2017 Dec 06

All the World is Here

6:00pm

Location: 

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge

The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago was the first American fair to feature anthropology. The new discipline had its own building,... Read more about All the World is Here

2017 Dec 06

Social Justice Action: How We Change the World

4:00pm

Location: 

First Parish in Cambridge, 1446 Massachusetts Ave

The Mahindra Humanities Center and the Office of the President at Harvard present the Tanner Lectures on Human Values: Bryan... Read more about Social Justice Action: How We Change the World

2017 Dec 01

Harvard Wind Ensemble and Sunday Jazz Band Holiday Concert

8:00pm

Location: 

Lowell Lecture Hall, 17 Kirkland Street, Cambridge

Holiday Concert featuring Harvard Wind Ensemble and Harvard Sunday Jazz Band. Free admissions.... Read more about Harvard Wind Ensemble and Sunday Jazz Band Holiday Concert

2017 Nov 30

“Let the Indian Paint His Own Picture”: Alice Fletcher and Cultural Representation Paradoxes

6:00pm

Location: 

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge

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2017 Nov 20

Film: Earth

6:00pm to 8:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge

Join us for a screening of Deepa Mehta’s Earth (1998; 110 min.), the third and final film in her acclaimed Elemental trilogy.... Read more about Film: Earth

2017 Nov 14

Egypt's Old Kingdom

6:00pm

Location: 

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge

Abusir, the “Place of Osiris,” is a necropolis (burial site) near the Old Kingdom’s city of Memphis, known for its pyramids and sun... Read more about Egypt's Old Kingdom

2017 Nov 14

Feminist Archaeology: Exhibition Opening Talk with Jennifer Bornstein

5:00pm

Location: 

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge

Jennifer Bornstein RI’15 is an internationally exhibited artist who works in diverse media, including video, 16-millimeter film, sculpture,... Read more about Feminist Archaeology: Exhibition Opening Talk with Jennifer Bornstein

2017 Nov 13

Rouse Visiting Artist Lecture: James Welling, “Pathological Color”

6:30pm

Location: 

Piper Auditorium, Gund Hall, 48 Quincy St, Cambridge

Statement from the artist:

For over 20 years, I have been tinkering with color. Color became an option for me—previously I'd worked mainly in black and white... Read more about Rouse Visiting Artist Lecture: James Welling, “Pathological Color”

2017 Nov 13

Writers Speak: Michael Ondaatje in conversation with Claire Messud

4:00pm

Location: 

Memorial Church, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge

Michael Ondaatje is the author of five novels, a memoir, a nonfiction book on film, and several books of poetry. His novel The... Read more about Writers Speak: Michael Ondaatje in conversation with Claire Messud

2017 Nov 09

Kudiyattam: Sanskrit Theater by the Napathya Troupe

7:00pm

Location: 

Agassiz Theatre, 5 James Street, Cambridge

The Napathya troupe from Kerala, India will present a very rare performance of Sanskrit Theater— KUDIYATTAM, the last living... Read more about Kudiyattam: Sanskrit Theater by the Napathya Troupe

2017 Nov 08

Decoding Maya Hieroglyphs with 3D Technology

6:00pm

Location: 

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge

The Peabody Museum has conducted archaeological research in the Maya site of Copan, Honduras, since the 1890s. One of... Read more about Decoding Maya Hieroglyphs with 3D Technology

2017 Nov 08
A Conversation and Clinic with Jeff “Tain” Watts
5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: 
Leverett House Theater, 11 Mill Street, Cambridge
A conversation and clinic with drummer, composer and Grammy Award-winner Jeff“Tain” Watts, with live music provided by students... Read more about A Conversation and Clinic with Jeff “Tain” Watts
2017 Nov 06

What about Revolution? Three Lectures on Aesthetic Practices after 1917

6:00pm to 7:30pm

Location: 

Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge

On the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, this lecture series brings to campus three internationally distinguished... Read more about What about Revolution? Three Lectures on Aesthetic Practices after 1917

2017 Nov 04

Day of the Dead Family Celebration at the Peabody Museum

12:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: 

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

Live music, dancers, and beautiful decorations help to make this a joyful event designed to remember and welcome back the spirits... Read more about Day of the Dead Family Celebration at the Peabody Museum

2017 Nov 04

Dutch Drawings on the Horizon: A Day of Talks in Honor of George S. Abrams

10:00am to 4:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge

This symposium brings together international experts on 17th-century Dutch drawings in honor of George S. Abrams (Harvard... Read more about Dutch Drawings on the Horizon: A Day of Talks in Honor of George S. Abrams

2017 Nov 02

Formal Forms

6:00pm to 7:30pm

Location: 

Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge

Using the poetic sermon, artist Theaster Gates will share a monologue on the creation of temporary and semi-permanent structures... Read more about Formal Forms

2017 Nov 02

Does the Left Have a Future?

4:15pm

Location: 

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge

Nearly everywhere in Europe and the United States, the left is mired in crisis: its intellectuals and activists strike defensive poses and... Read more about Does the Left Have a Future?

2017 Nov 01

Encyclopedia or Kaleidoscope? When Private Philosophy Chambers Go Public

6:00pm to 7:30pm

Location: 

Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge

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2017 Nov 01

Day of the Dead Museum Open House and Evening Celebration

4:00pm to 8:00pm

Location: 

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

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2017 Oct 25

A conversation and visual journey with muralist Paul Deo

4:00pm

Location: 

Leverett House Library Theater, 28 Dewolfe Street, Cambridge

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