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ArtsThursdays: Halloween at the Museum
October 23, 2025
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5:00PM - 9:00PM EDT
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Harvard Museum of Natural History (26 Oxford Street)
In Person
Free In-Person Event Join us for a free night at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. Come with a date, come with friends, or make new friends while strolling through the galleries Trick-or-Treat through the museum and check out some of our spookiest...
bat with its wings spread.

Day of the Dead Workshop: Making Papier-Mâché Skeletons-PM
October 18, 2025
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2:00PM - 4:00PM EDT
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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
In Person
Instructor: Brioch Ochoa, Multidisciplinary Artist Fees: $30 members / $35 nonmembers per person. Includes museum admission and materials. Participants are encouraged to come early or stay late to explore the museum. This session is offered twice, in the...
painted paper mache skull.

Day of the Dead Workshop: Making Papier-Mâché Skeletons-AM
October 18, 2025
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10:00AM - 12:00PM EDT
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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
In Person
Instructor: Brioch Ochoa, Multidisciplinary Artist Fees: $30 members / $35 nonmembers per person. Includes museum admission and materials. Participants are encouraged to come early or stay late to explore the museum. This session is offered twice, in the...
painted paper mache skull.

One Woman's Fight to Protect Ancient Maya Legacy
October 16, 2025
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6:00PM - 7:00PM EDT
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Geological Lecture Hall
Hybrid
2025 Tatiana Proskouriakoff Lecture Free Hybrid Lecture Speaker: Dr. Clemency Chase Coggins, Professor Emerita of Archaeology and Art History, Boston University; Research Associate, Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University When the...
An aerial shot of Tikal central plaza.

Live Archaeology Excavation: Discovering Colonial Student Life
October 16, 2025
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12:30PM - 1:30PM EDT
Virtual
Free Virtual Program for Grades 4–12 Register your class for a virtual visit to a live archaeology excavation into the eighteenth century. College student archaeologists-in-training uncover history around Harvard’s Holden Chapel which housed a soldiers’...
2 archaeologists digging in deep pit.

Free Admission on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 13, 2025
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9:00AM - 5:00PM EDT
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Harvard Museum of Natural History (26 Oxford Street) and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
In Person
Free In-Person Event Join us for Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. The Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology and the Harvard Museum of Natural History are offering free admission all day. Activities Peabody Museum...
Two attendees holding and discussing walking sticks.

Day of the Dead Workshop: Making a Nicho
October 11, 2025
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2:00PM - 4:00PM EDT
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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
In Person
Instructor: Brioch Ochoa, Multidisciplinary Artist Fees: $30 members / $35 nonmembers per person. Includes museum admission and materials. Participants are encouraged to come early or stay late to explore the museum. This session is offered twice, in the...
An attendee works their Nicho.

Day of the Dead Workshop: Making a Nicho
October 11, 2025
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10:00AM - 12:00PM EDT
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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
In Person
Instructor: Brioch Ochoa, Multidisciplinary Artist Fees: $30 members / $35 nonmembers per person. Includes museum admission and materials. Participants are encouraged to come early or stay late to explore the museum. This session is offered twice, in the...
An attendee works their Nicho.

¡Celebremos Puerto Rico!
September 27, 2025
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1:00PM - 4:00PM EDT
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Harvard Museum of Natural History (26 Oxford Street) and Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology (11 Divinity Avenue)
In Person
Free All Ages Special Event Leer en español Celebrate Puerto Rico’s rich culture and natural wonders at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture! Join us for a fun-filled day with hands-on art-making and storytelling led by Puerto Rican artist and...
illustration of puerto rico map with symbols.

ArtsThursdays at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
September 25, 2025
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5:00PM - 9:00PM EDT
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Harvard Museum of Natural History (26 Oxford Street) and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
In Person
Free In-Person Event Join us for a free night at two of the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. Come with a date, come with friends, or make new friends while strolling through the galleries. All ages are welcome. Learn about Agua, Sol y Sereno–a Puerto...
crowd of students in gallery.

Stickball, the Little Brother of War: Teen Saturdays Workshop
September 20, 2025
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1:00PM - 3:30PM EDT
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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
In Person
Leer en español In-Person Youth Program, ages 13-18 Saturday, September 20, 1:00–3:30 pm Advance registration required Stickball is often referred to as “the little brother of war,” and has been played by Native American tribes for centuries. This older...
Two attendees holding and discussing walking sticks.

Shamanism: The Timeless Religion
September 10, 2025
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6:00PM - 7:00PM EDT
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Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge
Hybrid
Free Hybrid Book Presentation Speaker: Manvir Singh, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Davis What is shamanism and why has it endured across cultures and centuries? In this talk, anthropologist Manvir Singh will explore the...
A collage of Manvir Singh's headshot and the cover of his book, Shamanism: the Timeless Religion.