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Shehuo: Community Fire

Presented by Harvard Museums of Science and Culture and Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology at Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Cambridge MA

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Shehuo: Community Fire

Zhang Xiao, a Robert Gardner fellow at the Peabody Museum, brings us on a bilingual photographic exploration of Shehuo, a spring festival held in rural China that coincides with the New Year.

Zhang Xiao, the 11th recipient of the Peabody Museum’s Robert Gardner Fellowship in Photography, brings us on a bilingual photographic exploration of the transformation of Shehuo, a traditional spring festival held in rural northern China that coincides with the New Year. When Zhang began his photography in 2008, Shehuo (社火, community fire) was celebrated with great regional variation, and included prayers for a good harvest and ritual performances of local folk tales. A decade later, he ... view more »

ADMISSION INFO

Adults: $15.00, Seniors (65+): $13.00, Harvard ID holders: Free, Non-Harvard students with I.D.: $10.00, Youth ages 3–18: $10.00, Youth under 3: Free, Members: Free

Additional time info:

The Peabody Museum is open daily from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, except on the following days:

Monday, October 9, 2023 (Indigenous Peoples' Day)
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 (day before Thanksgiving)
Thursday, November 23, 2023 (Thanksgiving Day)
Friday, December 23, 2023 (day before Christmas Eve)
Saturday, December 24, 2023 (Christmas Eve)
Sunday, December 25, 2023 (Christmas)
Monday, December 26, 2023 (day after Christmas)
Sunday, January 1, 2024 (New Year's Day)

LOCATION

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology

11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138

PARKING INFO

Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage.

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