Each year, the Peabody Museum hosts a number of signature events, festivals, and special days for children, families, and the greater New Haven community. Through partnerships with community leaders, Yale groups and local organizations, we are able to bring enjoyable and educational programming to thousands of people. Scroll down to learn more–and help us make more memories in the coming years!
Past Events & Programs
June 2023
Monday, June 5
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4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Webinar
Mondays at Beinecke: Crafting Worldviews
A presentation about “Crafting Worldviews: Art and Science in Europe, 1500–1800,” an exhibition on view now at the Yale University Art Gallery, organized by Jessie Park, the Nina and Lee Griggs Assistant Curator of European Art, Yale University Art Gallery, and Paola… Exhibition Info… Mondays at Beinecke online talks focus on materials from the collections and include an opening presentation at 4pm followed by conversation and question and answer beginning about 4:30pm until 5pm.
Register Open to Public
May 2023
Thursday, May 4
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10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Special Event
Yale Climate Day 2023
Yale Climate Day brings the Yale community together to discuss climate and global environmental change in the Earth system. This year, the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies (YIBS) will be hosting an in-person event including Faculty research talks on oceans and climate… More Info / Schedule
Register Free; Open to Yale Community
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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Webinar
Selective Logging as a Compromise for Sustainable Forest Management
Tropical forests are under threat from increasing pressure by income-generating land uses. Selective logging presents a potential compromise between strict protection and full extractive use. It does not, however, have easily predictable ecological impacts due to timber…
Register Free; Registration required
April 2023
Saturday, April 29
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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Talk
Fleshing out the Past
John H. Ostrom Lecture Series
with Lawrence WitmerThe latest advances in high-tech imaging and 3D computer modeling, combined with old-school anatomy, allow us to “flesh out” dinosaurs in unprecedented ways and shed new light on their biology. Yale’s John Ostrom (1928-2005) laid the groundwork for these advances by…
Register Registration recommended
Sunday, April 23
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10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Adult Program
Trees of Connecticut
Join Peabody Museum Education Coordinator Jim Sirch and Senior Botany Collections Manager Patrick Sweeney for this adult education program at Yale's West Campus. Trees of Connecticut: Identification and Ecology introduces Connecticut's landscape history and ecology,…
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Wednesday, April 19
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5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Talk
Cinderella’s Secrets
Edward P. Bass Distinguished Lecture
with Jessica Thompson, Assistant Curator of AnthropologyPioneering paleoarchaeologist J. Desmond Clark once described what is now the country of Malawi as the “Cinderella of central African prehistory”. Nearly 70 years later, teams led by Yale professor Jessica Thompson are proving it. In this year’s Edward P. Bass…
Open to Public
Monday, April 3
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3:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Film Screening
Pleistocene Park
Co-presented by the Yale Peabody Museum & Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies Join us for a different way to start your week! We'll watch Pleistocene Park, have a short discussion, then close with a fun happy hour. This is open to the public, but in-person only. …
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March 2023
Thursday, March 30
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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Webinar
Opening the Third Eye
Senses are crucial for navigating the world, but not all animals perceive their environments in the same way. A few living reptiles, like some lizards and the tuatara of New Zealand, possess a special sensory structure on the top of their heads that acts like a third eye,…
Register Free; Registration required
Thursday, March 16
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7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Adult Program
FrogWatch Training Workshops
Frogs and toads play a crucial role in wetland ecosystems and are considered indicators of environmental health. Many frog and toad populations have been in decline, and it is important to understand the scope, geographic scale, and cause of these declines. FrogWatch U.S.A… February 23 from 7:00—8:30 PM Virtual (Hosted by The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk… March 8 from 7:00—8:30 PM Virtual (Hosted by The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk… March 16 from 7:00—8:30 PM In-person at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo…
Hybrid (Virtual & In-person)
Wednesday, March 8
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7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Adult Program
FrogWatch Training Workshops
Frogs and toads play a crucial role in wetland ecosystems and are considered indicators of environmental health. Many frog and toad populations have been in decline, and it is important to understand the scope, geographic scale, and cause of these declines. FrogWatch U.S.A… February 23 from 7:00—8:30 PM Virtual (Hosted by The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk… March 8 from 7:00—8:30 PM Virtual (Hosted by The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk… March 16 from 7:00—8:30 PM In-person at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo…
Hybrid (Virtual & In-person)