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NSO 2008 > Orientation Events > Toga Party at the University Museum

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Monday, September 1 9pm-11:30pm Penn's world famous archaeology and anthropology museum, with its magnificent Chinese Rotunda, Egyptian mummies, and rare artifacts in the Etruscan, Greek, and Roman collections, invites you to this unique Penn tradition. In the spirit of the night, all are invited to dress in the garb of the ancient world, and togas abound - some beautiful, some outrageous - and all radically creative. Our DJ keeps things hot for those who like to dance, and the scavenger hunt lures you into gallery after gallery. For easy, do-it-yourself toga instructions, check out the directions below. Location: Enter the University Museum through Warden Garden, 3260 South Street, right across from Franklin Field.

Open for the Toga Party is Surviving: The Body of Evidence, the exhibit that supports The Year of Evolution. Curated by Professors Janet Monge and Alan Mann, its goal is to demonstrate how the body "carries evidence of many distinctively human features that changed in your ancestors through the process of evolution." To learn more, see survivingexhibit.org.

Also make sure to visit Penn in the World: Twelve Decades at the University of Pennsylvania Museum - new exhibit organized by nine students in the Halpern-Rogath Curatorial Seminar in the History of Art department. It tells the ongoing story of the museum groundbreaking international work carried out by its archaeologists, anthropologists, other scholars and educators.

This year we are delighted that three of the museums's distinguished curators will be on hand to guide students through the exhibits, answer questions and give special insight into the museum's rich history. Joining us will be:

	Brian Rose, Curator-in-Charge, Mediterranean Section. Dr. Rose, seen here discovering a portrait of Augustus at Troy, will be on hand in the Mediterranean Section of the museum. Learn more about Dr. Rose at the museum website.
	Janet Monge,Acting Curator, Physical Anthropology Section. Dr. Monge will be found inside the new exhibit, Surviving: The Body of Evidence, which she co-curates. Photo of Dr. Monge by Candace DeCarlo. Learn more about Dr Monge at her website.
	Anne Brownlee, Research Scientist, Mediterranean Section. Dr. Brownlee will be stationed in the very special Penn in the World exhibit, which celebrates the rich history of the University Museum. Learn more about Dr. Brownlee at the museum website.

To learn more about these campus treasures, the Museum's rich history, and its special exhibitions, visit www.museum.upenn.edu.

With proud support from the Penn Bookstore.

How to Make Your Own Toga

Male Traditional

Men should wear shorts and pin toga to the shorts underneath. Use an old sheet or several yards of muslin (1.5 times height of wearer). Wrap around the waist at least 1.5 times, pin a and b together at waist, throw c over one shoulder, around back, and pin or tie again at waist.

Female Traditional

Women should wear shorts/skirts and top underneath. Use an old sheet or 2 yards of Muslin. Fold sheet along ab, aligning corners e and c and corners f and d. Pin sheet together at matching numbers, creating a neckhole and armholes. Slip toga over head, between 1 and 2. Tie at waist with extra material or rope. Pin fabric at open edge as necessary.