Events

2024 Aug 12

Summer Science Week: Earth Explorers

Mon - Fri, Aug 12 to Aug 16, 9:30am - 12:00pm

Location:

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

The planet Earth.

2024 Aug 12

Summer Science Week: Uncovering Geology

Mon - Fri, Aug 12 to Aug 16, 9:30am - 12:00pm

Location:

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

A computer-rendered display of Earth, featuring geological faults and features.

For children entering grades 4–6.

Explore Earth from the...

2024 Aug 05

Summer Science Week: Amazing Animals

Mon - Fri, Aug 5 to Aug 9, 9:30am - 12:00pm

Location:

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

A taxidermied kiwi bird.

For...

2024 Aug 05

Summer Science Week: Invertebrate Investigators

Mon - Fri, Aug 5 to Aug 9, 9:30am - 12:00pm

Location:

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

Tarantula on dirt

For children entering grades 4–6.

Dive deep into the world of insects, spiders, and other invertebrates. Examine the many amazing adaptations that...

2024 Jul 29

Summer Science Week: Spineless Wonders

Mon - Fri, Jul 29 to Aug 2, 9:30am - 12:00pm

Location:

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

A closeup of a praying mantid's face.

For children entering grades 1–3.

Explore the amazing world of insects, spiders, crabs, and other invertebrates. Meet a tarantula,...

2024 Jul 29

Summer Science Week: Grab Your Sketchbook

Mon - Fri, Jul 29 to Aug 2, 9:30am - 12:00pm

Location:

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

A pencil sketch of a common kestrel and a margay cat.

For children entering...

2024 Jul 22

Summer Science Week: Blue Planet: Life in the Sea

Mon - Fri, Jul 22 to Jul 26, 9:30am - 12:00pm

Location:

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

A fish looking through some seaweed.

For children entering grades 3–5.

Dive into the deep as...

2024 Jul 22

Summer Science Week: Exploring Life on a Page-SOLD OUT

Mon - Fri, Jul 22 to Jul 26, 9:30am - 12:00pm

Location:

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

An illustration of a bird and two feathers.

For children entering grades 6–8.

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2024 Jul 15

Summer Science Week: Museum Makers

Mon - Fri, Jul 15 to Jul 19, 9:30am - 12:00pm

Location:

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

A concentric display of colorful beetles.

For children entering grades 1–3.

Get creative in the museum! Explore the museum...

2024 Jul 15

Summer Science Week: The Ins and Outs of Skeletons

Mon - Fri, Jul 15 to Jul 19, 9:30am - 12:00pm

Location:

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

A complete giraffe skeleton on displayed on a black background.

Investigate the ins and outs of skeletons! Using observations of skulls, bones, and live animals, we will explore how animals use their skeletons for...

2024 May 08

Sketching Animals

9:30am to 11:30am

Location:

Online

Color illustration of a green heron's head.

Online Workshop

$30 members / $35 nonmembers

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Reading Genetic Tea Leaves

6:00pm to 7:00pm

Location:

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St.

A headshot of Molly Przeworski.

In-Person and Online Event

Speaker: Molly Przeworski - Alan H. Kempner Professor of Biological Sciences & Systems Biology, Columbia University

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2024 Apr 27

Capturing Butterflies and Moths in Colored Pencil

9:30am to 12:30pm

Location:

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

A tryptich of moth wing illustrations in colored pencil

In-Person Workshop

$50 members / $60 nonmembers

Explore the beauty of butterflies and moths using preserved museum...

2024 Apr 25

India: An Amphibian Hotspot

6:00pm to 7:00pm

Location:

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St.

A Portrait of S. D. Biju (Sathyabhama Das Biju).

Speaker: S. D. Biju (Sathyabhama Das Biju) – Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, India; Radcliffe Hrdy Fellow, Harvard Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study; Associate, Museum of Comparative...

2024 Apr 25

ArtsThursdays: A Night of Biodiversity

5:00pm to 9:00pm

Location:

Harvard Museum of Natural History (26 Oxford Street) and Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology (11 Divinity Avenue)

Two guests inspecting a case in the museum.

Special In-Person Event

Join us for a free, fun night at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture.

2024 Apr 20

The Science of Scents & Fragrances

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Location:

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Classroom B (Third Floor), 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

Flowers and a vial of cosmetic oil.

In-Person Workshop

$30 members / $35 nonmembers

2024 Apr 17

Highland Street Foundation Spring Week

(All day)

Location:

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA

Spring week logo The Harvard Museum of Natural History is proud to be participating The Highland Street Foundation’s Spring Week program. Admission to the...

2024 Apr 15

Celebrating Birds: A Papier Mâché Workshop

Mon - Fri, Apr 15 to Apr 19, 9:30am - 12:30pm

Location:

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

A papier mache saw whet owl.

In-Person Program

$175 members / $220 nonmembers including materials

2024 Apr 13

Science Spotlights

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Location:

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Classroom B (Third Floor), 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

Portraits of scientists Juli Cosgrove and Val Aguilar.

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

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Painting with Mushrooms-SOLD OUT

9:30am to 11:30am

Location:

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

An illustration of a mushroom and hyphae made with fungal pigments.

In-Person Workshop

$40 members / $50 nonmembers

This class is full. Please email Reservations to be added to the waitlist.

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