2019 Oct 26
Zapotec-Style Painting Family Workshop
10:00am to 12:30pm
Location: 
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge
Learn to paint Zapotec design motifs with visiting artists from Oaxaca, Mexico. The father-son team of Ventura and Norberto Fabian continues the tradition of creating hand-carved and painted wooden figures known as alebrijes. This folk art is rooted in traditional aspects of rural village daily life and is now one of Mexico’s largest-selling craft industries. After learning about techniques and styles, participants will select an original, small figure to paint and take home. Workshops will be taught in Spanish with translation to English.
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2019 Oct 20
Augmented Reality: Maya Chocolate Plate
12:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: 
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge
"Shrink" yourself down to "walk" into an ancient Maya vessel using augmented reality! Maya women were often essential for uniting kingdoms. When a marriage was arranged between Maya royal families, kings would exchange gifts like this ceramic three-legged plate for serving chocolate. Use the museum’s iPad as a "magic window" to discover fine details on one such plate that cannot be seen on the actual artifact. A gallery facilitator will guide you through the experience and will share more about the Maya.
Note: Regular museum admission rates...
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2019 Oct 20
Virtual Reality Expedition to Ancient Israel
12:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Ave., Cambridge
"Travel" in fifteen minutes to an archaeological site in Ashkelon, Israel to explore the first-ever excavation of a Philistine burial ground. For years archaeologists have searched for evidence of these Biblical people. Transport yourself to the center of 360° scenes of an archaeological expedition while your gallery facilitator explains what you are seeing. Borrow a device from the museum or download the virtual reality app on your smart phone and bring it to place in a 3D viewer at the museum for an immersive experience.
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2019 Oct 16
National Fossil Day
10:00am to 4:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge
Celebrate National Fossil Day with ancient trilobites, sea scorpions, saber-toothed cats, giant ground sloths, and more. Meet Harvard paleontologists and learn about the amazing prehistoric animals on exhibit. Bring your curiosity and questions to this event for all ages!
Note: Regular museum admission rates apply.
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2019 Oct 09
Tunes at Noon: Club Passim Edition
Repeats every week every Wednesday until Wed Nov 20 2019 .
12:00pm to 1:00pm
12:00pm to 1:00pm
12:00pm to 1:00pm
12:00pm to 1:00pm
12:00pm to 1:00pm
12:00pm to 1:00pm
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Commons, Smith Campus Center, 1350 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
Enjoy lunch or a study break in the Smith Campus Center! Stop by Harvard Commons every Wednesday to hear live music from Club Passim, a local folk music organization based in Harvard Square.
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2019 Oct 06
Reptile Day
11:00am to 1:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge
Celebrate reptiles! Join Harvard students from the Harvard College Conservation Society for a variety of reptile themed activities including a scavenger hunt, storytime, and crafts. Come learn about the history and diversity of reptiles, and why they need to be conserved! All ages are welcome.
Please note: Regular museum admission rates apply.
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2019 Sep 14
Animated Tales for All
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: 
Yenching Library Auditorium, 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge
Watch a vibrant collection of animated shorts narrated in some of the 68 Indigenous languages of Mexico. Created by visiting Mexican designer Gabriela Badillo and selected from her project 68 Voices, 68 Hearts, these films foster pride, respect, and the use of Indigenous Mexican languages among speakers and non-speakers.
The family-friendly stories are subtitled in English and are based on legends and poems from native communities. The event includes a lively Q&A with Badillo in English and Spanish, an authentic Mexican snack, and a chance to learn phrases in one of Mexico...
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2019 Jul 13
Exploring Science Together: Bugs!
10:30am to 12:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge
Take a closer look and explore the world of minuscule bugs! Learn through hands-on activities designed to show you how to classify and identify these numerous and diverse creatures! Participate in activities in our incredible arthropods gallery. Observe and touch live invertebrates, and then go outside and collect some of your own. Dig in the dirt and learn how invertebrates help people compost food waste into soil. Create your own scientific equipment that will help you continue the study of entomology at home.
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2019 Jul 11
Summer Thursdays on the Plaza
Repeats every week every Thursday until Thu Aug 08 2019 .
5:00pm to 7:00pm
5:00pm to 7:00pm
5:00pm to 7:00pm
5:00pm to 7:00pm
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Location: 
Science Center Plaza, 1 Oxford St., Cambridge
Enjoy summer evenings with live music and fun for all ages at Summer Thursdays on the Plaza! 
Play on the lush green lawn beneath the shade structure, dance through bubbles, get creative with chalk drawings, and play a wide assortment of lawn games. Plus, enjoy live music from the community from 5:30pm–6:30pm.
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2019 Jul 07
Summer Sundays at the Harvard Semitic Museum
Repeats every week every Sunday until Sun Aug 25 2019 .
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
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: construct models of an Egyptian pyramid, inscribe clay tablets, or decode hieroglyphics.
Activities take place on the first floor of the Harvard Semitic Museum. This HMSC museum explores the rich history of cultures connected by the family of Semitic languages. Exhibitions include a full-scale replica of an ancient Israelite home, life-sized casts of famous Mesopotamian monuments, authentic mummy coffins, and tablets containing the earliest forms of writing.
