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

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 10

Hold Your Temper: Celebrating the Science of Chocolate

11:00am to 2:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Science Center, 1 Oxford St, Cambridge

A Holiday Science Lecture for Children and their Families: Join us at the 2017 Holiday Science Lecture as we explore the science behind the... Read more about Hold Your Temper: Celebrating the Science of Chocolate

2017 Dec 10
Hold Your Temper: Celebrating the Science of Chocolate
11:00am to 2:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Science Center, 1 Oxford St, Cambridge
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2017 Dec 08
Film and Discussion: Gazing through a Lens—ʿAli Khan Documents 19th-Century Iran
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Location: 
Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge
Preview Azadeh Tajpour’s film about a fascinating 19th-century album of photographs created by ʿAli Khan Vali, long-time governor of the province of Azerbaijan in northwestern Iran and an avid photographer. The album is currently on view in the museums’ Technologies of the Image exhibition. Tajpour, a multidisciplinary artist based in Cambridge, will discuss...
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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 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 25

Harvard Women’s Hockey vs. New Hampshire

3:00pm

Location: 

Bright-Landry Hockey Center, 65 North Harvard Street, Cambridge

It’s Youth Day! FREE tickets for kids 12 and under. Enter Promo Code CRIMSONYOUTH to redeem your tickets. Any questions, call... Read more about Harvard Women’s Hockey vs. New Hampshire

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 18

Common Application Workshop for High School Students

10:00am to 1:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston

The Harvard Ed Portal is proud to offer a free Common Application Workshop for high school students who live or attend school in... Read more about Common Application Workshop for High School Students

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

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 11

Harvard Jazz Band featuring Guest Artist, Jeff "Tain" Watts on Drums

8:00pm

Location: 

Lowell Lecture Hall, 17 Kirkland Street, Cambridge

The Harvard Jazz Band in concert featuring Guest Artist, Jeff "Tain" Watts, drums.... Read more about Harvard Jazz Band featuring Guest Artist, Jeff "Tain" Watts on Drums

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

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