Talk

Coral Reef Odyssey

Edward P. Bass Distinguished Lecture
with Jeremy Jackson

With Jeremy Jackson Researchers had barely started to understand the ecology of coral reefs before human impacts began to kill them off. For many the situation seemed hopeless. But there is increasing evidence that local conservation actions achieve modest success, that… Jeremy Jackson studies the ecology, evolution, and conservation of coastal and ocean ecosystems. He holds emeritus positions at the…

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Performance

MƆɹNIŊ [MORNING//MOURNING]

What would happen on earth after humans disappeared? This experimental opera inhabits a world where humans no longer exist. Experience what The New York Times calls, “…sly and sweet, wistful and winsome and altogether lovable” an ensemble of five vocalist/multi-…

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Festival / Family Day

Halloween Spooktacular Celebration

Join us at the Peabody for our “Spooktacular” celebration, suggested for little ones up to age 10. Come in costume (nothing too scary, please) and learn about spectacular creatures, collect fun items, and explore the wonderful weirdness of the Peabody’s collections up…

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Talk

Artisan Talk: Professor Clarence Cruz

To create traditional Pueblo pottery, ceramic artisan and professor Clarence Cruz works with raw materials that he gathers from different sites on public lands. In talk about his process, Cruz will demonstrate how to make a pottery vessel, why they are important to his…

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Festival / Family Day

¡Fiesta Latina!

¡Fiesta Latina!, a celebration of Hispanic cultures featuring music, dance, and food, will take place September 28 from 1 to 4 pm at Junta for Progressive Action, located at 169 Grand Avenue in New Haven, and at the Peabody September 29 from noon to 5 pm. The event is a… “Our goal is to celebrate Hispanic culture through community programming and through sharing objects from the Peabody’s collections about those cultures. The aim is to move this from a one- day event, to a series of events throughout Hispanic Heritage month at various… The festivities will begin at noon with a performance by Proyecto Cimarron, a Puerto Rican Bomba performance group. The Spanish Community of Wallingford’s youth mariachi band and dance troupe, committed to preserving the cultural heritage of Mexico, will take the stage at… Activities at the Peabody Museum Sunday, September 29 Educational Activities… Event Sponsors …

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Festival / Family Day

¡Fiesta Latina!

¡Fiesta Latina!, a celebration of Hispanic cultures featuring music, dance, and food, will take place September 28 from 1 to 4 pm at Junta for Progressive Action, located at 169 Grand Avenue in New Haven, and at the Peabody September 29 from noon to 5 pm. The event is a… “Our goal is to celebrate Hispanic culture through community programming and through sharing objects from the Peabody’s collections about those cultures. The aim is to move this from a one- day event, to a series of events throughout Hispanic Heritage month at various… The festivities will begin at noon with a performance by Proyecto Cimarron, a Puerto Rican Bomba performance group. The Spanish Community of Wallingford’s youth mariachi band and dance troupe, committed to preserving the cultural heritage of Mexico, will take the stage at… Activities at the Peabody Museum Sunday, September 29 Educational Activities… Event Sponsors …

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Artist Spotlight

A Conversation with Artist Mohamad Hafez

The artist and architect Mohamad Hafez channels the complexities of his homeland Syria in his art. Using found objects, paint, and scrap metal, Hafez creates surrealistic, yet politically charged Middle Eastern streetscapes that incorporate the ancient and the new in a…

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Talk

Squiggle Studies

Research Spotlight
with Caitlin Davis

During the Late Formative Period (300 BCE – 200 CE), the people who lived in modern-day southern Guatemala and western El Salvador used a distinctive style of pottery called Usulutan.  This unique regional style is characterized by enchanting orange and yellow squiggles… Caitlin Reddington Davis is a doctoral candidate in Yale’s Department of Anthropology. She received her undergraduate degree in archaeology…

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Talk

The Sea Before Time

Research Spotlight
with Caleb Gordon

While dinosaurs dominated land and pterosaurs ruled the skies, giant marine reptiles swam the Earth’s oceans. These real-life sea monsters’ evolutionary origins remain some of the oldest unsolved mysteries in paleontology. Yale Ph.D. candidate Caleb Gordon will show us how… Caleb Gordon is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Yale University. He studies how reptiles evolved to…

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Workshop

An Inclusive Future for Scientific Fieldwork

Who does scientific research matters. It influences the questions that are asked, the insights that are made, and who leads the next generation. However, different kinds of research are not equally welcoming and accessible to all. Fieldwork is an integral part of the earth…  “Improving the participation of under-represented groups… Event Recording Register here to join us virtually or in-person on May 13 and 14, 2024, as the Yale Peabody Museum hosts a workshop aimed at bringing together field-based researchers from across disciplines to imagine a more inclusive future for scientific fieldwork.   Participation and… Event Details The goal of the workshop is to generate practical, deliverable solutions that can be widely accessed and implemented.   The Yale Peabody Museum will reopen its doors in March 2024 after a four-year renovation and gallery redesign. Throughout the project, a specific aim has… Full Schedule Click here to view the full event schedule. drive.google.com Monday, May 13, 12–8 pm… Confirmed Panelists… Event Sponsor and Official Hotel All voices welcome. Student accommodation available. This workshop is generously supported by: Yale Departments of Anthropology, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, the Tropical Resources Institute, Institute for Biospheric Studies, Center…

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