Looking at Leaves

Gallery Talks by Amanda Means

friday, may 9, 3:00 pm 
 saturday, may 10, 10:00 am 

Join us this weekend as we mark the opening of Looking at Leaves: Photographs by Amanda Means. Free with museum admission. RSVPs required: 617.495.2773 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Bats in Peril: Why Disease is Decimating Bat Colonies around New England

Lecture by Tom French

wednesday, may 21, 6:00 pm

In recent months, over a quarter million bats in Western Massachusetts, Vermont, and New York have perished from a deadly disease called white-nose syndrome. Tom French, from Massachusetts Division of Wildlife and Fisheries, will discuss why we should be concerned about this bat mortality and the effect it could have on insect populations and other ecological issues. Free and open to the public at 24 Oxford Street.

Cambridge Premiere of Abandoned in the Arctic

DVD Screening

THURSday, june 19, 7:00 pm

This documentary tells the harrowing story of Adolphus Greely and his team of 24 men who set out in 1881 to build an arctic research station. What began as an ambitious expedition descended into a three-year journey of starvation, mutiny, and cannibalism, which only six men survived. The screening will be followed by a discussion with director Gino Del Guercia, executive producer Geoffrey Clark, and James Shedd, great-great-grandson of Adolphus Greeley. Free and open to the public at Science Center Hall C, One Oxford Street.