Online Workshop Instructor: Artist and Educator Erica Beade Location: Harvard Museum of Natural History, Classroom B (Third Floor) Price: $30 members / $35 nonmembers Landscapes are a wonderful subject for drawings, but it can be difficult to know where to start. In this online workshop, we’ll discuss how to select a composition, create a sense…
Conversation & Exhibition Preview | Castaway: The Afterlife of Plastic
Location: Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge Leer en español Castaway: The Afterlife of Plastic, by the art collective TRES, is an art-research project that investigates plastic’s enduring presence in global ecosystems. Since 2016, TRES has searched for and photographed marine debris and plastic that has washed up on the Australian shores of Queensland, Western…
Cochineal Red: Teen Saturdays Workshop-Registration Closed
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge Leer en español In-Person Youth Program Saturday, May 17, 2025, 1:00–3:30 pm Join us at Harvard’s Peabody Museum to experience how the Maya use cochineal insects to create the color red. Designed for teens ages 13 to 18, this workshop explores the ingenuity of Maya…
Science Spotlights: Let There Be Light!: How and Why Scientists Make Glow-in-the-Dark Animals
In-Person Presentation Location: Harvard Museum of Natural History, Classroom B (Third Floor), 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA Speaker: Gabrielle Paniccia – Postdoctoral Fellow Elya Lab Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks. 3:00–3:30 pm Let There Be Light! Have you ever wondered why…
Summer Solstice 2025: Night at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Free In-Person Special Event 11 Divinity Ave, Cambridge MA, 02138 Join the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture on the longest day of the year—free of charge—to explore the galleries and new exhibitions at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, and the…
Ancient Maya Adventures – Antiguas Aventuras Mayas
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 Summer Science Week Monday, July 7th through Friday, July 11th Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm Recommended for children entering grades 3–6. Young explorers will discover the daily life of the ancient Maya through exhibits at the Peabody Museum. Kids will decode hieroglyphs,…