Chinese Zodiac Animals Scavenger Hunt

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Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

a woman in a plaid jacket and a child in a black hoodie look at a museum map in a gallery

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture! Learn about the animals of the zodiac in this fun scavenger hunt across two museums, perfect for all ages.

No application or registration needed.

Cost

This event is free with admission to museum. Regular museum admission rates apply.

Location

  • In-person only.

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

Neighborhood

Baldwin

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology

11 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

Dates and Times

This program runs during the school year.

Every day.

This program takes place for approximately one month after the start of the Lunar calendar New Year, which begins January 29th, 2025.

Additional information

Welcome to the Year of the Snake! January 29, 2025, marks the start of the lunar new year. Do you know your Zodiac animal sign from your birth year? Are you a Dragon, Rabbit, or one of the other ten animals? Compare your character with your family or friends.  According to legend, the order of animals in the zodiac was determined by a race across a great river, with each animal relying on their strengths to succeed. Learn about each of the twelve animals by comparing the legendary creatures to real animals in the museum galleries.

a woman in a plaid jacket and a child in a black hoodie look at a museum map in a gallery

This program runs during the school year.

Every day.
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Last updated October 24, 2024.