Campus and Alumni Events The Peabody Institute participates in and hosts a variety of events during the academic year, ranging from Family Weekend in October to Grandparents’ Day in May, as well as Reunion Weekend, visits by prospective students and their families, tours, classes, signature events for the Andover community, and a number of visits with local public and private schools beyond our work with Phillips Academy students. Unfortunately, some of these events were cancelled due to the pandemic. In 2019-20 we provided these opportunities to 981 individuals.
To stay connected during the initial days of the lockdown, the Peabody launched its own YouTube channel. Marla Taylor created a LEGO stop motion video highlighting collections work and Lindsay Randall debuted ProCRAFTinating with the Peabody, a series of archaeology themed craft videos featuring her nephews. Crafts included kinetic sand, Egyptian collar jewel necklaces, woolly mammoth paper bags, and more. Peabody director Ryan Wheeler even uploaded some advanced cardboard crafting and featured object videos. The Peabody YouTube channel is also the place to find the Diggin’ It series.