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2019 Jun 21
Summer Solstice Celebration 2019: Night at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
5:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge
Celebrate the longest day of the year and mark the beginning of the summer season at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. Enjoy free admission to four museums (the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, and the Harvard Semitic Museum) and...
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2019 Jun 08
Moon Medley
3:00pm to 4:10pm
Location: 
Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy St., Cambridge
In collaboration with Houghton Library’s celebration of the moon landing’s 50th anniversary, the Harvard Film Archive presents films about humans’ exploration of that final frontier. This program features "A Trip to the Moon" with live musical accompaniment, "A Grand Day Out," "One Small Step," and more family-friendly short films!
Cost: $5 Weekend Matinee Admission or free with Cambridge Public Library Card.
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2019 May 03
ARTS FIRST 2019: Jazz on the Plaza
5:30pm to 7:00pm
Location: 
Science Center Plaza Tent, 1 Oxford St., Cambridge
Harvard Jazz Bands will take the stage with Grammy Award-nominated saxophonist Yosvany Terry, Senior Lecturer on Music and director of Harvard Jazz Bands, and Mark Olson, director of the Harvard Wind Ensemble and Harvard University Band. Saxophonist and composer Don Braden '85, lauded by the New York Times as “brilliant and assured,” is the guest artist.
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2019 May 02
ARTS FIRST 2019
Thu May 2 (All day) to Sun May 5 (All day)
Location: 
Harvard University
Each ARTS FIRST festival is unique, but every year combines the exuberance of Harvard students, faculty and affiliates who are passionate about the many art forms presented in four rousing days of performances, exhibitions and community.
Enjoy free, family-friendly performances, dance styles from around the world, public art walks, hands-on artmaking, and much more! We look forward to celebrating the artists of Harvard community with you during ARTS FIRST on May 2–5, 2019.
Events include:
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2019 Apr 18
Meet a Scientist at the Harvard Museum of Natural History
10:00am to 12:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge
Come see the world through the eyes of a scientist and explore what research reveals about life and our planet. Graduate students from the departments of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Human Evolutionary Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University will share their research through hands-on activities in the museum galleries. This program is designed to actively engage families in learning more about science and exciting new discoveries in our natural world.
Note: Regular museum admission rates apply....
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2019 Apr 14
April School Vacation Week Activities at the Harvard Semitic Museum
Repeats every day until Fri Apr 19 2019 . Also includes Sun Apr 21 2019.
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 tablets, or decode hieroglyphics. Drop in for five minutes—or 30—to see what is new every day.
Self-guided activities take place on the first floor of the Harvard Semitic Museum. Explore the rich history of cultures connected by the family of Semitic languages. Exhibitions include a full-scale replica of an ancient Israelite home, life-sized casts of famous Mesopotamian monuments, authentic mummy coffins, and tablets...
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2019 Apr 13
April School Vacation Week Activities at the Peabody Museum
Repeats every day until Sun Apr 21 2019 .
11:00am to 1:00pm
11:00am to 1:00pm
11:00am to 1:00pm
11:00am to 1:00pm
11:00am to 1:00pm
11:00am to 1:00pm
11:00am to 1:00pm
11:00am to 1:00pm
11:00am to 1:00pm
Location: 
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge
During April school vacation week, drop in to the third-floor galleries to touch a Maya hieroglyph and create your own glyph rubbing to take home. In the Arts of War exhibit, hunt for animals hidden in designs on weapons and armor from around the world.
Activities are free with regular museum admission. Self-guided activities change daily.
Admission is free for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning (year-round) from 9:00am-12:00pm and on Wednesdays from 3:00pm-5:00pm (September through May). Proof of residency required. This offer is not available to...
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2019 Mar 31
Amazing Archaeology Fair at Harvard 2019
12:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: 
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge
Join Harvard archaeology students in the museum galleries as they share their experience from excavations around the world and across time. Examine artifacts and see what archaeologists do. Try launching a spear with a spear thrower (weather permitting), carve cuneiform writing on clay, and experience up-to-the-minute technologies such as 3D printing and augmented reality. Test your listening skills in the World Music Challenge game hosted by colleagues from the social anthropology department. Activities will be spread across both the Peabody and the Harvard Semitic Museums.
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2019 Feb 09
I Heart Science
10:00am to 4:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA
Awaken your love of science with activities led by Harvard scientists, graduate students, and...
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2018 Dec 09
The Science of Pizza: It's a Little Cheesy!
2:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: 
Science Center, Lecture Hall B, 1 Oxford St. Cambridge
Why does pizza crust have holes? How does cheese form from milk? How do you break down food into the fuel your body needs? What makes pizza dough stretchy? Join us at the 2018 Harvard Holiday Science Lecture as we observe, touch, taste, and explore some of your favorite foods. Kids, families, students, teachers and the curious are welcome! You will discover the physics, chemistry and biology of cheese and bread, look at them under a microscope, make a simple cheese (yum!), and learn about digestion (yuck!). Using...
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