Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
In a program marking Cambridge's Indigenous People's Day--celebrated as the federal holiday Columbus Day--eight Native American poets may be heard reading their work in the galleries. Enrich your museum visit by listening to an evocative playlist of contemporary poems by Native American authors. Wander freely across the first-floor galleries to see where the poems take you and expand your understanding of Native arts and cultures. The poems, drawn from a powerful recent anthology, New Poets of Native Nations (edited by Heid E. Erdrich; Graywolf Press) celebrate Native...
Barbara Schaal, Mary-Dell Chilton Distinguished Professor of Biology and Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis
As the earliest farmers began to select wild plants and animals that had desirable traits, they initiated a series of genetic changes in these species that gradually made them more suitable for agriculture. Plants became easier to grow, had greater yields, and were of higher quality. Animal species exhibited favorable changes in behavior, coat color, and reproductive traits. Barbara Schaal will discuss how...
Peabody Museum Education Room, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
Ana Rita García-Lascuráin, Founder and Director, MUCHO-Chocolate Museum, Mexico City
Juan Alonso Rodriguez, master woodworker
Enrique Galindo Fentanes, Professor, Department of Cellular Engineering and Biocatalysis, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
In this special event, Ana Rita García-Lascuráin, Juan Alonso Rodriguez, and Enrique Galindo Fentanes will explore the making and use of molinillos, whisk-like wooden tools traditionally used in Mexico to froth chocolate beverages. The presenters will discuss the history of...
Why are the noses broken on Egyptian statues? Why were other sculpted body parts, including eyes, mouths, arms, and feet, purposely shattered in antiquity? Focusing on the ancient world of the...