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

New England’s Oddities

Exploring New England’s more unusual sites with J.W. Ocker

by Nell Porter-Brown

Exploring Worcester, Massachusetts, and Purgatory Chasm

Pleasures to explore in and around Worcester

by Nell Porter-Brown

“Visual Science” exhibit at Harvard

New Harvard exhibit explores “Visual Science: The Art of Research”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Fairbanks House, Dedham, Massachusetts

Dedham’s Fairbanks House: “the oldest wood-frame structure still standing in North America”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Wenham Museum’s “Equestrian Histories”

Equestrian life and sports on the North Shore

by Nell Porter-Brown

Moon Landing 50th Anniversary at Harvard Museum of Natural History

A lunar rock and a moon landing’s fiftieth anniversary prompt a party at the Harvard Museum of Natural History.

by Nina Pasquini

Jenny F. So reinterprets Harvard’s Winthrop collection

A fresh, up-close look at the Winthrop collection

by John S. Rosenberg

Historic New England’s Eustis Estate

Historic New England’s Eustis Estate

by Nell Porter-Brown

Kay Kenny’s nighttime photographs at the Griffin Museum

Photographer Kay Kenny’s work illuminates the night.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Apollo 11, Up Close and Personal

An exhibition in Houghton Library shows Apollo 11 in context, and at its most intimate.

by Jacob Sweet