Crossing Over: A Photographer in the Museum of Comparative Zoology

When:
Thursday, Apr 12, 2018 6:00p -
7:30p

Where:
Harvard Museum of Natural History, Geological Lecture Hall
24 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

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Admission:
FREE

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Event website:
https://hmnh.harvard.edu/event/crossing-over

In this free, public lecture presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History, Photographer and Author Rosamond Purcell explores the hidden corners of scientific collections, the boundaries between art and science, and the mysteries of metamorphosis. In this lecture, Purcell will recount her long-standing relationship with Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology and explain how its collections have served as models and inspiration for her strangely beautiful, often unsettling images. Following the presentation, Jane Winchell, Director of The Dotty Brown Art & Nature Center at the Peabody Essex Museum, will engage Purcell and audience members in a discussion about the value of seeing natural history collections as works of art in order to better appreciate and understand nature.

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