Family Programs
Drop-in Family Event
Transforming Trash to Treasure: Cleaning Artifacts from Harvard Yard
Third Saturdays are Family Fun Saturdays!
Saturday May 19 Noon-4 pm
Free with Peabody Museum admission
Recommended for ages 8 and up accompanied by an adult
Do you enjoy mysteries of the past? Ever wonder what lies beneath Harvard Yard? Join Archaeology of Harvard Yard Instructors and students as they process their finds from this year’s dig in Harvard Yard. Learn what “trash” can tell us about the past. Who knows what you’ll find?
For more information: pmae-ed@fas.harvard.edu or 617-495-3216
Drop-in Family Event
Float Your Boat Discovery Room
Third Saturdays are Family Fun Saturdays!
Saturday June 16 Noon-4 pm
Free with Peabody Museum admission
Recommended for ages 5 and up accompanied by an adult
Throughout time and around the world, people have built and decorated boats and watercraft to help them get food, trade, and travel long distances. Come explore some of the amazing boats and boat models here at the Peabody Museum. Then make and decorate your own boat to take home!
For more information: pmae-ed@fas.harvard.edu or 617-495-3216
Drop-in Family Event
Maya Murals, Music, and Math Discovery Room
Third Saturdays are Family Fun Saturdays!
Saturday July 21 Noon-4 pm
Free with Peabody Museum admission
Recommended for ages 5 and up accompanied by an adult
Did you know that the Maya wrote all their numbers using only three symbols? Or that Maya musicians played rattles, drums, and trumpets? Or that scientists are still discovering clues in Maya wall art (murals) painted over 1,200 years ago? Come explore the amazing world of the Maya. And don’t miss the make and take home projects!
For more information: pmae-ed@fas.harvard.edu or 617-495-3216
Drop-in Family Event
Hats Off to You Discovery Room
Third Saturdays are Family Fun Saturdays!
Saturday August 18 Noon-4 pm
Free with Peabody Museum admission
Recommended for ages 5 and up accompanied by an adult
People around the world have created some amazing hats to help keep them warm, shade them from the sun, and even protect their ears from the bitter cold! Discover hats from around the world: Russia, Burkina Faso, Bolivia, and more. And then design your own hat to take home!
For more information: pmae-ed@fas.harvard.edu or 617-495-3216
Third Saturday Event
Third Saturdays are Family Fun Saturdays!
Saturday September 15
Drop-in Family Event
Zooarchaeology Family Open House
Monday October 8 Noon-4:30 pm
Free with Peabody Museum admission
Recommended for ages 8 and up accompanied by an adult
Take a behind-the-scenes visit to a museum laboratory that helps archaeologists identify the animal bones found in their excavations. Researchers who study animal remains from ancient human-occupation sites (zooarchaeologists) demonstrate how this is done using skeletons of modern animals. If you have found a bone in your backyard, bring it with you and get it identified! A favorite archaeology event for children and for home-schoolers!
For more information zooarch@fas.harvard.edu or 617-495-8317. Learn more about the Zooarchaeology Lab.
Drop-in Family Event
Archaeology Discovery Room
Third Saturdays are Family Fun Saturdays!
Saturday October 20 Noon-4 pm
Free with Peabody Museum admission
Recommended for ages 5 and up accompanied by an adult
Do you know that faculty and students across Harvard University are involved in archaeological research around the world? Explore amazing artifacts - from the Maya, Aztecs, and more. Try your hand at some of the fascinating tools of archaeologists. What can be learned from the mysteries of trash? Are you up for the challenge of the archaeology touch box?
For more information: pmae-ed@fas.harvard.edu or 617-495-3216
Family Festival
Day of the Dead Family Event
Saturday November 3 Noon-4 pm
Free with Peabody Museum admission; sugar skull workshop $5.00 per skull
Recommended for ages 5 and up accompanied by an adult
Here’s your official invitation to the Day of the Dead family celebration at the Peabody Museum! Make a calaca (skull) mask, paper marigolds, and other Día de los Muertos items. View the special altars and decorations, leave messages for your departed loved ones, and enjoy festive music. Decorate and take home a sugar skull and have some light snacks.
For more information: pmae-ed@fas.harvard.edu or 617-495-3216
Drop-in Family Event
Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos Discovery Room
Third Saturdays are Family Fun Saturdays!
Saturday November 17 Noon-4 pm
Free with Peabody Museum admission
Recommended for ages 5 and up accompanied by an adult
Join us as we continue to enjoy the Day of the Dead celebration at the Peabody Museum. View the special altars and decorations, leave messages for your departed loved ones, explore the ancient Aztec origins of the festival and its food, enjoy music, and make your own paper marigolds, papel picado banners, and calaca (skull) masks to take home.
For more information: pmae-ed@fas.harvard.edu or 617-495-3216
Drop-in Family Event
Mesoamerican Calendars and 2012 Discovery Room
Third Saturdays are Family Fun Saturdays!
Saturday December 15 Noon-4 pm
Free with Peabody Museum admission
Recommended for ages 8 and up accompanied by an adult
Are you curious about why 2012 is so special in one of the Maya calendars? Come explore the calendars of the Maya and the Aztecs and learn how 2012 is actually the beginning of a new cycle and not the end of time. And don’t miss the projects to make and take home!
For more information: pmae-ed@fas.harvard.edu or 617-495-3216
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