Winter Solstice Night at the Museum
| Hours: | 5-8:00 pm |
| Ages: | Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $ see below |
| Category: | Seasonal Fun |
In collaboration with The Christmas Revels (www.revels.org), The Pinewoods Morris Men will perform the traditional Abbots Bromley Horn Dance in the museum’s Headgear: The Natural History of Horns and Antlers gallery at 6:00 pm.
The horn dance is the oldest known English ritual dance and features six human 'deer' with antlers weaving in and out in a hypnotic pattern to the sound of a haunting melody. Revels Artistic Director Patrick Swanson will introduce the performance and David Coffin, a versatile musician and featured performer in his 32nd year with Revels, will demonstrate horn-based musical instruments such as the gemshorns, the Pibcorn, and his ivory sopranino recorder.
At approximately 6:30 pm everyone will be invited to join a processional to Sanders Theatre, led by the horn dancers. The Headgear exhibition closes on December 31, 2011.
The Harvard Museum of Natural History is located at 26 Oxford Street, a 7-8 minute walk through historic Harvard Yard from the Harvard Square T station. Open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, except major holidays. For more information on exhibits and events, explore www.hmnh.harvard.edu or call 617-495-3045.
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All Christmas Revels ticket holders will be admitted free for Winter Solstice Night at the Museum in advance of the 7:30 pm curtain at Sanders Theatre just down Oxford Street. During the December 16-29 run of The Christmas Revels, just show your Revels ticket or ticket stub for half-price admission to the museum. Regular Admission: $9.00; seniors and students $7.00; $6.00 ages 3-18; under 3 free.
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26 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA, 02138 map
Phone: 617.495.3045
MBTA Subway: Take the Red Line to the Harvard Square stop. Walk through Harvard Yard and down Oxford Street one block. The Harvard Museum of Natural History is the large brick building on your right, just a six minute walk from Harvard Square.
MBTA Commuter Rail: Take the Fitchburg Line to Porter Square. Walk 50 yards on Somerville Avenue, cross the tracks on the bridge, and bear right onto Oxford Street and continue to #26. The museum is less than a mile from Porter Square.
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