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’s Houghton Library to be renovated

A renovation to make Houghton Library “open to all”

by Jacob Sweet

Harry Elkins Widener, profiled by Daniel Blank

Brief life of Harry Elkins Widener, theater-loving bibliophile: 1885-1912

by Daniel Blank

Naturalist Mark W. Moffett, author of “The Human Swarm”

Naturalist Mark W. Moffett investigates insects—and now, evolving human societies.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Clay—Modeling African Design exhibit

Pliable arts from across the continent

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Japan on Paper, Harvard Art Museums

Harvard’s enticing Japanese woodblock prints

by Nell Porter-Brown

Garden in the Woods

Springtime at New England’s native-plant haven

by Nell Porter-Brown

Bees around Greater Boston

Greater Boston’s bee cultures

by Jessica Lau

Harvard Business School lessons Lehman Brothers

A Harvard Business School exhibition traces the rise and Great Recession fall of an iconic investment bank.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard appoints Martha Whitehead librarian

A new leader for the library system

by John S. Rosenberg