The early “What in the World” television game show inspired young people to enter the world of archaeology and anthropology
September 9-March
Penn Museum
3260 South Street Phila PA 19104
Free with museum admission
Penn Museum Archives’ new exhibition looks back at the pioneering Penn Museum television program “What in the World?” which aired on WCAU Philadelphia for more than a decade, and was syndicated nationally by CBS from 1951 to 1955. The exhibition looks back at the highly original game show, offered to the public in the early days of television. Hosted by Penn Museum Director Froelich Rainey, the program featured a changing panel of experts from diverse fields, including such famous people as actor Vincent Price, artist Jacques Lipschitz, and anthropologist Carleton Coon, who worked together to puzzle out where in the world an artifact from the Museum’s collections came from.
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