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Distracted

Lisa Loomer's comedy questions whether people or our society have Attention Deficit Disorder...

BOT Showcase Fun! Flowers Spout First

Enjoy an afternoon showcase of robotic challenges named in honor of famed MIT Professor Woody Flowers whose robotics class was the inspiration for FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science ...

The Human Shore: Seacoasts in History

More than half of Americans now live within 50 miles of ocean, but should they? John Gillis (Rutgers University) argues that an inadequate understanding of the natural and human history of our shor...

The Zoological Galleries

The zoological galleries feature examples of animals ranging from the earliest prehistoric creatures, including fossil invertebrates, reptiles, and dinosaurs, to today’s mammals, birds, and fish fr...

Evolution

Evolution invites visitors to examine the fossil, anatomical and genetic evidence that all life is connected through a shared evolutionary history...

PRE2-S: Preschool Art Class For Adult And Child, Ages 4-5

Sundays, five weeks, Session Two: May 12, May 19, May 29, June 2, June 9 Course Description:The Preschool Program is designed for children ages 4-5, who are accompanied by an adult...

Time Trails Gallery Exploration at Harvard Museum of Natural History

Find extraterrestrial rocks "as old as time," look closer at giant clams whose shells, like tree rings, show each year's growth, or seek out fossilized dinosaur footprints crossing through a riverb...

New England Forests Gallery

A multi-media exhibition that explores the natural history and ecology of our regional forests, their responses to human activity, and their environmental significance...

Arthropods: Creatures that Rule

Featuring hands-on activities, dramatic specimen displays, colorful video and graphics, and even live animals, this exhibition draws on the latest scientific research to explore arthropods’ extraor...

The Houses of Ancient Israel

The Houses of Ancient Israel, offers a view of life in an ancient Near Eastern agricultural society. The exhibit includes a full scale replica of an Iron Age Israelite home.

Dear Mr. Longfellow: letters to and from the children’s poet- A Talk by author Sydelle Pearl

Join for a fascinating author talk by Sydelle Pearl to learn how she was inspired to write her unique biography, Dear Mr. Longfellow: letters to and from the children’s poet...

Look Listen Touch

A guide for young children to explore the Museum's New England Forests, in the Zofnass Family Gallery...

The Blaschka Glass Flowers: Harvard's world-famous Exhibit

One of the Museum’s most famous treasures is the internationally acclaimed Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants, the “Glass Flowers...

Mollusks Exhibit: Shelled Masters of the Marine Realm

Mollusks explores the amazing diversity and history of mollusks—snails, clams, squid and other invertebrates that comprise almost a quarter of all known marine species...