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  • Saturday, December 15, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Entomology Workshop: Pinning and Learning

    Discover the world of insects in a hands-on entomology workshop on December 15 at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge. Students will learn how to prepare and preserve three types of deceased specimens for collections and display, including a large cicada, an Atlas beetle, and the choice of a butterfly or moth. Learn about the science of invertebrates from Harvard entomologist Shoyo Sato, who will introduce us to some of the members of the museum’s live collection. If you’re feeling brave, you can hold a cockroach! Each student will leave with three finished pinned insect specimens ready for drying and display, along with a full set of entomology tools and instructions for future projects.

    This class starts promptly at 10 am and ends between 11:30 am and 12 pm. Students who are delayed are asked to call ahead so we know when to expect you. A contact phone number will be provided after you are registered. We will accommodate late arrivals to the best of our ability but late students are not guaranteed to finish their projects during designated class time. This class is open to adults 18 and older.

    Instructors: Mickey Alice Kwapis, Professional Taxidermist, and Shoyo Sato, Harvard doctoral candidate and entomologist

    Fees: $125 HMNH members/ $150 nonmembers. Advance registration required at https://hmnh.harvard.edu/event/entomology-workshop-pinning-and-learning

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  • Sunday, September 16, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Cabinet of Curiosities

    Discover three ways that scientists preserve specimens for study, with Mickey Alice Kwapis at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street in Cambridge, on Sunday, September 16 from 10 – 12. Each student will receive one butterfly and one stag beetle to spread, one owl pellet to dissect, and one small animal to preserve as a wet specimen in a jar. Each student will get to keep their finished specimens as well as their tools to repeat the process at home. All specimens are responsibly sourced. Open to adults 18 and over. $140 Museum members /$150 nonmembers

    Advance Registration required. Register online at https://hmnh.harvard.edu/event/cabinet-curiosities

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  • Thursday, March 18, 6:00 – 8:00 pm – Still Life: Adventures in Taxidermy

    The Harvard Museum of Natural History is home to some of the country’s oldest and most varied collections of taxidermied animals.  Join the Museum staff for a gallery social and talk by author Melissa Milgrom, whose new book, Still Life (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) delves into the colorful world of eccentric naturalists and gifted museum artisans who create the illusion of life through taxidermy.  Free for Museum members, $20 for non-members.  Advance registration is required.  RSVP to members@oeb.harvard.edu, or call 617-496-6972.