#  Summer Science Week: Amazing Animals 

 



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 **August 17 - August 21, 2026** 

 09:30AM - 12:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Harvard Museum of Natural History**  

 [26 Oxford Street  
Cambridge, MA 02138  
United States



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*For children entering grades 1–3.*

Leaping lemurs, sluggish sloths, burrowing beetles, and cagey crows. Explore the world of animals as we travel through museum exhibits, observe live animals up close, and get to know these amazing creatures through crafts, games, and experiments.

**About Summer Science Week**

Each Summer Science Week program is taught by a professional educator and serves a maximum of 15 students. Based in one of the museum classrooms, students work independently and in groups to examine museum specimens, conduct experiments, create crafts, explore museum galleries, play games, and have fun!

Fee: $235 members / $260 nonmembers

Not a member? [Join today](https://hmsc.harvard.edu/support-hmsc/membership/) to save $25 on this program.

Advance registration required.



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Special Events ](/programs-audience/special-events)
- [ Summer Science Weeks ](/programs-audience/summer-science-weeks)
 
 

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