Special Events

Online Workshop Instructor: Erica Beade Price: $35 members / $40 nonmembers In this online drawing workshop, instead of focusing on a particular drawing material or subject matter, we’ll explore the core building blocks of visual art: marks and lines...

Online Workshop Instructor: Artist and Educator Rachel Mirus Price: $35 members / $40 nonmembers What makes a cluster of abstract shapes look like a tiger face? The way we see and interpret shapes relies on how our neurons are wired and our higher...

Online Workshop Instructor: Artist and Educator Erica Beade Price: $35 members / $40 nonmembers The visual qualities of reflectivity, translucency, and transparency are incredibly compelling, but capturing them in your drawings in a satisfying way can be...

Online Workshop Instructor: Rachel Mirus Price: $35 members / $40 nonmembers Join us for an art-making exploration of some ways our perception of color influences how we make and appreciate art. Using color-focused art projects, we will learn about our...

In-Person Presentation Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks. 2:00–2:30 pm – The Chemical World of Plants Speaker: Claire Li – Graduate Student – Ryan Nett Research Lab How...

In-Person Presentation Join Harvard chemists for a hands-on exploration of the chemistry hidden in the insect world. Discover how beetles defend themselves with hot chemical sprays, why butterfly wings can shimmer with brilliant colors, how tiny insects...

In-Person Presentation Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks. 2:00–2:30 pm – Building a Planet from the Inside Out Speaker: Jack Sheehan – Graduate Student in the Earth and...

Free In-Person Book Presentation Speaker: Thomas Lowe Fleischner, Senior Advisor and Founding Director, Natural History Institute, Prescott, Arizona; Faculty Emeritus of Environmental Studies, Prescott College What happens when we truly pay attention to...

Free In-Person Event Join us for a free night at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. Come for a night of fun and after-hours activities in the galleries. Visit the Harvard Museum of Natural History, and marvel at the internationally acclaimed...

In-Person Presentation Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks. 2:00–2:30 pm – The Secret Lives of Fruit Flies Speaker: Bronwyn Miller, Graduate Student in the Department of...