Events

Events

kids prepare to launch spears with atlatls outdoors.

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Stay in touch with the latest events, exhibitions, and behind-the-scenes news.

Upcoming Events

Daniel E. Lieberman at the Harvard Science Center

October 7, 2026
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6:00PM - 7:00PM EDT
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Harvard Science Center, Hall D, 1 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA
Free In-Person Lecture Harvard Book Store, the Harvard University Division of Science, the Harvard Library, the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, and the Peabody Museum at Harvard welcome Daniel E. Lieberman—paleoanthropologist at Harvard University...
Daniel lieberman smiling.

Free Admission on Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 12, 2026
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9:00AM - 5:00PM EDT
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Harvard Museum of Natural History (26 Oxford Street) and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
Free In-Person Event Join us for Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. The Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology and the Harvard Museum of Natural History are offering free admission all day. Participate in free Peabody...
smiling guide in front of maya monument and crowd.

The Tobacco Takers: Puritans, Pipes, and Bodily Care

October 13, 2026
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6:00PM - 7:00PM EDT
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Geological Lecture Hall
Free 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...
An old illustration of a man smoking a pipe.

Our Events

All events open to the public, except where noted. Regular admission rates apply.  Events are added as they become available. In the meantime, browse some of our past events. The Day of the Dead/Día de Muertos celebration is an annual favorite.

smiling costumed people take selfie.