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Harvard Museum of Natural History26 Oxford St. Cambridge Wed., Sep. 2, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are re

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library3 James St. Cambridge Wed., Sep. 2, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volume

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology11 Divinity Ave.Cambridge Wed., Sep. 2, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs eac

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St.Cambridge Wed., Sep. 2, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today

Harvard Museum of Natural History26 Oxford St.Cambridge Wed., Sep. 2, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking f

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton ChapelOne Harvard YardCambridge Wed., Sep. 2, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University. Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Su

North LobbyBaker Library | Bloomberg CenterHarvard Business SchoolSoldiers Field RoadBoston Wed., Sep. 2, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Murie

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard224 Western AveAllston Wed., Sep. 2, 2026 This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by class

Third Floor, CGIS South Building1730 Cambridge St.Cambridge Wed., Sep. 2, 2026 The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russi

Harvard Art Museums32 Quincy St.Cambridge Wed., Sep. 2, 2026 Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of s

Science Center Plaza tent1 Oxford St.Cambridge Tue., Sep. 1, 2026, 4 – 6 p.m. Join us for the annual Welcome Block Party! Whether you are new to Harvard or returning for another year, come celebrate the start of the new academic year with free food, a resource fair, a Harvard merch raffle, music, lawn games, pet therapy, and more. We are part of the Plaza Open Market with a farmers and arts mark

1 Oxford St.Cambridge Tue., Sep. 1, 2026, 11:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Featuring the farm-fresh and arts vendors you know and love, treats to eat at the Plaza or take home.Join the Welcome Block Party (HUID Only) from 4pm to 6pmPet Therapy also brought to you from 4pm to 6pm Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Special Events, Support/Social, Sustainability Organization/S

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey LibraryHarvard University ArchivesHarvard YardCambridge Tue., Sep. 1, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial

Harvard Art Museums32 Quincy St. Cambridge Tue., Sep. 1, 2026, 10 a.m. Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portrai

Marc Heng And Family Conference RoomWexner Building - W-102 Harvard Kennedy School19 Eliot St. Cambridge Tue., Sep. 1, 2026, 9 – 10 a.m. Join us for a light student breakfast to learn more about the Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Program at the Carr–Ryan Center and the Queer Nation: LGBTQ Protest, Politics, and Policy in the United States class. Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclus

Harvard Museum of Natural History26 Oxford St. Cambridge Tue., Sep. 1, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are re

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library3 James St. Cambridge Tue., Sep. 1, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volume

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology11 Divinity Ave.Cambridge Tue., Sep. 1, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs eac

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St.Cambridge Tue., Sep. 1, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today

Harvard Museum of Natural History26 Oxford St.Cambridge Tue., Sep. 1, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking f