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Date(s) - 08/28/2020
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Back by popular demand! This virtual tour and beer tasting will uncover the culture of drinking in the ancient world in conjunction with modern day brewing techniques.
Purchase your tickets here: https://www.penn.museum/calendar/496/ancient-alcohol-after-hours
Drinking together has been a tradition for thousands of years, and we aren’t going to let a pandemic stop us! Put the kids to bed, log on, grab a drink, and let us be your designated driver as you virtually explore how our ancestors partied like it was 5000 BCE. And don’t you worry, your tour guide Dr. Olivia Hayden and our resident Beer Scientist Dr. Matt Farber will be available to answer your history and beer related questions along the way!
Check out one of the most popular ancient Greek drinking games (you should definitely try this at home), zoom in on one of the world’s oldest wine jars, learn about a Mesopotamian queen who drank her beer out of a straw, and learn all about the science that went into recreating the beverage served at the funerary feast hosted by King Midas.