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.

by Laurel M. Shugart

Harvard Art Museums Will Reopen This Fall

The musems will welcome students back on September 1, and the public on September 4.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard Art Museums names a new curator

Horace D. Ballard will direct American art collections at the museums.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Peabody Essex Museum’s “In American Waters”

From oceanic voyages to romping in the waves, a new exhibit explores relationships to water.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Trade Cards, Eye-Catching Heralds of Mass-marketing

A nineteenth-century advertising medium traces the rise of consumer culture.

by Jonathan Shaw

New Bedford

Exploring the coastal fishing hub’s history, architecture, parks, and arts scene

by Nell Porter-Brown

Alexander Gassel retrospective at the Museum of Russian Icons

A blend of Russian Orthodox iconography and mythical motifs

by Nell Porter-Brown

Dr. Jeffries balloons across the Channel

Two explorers strip to stay aloft.

by Jacob Sweet

Baseball-jersey fashion

The Worcester Art Museum spotlights baseball garb.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Highfield Hall & Gardens, on Cape Cod

The renewed community life of a grand Cape Cod estate

by Nell Porter-Brown

An innovative gate for Harvard Yard

At Houghton and Lamont libraries, a creative new entry into the Yard

by Jacob Sweet