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Celebrate the winter solstice during extended hours at the museum. In collaboration with The Christmas Revels, the Pinewoods Morris Men will perform the traditional Abbots Bromley Horn Dance in the museum's Headgear: The Natural History of Horns and Antlers gallery at 6:00 pm. The horn dance is the oldest known English ritual dance and features six human 'deer' with antlers weaving in and out in a hypnotic pattern to the sound of a haunting melody. Revels Artistic Director Patrick Swanson will introduce the performance and David Coffin, a versatile musician and featured performer in his 32nd year with Revels, will demonstrate horn-based musical instruments such as the gemshorns, the Pibcorn, and his ivory sopranino recorder.

At approximately 6:30 pm everyone will be invited to join a processional to Sanders Theatre, led by the horn dancers. Weather permitting.

All Christmas Revels ticket holders will be admitted free for Winter Solstice Night at the Museum in advance of the 7:30 pm curtain at Sanders Theatre just down Oxford Street.
Regular admission prices apply for Non-Revel ticket holders.

During the December 16-29 run of The Christmas Revels, show your Revels ticket or ticket stub for half-price admission to the museum. Headgear: The Natural History of Horns and Antlers will remain on display through December 2011.

Official Website: http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_special_events/index.php

Added by hmnhpr on November 7, 2011

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