Sound Inventur: New Music Festival, 1953

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Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street., Cambridge, MA

On May 26, 1953, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR Radio), in Cologne, Germany, presented neues Musikfest (New Music Festival), one of the first public... Read more about Sound Inventur: New Music Festival, 1953

Modern Humans’ Earliest Artwork and Music: New European Discoveries

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Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA

The earliest evidence of artwork made by modern humans, Aurignacian art, was created more than 35,000 years ago and has been found in French, German, and Romanian archaeological sites.... Read more about Modern Humans’ Earliest Artwork and Music: New European Discoveries

Persian New Year Celebration

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Harvard Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Ave., Cambridge

Celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year and the beginning of spring, with poetry, music, traditional sweets, and an exploration of the traditional haft... Read more about Persian New Year Celebration

Materials Lab Workshop: Direct Animation & Cameraless Filmmaking

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Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA

In this workshop, Grant Hamming, the Inga Maren Otto Curatorial Fellow in the Harvard Art Museums’ Division of Academic... Read more about Materials Lab Workshop: Direct Animation & Cameraless Filmmaking

Suad Amiry, "Reclaiming Space: Riwaq’s 50 Village Project in Rural Palestine"

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

In 2005 Riwaq made a significant shift from the conservation of single building to the rehabilitation of entire historic centers.... Read more about Suad Amiry, "Reclaiming Space: Riwaq’s 50 Village Project in Rural Palestine"

Ancient Egypt in Africa: New Excavations at the Island Fortress of Uronarti

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Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge

Ancient Egyptian kings conquered Lower Nubia—today northern Sudan—nearly 4,000 years ago, defending it with a string of monumental... Read more about Ancient Egypt in Africa: New Excavations at the Island Fortress of Uronarti

Empowering Girls, Transforming Communities: The Power of Grassroots Leadership

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Livestream: hsph.me/Ntaiya

Please join us for the next “Voices in Leadership” event of the Spring semester, featuring Kakenya Ntaiya, Founder of the Kakenya Center for Excellence.... Read more about Empowering Girls, Transforming Communities: The Power of Grassroots Leadership

The Visibility of the Eiffel Tower

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Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA.

La Tour Eiffel—the 300-meter open-work iron pylon erected in Paris for the Exposition Universelle... Read more about The Visibility of the Eiffel Tower

Bardic Divas: A Celebration of Women's Music Making in Central Asia

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John Knowles Paine Concert Hall, 3 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA

Music in Central Asia has been shaped by the region’s millennia-old geocultural symbiosis between sedentary-dwellers and nomads (a.k.a. “mobile... Read more about Bardic Divas: A Celebration of Women's Music Making in Central Asia

Drawing History and the Image as Memory

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Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA

Peruvian-born artist Fernando Bryce will discuss his artistic practice...... Read more about Drawing History and the Image as Memory

Wheelwright Prize Finalist Presentations

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

The Harvard Graduate School of Design is pleased to announce Aude-line Duliere, José Esparza Chong Cuy, Gustavo Utrabo, and Catty Dan... Read more about Wheelwright Prize Finalist Presentations

Parker String Quartet Perform Tutschku, Czernowin, Iyer

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John Knowles Paine Concert Hall, 3 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA

Please join us for an afternoon of classical music...... Read more about Parker String Quartet Perform Tutschku, Czernowin, Iyer

Quick Stops

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Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge

Let a Harvard student help you focus on one special object in the galleries. Each Quick Stop lasts about 15 minutes and offers replica objects to... Read more about Quick Stops

Harvard Wind Ensemble presents: Heart Songs

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Lowell Lecture Hall, 17 Kirkland St., Cambridge, MA

Join us for a transformative musical experience at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 2nd in Lowell Lecture Hall...

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AMOC in Allston

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Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston

The American Modern Opera Company (AMOC)—an ensemble of singers, dancers, and instrumentalists—invites the Ed Portal community to share... Read more about AMOC in Allston

Mark Joseph and Amy Khare, "Succeeding Where Mixed-Income Transformation Falls Short: A Path to Equity and Inclusion in Our Cities

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

Drawing on their work examining the costs and consequences of racial segregation and the concentration of poverty and affluence as well as the... Read more about Mark Joseph and Amy Khare, "Succeeding Where Mixed-Income Transformation Falls Short: A Path to Equity and Inclusion in Our Cities

Aaron Sachs, “A Common Treasury for All”: Toward a Deeper History of Environmental Justice"

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, Room 105, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

In recent years, environmental justice scholarship has exploded. But virtually every relevant piece of work has understood the history of... Read more about Aaron Sachs, “A Common Treasury for All”: Toward a Deeper History of Environmental Justice"

Exhibition Reception: All in Allston

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Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston

Join the Harvard Ed Portal for a reception celebrating the latest Crossings Gallery exhibition All in Allston. Discover the people, places, and... Read more about Exhibition Reception: All in Allston

On Monuments: Place, Time, and Memory

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Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, Room 105, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Please join us for an evening of presentations and conversation mining the deep and trenchant topic of Monuments. Participants in On Monuments: Place,... Read more about On Monuments: Place, Time, and Memory

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