Past Events

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210 results

Making a Nation: Technologies of the American Revolution
April 28, 2026
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6:00PM EDT
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Science Center 469, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
In Person
Free In-Person Panel Discussion Harvard’s Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, with the support of the Richard Lounsbery Foundation and Boston Revolution250, invites you to join a panel discussion exploring the technologies of the American...

Benjamin Franklin, Frankenstein, and the Age of Revolution
March 5, 2026
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6:00PM - 7:00PM EST
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Geological Lecture Hall
Hybrid
Free Hybrid Lecture Event Speaker: Joyce E. Chaplin, James Duncan Phillips Professor of Early American History, Harvard University Ask anyone why Benjamin Franklin is famous and they will likely mention his role in the American Revolution. Yet Franklin’s...
A painting of Benjamin Franklin using a key and a kite to demonstrate electricity.

I ♥ Science
February 7, 2026
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1:00PM - 4:00PM EST
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Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge
In Person
Shake off the winter blues and release your inner scientist! This popular annual event offers the chance to interact with professional scientists and amateur collectors, while also trying your hand at simple science explorations. Meet Harvard scientists...
I HEART Science

HMSC December Member Party
December 11, 2025
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6:00PM - 9:00PM EST
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Harvard Museum of Natural History
In Person
In-Person Member Event Advance registration required by December 8. Welcome the winter season with HMSC’s most popular member event. Registration is now open. Not a member? Join now so you can join us in December! Sign up for a behind-the-scenes tour of...
Three museum guests enjoy the galleries.

Member Appreciation Night: The Great Outdoors…Indoors!
August 21, 2025
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5:30PM - 8:30PM EDT
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Harvard Museum of Natural History
In Person
Member Event Location: Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA Join fellow HMSC members at our annual Member Appreciation Night at the Museum. Enjoy an evening of outdoor-inspired gallery activities, “campfire” nature talks by...
An illustration of a park sign reading 'The Great Outdoors - Indoors - Harvard Museum of Natural History'.

Double Take Exhibit Exploration
July 4, 2025
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9:00AM - 5:00PM EDT
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Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
In Person
There are thousands of objects on display across all four museums that make up the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. It’s easy to miss things even if they’re right in front of you. This playful, self-paced Exhibit Exploration reveals some of our...
A woman and two girls look at glass flowers in the gallery.

Sketching Animals
May 8, 2024
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9:30AM - 11:30AM EDT
In Person
Online Workshop $30 members / $35 nonmembers Register Capture the diversity of animal forms using pencil and paper. Learn techniques for quickly sketching animals, closely observe the details of fur and feather textures and draw eyes in a way that brings...

Capturing Butterflies and Moths in Colored Pencil
April 27, 2024
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9:30AM - 12:30PM EDT
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Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
In Person
In-Person Workshop $50 members / $60 nonmembers REGISTER Explore the beauty of butterflies and moths using preserved museum specimens. This three-hour workshop will introduce observational drawing techniques with pencil, and then dive into colored pencil...

Drawing Fungi in Brush Pen
March 26, 2024
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9:30AM - 11:30AM EDT
In Person
Online Workshop $30 members / $35 nonmembers Register Instructor: Teaching artist and science writer Rachel Mirus Fungi come in many weird and wonderful shapes, colors, and sizes that make them both fun and challenging to draw. This class will introduce a...

Chinese Zodiac Animals Scavenger Hunt
Feb. 29 - Mar 21, 2024
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12:00AM - 12:00AM EST
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Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
In Person
In Person Special Event Welcome to the Year of the Dragon! February 10, 2024, marks the start of the lunar new year. Do you know your Zodiac animal sign from your birth year? Are you a Dragon, Rabbit, or one of the other ten animals? Compare your...

Chinese Zodiac Animals Scavenger Hunt
Feb. 28 - Mar 20, 2024
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12:00AM - 12:00AM EST
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Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
In Person
In Person Special Event Welcome to the Year of the Dragon! February 10, 2024, marks the start of the lunar new year. Do you know your Zodiac animal sign from your birth year? Are you a Dragon, Rabbit, or one of the other ten animals? Compare your...