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To Build a Mosasaur

Assembling our giant Tylosaurus mount while 30 feet in the air might sound impossible. But the Skeleton Crew at Research Casting International makes it look easy. See how they did it on Peabody Evolved:
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Special Exhibition

Crafting Worldviews: Art and Science in Europe, 1500–1800 is a multidisciplinary exhibition at the Yale University Art Gallery that examines the relationship between art and science in Europe, featuring objects from the Peabody's History of Science and Technology collection.
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Unlocking secrets of ‘living fossils’

Working together, Yale undergraduate Chase Brownstein and Professor Thomas Near have published three peer-reviewed studies of “living fossil” fish lineages.
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It Takes a Village

Learn about the work of paleoanthropologist and Peabody curator, Jessica Thompson, who spends her field research seasons partnering with community members in rural Malawi to unearth and preserve their cultural heritage.
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Yale’s iconic dinosaur skeletons get a new look

While the Yale Peabody Museum undergoes a historic renovation, many of its prized dinosaur skeletons are being refurbished — and reposed — in Canada.
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New steward of Native American materials

Royce K. Young Wolf has been named the Peabody Museum’s inaugural collection manager of its Native American collection and the Yale University Art Gallery’s first assistant curator of Native American art.
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From beneath the Peabody, a time capsule from 1923

Peabody staff recently opened a time capsule placed within the previous museum in 1923, offering insights from nearly a century ago.
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Natural Science Illustration

New classes are now available!
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Renovated Peabody reopening in 2024 with free admission
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EVOLUTIONS

Our afterschool program prepares local students for STEM careers.
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Peabody@Home

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Online Digital Resources

Peabody@Home

Our doors may be closed right now, but we’re opening windows into the many digital resources available here at the Peabody and across the internet.  Experience our new repository for digital resources, educational tools, and interesting online curiosities of the Peabody Museum!

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The Collections

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The Collections

Browse over 14 million specimens and objects from 10 curated collections that tell the story of our Earth, its life, history, and cultures.

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Teachers

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Teachers

Explore the Peabody’s unique offerings and resources aligned with Connecticut standards. Bring the natural sciences to your students with live online science and social studies programs.

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Yale Community

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Yale Community

Explore exceptional object-based teaching opportunities that foster student engagement at the renovated and expanded Peabody Museum with spaces designed for Yale students.

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See What's Happening

Thursday, March 30

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,…

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Monday, April 3

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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Wednesday, April 19

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Talk

Cinderella’s Secrets

Edward P. Bass Distinguished Lecture
with Jessica Thompson, Assistant Curator of Anthropology

Pioneering 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…

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Ongoing

Adult Program

Natural Science Illustration Program

The Yale Peabody Museum’s Natural Science Illustration Program provides opportunities to learn a wide range of art techniques focusing on nature and natural science illustration. Whether you are a beginner or professional, our skilled and certified instructors provide…

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Ongoing

Exhibition

Crafting Worldviews

On display February 17, 2023–June 25, 2023 Crafting Worldviews: Art and Science in Europe, 1500–1800 examines the inseparable relationship among art, science, and European colonialism from the 16th through the 18th century—an era of voyage, trade, and Europe’s territorial dominance on a global scale. The objects… 8 imagesClick to open gallery… Exhibition made possible by the Jane and Gerald Katcher Fund for Education. Organized by Jessie Park, the Nina and Lee Griggs Assistant Curator of European Art, Yale University Art Gallery, and Paola Bertucci, Associate Professor, History of Science and Medicine Program,… Exhibition webpage

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