Did you know that Queen Hetepheres’ tomb was revealed when a camera tripod slipped near the #Giza pyramids? Expedition photographer Mohammedani Ibrahim’s tripod prodded a soft plaster surface, which eventually led to the discovery. #TriviaTuesday

The presentation schedule is now out for “Archaeology in the Mediterranean and Ancient Near East: Recent Discoveries and Retrospectives” a Friends of ASOR Weekend Seminar in Raleigh-Durham, NC. Register and book your discounted room rate today! buff.ly/3KicPmg

Stylish beards run in this Assyrian family! #WorldBeardDay is the perfect time to highlight this stela showcasing King Esarhaddon, with his sons on each side. Esarhaddon’s magnificent beard is not the only one in HMANE's collection — pay a visit and see how many you can spot!

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Our own VP Julia Troche will be speaking Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East (HMANE) on Oct 11 about the Living Dead in Ancient Egypt. You can learn more and register here: hmsc.harvard.edu/calendar_event…

More than 400 ancient tombs have been discovered on the West Bank at Aswan, #Egypt. Patrizia Piacentini, U. of Milan Università degli Studi di Milano, will share the results of this research in her free #hybridlecture "The Mummies of Aswan: The Missing Link" on 11/2. tinyurl.com/MummiesAswanRe…

Think this image of an ancient #goddess looks genuine? Think again! biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/how-to-s…

Although we are closed tomorrow & Thursday you can explore our galleries by taking a #MobileTour put together by the team Harvard Local. The self-guided, "hop on, hop off" #MuseumTour is available on the "Visit Harvard" mobile app. harvard.edu/visit/tours #TriviaTuesday #Harvard

#teachers in the #classroom, #library, & #homeschooling, #tunein tomorrow at 1PM ET for our #educational #livestream with @harvardmuseums who will help us learn more about #ancient #monuments! FREE with registration, sign-up here: bit.ly/3vO30bz

Free tour for #Blind & #VisuallyImpaired visitors Sundays 1–2pm from 1/28–4/24. This tour explores the From Stone to Silicone exhibit featuring #Touchable replicas with descriptions. 1 week of advanced registration is required. Harvard Museum buff.ly/3OyaN3x

This Spring, we launch an #ARapp: the Art of Intimidation: Journey to Ancient #Assyria. Stay tuned for the release date. Visitors use the #Snapchat app to journey back to the Assyrian Empire. Listen to the #podcast interview with chief #curator Adam Aja: tinyurl.com/HMSCConnectsPo….

Check out our new #Snapchat experience, the Art of Intimidation: Journey to Ancient #Assyria. It brings wall carvings from ancient Assyrian royal palaces to life! Starting TODAY visitors can use on their own device or by borrowing a tablet at the museum. tinyurl.com/ArtofIntimidat…

Attend our 1st lecture of the season, "Uncovering Stars in an Egyptian Temple: The New Sky over Esna," on 9/18 (hybrid). The lecture will be delivered by Christian Leitz, Director of the Dept of #Egyptology, Inst for Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Universität Tübingen. tinyurl.com/UncoveringStars

This week on the MCB Community Calendar Oct. 1: "Focus" Conference Oct. 5: Everybody In! Walk/Move for Perkins School for the Blind Oct 6: Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East (HMANE) Touch Tours: Mediterranean Marketplaces View the full Community Calendar for more information on these events: mass.gov/community-even…

Forever Is Now is an art exhibition at the UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 World Heritage Site, the Pyramids of #Giza. Join Nadine Abdel Ghaffar, CulturVator | Culturvator / Art D’Egypte , for a FREE hybrid lecture on 11/13 & explore how contemporary art intersects with ancient history. tinyurl.com/ForeverIsNowGi…

Between 1908–10, Harvard's George Reisner found ancient Egyptian art at the Menkaure Valley Temple #Giza. Join AERA Egypt President Mark Lehner for a FREE hybrid lecture to learn about new findings—from the time of Menkaure to the end of the Old Kingdom. tinyurl.com/RediscoveringS…

As kids, everyone falls in love with ancient Egypt, and most "grow out" of it—luckily, Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East (HMANE)'s Professor Peter Der Manuelian never did. He's been teaching & researching Harvard University since 2010, the first full-time Egyptologist since 1942. #Harvard harvardmagazine.com/2025/02/harvar…

The Teaching of Amenemhat is an ancient Egyptian literary work told from the perspective of the murdered Pharaoh Amenemhat. Attend the free hybrid lecture “Murder, Poetry, & Scribes in Ancient #Egypt” on 3/26 with Egyptologist Maggie Geoga Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures. tinyurl.com/MurderPoetrySp…

Have you attended one of our free #ArtsThursdays? Join us for a night of friendly competition on 3/7, 5-9pm!Learn how play the ancient board games Royal Game of Ur, Senet, and al-qirkat. Free and open to the public. RSVP: tinyurl.com/MarchATAncient… #BostonNightLife #HarvardMuseums