2018 Feb 12

Taking Note: Connecting Citizen Science to Science Learning

7:00pm to 8:30pm

Location: 

Hunnewell Building, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston

Colleen Hitchcock will speak about the value of taking note of natural phenomena and the contributions such actions can make to science, society, and... Read more about Taking Note: Connecting Citizen Science to Science Learning

2018 Feb 12

Tech Talk for Educators: Social Media for Family Engagement

3:00pm to 4:30pm

Location: 

Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston

By better understanding digital trends in social media, educators can open channels of communication with students and families. From likes to... Read more about Tech Talk for Educators: Social Media for Family Engagement

2018 Feb 09

Kiley Fellow Lecture: Danielle Choi

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Stubbins Room 112, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Danielle Choi is an Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. She teaches in the Masters of Landscape Architecture core... Read more about Kiley Fellow Lecture: Danielle Choi

2018 Feb 07

Who Would Choose to Be LGBT and Nigerian!?

4:00pm

Location: 

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Cambridge

Ifeoma Fafunwa RI ’18 is the creator of the popular stage play HEAR WORD! Naija Women Talk True. In this presentation, Fafunwa will speak about her latest production... Read more about Who Would Choose to Be LGBT and Nigerian!?

2018 Feb 04

Collections Up Close: Conifer Collection

1:00pm to 3:00pm

Location: 

Conifer Collection, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston

This expansive collection occupies 24 acres and is arranged to facilitate the study of cone-bearing plants. Come out, brave the elements, and learn about... Read more about Collections Up Close: Conifer Collection

2018 Feb 03

Arboretum for Educators

9:00am to 11:30am

Location: 

Hunnewell Building, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston

Arboretum for Educators monthly explorations are a professional development opportunity for elementary and middle school teachers to introduce the... Read more about Arboretum for Educators

2018 Jan 29

Norton Lectures: Frederick Wiseman The Search for Story, Structure, and Meaning in Documentary Film: Part I

4:00pm

Location: 

Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge

The Charles Eliot Norton Professorship in Poetry was endowed in 1925. Harvard's preeminent lecture series in the arts and humanities, the Norton... Read more about Norton Lectures: Frederick Wiseman The Search for Story, Structure, and Meaning in Documentary Film: Part I

2017 Dec 16

From Stone to Silicone

(All day)

Location: 

Harvard Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge

The Harvard Semitic Museum is reimagining its grand third-floor atrium gallery, featuring the arts of ancient Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq). This... Read more about From Stone to Silicone

2017 Dec 07

Garden Party: From Genesis to The Descent of Man

6:00pm

Location: 

Emerson Hall, 25 Quincy St, Cambridge

A discussion of origin stories with Stephen Greenblatt (Harvard University), Meredith Reiches (University of Massachusetts Boston), and Richard... Read more about Garden Party: From Genesis to The Descent of Man

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 04

Of Monarchs and Milkweed: A Story of Coevolution, Cultural History, and Conservation

7:00pm to 8:30pm

Location: 

125 Arborway, Boston

What if your host truly didn’t want you to visit? Found you intolerable, in fact, and didn’t want you to stay? You’d think that you’d be kicked out, but... Read more about Of Monarchs and Milkweed: A Story of Coevolution, Cultural History, and Conservation

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

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

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 16

Hidden in Plain Sight: Family Secrets and American History

4:15pm

Location: 

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

This panel brings together notable authors and academics to discuss the not-quite-secret stories of American families that, once... Read more about Hidden in Plain Sight: Family Secrets and American History

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 10

Visiting Artist Workshop with Bai Ming

10:00am to 4:00pm

Location: 

Ceramics Program, 224 Western Avenue, Allston

From the Yugan, Jiangxi province, Bai Ming is a world-renowned Chinese ceramic artist, painter, writer and teacher. Join us in... Read more about Visiting Artist Workshop with Bai Ming

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 07
Visiting Scholar Lecture: State of Clay: Bay Area Ceramics by Nancy M. Servis
6:00pm to 7:00pm
Location: 
Ceramics Program, 224 Western Avenue, Allston
From pottery to sculptural expression, Nancy M. Servis unveils the dynamic variety of ceramics found in Northern California. Long... Read more about Visiting Scholar Lecture: State of Clay: Bay Area Ceramics by Nancy M. Servis

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