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ARTS FIRST 2009 | April 30 - May 3

Harvard Museums

Harvard Museum of Natural History Thursday through Sunday 9am-5pm
Free to Harvard ID holders and one guest. Free to Massachusetts residents Sunday 9am to noon. Other $9 adults, $7 seniors & students; $6 age 3-18
Glass Flowers Exhibit: A world-famous exhibition of glass models of botanical specimens - exquisitely realistic flowers, fruits, and plants created by glass artists Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka from 1886-1936. A "garden" of 3,000 flowers blooms in the heart of the campus.

Harvard Art Museum: Sackler Museum Thursday-Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 1pm-5pm
(Free student led tours meet in the lobby of the Sackler Museum, Friday & Saturday, 11am; Sunday, 2pm) $9 adults, $7 senior citizens, $6 students; Free with Harvard ID. Free for those under 18. Free for Cambridge Public Library cardholders. Free for everyone on Saturdays before noon and everyday after 4:30pm.
Re-View: A comprehensive exhibition of objects selected from the collections of the Harvard Art Museum. Re-View will be on long-term view while the museum's building at 32 Quincy Street is closed for renovation and expansion.

Peabody Museum of Archeology & Ethnology Thursday-Sunday, 9am-5pm
$9 general admissoin; $7 senior citizens; $6 for children ages 3-18; free for children under 3. Free admission for Massachusetts residents on Sunday mornings before noon.
Wiyohpiyata: Lakota Images of the Contested West: An exhibiton of recently discovered 19th-century color drawings by Plains Indian warriors, with historic Lakota objects from the Peabody's collections, displayed in a gallery designed by contemporary Lakota artist Butch Thunder Hawk.
Avenue Patrice Lumumba: Photographs by Guy Tillim: An exhibiton of photographs of Angola, Mozambique, Congo, and Madagascar by 20007 Robert Gardner Fellowship recipient, Guy Tillim.

Semitic Museum Thursday and Friday, 10am-4pm; Sunday, 12pm-4pm. Entrance to the museum is free of charge.
Houses of Ancient Israel: Domestic, Royal, Divine: The exhibit features a full-scale, furnished model of a two-story Iron Age (ca. 1200-586 BCE) house showcasing everyday rural life, a mural representing Solomon's temple, and items relating to royal administration ca. 700 BCE.
Ancient Egypt: Magic and the Afterlife: Cofins, amulets and funerary inscriptions from the museum's collection introduce visitors to the Egyptian view of life after death.
Nuzi and hte Hurrians: An exhibition of artifacts from the Hurrian city of Nuzi in Northern Mesopotamia around 1400 BCE. Over 40,000 clay cuneiform tablets were found in a royal archive and several have been translated and are on display.
Ancient Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection: In 1865, United States consul General Luigi de Palma Cesnola led an excavation of artifacts from the Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus. The exhibition features copper and ceramic antiquities from this legendary treasure hunt.

OTHER EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS:

Collection of Scientific Instruments Thursday through Sunday, 11am-4pm
Time, Life, and Matter: Science in Cambridge: Magnificent scientific instruments tell the story of science and society from the Renaissance to the present. Of note, instruments connected to Galileo, Benjamin Franklin, Wlliam James, and Charles Lindbergh. Children are welcome to attend in the company of an adult.
Science Center, first floor, Putnam Gallery (near Oxford Street entrance)

Graduate School of Design Thursday and Friday, 8:30am-6pm; Saturday, 12-6pm; Sunday, 12-8pm
Ecological Urbanism: Alternative and Sustainable Cities of the Future: While climate change, sustainable architecture, and green technologies have become increasingly topical, issues surrounding the sustainability of the city are much less developed. The exhibition posits an ecological approachthat is more holistic than most strategies of urbanism today and is urgently needed both as a remedial device for the contemporary city and an organizing principle for new cities.

Holyoke Center Arcade Exhibition Space Thursday and Friday, 8am-7pm; Saturday and Sunday, 9am-7pm
"Jamietron!" Harvard Real Estate Services presents pen and crayon drawings by Jameson Violette.

Lowell House Friday-Sunday, 10am-5pm
Russian Bells Exhibition: Learn about the history of the Lowell House Bells. An exhibition of photographs, artifacts and narrative will be on display along with details regarding the provenance of the original set, their years under Harvard's care as well as the fascinating story of their return in 2008 to the seat of the Russian Orthodox Church, St. Danilov Monastery in Moscow.
Lowell House Courtyard