Reservations Closed; Walk-ins Not Permitted Free In-Person Event Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, 6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA Join us for an exclusive preview of a brand-new opera inspired by the timeless Epic of Gilgamesh, in the museum’s Mesopotamian gallery. Free and open to the public. Advance registration required. Free tickets are limited. Seating…
Leer en español In-Person Youth Program, ages 13-18 Saturday, November 22, 1:00–3:30 pm Advance registration required IMPORTANT NOTE: This workshop will take place at Voke Park in Chelsea, MA 540 Washington Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150 Discover the atlatl, a powerful spear-thrower used by the Aztecs! With an atlatl, warriors could launch darts faster and farther…
In-Person Presentation Location: Harvard Museum of Natural History, Classroom B (Third Floor), 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA Speaker: Ruth Tweedy, Graduate Student, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks. 2:00–2:30 pm Why Do We Walk on Two Legs?…
Free In-Person Event Location: Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, 6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 12:00–2:30 PM Join HMSC volunteers for a live story reading and hands-on, family-friendly activities at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East. Recommended for ages 5–12. Admission to the museum is free. This event will occur on each…
Online Workshop Instructor: Erica Beade Price: $35 members / $40 nonmembers Join us for this two-hour online workshop where we’ll explore how sketching can be a practice for deepening mindful awareness of our surroundings, and how mindful awareness can enrich our sketching practice by helping us quiet inner voices. Using natural objects as our subject…
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA Free In-Person Event Join us for a free night at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology. Come with a date, come with friends, or make new friends while strolling through the galleries. All ages are welcome. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford…
In-Person Special Event Location: Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 What treasures are found in the Harvard University paleontology collections? Meet Harvard paleontologists to find out! See their favorite fossils, learn about their research, and ask them your questions. Join us to celebrate National Fossil Day with short talks and table-top…
Online Workshop Instructor: Rachel Mirus Price: $35 members / $40 nonmembers Familiar natural shapes, like spirals or the branching of plants, recur in fascinating and beautiful diversity, and are often the result of simple patterns for growth. We will use observational drawing to explore a few of the many kinds of spirals, branching patterns, and…
In-Person Member Event Location: Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA Advance registration required by December 8. Welcome the winter season with HMSC’s most popular member event. Registration is now open. Not a member? Join now so you can join us in December! Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage. Presented by the…
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge Leer en español In-Person Youth Program, ages 13-18 Saturday, December 13, 1:00–3:30 pm Advance registration required Travel back in time and explore some of the world’s oldest board games from the ancient Near East! In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn the origins of games like…
