Boston galleries events

Evolution

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

Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery

The newly-renovated Earth & Planetary Sciences gallery features a spectacular array of stunning minerals and intriguing rocks...

Gallery Spot: Dinosaur Pots

Head up to A Legacy of Change: Native American Art to explore clay with a museum educator. Take a closer look at the works of artist William Andrew Pacheco. Made possible by American Dental Partners.

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...

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...

Military History Day

Active Duty and Veterans Free with ID Included with museum admission Guest Author, John Katsaros; 11 am Celebrate the service of America's armed forces as veterans and re-enactors share stories, a...

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.

Fishes Gallery

Explore the diversity of fishes from gars to groupers and stonefishes to seahorses...

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...

Free Fun Friday at Wenham Museum

Enjoy the museum's family-friendly galleries celebrating childhood and New England family life...

Castle Wenham Medieval Tournament

Create castle crafts, build a trebuchet and defend the castle in a foam-noodle tournament...

Unbound Visual Arts Exhibitions

Unbound Visual Arts (UVA) presents at the Art Gallery at Harvard Allston Education Portal, Allston, MA (617-657-427). Mon-Fri 3-7 pm, Sat-Sun 1-5 pm. May 9-June 30...

The Language of Color Exhibit

Whether it’s the brilliant blue wings of a butterfly, the scarlet feathers of a tanager, or the stripes of a zebra, animals display color in vastly different ways and for different reasons...

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...