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
September 2022
Thursday, September 15
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5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Talk
Madagascar: Journeys Through Time
Join author Alison Richard as she discusses the fascinating biodiversity of Madagascar, drawing from her recently-published book The Sloth Lemur's Song:… This event is presented in partnership with RJ Julia Booksellers who will have copies of The Sloth Lemur’s Song for sale in the lobby. Alison Richard will be available to sign your copy after the program.…
Registration not required
May 2022
Thursday, May 5
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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Online Presentation
Disaster, Resistance, Community
Our modern, globalized world shudders from political, social, pandemic, and ecological catastrophes. What lessons can we learn from Indigenous communities for whom the world has ended many times, in disasters both natural and colonial, only to flourish afterward? Since…
Register Free; Registration required
April 2022
Thursday, April 28
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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Online Presentation
Glass Plankton
How do we know what’s missing from the fossil record? Diatoms—tiny plankton with ornate skeletons made of glass—rule the bottom of the food chain in the ocean today. Although relatively recent in the fossil record, a closer look reveals diatoms may have been important for…
Register Free; Registration required
Thursday, April 7
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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Talk
The Moral Ecology of a Forest
How does environmental change impact the moral ecology of forests? And what do these changes mean for the cultural values of Indigenous and rural communities that rely on them? In the southwestern United States, Pinyon pine (Pinus monophylla) is threatened by drought,…
Register Free; Registration required
March 2022
Thursday, March 3
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6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Online Presentation
What's in the Air?
Last spring, ProPublica reporter Ava Kofman was assigned a major story about an environmental catastrophe. There was just one problem: it wasn’t true. But as that story fell apart, she uncovered larger issues with the underlying environmental data. In this talk, Kofman…
Register Free; Registration required
February 2022
Thursday, February 24
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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Talk
New Tools to Fight Climate Change
Climate change is a threat unparalleled in both its scale and complexity. Carbon capture is one tactic for mitigating its effects. At this Science Café, experts from different fields will discuss ways that dependable, cost-effective, and adaptable strategies can remove and…
Register Free admission
January 2022
Monday, January 17
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10:30 am – 3:30 pm
Festival / Family Day
MLK Celebration
RECORDED AND AVAILABLE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL The Peabody's 26th Annual Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy of Social and Environmental Justice offered a line-up of inspiring and thought-provoking virtual events from January 13-17, generously sponsored by… Watch our recorded broadcasts live on the Yale Peabody Museum YouTube Channel. English Captioning Available. Press Release 2022 Program List Thursday, January 13, 6:00–7:15 pm… Presenting Corporate Sponsor: … Additional Support: … Event Partners: …
Free; Registration required
Sunday, January 16
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1:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Festival / Family Day
MLK Celebration
RECORDED AND AVAILABLE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL The Peabody's 26th Annual Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy of Social and Environmental Justice offered a line-up of inspiring and thought-provoking virtual events from January 13-17, generously sponsored by… Watch our recorded broadcasts live on the Yale Peabody Museum YouTube Channel. English Captioning Available. Press Release 2022 Program List Thursday, January 13, 6:00–7:15 pm… Presenting Corporate Sponsor: … Additional Support: … Event Partners: …
Free; Registration required
Friday, January 14
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10:30 am – 11:30 am
Festival / Family Day
MLK Celebration
RECORDED AND AVAILABLE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL The Peabody's 26th Annual Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy of Social and Environmental Justice offered a line-up of inspiring and thought-provoking virtual events from January 13-17, generously sponsored by… Watch our recorded broadcasts live on the Yale Peabody Museum YouTube Channel. English Captioning Available. Press Release 2022 Program List Thursday, January 13, 6:00–7:15 pm… Presenting Corporate Sponsor: … Additional Support: … Event Partners: …
Free; Registration required
Thursday, January 13
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6:00 pm – 7:15 pm
Festival / Family Day
MLK Celebration
RECORDED AND AVAILABLE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL The Peabody's 26th Annual Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy of Social and Environmental Justice offered a line-up of inspiring and thought-provoking virtual events from January 13-17, generously sponsored by… Watch our recorded broadcasts live on the Yale Peabody Museum YouTube Channel. English Captioning Available. Press Release 2022 Program List Thursday, January 13, 6:00–7:15 pm… Presenting Corporate Sponsor: … Additional Support: … Event Partners: …
Free; Registration required