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Harvard Museum of Natural History

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Cambridge , MA 02138
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Explore 12.000 specimens drawn from Harvard's vast research collections at the University's most visited museum. Highlights include the world famous Ware Collection glass art exhibit of 3.000 "Glass Flowers", amazingly realistic models of plants, fruits and flowers created by father-son glass flameworkers Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka from 1886-1936. Among the other 17 galleries, are "Sea Creatures in Glass", Blaschkas' earlier models of marine animals, "Language of Color", how animals perceive and communicate with color, "Looking at Leaves: Photographs by Amanda Means", and paintings by Jacques Burkhardt of Agassiz's Thayer expedition to Brazil. The museum is on the Harvard University campus, just a short 7-10 minute walk through historic Harvard Yard from the Harvard Square MBTA Red Line T station. Open daily, 9 am - 5 pm, 361 days/year. Handicapped accessible. Explore www.hmnh.harvard.edu for changing exhibitions, dozens of lectures, events, classes for all ages, year round.

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	Nature Storytime: Harvard Museum of Natural History Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History March 12, 2011 - Ongoing Children 6 and under are invited to join Harvard Museum of Natural History staff for Nature Storytime every Saturday & Sunday at 11 am & 2pm. Enjoy stories and poems designed to engage the next generation of explorers with themes related to the museum's galleries. For children 6 and under. Free with museum... Nature Storytime: Harvard Museum of Natural History Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History March 12, 2011 - Ongoing Event Rating (0 votes)
	New England Forests, New Exhibition Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History May 24, 2011-May 31, 2014 New England Forests, a permanent multi-media exhibition explores the natural history our regional forests. Explore the world of woodland caribou, beaver, otter and dozens of other wildlife of New England; learn about lichen cities that cling to rocks; and the circle of life within and around a forest pond from tiny tadpoles to giant moose. A... New England Forests, New Exhibition Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History May 24, 2011-May 31, 2014 Event Rating (0 votes)
	The Glass Flowers Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History October 9, 2012-December 31, 2015 3,000 amazingly realistic models of plants, flowers and fruits, painstakingly crafted in glass from 1886 to 1936 by German glass artists, father and son Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka. Some 4,000 models were made by just two men, Leopold Blaschka (1822-1895) and his son Rudolph (1857-1939). Heirs to a long tradition of glass-working in Bohemia,... The Glass Flowers Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History October 9, 2012-December 31, 2015 Event Rating (0 votes)
	February School Vacation Week Activity: Look Listen Touch Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History February 16-December 31, 2013 The Museum will offer Look Listen Touch, a guide for young children to explore the Museum's New England Forests, in the Zofnass Family Gallery. Pick-up the exploration flyer at the front desk or in the gallery and learn how to help your child experience nature in a multi-sensory way. Sit on the bench beneath the wolf; shut your eyes and listen.... February School Vacation Week Activity: Look Listen Touch Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History February 16-December 31, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	TIME TRAILS Gallery Exploration Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History March 6-December 6, 2013 Explore the concept of time revealed in specimens specially marked with a 'time piece' located throughout the galleries of the Harvard Museum of Natural History. Find extraterrestrial rocks "as old as time"; look closer at giant clams whose shells, like tree rings, show each year's growth; or seek out fossilized dinosaur footprints... TIME TRAILS Gallery Exploration Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History March 6-December 6, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)

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Event Name: The Species Seekers - Author talk by Richard Conniff
"Richard Conniff talk is at 4 pm"
Comment posted by: MuseumGoer from Cambridge, MA, Nov 14, 2011

This should be a wonderful talk, by a renowned author, but note the starting time is at 4 pm, but come early to see all the new exhibitions in the museum.

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This should be a wonderful talk, by a renowned author, but note the starting time is at 4 pm, but come early to see all the new exhibitions in the museum.

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Event Name: Headgear: The Natural History of Horns and Antlers
"See Carley Thornell's review in the Boston Herald"
Comment posted by: Boston Herald review from hmnhpr@oeb.harvard.edu, Sep 17, 2010

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20100613harvard_museum_gets_its_hooks_into_visitors_with_latest_exhibit_horns_aplenty/srvc=home&position=4

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	Sketching Trees Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Mount Auburn Cemetery May 18, 2013 Capture the shapes of trunks and branches and develop techniques for drawing foliage at Mount Auburn Cemetery with artist and educator Erica Beade. All skill levels are welcome. Sketching Trees Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Mount Auburn Cemetery May 18, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History May 11, 2013 Science author Virginia Morell looks at the frontiers of research on animal cognition and emotion and offers a moving exploration of the hearts and minds of both wild and domesticated animals. Parking/Directions: See website for details. An 8 minute walk through Harvard Yard from the Harvard Square red line T stop. Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History May 11, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Sketching Plants and Flowers Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Mount Auburn Cemetery May 11, 2013 Meet artist and educator Erica Beade at Mount Auburn Cemetery to explore the beauty of flower and plant forms through sketching. All skill levels are welcome. Register online. Sketching Plants and Flowers Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Mount Auburn Cemetery May 11, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History May 11, 2013 Science author Virginia Morell looks at the frontiers of research on animal cognition and emotion and offers a moving exploration of the hearts and minds of both wild and domesticated animals. Parking/Directions: See website for details. An 8 minute walk through Harvard Yard from the Harvard Square red line T stop. Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History May 11, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Close Cousins: Chimpanzee Program for Kids with Zarin Machanda Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History May 5, 2013 Discover our closest living relative, the chimpanzee, with primatologist Zarin Machanda, who studies great apes in Africa. In this hands-on and interactive presentation, we’ll handle chimpanzee “toys” and “tools”, look at real chimp skulls and teeth, watch short videos of chimps in the wild, and learn how similar... Close Cousins: Chimpanzee Program for Kids with Zarin Machanda Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History May 5, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)

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Upcoming Events

Nature Storytime: Harvard Museum of Natural History

New England Forests, New Exhibition

The Glass Flowers

February School Vacation Week Activity: Look Listen Touch

TIME TRAILS Gallery Exploration

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Sketching Trees

Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures

Sketching Plants and Flowers

Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures

Close Cousins: Chimpanzee Program for Kids with Zarin Machanda

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