Past Events - 2014
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.
Thursday, February 20, 6:00 pm
Public Lecture
"Lost Cities and Landscapes in the Heart of the Assyrian Empire"
Jason Ur, John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University
Tuesday, April 29, 6:00 pm
Hallam L. Movius, Jr. Public Lecture and Reception
"Between the Caves: Landscape Archaeology of the Paleolithic in the French Central Pyrenees"
Margaret W. Conkey, Professor Emerita, Department of Archaeology, University of California, Berkeley
Archaeology Now lecture series
Wednesday, April 30
Public Lecture
"Worldly Worlding: Curating the Imaginal Fields of Science and Art"
Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, former Artistic Director, dOCUMENTA(13); Edith Kreeger Wolf Distinguished Visiting Professor of Art Theory & Practice, Northwestern University
Harvard Museums' Seminar on Innovative Curatorial Practice
Co-sponsored by the Harvard Art Museums and the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Friday, May 2
Arts First Public Exhibition Tour
The Legacy of Penobscot Canoes: A View from the River
Castle McLaughlin, Museum Curator of North American Ethnography and Co-Curator of The Legacy of Penobscot Canoes
Thursday, May 8
Public Lecture
"Volcanoes, Climate Change, and Modern Human Migrations across Africa"
Christian Tryon, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University
Thursday, May 22
Exhibition Opening and Book Signing
Shadows of Shangri-La: Nepal in Photographs
Saturday, June 21
Special Event
Summer Solstice Celebration: Night at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Thursday, September 25, 4:30 pm
Closing Seminar and Reception
The Edges and Beyond: Shedding Light on Shangri-La
Thursday, October 2, 6:00 pm
Public Lecture and Book Signing
Saving Lemurs from Extinction: Conservation in Action
Patricia Chapple Wright, Professor of Anthropology, Stony Brook University
Sunday, October 5 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Special Event for All Ages
Amazing Archaeology Fair at Harvard University
Monday, October 13 12:00-4:30 pm
Special Family Event
Zooarchaeology Laboratory Open House
Saturday, November 1, 6:00–9:00 pm
Special Event
Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Evening Celebration
Advance tickets required
Sunday, November 2, 12:00–4:00 pm
Special Family Event
Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Family Event
Thursdays, 1pm–4pm September 11 –November 13
Harvard Yard Archaeology Project excavations (weather permitting)
Anthropology 1130 students excavated in the Yard this Fall further documenting the 1650 Harvard Indian College. More about the Project. Download the 2014 brochure
Thursday, November 6, 1:30 pm
Results Day, Harvard Yard Archaeology Project
Students of Anthropology 1130 show and discuss the findings of the 2014 excavation season. Harvard Yard outside Matthews Hall.
Thursday, November 6, 6:00 pm
Public Lecture
Beautiful and Deadly: The Arts of War
Steven LeBlanc, Curator, Arts of War: Artistry in Weapons across Cultures, Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
Tuesday, November 18, 6:00 pm
Public Lecture
Protecting the Ash Tree: Wabanaki Diplomacy and Sustainability Science in Maine
Darren Ranco (PhD Social Anthropology, Harvard University), Chair of Native American Programs, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Coordinator of Native American Research, University of Maine