Our experiences with natural history and human culture shape our understanding of the world. The Alison F. Richard Study Gallery offers a unique opportunity for self-directed engagement with both natural and human-made items.
Each semester, faculty collaborate with Museum staff to display objects relevant to their courses. This supports the Peabody’s efforts to experiment with curatorial approaches and spark interdisciplinary dialog across the University.
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Basic Drawing
ART 1514 Maria De Los Angeles
This course serves as an introduction to drawing, emphasizing the use of space and arrangement of visual objects. Sessions are focused on creating drawings based on close observation. Class projects use historical and recent artistic practice as a resource to address challenges in drawing technique.
Evolutionary Biology
E&EB 525 Jenn Coughlan, Paul Turner
This display explores the importance of forming and testing hypotheses in evolutionary biology through specimens with more complicated evolutionary tales than researchers originally assumed.
Plants and People
EEB 1145/EVST 1145 Linda Puth
This course explores the interaction of plants and people throughout history from biological, historical, anthropological, and artistic perspectives.
Vampires, Castles, and Werewolves
ENGL 0763 Heather Klemann
Examining gothic novels from the 18th and 19th centuries alongside 20th and 21st-century films, this course explores the historical origins and deep cultural legacy of literary responses to the so-called Age of Reason.
All photos: credit Andy Melien / Yale Peabody Museum