Upcoming Events & Programs

March 2025

Thursday, March 27

  • 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

    Talk

    Author Talk: Jonathan Losos

    Evolutionary biologist Jonathan Losos is passionate about cats. He’ll be coming to the Peabody on March 27 to talk about his bestselling book The Cat’s Meow and to share how researchers today are unraveling the secrets of cats using technological tools, from GPS tracking to forensic archaeology. Learn about the past, present, and future of the world’s most popular and beloved pet.

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April 2025

Friday, April 4

  • 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

    Film Screening

    The Arc of Oblivion

    We invite you to a screening of the film The Arc of Oblivion, which will be followed by a discussion with the director, Ian Cheney.  In a universe that erases its tracks, we humans are hellbent on leaving a trace. Set against the backdrop of the filmmaker's quixotic quest to build an ark in a field in Maine, the film heads far afield – to salt mines in the Alps, fjords in the Arctic, and ancient libraries in the Sahara – to illuminate the strange world of archives,…

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Wednesday, April 23

  • 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

    Talk

    The World Without Evolution?

    Edward P. Bass Distinguished Lecture
    with Andrew Hendry

    Typical considerations about rapid evolution and its importance in structuring the world around us emphasize situations where evolution is causing rapid changes in organisms and environments.  Hendry contends that the primary role of evolution is in resisting change. Evolution is why organisms look the same not just across years and decades but across centuries and millennia. Evolution is why you can recognize a coyote as a coyote from Panama to Alaska. Evolution is…

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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 personalized support in small classes to help you develop your abilities and discover new ways of encountering art and nature.  The Yale Peabody Museum’s collections and special outdoor locations provide…

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