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Powerful Teaching & Learning ToolsThe Peabody Museum is among the oldest anthropol-ogy museums in the world, with one of the fi nest collections of human cultural history found anywhere.
With 1.2 million objects spanning the globe, there are unlimited possibilities for use in the classroom and for faculty and student research. Hands-on experiences and engagement with these real objects and archives inspire the discovery of new meanings and offer variety and activity to traditional course materials.
For More InformationVisit the Museum’s website, peabody.harvard.edu, and click on “Faculty and Students”
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Contact Diana Loren, Director, Academic Partnerships at [email protected] like the
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CREDITSCoverPM 95-42-20/C727, Stone sculpture of young corn god, Maya.
Inside Left PM 94-57-10/R195, Effi gy pipe representing sailor, Haida. English 127 class. Photo by Diana Loren.
Right PM 97-39-70/72853, “Feejee Mermaid.” Andrew Hamilton researching Andean textiles.
BackPhoto by Mark Craig.
explore a Broad Range of Themeswith a Diverse Group of Objects
Why use cultural collections?■ Make course concepts concrete■ Encourage class discussion, collaboration, and hands-on discovery■ Develop skills in primary source research and close observation■ Push concepts of interpretation, representation,
and knowledge-creation
Tell us your objectives We can help you fi nd appropriate objects, photographs, and archives to meet your goals, explore the best ways to use them, and train you or Teaching Fellows in object handling.
■ In-class study and discussion, teaching displays, or drop-in research hours.■ Guest lectures or workshops■ Online packages, and much, much more!
What faculty say The Peabody has been my “go-to” collec-tion for many years, and a model for how to interact with faculty and students.
Laurel Ulrich, History
It is so exciting to have a hands-on encounter.
Johanna Damgaard Liander, Romance Languages and
Literatures
Education and Entertainment Market Forces Contact and Exchange Exoticism Curiosity and Wonder Representing the Other
Creation and Translation of Knowledge Storytelling Craft techniques Art and Fabrication Colonial and post-Colonial Dialogues