Free Admission on Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Name: Free Admission on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Start: 2025-10-13T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-13T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Harvard Museum of Natural History

Schedule

Mon Oct 13 2025 at 09:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Harvard Museum of Natural History | Cambridge, MA

Join us for Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. The Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology and the Harvard Museum of Natural History are offering free admission all day. https://tinyurl.com/IPDay2025
Activities
Peabody Museum Tours by Harvard Students
11:00 am–12:00 pm and 2:00–3:00 pm
Participate in free Peabody Museum tours led by Harvard students that connect visitors with cultural items in the museum’s care and provide examples of how the museum engages with Indigenous communities today.
Gallery Talk: Spotlight on Indigenous Women Artists
1:00–1:30 pm
Join Stephanie Mach (Diné), Peabody Museum Curator of North American Collections, for a short gallery talk celebrating Indigenous women as makers, matriarchs, and caretakers of communities and cultural traditions.
Gallery Talk: Spotlight on Stickball
3:30–4:00 pm
Join Audrey Jacob (Choctaw) and James Walkingstick (Cherokee) as they highlight the Indigenous game of stickball. Once outlawed and threatened, stickball has persisted and is still played today, even by students and staff across Harvard. Audrey is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma’s Stickball Team, the Tvshka Homma Ohoyo, and serves as NAGPRA Coordinator at the Peabody Museum. James is an apprentice stick maker and stickball player, serving as Academic Engagement Coordinator at the Peabody.
In recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, admission is free courtesy of an anonymous gift.
This event is presented by the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture in partnership with the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard University Native American Program, Harvard Kennedy School Project on Indigenous Governance and Development, and the Harvard Fine Arts Library.