# HMSC December Member Party ![three women in minerals gallery look in a case.](/sites/g/files/omnuum4921/files/styles/hwp_5_4__480x385/public/2025-11/12-11%20member%20TonyRinaldo%20detail.jpg?itok=O-YgKOSx) #### calendar\_today Date and Time **December 11, 2025** 06:00PM - 09:00PM EST #### pin\_drop Location **Harvard Museum of Natural History** [26 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 United States ]() [ Register in advance by December 8 arrow\_circle\_right ](https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6qZlDYL7a7lHKYK) ## In-Person Member Event [Advance registration required by December 8](https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6qZlDYL7a7lHKYK) Welcome the winter season with HMSC’s most popular member event. [Registration](https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6qZlDYL7a7lHKYK) is now open. Not a member?[ Join now so you can join us in December!](https://community.alumni.harvard.edu/give/16038662) - Sign up for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Mineralogical and Geological collections. Tours are open to all ages and geared toward teen and adult audiences. - Learn from two other museums how minerals have been studied and used - Take a closer look at specimens at a hands-on mineral station - Celebrate two new mini exhibits in the Arthropod gallery - Enjoy seasonal snacks - Use your special discount at the newly renovated Shop at HMNH Free event parking at the [52 Oxford Street Garage](https://www.google.com/maps/place/52+Oxford+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02138/@42.3801643,-71.1153065,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e37740b4804b09:0x1ca7c4a4324b1694!8m2!3d42.3801643!4d-71.1153065!16s%2Fg%2F11c2133ff1). Presented by the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. *Photo © Tony Rinaldo* Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#) Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://peabody.harvard.edu/node/1618331/event-feed.ics) Copy link link