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“Broken Nature” and Other Design Exhibitions for the Real World
Nov 5, 2019
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5:30PM EST
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Menschel Hall, Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street
In Person
Free Public Lecture Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator, Architecture and Design; Director, Research & Development at The Museum of Modern Art The XXII Triennale di Milano, Broken Nature: Design Takes on Human Survival, highlighted the concept of restorative...

10-Year Anniversary Celebration! Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Mar 20, 2023
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3:25PM EDT
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Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Street, Harvard Museum of Ancient East, 6 Divinity Avenue and Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, 1 Oxford Street
In Person
Celebrate the 10-Year Anniversary of the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture! Visit one, or all four HMSC museums, to collect museum swag, enjoy birthday cupcakes, participate in raffles, or explore galleries. Stop by the museum shop for a special 10%...

2015 Summer Solstice Celebration: Night at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
June 21, 2015
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5:00PM - 9:00PM EDT
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26 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA
In Person
Special Summer Event Kick off summer at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture's annual Summer Solstice celebration. Enjoy a fun evening with circus performers, music, dance, food trucks, street chalking, and hands-on activities for all ages, with free...

All the World Is Here: Members Night at the Peabody Museum
May 16, 2017
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6:00PM - 8:30PM EDT
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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue
In Person
Please join us at a special members-only open house event to celebrate the Peabody Museum's 150th Anniversary and the new exhibition, All the World Is Here: Harvard’s Peabody Museum and the Invention of American Anthropology. Take advantage of the late...

Amazing Archaeology Fair at Harvard
April 6, 2025
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1:00PM - 4:00PM EDT
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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology (11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge) and Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East (6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge)
In Person
Leer en español Venture on archaeological expeditions around the world in this annual event for all ages. Talk with archaeologists who study ancient Egyptians, Incas, prehistoric peoples, and others. Try ancient cuneiform writing and use an app that...
two kids cut hide with a stone tool in the gallery.

Amazing Archaeology Fair at Harvard
April 12, 2026
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1:00PM - 4:00PM EDT
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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
In Person
Special In-Person Event Journey from the Stone Age to the Colonial era with archaeology at two museums. Meet experts in animal bones, Egyptian tombs and hieroglyphs, cave art, Inka khipus, ancient chemical mysteries, and more. Try flintknapping (shaping...
A pair of guests point at a display case.

Analyzing Egyptian Pyramids in the Digital Age
Apr 5, 2018
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6:00PM EDT
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Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street
In Person
Free Public Lecture Yukinori Kawae, Research Fellow, Research Center for Cultural Heritage and Text, Graduate School of Letters, Nagoya University, Japan Current studies of pyramids in the Memphis area of ancient Egypt are being conducted from multiple...

Ancient Brews Rediscovered and Re-Created
Oct 9, 2018
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6:00PM EDT
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Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
In Person
Patrick E. McGovern, Scientific Director, Biomolecular Archaeology Project for Cuisine, Fermented Beverages, and Health, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Adjunct Professor of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania The...

Ancient Egyptian Culture and Its Continuity in Modern Egypt
Feb 13, 2020
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6:00PM EST
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Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge
In Person
Free Public Lecture Fayza Haikal , Professor of Egyptology, The American University in Cairo Egypt’s recorded history spans six thousand years and is therefore one of the longest and best known in the world. Today, Egyptians practice several religious...

Ancient Mesopotamian Music
Oct 14, 2015
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6:00PM EDT
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Northwest Building, Lecture Hall B103, 52 Oxford Street
In Person
Special Event with Richard Dumbrill, Director of ICONEA (International Conference of Near Eastern Archaeomusicology) at the Institute of Musical Research, School of Advanced Studies, University of London, and Professor of Archaeomusicology, University of...

Animating Ancient Assyria: Teen Saturdays Workshop
November 9, 2024
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1:00PM - 3:30PM EST
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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge
In Person
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge Leer en español In-Person Youth Program Saturday, November 9, 1:00–3:30 pm Advance registration required by Friday, November 8 Take a time machine to an ancient Assyrian royal palace...
An Assyrian bas-relief depiction of chariot riders fighting lions.