Second Sunday Culture Films: Fugetsu-Do & Morkovcha
2023-03-12 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Penn Museum, 3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
The 2022-2023 culture film series Folklife, a joyful celebration of local folkways: writing, storytelling, visual arts, handcrafts, cuisine, and other forms of expression which make places and people distinctive and create bridges to connect them with other cultures around the world.
Please stay for a catered reception to celebrate the season finale.
Fugetsu-Do
Dir. Kaia Rose (2021)
A small sweetshop in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles carries on the culinary tradition of mochi and other pastel confections, anchoring a Japanese-American community over three generations.
Morkovcha
Dir. Lydiya Khan (2021)
A special carrot salad created by a hybrid of three cultures, Korean, Russian and Uzbeki, provides a premise to delve into this particular microculture created by an accident of history.
Speakers: Presented by Rob Buscher, Penn Asian American Studies, in conversation with the filmmakers

Let’s Draw: HMSC Sketching Weekend
2023-03-18 13:00 - 16:00, 2023-03-19 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture provide inspiration for all levels of artists and curious visitors. Elevate your own creative process by trying your hand at sketching this weekend. Meet HMSC Volunteer Sketching Facilitators in the galleries and learn what motivates them to draw in the museums. Then take time to explore, slow down, and sketch an object in the galleries of the Harvard Museum of Natural History, Peabody Museum, and Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East (Sunday only) with your own sketchbook or drawing materials from the museum. Share your favorite museum-inspired drawing for everyone to admire.
Free with regular museum admission. Free event parking starting at noon at the 52 Oxford Street Garage. Presented by Harvard Museums of Science & Culture.

Gallery Talk: Digging up Ancient Samaria-Sebaste
2023-03-28 15:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Explore a display about early 20th-century excavations of the ancient city of Samaria-Sebaste, with curatorial fellow Caitlin Clerkin. You’ll learn how photographs and payroll records help us rewrite the history of archaeology—one that acknowledges the people behind the excavation of the objects on display.
Our galleries are full of stories—this series of talks gives visitors a chance to hear the best ones! The talks highlight new works on view, take a fresh look at old favorites, investigate artists’ materials and techniques, and reveal the latest discoveries by curators, conservators, fellows, visiting artists, technologists, and other contributors.
Led by:
Caitlin Clerkin, Frederick Randolph Grace Curatorial Fellow in Ancient Art

ArtsThursdays: Light Up the Museums!
2023-03-30 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Join us for a free night at two of the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. Enjoy handcrafted mocktails by CraftHouse Bartending and desserts in the galleries. Take some snaps in our photo booth, or lounge around in our light-up chairs while participating in museum-themed crafts. Food and drinks are complimentary, but supplies are limited so come early and stay late!
ArtsThursdays is a university-wide initiative supported by Harvard University Committee on the Arts (HUCA). This program is part of HMSC’s 10-Year Anniversary celebration.
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Visit the new exhibits Swimming with Sharks and In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers, as well as the world-famous Glass Flowers. Find your birthstone in the newly renovated mineral gallery, see large tigers, and view dinosaur fossils in the paleontology gallery.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
Explore towering Maya sculptures in the Latin American galleries and discover the early days of American anthropology as shown at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. See nineteenth-century Plains Indian warrior art in an exhibit co-curated by Hunkpapa Lakota artist and tribal educator Butch Thunder Hawk.
Photo © Tony Rinaldo

Up Late with the Sphinx
2023-03-31 17:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Penn Museum, 3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
Calling all kids and families! Have you ever wanted to explore the museum galleries after dark? Join us during Up Late with the Sphinx for an evening filled with games and gallery activities. Drop into a hands-on workshop and make something special to take home, then finish your evening with a flashlight tour through the museum. Each ticket includes a special Penn Museum patch.

Gallery Talk—A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection
2023-04-25 12:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Join Caitlin Clerkin for a closer look at ancient objects in the exhibition A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection, as well as insights into the exhibition process. On view through May 7, 2023, A World Within Reach examines issues of power, desire, and wonder in antiquity and today by delving into small-scale ancient Greek and Roman art.
Led by:
Caitlin Clerkin, Frederick Randolph Grace Curatorial Fellow in Ancient Art, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art
Gallery talks are limited to 18 people, and it is required that you reserve your place. At 10am the day of the event, reservations will open and may be arranged online through this form. The gallery talk reservation will also serve as your general museum reservation. If required, visitors will pay the museum admission fee upon arrival.
Please meet in the Calderwood Courtyard, in front of the digital screens between the shop and the admissions desk.

