University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
e|n partner since 2009
Founded in 1887, Penn Museum has collected nearly one million artifacts representing cultures from all over the world. The collection and special exhibitions are housed in a one-of-a-kind historic, eclectic and Renaissance-style building, surrounded by beautiful gardens. This university museum has big visions, and those visions include having a dynamic retail operation. Event Network was brought in by the Penn Museum as part of the early stages of the Museum’s transformation. Near term plans include a series of high-profile traveling exhibits and a greater awareness campaign; both of which will dramatically increase traffic and make for a robust retail operation going forward.
“We are thrilled with the early returns from Event Network’s efforts to improve our stores. The product, the people and the store environments have all shown great progress and we are excited by the future of our partnership.”
-Melissa Smith, Chief Operating Officer, Penn Museum


