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.
Up Close (Virtually) with the Forbes Pigment Collection
Harvard’s world-famous collection of colors can now be enjoyed from home.
Hammond Castle Museum
Gothic surroundings, spiritualism, and science: Hammond Castle Museum’s eclectic appeal
An Edo-era dazzler from Harvard Art Museums exhibit
This folding fan enfolds two sacred mountains.
Harvard libraries welcome volunteers’ help with historical manuscripts
Volunteer transcribers help make Harvard library documents accessible.
Museum of Fine Arts winter exhibits
Winter exhibits at the Museum of Fine Arts
Urban Adventure Quest, Boston
Scavenger-hunting in historic Boston
Gifts for the arts
Holiday gifts that support the arts
Being With the Other
A Radcliffe exhibition explores a lifetime of artwork and female friendship
Getty, Harvard Art Museums in Pandemic
Pandemic perspectives from the Getty and the Harvard Art Museums—and art’s role in refreshing “the dialogue with other human beings”
Blaschka Glass Sea Creatures Rendered in 3D
Complementary imaging techniques combine to create 3-D models that virtual visitors can examine from any angle.
by Matteo Wong