ArtsThursdays at HMSC
2023-05-25 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Explore the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture at night! Enjoy free admission at two HMSC museums as part of ArtsThursdays. All ages are welcome.
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Visit the new exhibits Swimming with Sharks and In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers, as well as the world-famous Glass Flowers. Find your birthstone in the newly renovated mineral gallery, see large tigers, and view dinosaur fossils in the paleontology gallery.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
Explore towering Maya sculptures in the Latin American galleries and see the new exhibit, Shehuo: Community Fire, featuring contemporary photographs of Shehuo, the rural Chinese festival transformed by economic forces. See nineteenth-century Plains Indian warrior art in an exhibit co-curated by Hunkpapa Lakota artist and tribal educator Butch Thunder Hawk.
ArtsThursdays is a university-wide initiative supported by Harvard University Committee on the Arts (HUCA). This program is part of HMSC’s 10-Year Anniversary celebration.
Photo: EJSP Visual | Julieta Sarmiento

Art Talk Live: Color in an Ancient Greek Ceramic
2023-06-06 12:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Join conservator Susan Costello as she focuses on numerous facets of color surrounding an ancient Greek ceramic vessel. She’ll explain how the original color was manufactured, what issue came up when conservators tried restoring the color, and how the Forbes Pigment Collection helped conservators figure out what went wrong.
Led by:
Susan Costello, Conservator of Objects and Sculpture, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies
This talk will take place online via Zoom. The event is free and open to all, but registration is required. To register, please complete this online form.
Please read these instructions on how to join a meeting on Zoom. For general questions about Art Talks, email am_register@harvard.edu.

The Fundamentals of Fellowships
2023-09-18 12:00 (America/New_York) | MA
Are you new to applying for graduate student fellowships?
Are you looking for a funding source for your dissertation research or travel?
Join the AIA Programs Department for a webinar to learn about the AIA’s fellowships for graduate students and the basics of what makes a good fellowship application.

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students
2023-10-01 11:00 - 11:45, 2023-10-08 11:00 - 11:45, 2023-10-15 11:00 - 11:45, 2023-10-22 11:00 - 11:45 (America/New_York) | Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Sundays at 11:00 am October 1, 2023–April 21, 2024. See blackout dates.* Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning (year-round) from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.
*Blackout dates: November 24–26, 2023; December 4, 2023–January 21, 2024; and March 9–17, 2024.
Tours by Harvard students connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who accesses them and how do items return home?
Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.
Tours for groups of ten or more may be scheduled at these and other times.
Photo: EJSP Visual | Julieta Sarmiento

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students
2023-10-01 14:00 - 14:45, 2023-10-06 14:00 - 14:45, 2023-10-07 14:00 - 14:45, 2023-10-08 14:00 - 14:45, 2023-10-13 14:00 - 14:45, 2023-10-14 14:00 - 14:45, 2023-10-15 14:00 - 14:45, 2023-10-20 14:00 - 14:45 (America/New_York) and 1 more date | Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 2:00 pm October 1, 2023–April 21, 2024. See blackout dates.* Regular museum admission rates apply.
*Blackout dates: November 24–26, 2023; December 4, 2023–January 21, 2024; and March 9–17, 2024.
Tours by Harvard students connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who accesses them and how do items return home?
Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.
Tours for groups of ten or more may be scheduled at these and other times, student schedules permitting.
Photo: EJSP Visual | Julieta Sarmiento

8th Annual Archaeologists for Autism
2023-10-14 09:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Memorial Park and Museum, 2180 Freedom Avenue, Mims, FL, USA, Mims, FL, 32754, United States
The Archaeologists for Autism mission is to unlock the potential of children and young adults with autism and autism related disorders. We aim to provide a chance to experience archaeology in a fun, low stress environment and on their terms.
We are a non-profit 501(c) (3) association consisting of all volunteers and no one receives a salary or other compensation. We depend entirely on donations from the public and all funds go directly to running AFA.
We have partnered with various autism agencies and organizations as well as the archaeology and paleontology communities to run these events each year.
Has the person in your family on the spectrum ever wanted to excavate actual artifacts (some 8,000 years old)? Excavate fossils? Touch and hold actual artifacts? Learn how prehistoric peoples lived? Do they like prehistoric animals? What about playing with clay to make pots? We have all these activities and more!

