Past Events - 2013
Peabody Museum Lectures, Events, & Exhibits
All events are free and open to the public, except where noted below. All lectures are at the Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, except where noted below. If you missed a lecture, check here for a free audio download.
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May 1
7:00-8:30 pm
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Public Lecture
Sponsored by our friends at the Semitic Museum and the Harvard Near East Society
Insurgency and Resistance: Archaeological Exploration in the Egyptian Fortress of Jaffa
Yenching Institute, 2 Divinity Ave.
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| May 2 5:00-7:00 pm |
Exhibition Opening Reception and Book Signing
Stephen Dupont: Papua New Guinea Portraits and Diaries
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| May 5 2:00 pm |
Family Program
Sponsored by our friends at the Harvard Museum of Natural History
Close Cousins
Discover our closest living relative, the chimpanzee with Harvard primatologist Zarin Machanda.
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| May 9 6:00 pm |
Public Lecture
Foresight, Forecasting, and the Future in Ancient Mesopotamia
at the Yenching Institute, 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge Francesca Rochberg, Catherine and William L. Magistretti Distinguished Professor of Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Berkeley. Co-sponsored by the Semitic Museum at Harvard University.
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June 6
7:00 pm
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Public Lecture
Chimpanzee Futures in a Crowded World: Lessons from Western Uganda
Richard Wrangham, Ruth B. Moore Prof. of Biological Anthropology, Harvard University and Elizabeth Ross, Co-Master of Currier House
Co-sponsored by Harvard Museum of Natural History
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St.
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| June 21 5:00-9:00 pm |
Summer Solstice: Night at the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture
Celebrate the longest day of the year with live music, food, hands-on activities, and free admission to the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture (Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard Museum of Natural History, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, and the Semitic Museum).
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June 27
9:00-10:00 am EDT
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Webinar
Photographic Moments: Past, Present, and Future in Papua New Guinea
Join Australian photographer Stephen Dupont in a lively discussion of his latest book and Peabody Museum exhibition documenting social change in Papua New Guinea. Requires only an internet connection and pre-registration.
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July 20
Noon-4:00 pm
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Drop-in Family Event
Mural Madness
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Thursday, September 26
6:00 pm
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Public Lecture, Book Launch, and Reception
“The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease”
Daniel Lieberman, Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
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Thursday, October 3
6:00 pm
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The Tatiana Proskouriakoff Award Lecture
"Run, Don’t Walk: Sacred Movement among the Classic Maya"
Stephen D. Houston, Dupee Family Professor of Social Science and Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology at Brown University
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Saturday, October 5
12:00-4:00 pm
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Special Event
Amazing Archaeology at Harvard
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Wednesday, October 9
6:00 pm
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Public Lecture and Reception
"Changing the Narrative: American Indians and American Cultural Myth"
Kevin Gover, Director, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution
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Monday, October 14 (Columbus Day)
12:00-4:30 pm
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Open House
Zooarchaeology Laboratory Open House
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Thursday & Friday, October 10–11
Friday & Saturday, October 18–19
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Film Screenings and Related Special Event
Ethnographic Film Series at the Harvard Film Archive
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Saturday, November 2
12:00–4:00 pm
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Special Event
Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Family Event
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Saturday, November 2
6:00–8:30 pm
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Special Event
Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Fiesta
Free tickets available for Harvard Museums of Science and Culture members (including Peabody Museum members) on October 15; tickets for non-members available on October 22
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Tuesday, November 12 6:00 pm
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Panel Discussion and Reception
"Food, Biodiversity, and Climate Change"
Jade D'alpoim Guedes, Harvard Anthropology Ph.D. '13, Eli Rogosa, Director of the Heritage Grain Conservancy, and Richard Meadow, Director of the Zooarchaeology Lab at the Peabody Museum
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Wednesday, December 4
6:00 pm
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Public Lecture, Book Signing, and Reception
"Riders on the Storm: War Horses in Lakota Ledger Art"
Castle McLaughlin, Museum Curator of North American Ethnography, Peabody Museum
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