Member Events

In-Person Member Event Advance registration required by December 8. Welcome the winter season with HMSC’s most popular member event. Registration is now open. Not a member? Join now so you can join us in December! Sign up for a behind-the-scenes tour of...

Member Event Join fellow HMSC members at our annual Member Appreciation Night at the Museum. Enjoy an evening of outdoor-inspired gallery activities, “campfire” nature talks by Harvard researchers, and trailside refreshments. This event is free for HMSC...

Welcome the winter season with the return of our most popular member event! Journey across New England while wandering the galleries after hours. Take part in a scavenger hunt and other gallery activities highlighting specimens from the region. Go behind...

Members Only Event Gonzalo Giribet, Director, Museum of Comparative Zoology; Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology; Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology, Museum of Comparative Zoology; Curator of Invertebrate Zoology, Museum of Comparative...

Virtual Membership Event Advance Registration Required. HMSC members are invited to join us in welcoming our new Executive Director, Brenda Tindal. During this discussion, you will learn about Ms. Tindal's journey to the Harvard Museums of Science &...

Exclusive for Members Virtual Event Not a member? Join today with our new $35 Digital Membership Javier Marin, Harvard Museum of Natural History Educator Animals develop special characteristics that help them survive in their environments. From keeping...

Exclusive for Members Virtual Event Not a member? Join today with our new $35 Digital Membership Dr. Raquel Alonso-Perez, Curator, Mineralogical & Geological Museum, Harvard University Visitors to the Harvard Museum of Natural History are dazzled by the...

Join us for our first Behind-the-Screens informal conversation with James Hanken about his experiences leading the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) over the past 18 years. Natural history museums have never been more important to science and society...

Special Event Come wander the galleries after hours, enjoy seasonal refreshments, and use your special December member discount of 25% in The Shop at HMNH. Explore the newly opened exhibition in the Peabody Museum, Resetting the Table, Food and Our...

Welcome the winter season with a polar-themed evening. Enjoy activities in the galleries and seasonal treats. Don’t forget to stop by The Shop at HMNH to do some holiday shopping and take advantage of the special 25% member discount. Free event parking is...