Packard Proving Grounds Open House
2023-10-15 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Packard Proving Grounds, 49965 Van Dyke Ave, Shelby Township, MI, 48317, United States
As part of the annual Packard Proving Grounds, a nationally registered Historic Site, the PPG archaeology team will showcase their excavation sties and the artifacts found. Those attending this free event will also be able to tour the grounds and buildings and view the many Packard’s and other cars on display.

International Archaeology Day Coloring Poster at ENMU
2023-10-16 10:00 - 2023-10-20 14:00 (America/Denver) | Eastern New Mexico University Department of Anthropology and Applied Archaeology, Art and Anthropology Building, Portales, NM, 88130, United States
A large coloring poster featuring a variety of archaeological items, specially designed for IAD, will be set out in our building’s student lounge. Students will be able to take a break and color on the poster October 16-20. After that, the completed poster will be hung in the Eastern New Mexico Department of Anthropology and Applied Archaeology. Images will also be shared on social media and in our department newsletter.

ArchTalk
2023-10-21 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Online Global Event, Pakistan
Following the successful launch of our new annual event, ArchTalk, last year, we at the Save Cultural Heritage Group are excited to continue bringing together people from various disciplines and fields related to archaeology and cultural heritage to celebrate International Archaeology Day. This event will provide you with a platform to share insights into your research and work experience with others in the field.
Theme 1: Ancient Paths & Modern Tracks
This theme will, among others, discuss how historical & archaeological heritage is represented in modern media & whether different ideologies & narratives are portrayed there.
Theme 2: Climate Change & Cultural Heritage
This theme will revolve around the impact of climate change on cultural heritage & the need for international, national, & local solutions for sustainability.
Theme 3: Accessible Communication in Archaeology
This theme will include the importance of conveying archaeological research to the public & suggests ways to attract the public through various media.
Submit your abstract here: https://forms.gle/BBrCQaba9zBABvx77
Format:
Each participant will have 10 minutes to present his work as a PowerPoint presentation/ Live Video or via different media. These talks will be followed by a discussion/Q&A, involving the presenters and their chosen topics.
For further info please write an email:
schgarchtalk@gmail.com
Important Dates:
Receiving submissions from Thursday, June 01, 2023 until 11:59pm (GMT+1) on August 31, 2023, which is the extended deadline. Everyone will be notified of their submission’s status within 48 hours. If you don’t hear back by then, send us an email or DM us. Listeners/attendees can register through same link until October 10, 2023.
Note: All submissions are presented as anonymous when reviewed and voted on by our review committee. Students’ race, ethnicity, gender, and/or sexual orientation will never affect the status of their submission; all are welcome to submit. The Director Academics reserves the right to reject submissions for reasons that violate our Non-Discrimination Policy.
We are looking forward to your submissions!
Academic Team, SCHG (Global)

Slip into the Past
2023-10-21 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Alexandria Archaeology Museum, 105 N Union St, #327, Alexandria, VA, 22314, United States
Experiment with 19th-century pottery slip designs, like marbling and dendritic patterns, and apply your own temporary tattoo in the style of transfer printed ceramic, during Art Safari at the Torpedo Factory Art Center. While supplies last.

Artifact ID Day with IAIS Research Department
2023-10-21 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Institute for American Indian Studies, 38 Curtis Road, Washington, 06793, United States
Do you have any stone artifacts or Northeastern Native American cultural items? Between 1:00 and 4:00pm, our Research Department will be hosting an Artifact I.D. Day. Join the conversation as we identify and provide interesting commentary about your items. While we can’t appraise or speculate about the value of an object, we can certainly talk about the who, what, when, where, and how of your mystery items!
Please limit 12 artifacts per person.
Space is limited and pre-registration is appreciated. Please visit our website to register online. Questions? Please call (860) 868-0518 or email events@iaismuseum.org . Price of participation: $15 for Non-Members, $5 for IAIS Members.

Fall Family Day at the Kelsey Museum
2023-10-22 12:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Newberry Hall, Room 125, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, 434 S. State St., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, United States
The Fall 2023 Family Day will take place on Sunday, October 22, from 12:00 to 3:00 PM at the Kelsey Museum. Held in connection with International Archaeology Day on October 21, the event will feature activities in the classrooms, a scavenger hunt, storytime, and more relating to this year’s theme of archaeology and technology.
Family Day at the Kelsey Museum is a biannual, family-friendly event featuring engaging, hands-on activities related to the cultures of the ancient Middle East, Greece, Egypt, and Rome! Each Family Day is centered around a theme and offers activities fun for all ages.
