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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 […]
Find out moreExercise 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 […]
Find out moreStandard 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
Find out moreSummer 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: Poetry Experience
In this interactive tour, join park rangers in exploring some of Henry Longfellow's best poetic works in the home that inspired him. How do these poems resonate today?
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Join us as we celebrate the 50th birthday of a Harvard Square institution: The Million Year Picnic! The Brattle has teamed up with the staff of the Picnic to put together this brief series of some of our favorite comic book adaptations! Kicking off the weekend is Terry Zwigoff’s excellent version of Daniel Clowes’ hipster […]
Find out moreExpress House Tour
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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Singles Mingle Chocolate Tasting
Join us in the courtyard at CCAE for an evening of chocolate tasting and possible friendship or even romance! Guests will be seated for a series of guided tastings of small batch, bean to bar, craft chocolate samples, with guests switching tables each round for circulation. Folks who feel a connection will be able to […]
Find out moreTHE EARLY NOVEMBER Hit The Lights, CliffDiver, 5Ever
The Early November has always been ruled by nostalgia. Frontman Ace Enders was only a teenager when the band started life in New Jersey in 2001, but even then he was already lost inside his past, forever trying to recapture that most impossible of things to capture – time, as well as everything that happens inside it. It’s ironic, then, that Twenty manages – as much as is possible […]
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This documentary portrait of the complicated, misanthropic, and legendary comic book creator Robert Crumb and his family is as confessional and frank as much of the artist’s work.
Find out moreHARVARD SQUARE CAMBRIDGE CHOCOLATE TOUR
A unique "bean to bar" Boston Chocolate Tour through historic Harvard Square! Calling all chocoholics! Let us romance your senses on a Harvard Square, Cambridge Chocolate Tour! Ready to park your cah in Hahvahd and have some fun? Join us for a delectable adventure through historical Harvard Square where you’ll hear interesting stories about the […]
Find out moreSAM REIDER & THE HUMAN HANDS
Led by Latin GRAMMY-nominated accordionist, pianist, and composer Sam Reider, the Human Hands is an innovative collective of acoustic musicians exploring the crossroads of folk, jazz, and classical music from around the world. Irresistible melodies, joyful improvisation and otherworldly sounds collide in what Songlines Magazine has dubbed a “mash-up of the Klezmatics, Quintette du Hot […]
Find out moreGATSBY [MAY 25 – JUL 21, 2024]
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s legendary novel The Great Gatsby comes to new life in this world-premiere musical with a score by international rock star Florence Welch (Florence + The Machine) and Oscar and Grammy Award nominee Thomas Bartlett (Doveman), and a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok (Cost of Living). Gatsby is staged by Tony Award-winning director […]
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Ghost World
Join us as we celebrate the 50th birthday of a Harvard Square institution: The Million Year Picnic! The Brattle has teamed up with the staff of the Picnic to put together this brief series of some of our favorite comic book adaptations! Kicking off the weekend is Terry Zwigoff’s excellent version of Daniel Clowes’ hipster […]
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