Summer Solstice: Night at the Harvard Museums

Thu Jun 20, 2024
5:00pm to 9:00pm ET
Age: All ages
Price: Free
Location:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
(617) 495-3045
11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138
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Join the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture on the longest day of the year—free of charge. Watch lively musical and circus performances, play mini-golf, and make a flower crown. Ice cream, beverages, and snacks will be available to purchase from food trucks. 

Explore the galleries and new exhibitions at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, and the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East.

Free event parking will be available at the 52 Oxford Street Garage. Please note that Divinity Avenue will be closed to traffic during the event. 

The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture are an 8-minute walk through historic Harvard Yard from the Harvard Square MBTA Red Line station.

ArtsThursdays is a university-wide initiative supported by Harvard University Committee on the Arts. Sponsored by the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture.

Photo © Caitlin Cunningham Photography LL

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