindings from the Kislak collections.

• February 10, 2026
• 2:00pm - 4:00pm
• Kislak Center Vitale II, Rm 623, 6th Floor

Feb 10

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Constitutional Conversations

Engage with faculty experts, students, and staff in an interactive, participatory reading of the U.S. Constitution and a guided conversation about how its interpretation has evolved over time.

• February 10, 2026
• 4:30pm - 6:00pm
• Kislak Center Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, 6th Floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center

Feb 11

Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Digital Humanist's Helpdesk: Basic Humanities Data Analysis

This hands-on workshop will introduce students to the ways humanities scholars can create, analyze, decode, and visualize data drawn from humanities sources. Attendees will learn how to apply basic text analysis methods using Voyant.

• February 11, 2026
• 11:00am - 12:00pm
• Research Data and Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, First Floor