Boston museums events

To Boston With Love

Saturday, May 25 10:00a

Visit "To Boston With Love," an installation of hundreds of hand-sewn squares created created by quilters in the US and around the world, including Canada, England, Ireland, France, Holland, Austra...

Law of the Locusts: What Insect Swarms Teach Us about Cannibalism, Aging, and Human Obesity

Tuesday, Jun 18 7:00p

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge

Locust swarms can be one of the most destructive plagues to mankind, but they also offer important new insights into the causes of human obesity, the aging process, and the complexities of crowd be...

The Shadow of the Quagga: What a Long-lost Zebra Reveals about Horses, Evolution, and Extinction

Thursday, Jun 27 7:00p

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge

The quagga, a South African relative of horses and zebras, has been a key figure in the understanding of evolution since Darwin...

Colonial Games

Wednesday, Jul 3 2:00p

Old South Meeting House, Boston

Try your hand at games from the bygone days, from "Tabletop Ninepins" to "Fox and Geese." Make your own whirligig or challenge an adult to a round of "Nine Men's Morris...

The Human Shore: Seacoasts in History

Sunday, Jun 23 3:30p

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge

More than half of Americans now live within 50 miles of ocean, but should they? John Gillis (Rutgers University) argues that an inadequate understanding of the natural and human history of our shor...

Dr. Cheryl LaRoche on the Underground Railroad's Path to Freedom in the North

Thursday, Jun 20 6:00p

Museum of African American History, Boston

A Lowell Lecture Series Presentation Free and open to the public Archaeologist and historian, Dr...

Whispers of Revolution

Tuesday, Jul 2 12:00p

Old South Meeting House, Boston

The American Revolution was planned in secrecy in backrooms, in taverns and in storerooms...

Boston Children's Chorus 10th Anniversary Concert

Friday, May 31 7:30p

Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston

To celebrate their 10th anniversary, the BCC presents an evening of contemporary choral music, featuring a new work by composer Daniel Bernard Roumain.

Waterworks Wednesday: Brookline: Olmsted's Vision of the Model Suburb

Wednesday, Jun 19 7:00p

Waterworks Museum, Boston

Keith Morgan, Director of Architectural Studies at Boston University, will speak about "Brookline: Olmsted's Vision of the Model Suburb...

Nichols House Museum Spring Fete and Silent Auction

Thursday, Jun 6 6:00p

The Boston Athenaeum, Boston

Looking for a unique object for your home or a perfect gift? Come to the Nichols House Spring Fete and find what you are looking for! The theme of this year’s Silent Auction is “Unique and One-of-a...

"No Tax on Tea!" A Colonial Tea Tax Debate

Friday, Jul 5 11:00a

Old South Meeting House, Boston

On December 16, 1773, more than 5,000 people crowded into Old South Meeting House to debate the tea tax...

Watson Adventures’ Wizard School Scavenger Hunt

Saturday, Jun 1 1:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Join a unique scavenger hunt for Harry Potter Fans at the Museum of Fine Arts! Search for art that echoes characters, and enchanted objects in the Harry Potter books and movies...

Concert for Very Young People

Sunday, Jun 2 2:30p

Boston Children's Museum, Boston

In partnership with the BSO, Boston Children’s Museum is piloting a program in the 2012-2013 Season that brings BSO Musicians together with young children ages 2-5 and their families for live, inte...

Discount Day

Thursday, Jul 4 9:30a

Old South Meeting House, Boston

Free museum admission for children aged 18 and under with paying adult at Old South Meeting House. This discount is offered as part of Boston Harborfest...