Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University
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¡Celebremos Puerto Rico!
Harvard Museum of Natural History 26 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA, United States +1 moreCelebrate Puerto Rico’s rich culture and natural wonders at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture! Join us for a fun-filled day with music and fun. Jorge Arce & Humano deliver bomba and plena music to get you dancing. Expert carver Carlos Santiago introduces you to traditional carvings of saints. Explore a variety of activities, […]
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The Tobacco Takers: Puritans, Pipes, and Bodily Care
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United StatesFree Hybrid Lecture Speakers: Diana DiPaolo Loren, Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs and Senior Curator, Peabody Museum, Harvard University Stephen W. Silliman, Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts Boston Indigenous to the Americas and cultivated by Native peoples for thousands of years, tobacco was introduced to Europeans in the 16th century, and by the […]
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Day of the Dead Celebration
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United StatesPersonalize a sugar skull (extra fee) Watch a mariachi performance with live folk dance at 2:00 pm Write a message to departed loved ones for the museum altar Hot chocolate and pan de muerto available for purchase Regular museum admission rates apply. Event activities are free, except where noted. Limited free event parking available with registration. See […]
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Persia to Iran: History, Politics and Visual Culture of a Civilization in the Headlines
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United StatesHow much do our students know about Persia/Iran? This program begins in the ancient period with Achaemenid Persia (550–330 B.C.E.), examining Persian ingenuity, political culture and history as we understand it through the historical and archaeological record. The second part of the program jumps forward in time to 20th- and 21st-century Iran, using the Harvard […]
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