Cultural Exploration
A big part of your college experience will be engaging with culture—your own and ones that may be new to you. So, we encourage you to explore the many opportunities Penn offers for you to explore culture and connect with others.
Not sure where to get started? Try the Cultural Resource Centers (CRCs)! There are 6 CRCs at Penn: The Albert M. Greenfield Intercultural Center (GIC), The Center for Hispanic Excellence: La Casa Latina, The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center, Makuu: The Black Cultural Center, The Pan-Asian American Community House, and The Penn Women’s Center. In addition, Natives at Penn, housed under GIC, is just one of many spaces where students can find Native and Indigenous Support at Penn.
While each one is unique, all CRCs work to provide students with a sense of belonging and promote intercultural understanding through academic engagement, cultural celebration, and community building. Penn students also have access to our world-class cultural institutions like the Penn Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), the Arthur Ross Gallery, Kelly Writers House, and the Wolf Humanities Center.
And don’t worry, exploring culture isn’t just limited to spaces on campus! Whether you’re checking out murals while taking a walk through the city (fun fact – Philly has the most murals of any city in the US!) or watching a show at the Kimmel Center, there are numerous opportunities to engage with arts and culture in Philadelphia.