Creature Feature-Here be Dragons!

Where did the phrase "Here be Dragons" come from? What stories and legends have been told about dragons in different cultures across the globe? In this family-friendly virtual talk, we explore works that include dragons-from a variety of cultures, places, and time periods.
'Creature Feature,' an online series from the Harvard Art Museums, offers a chance for families to explore magical creatures across the collections through close looking and curious exploration with museum staff. Creature Feature talks are free and open to explorers ages 6 and up.
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TAKE A CLOSER LOOK:
+ Discover more dragons in the Harvard Art Museums' collection: bit.ly/3FW9XtH
+ Explore more magical creatures in the Harvard Art Museums in our ‘Creature Feature’ series: • Creature Features: Mag...
SPEAKERS:
+ Erica Lawton, Staff Assistant, Division of European and American Art;
+ Moderated by Tayana Fincher, Manager of Public Programs.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Creature Feature Intro with Tayana Fincher
00:25 - Land Acknowledgement
00:42 - Webinar Logistics
01:32 - Intro to Harvard Art Museums with Erica Lawton
02:39 - Here be Dragons
06:01 - Whose your favorite dragon?
07:07 - What is a dragon?
11:15 - Mapping where dragons come from
11:35 - The Dragon Slayer
13:57 - Isfandiyar and the Dragon
16:00 - The Auspicious Dragon
22:23 - Dragon's Blood Pigment
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Video Thumbnail: Kano Yasunobu, Japan, Descending Dragon, c. 1683. Album leaf; ink, color, and gold on silk. Harvard Art Museums, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop, 1943.56.22.28. hvrd.art/o/199194
Recorded April 30, 2022. © President and Fellows of Harvard College. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at [e-mail].