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Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination
Embark on a daring voyage into the depths of human imagination at the Harvard Museum of Natural History’s new exhibition, Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination. Featuring ancient mariners' maps, literature, works of art, and natural history specimens, this exhibit explores the allure of serpents, krakens, and other monsters of the deep. Peer into […]
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Look beyond the Sea Monsters special exhibition to explore other items in the collections. Pick up the Sea-ing Monsters scavenger hunt sheet at any of the four Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. Find this symbol throughout the galleries of all four museums marking contenders for the title of Sea Monster and decide for yourself—sea […]
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Exercise the Mind and Body Fitness Series Schedule, Summer 2024
Beginning Wednesday, July 10, Harvard Square’s beloved The Charles Hotel is thrilled to launch its Summer 2024 Exercise the Mind and Body Fitness Series. Partnering with local, beloved fitness studios, BREATHE Cambridge, Fresh Pond Taiji, and Barre & Soul, hotel guests and the community are invited to enjoy a rotating list of complimentary classes, including […]
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Standard House Tour
What does a home reveal about its occupants, and about our shared history? For 200 years, the inhabitants of this house shaped American history, culture, and identity. This tour explores the different eras of the site’s history through its remarkable collections. Days: Every week on Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Saturday Dates: May 24, 2024 […]
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Manifest: Thirteen Colonies
Manifest: Thirteen Colonies is a photographic engagement with African American material culture housed in collections throughout the thirteen original United States colonies and Washington, D.C.
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Summer Science Week: The Ins and Outs of Skeletons
For children entering grades 4–6. Investigate the ins and outs of skeletons! Using observations of skulls, bones, and live animals, we will explore how animals use their skeletons for protection, support, and movement. We will see how bones and fossils can solve recent and ancient mysteries. Extend the fun and learning through experiments, puzzles, and […]
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Short on time? Experience the highlights of the Longfellow House first floor on this quick, informal exploration of American history, culture, and identity. Days: Every week on Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Saturday Dates: May 24, 2024 to October 28, 2024 Time: 10:00 AM, 4:30 PM Duration: 1 hour
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Summer Spotlight Tour
This event does not require registration; see further details below. Created and led by Harvard students in the Ho Family Student Guide Program, Graduate Student Teacher Program, and Summer Humanities and Arts Research Program (SHARP), Summer Spotlight Tours explore the Harvard Art Museums collections through a theme developed by each student. Free and open to […]
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Deep Dive Tour: Washington Reexamined
How do we remember George Washington? In Cambridge, Washington took the national stage in the fight for American liberty even as he continued to enslave over a hundred people in Virgina. This conversational tour examines Washington during the early American Revolution, his legacy, and the building of public memory.
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Short on time? Experience the highlights of the Longfellow House first floor on this quick, informal exploration of American history, culture, and identity. Days: Every week on Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Saturday Dates: May 24, 2024 to October 28, 2024 Time: 10:00 AM, 4:30 PM Duration: 1 hour
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Gabrielle Zevin at First Parish Church
Harvard Book Store welcomes internationally bestselling author GABRIELLE ZEVIN for the paperback release of her New York Times bestselling novel, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow.
Find out moreJames Kilgore and Vic Liu at Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store welcomes JAMES KILGORE—award-winning author Understanding Mass Incarceration and Understanding E-Carceration—and VIC LIU—multi-disciplinary information artist and author—for a discussion of their new book The Warehouse: A Visual Primer on Mass Incarceration.
Find out moreGabrielle Zevin at First Parish Church
Harvard Book Store welcomes internationally bestselling author GABRIELLE ZEVIN for the paperback release of her New York Times bestselling novel, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow.
Find out moreJames Kilgore and Vic Liu at Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store welcomes JAMES KILGORE—award-winning author Understanding Mass Incarceration and Understanding E-Carceration—and VIC LIU—multi-disciplinary information artist and author—for a discussion of their new book The Warehouse: A Visual Primer on Mass Incarceration.
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Start Cheering
When a movie star quits the biz to go back to college, his desperate agent schemes to get him kicked out. More of a vaudeville revue than a musical, START CHEERING features some rousing numbers—particularly those with the musical comedy genius Jimmy Durante—plus an early appearance from the Three Stooges and the bizarre ‘eating act’ […]
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GIACOMO TURRA & THE FUNKY MINUTES Phoebe Katis
Giacomo Turra is an Italian musician born in 1997. Intrigued by the vinyls of his father, Giacomo started playing guitar at the age of 13, learning by jamming on his favorite artists like Stevie Wonder, George Benson and Herbie Hancock. In 2018, he started his solo musical project, exploring R&B, Funk and Jazz and releasing his first singles under the name JMT between 2019 and 2020. In March 2020, during the pandemic lockdown, Giacomo started posting videoperformances on his Instagram […]
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