Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Special In-Person Event
Join us for a free, fun night at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture.
Come with a date, come with friends, or make new friends while strolling through the galleries.
This month, learn how photographers and scientists document biodiversity and use art to help people connect with nature.
- Visit the photography exhibit Frogs! Through an Ecology Lens, to learn about the diversity of frogs in India.
- Attend the lecture, India: An Amphibian Hotspot, presented by scientist and photographer S. D. Biju, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm.
- Visit In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers, an art and science exhibition inspired by Henry David Thoreau’s plant collections from Concord, Massachusetts.
- Create a cyanotype—a camera-less photographic print—using local plant material guided by photographer Leah Sobsey whose work is featured in the Thoreau exhibit.
- Learn about Harvard’s herpetology and botanical research collections.
- Take some snaps in our photo booth with fun nature-themed props and backgrounds.
- Purchase drinks at the cash bar (valid government ID required to consume alcoholic beverages).
- Enter a free raffle to win museum gifts and membership.
Free and open to the public.
Let us know you are coming! RSVPs are encouraged, but walk-in visitors are always welcome.
Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage.
ArtsThursdays is a university-wide initiative supported by Harvard University Committee on the Arts.
