Treasures of the Peabody Museum

Saturday, April 2, 2016 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Museum admission

Join us as we celebrate the opening of our newest temporary exhibition Treasures of the Peabody: 150 Years of Collection and Discovery. From titanic dinosaurs to giant squid, explore the rich history of the Yale Peabody Museum, its collections and its personalities. Discover how museum collections transform the way we think about the world and ourselves. We’ll have games, craft activities, a touch table, a scavenger hunt and behind-the-scenes collection tours.

Thank you to our presenting sponsor, Connecticut Humanities and our presenting media sponsor WSHU Public Radio.

Schedule

1st Floor

The Great Hall of Dinosaurs

Pick-up Scavenger Hunt

Return Scavenger Hunt and claim your prize

Behind-­the-­scenes tours sign-up and meeting area (ages 8 and older); tours begin at 11 am; space is very

limited

Fossil Touch Table

Anthropology Kit: How Cultures Carry Things

Mineral Kit

Hall of Mammalian Evolution

Mammal SciCart

Toss Game

Natural History Kit

Hall of Native American Cultures

Make a Hat

3rd Floor

North American Dioramas

North American Diorama SciCarts

Birds of Connecticut

Birds SciCart

Peabody Museum History Scrapbook Craft Activity

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

Egypt SciCart

Behind-­the-­scenes tours (ages 8 and older)

Tours begin at 11 am; space is very limited; availability is first-come, first-serve

Anthropology: 11:00, 1:00, 2:00

Botany: 1:00, 2:15

Entomology: 11:15, 1:15, 2:15

Invertebrate Paleontology: 11:00, 1:00

Mineralogy and Meteoritics: 11:15, 1:15, 2:15

Paleobotany: 11:15, 1:15, 2:15

Vertebrate Paleontology: 11:00, 1:00, 2:00

Vertebrate Zoology: 1:15, 2:15