[neact] Fwd: News from the Harvard Museum of Natural History

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New exhibition: The Language of Color <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001oRAHRrCJ2peTDsOravFdE8Cl9fMAh4fJDF-fu5ZfZg3n99X-4qqiw6Z-pZ3wdoEAdwfqb8uI0j9LpceEtESexOA5Mn47qXRdujYzxdaXFKz9EqJU94FKW7kEBIIe1hdfGbjtJS3SOiWxMCzkXL1QSpYfvtZsfrem> Opening September 26, this <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001oRAHRrCJ2peTDsOravFdE8Cl9fMAh4fJDF-fu5ZfZg3n99X-4qqiw6Z-pZ3wdoEAdwfqb8uI0j9LpceEtESexOA5Mn47qXRdujYzxdaXFKz9EqJU94FKW7kEBIIe1hdfGbjtJS3SOiWxMCzkXL1QSpYfvtZsfrem>new exhibition combines dramatic specimens with video presentations, computer interactives, hands-on activities, and a stunning display of live dart frogs to illustrate the nature of color and pattern, how different animals "see" color, and how animal color and its perception have co-evolved to produce the complex and diverse palette we see in the world today. 
Photograph by Brian Gratwicke.
 Exhibition opening lecture
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001oRAHRrCJ2pcshnbiWvfrKECLaP3gbmi2h4hz6bEwfrqMHc8tDbu-rVwzgEIFXZiPwfcwVR1zNYRhlIRx9Gz2vwSeDqFKrk3afc1QTRR4_MVI3P5mdnF5YrRs9D4lw9wo8i0gSXuRkm0d7OM72vx3D-zKsqDBbax17fMq_gcHO9iKsIV5PTZFWQ==>Join us on Thursday, September 25, at 6:00 pm for <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001oRAHRrCJ2pcshnbiWvfrKECLaP3gbmi2h4hz6bEwfrqMHc8tDbu-rVwzgEIFXZiPwfcwVR1zNYRhlIRx9Gz2vwSeDqFKrk3afc1QTRR4_MVI3P5mdnF5YrRs9D4lw9wo8i0gSXuRkm0d7OM72vx3D-zKsqDBbax17fMq_gcHO9iKsIV5PTZFWQ==>Nature's Palette: The Biological Significance of Color, an opening lecture by Professor Hopi Hoekstra, Curator of Mammals and Loeb Associate Professor of Natural Sciences. Drawing from her own research on the genetics, development, and evolution of color and patterning in mammals, Professor Hoekstra will discuss the many ways that color is made, used, and perceived - and how this diversity testifies to the power, elegance, and ingenuity of natural selection. 
Photograph by Vera Domingues, Harvard University.
Adult class <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001oRAHRrCJ2pcmM1d4J00dIBwpQb71eWVF3yJXBg1e1DfOq5XI3TVVy-oiGGCyVMG5X02k7EBHvEGzwh51cXAtCPtL4VhFpeBscdG_6-jmOTFPcmrYOI8Rt6SrBqa1zI7ORUlYTU-wilhEQFooR6SScw==>Sign up by Friday, September 26 for <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001oRAHRrCJ2pcmM1d4J00dIBwpQb71eWVF3yJXBg1e1DfOq5XI3TVVy-oiGGCyVMG5X02k7EBHvEGzwh51cXAtCPtL4VhFpeBscdG_6-jmOTFPcmrYOI8Rt6SrBqa1zI7ORUlYTU-wilhEQFooR6SScw==>Artifacts of the Afterlife, a class for adults offered on Saturday, October 4, from 9:30 am to noon. Join us as we look at archaeological artifacts from necropoli, tombs, and temples. Led by Kimberley Connors-Hughes, who was recently recognized by the Massachusetts Cultural Council as an Outstanding Teaching Artist, this in-depth workshop includes working with artifacts and ceramics from civilizations in the ancient Near East including Egypt and Mesopotamia. Following the class, explore the Semitic Museum's exhibits. To register, call 617.495.2341 or email <mailto:reservations@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>reservations@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Saturday Scientists <'"http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001oRAHRrCJ2pdVD5iOdYQH5UVgNQ9AGG3E0T3I1D2MTpiDlcpTeztK6oQPoOIlyePA6KesfefRL9xK1QsqxcYTX0AImTLlfZUIE0d6ePOKAjtmadwLC27XDv_IsjKwl4bC58XVZTevjZGRrP8-rSobEPgKrJmuihGEvqpeG69nahUcu0-Y-oaNeMoe0yaBwvAOsw1s8XO9W0vhNnNd1muc-WAyR5VEiRGiwe>The first <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001oRAHRrCJ2pcqDmcE9HHCWeSiPqbPx0oyXbEYdq-HsxdiCpjY8FJwfMQJ6z6274xsbq3RXx4z4WvVhTgGIlSAqU-LZHFxKMWmlZAui2wZ1C3ZeEXicSpyw3MipCQ34_T_yVKJVS4y2Ew=>Saturday Scientists classes of the fall will be held on Saturday, October 4, from 9:30 am to noon. Preschoolers will become paleontologists in Fossil Hunters as they examine real specimens. Kindergarten and first grade students can investigate minerals and work on their own rock collections in Rockhounds. Call 617.495.2341 or email <mailto:reservations@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>reservations@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for more information. 
Photograph by Tony Rinaldo.
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