Events

    2023 Jul 17

    Summer Science Week: Earth Explorers - Sold Out

    Mon - Fri, Jul 17 to Jul 21, 9:30am - 12:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street

    Earth

    For children entering grades 1–2

    Our planet is an exciting place! Explore geology and paleontology using the museum’s collections and exhibits. Study rocks, fossils, volcanoes, and earthquakes through experiments, specimens, stories, and models.

    Fee: $200 members / $225...

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    2023 Jun 10

    Science Spotlights

    2:00pm to 3:30pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge
    A man talking to a group with kids and adults in the Sea Creatures Gallery.

    Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks.

    Schedule

    2:00 pm
    Exploring Other Worlds with...

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    2023 May 13

    Science Spotlights

    2:00pm to 3:30pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge
    A man talking to a group with kids and adults in the Sea Creatures Gallery.

    Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks. Perhaps you’ll discuss how studying dog reactions help us learn about the evolution of social...

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    2023 May 07

    Frog-Legged Beetle Dome

    1:30pm to 4:30pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge

    A glass dome housing a beetle and bright green moss.

    Mickey Alice Kwapis, Professional Taxidermist

    $95 members / $115 nonmembers

    Open to children with adult supervision and those ages 12 and up.

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    2023 May 04

    Nature Photography & Environmental Storytelling Workshop

    Repeats every day, 3 times except Fri May 05 2023.
    (All day)

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    Location: 

    Online, Eel River Preserve, Plymouth, MA, and Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge, MA

    An landscape of tall trees, grass and a blue pond.In person and online

    Develop your nature photography and environmental storytelling skills in this three-session, field-based workshop led by acclaimed wildlife photographer Keith Ellenbogen. Experience what it’s like to “go on assignment” as we head to the Eel River Preserve—a restored wetland in...

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    2023 Apr 22

    Alfred Russel Wallace Is 200!

    1:00pm to 4:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge

    A woman scientist speaking to a boy.

    Join the Harvard Museum of Natural History in celebrating the bicentenary of Alfred Russel Wallace’s birth.

    If you are not familiar with Alfred Russel Wallace, you are not alone. Wallace (1823–1913) holds a...

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