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From naked Greek athletes to Marian Anderson’s elegant velvet concert gown, new show at Penn Museum is dressed for all occasions

With its first major exhibition post-shutdown, the museum covers 2,500 years of adornment demonstrating the power of clothing to shape and conceal identity.

A statue of a naked ancient Greek athlete juxtaposed with athletes today, like players on the Eagles, with padding, cleats, helmets, jersey numbers, and other attire, at “The Stories We Wear” exhibition at the Penn Museum.
A statue of a naked ancient Greek athlete juxtaposed with athletes today, like players on the Eagles, with padding, cleats, helmets, jersey numbers, and other attire, at “The Stories We Wear” exhibition at the Penn Museum.Read moreTYGER WILLIAMS / Staff Photographer
    by Stephan Salisbury
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