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    2022 Mar 27

    Amazing Archaeology Fair at Harvard

    1:00pm to 4:00pm

    Location: 

    Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave. & Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, 6 Divinity Ave., Cambridge

    Special In-Person Family Event! Free with Museum Admission; Admissions Reservation Required.

    Experience an epic day of archaeological events with the family! Activities are scattered across two museums so explore Native North American, Central American, Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Mediterranean archaeology. Throw a spear with a spear thrower. Talk to student archaeologists who excavate in locations around the world.

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    2020 Sep 17

    Observatory Night: What Stars Are Made Of

    7:00pm

    Location: 

    Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian—Online

    Join the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian for a virtual Public Observatory Night with guest lecturer Donavan Moore, author of "What Stars Are Made Of: The Life of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin."

    It was not easy being a woman of ambition in early twentieth-century England, much less one who wished to be a scientist. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin overcame prodigious obstacles to become a woman of many firsts: the first to receive a PhD in astronomy from Radcliffe College, the first promoted to full professor at Harvard, the first to head a department there. And, in what...

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    2019 Feb 10

    Exploring Culture Together: Olives! (Afternoon Session)

    1:00pm to 2:30pm

    Location: 

    Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge

    Olive fruit and oil have been used for more than 6,000 years as much more than food. In this active experience led by a museum educator, parents and kids will discover the importance of olives in ancient Israel. Families will explore the Houses of Ancient Israel exhibit, craft working olive-oil saucer lamps to take home, handle artifacts, and crown themselves winners in a gallery game with victory wreaths. End the program with an optional olive taste test of products provided by Salt & Olive (Harvard Square).

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    2019 Feb 10

    Exploring Culture Together: Olives! (Morning Session)

    10:00am to 11:30am

    Location: 

    Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge

    Olive fruit and oil have been used for more than 6,000 years as much more than food. In this active experience led by a museum educator, parents and kids will discover the importance of olives in ancient Israel. Families will explore the Houses of Ancient Israel exhibit, craft working olive-oil saucer lamps to take home, handle artifacts, and crown themselves winners in a gallery game with victory wreaths. End the program with an optional olive taste test of products provided by Salt & Olive (Harvard Square).

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    2018 Apr 17

    Palace Walls

    Repeats every day until Fri Apr 20 2018 .
    9:30am to 12:00pm

    9:30am to 12:00pm
    9:30am to 12:00pm
    9:30am to 12:00pm

    Location: 

    Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave, Cambridge
    Four Day Program For Students in Grades 3-4
     
    Explore art using old and new technologies to learn more about life in ancient kingdoms.... Read more about Palace Walls
    2018 Apr 15

    Vacation Week Activities

    Repeats every day until Sun Apr 22 2018 except Sat Apr 21 2018.
    11:00am to 4:00pm

    11:00am to 4:00pm
    11:00am to 4:00pm
    11:00am to 4:00pm
    11:00am to 4:00pm
    11:00am to 4:00pm
    11:00am to 4:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Ave, Cambridge

    Free, fun, family activities allow visitors to explore arts from the ancient Near East. Activities change daily: make Egyptian accessories, inscribe clay... Read more about Vacation Week Activities

    2018 Feb 18

    February Vacation Week Activities

    Repeats every weekday until Sun Feb 25 2018 except Sat Feb 24 2018.
    11:00am to 4:00pm

    11:00am to 4:00pm
    11:00am to 4:00pm
    11:00am to 4:00pm
    11:00am to 4:00pm
    11:00am to 4:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Ave., Cambridge

    Free, fun, family activities allow visitors to explore arts from the ancient Near East. Activities change daily: make Egyptian accessories, inscribe clay tablets, or decode... Read more about February Vacation Week Activities

    2017 Dec 26

    December Vacation Week Activities

    Repeats every weekday until Sat Dec 30 2017 .
    11:00am to 4:00pm

    11:00am to 4:00pm
    11:00am to 4:00pm
    11:00am to 4:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Ave., Cambridge

    Free, fun, family activities allow visitors to explore arts from the ancient Near East. Activities change daily: make Egyptian accessories, inscribe clay... Read more about December Vacation Week Activities