Museums & Collections
Discover treasures from Harvard’s museums and special collections, from ancient artifacts to modern art.
Don’t Call Stephanie Pierce A Paleontologist
From competing in youth gymnastics to studying tetrapods, the Harvard curator has always chased her curiosity.
True Crime
Helen Jewett and the origin of American murder media
“Armenian creativity, culture, and survival”
A museum reflects an ancient civilization and the modern global diaspora.
A Post-Plague Outpost
Candice Lin’s otherworldly refuge
Curating a More Diverse Campus Environment
A report and recommendations, from the FAS task force on signage and visual culture issues
Houghton Library Features Children’s Books in Opening Exhibit
“Animals Are Us” contextualizes Houghton’s new treasures.
by Jacob Sweet
The Paintings Found Behind a Shelf of Books in the Harvard Botanical Museum
The discovery of Rosa M. Towne’s paintings in the Harvard Botanical Museum
by Edward Tabor
The Art of the Portrait Painter
Jason Bouldin makes the intangible tangible.
Family Newsletters of Holidays Past
Origins of a beloved, bemoaned Yuletide tradition
The Places You’ll Go
Art, science, sports—and fanciful holiday lights—in the Connecticut River Valley
American Ingenuity
Springfield Armory National Historic Site