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.
Where Frederick Law Olmsted lived his last good years
The last home and private garden of Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of modern landscape architecture
The Harvard Museum of Natural History showcases Blaschka glass invertebrates
The Harvard Museum of Natural History showcases Blaschka glass invertebrates.
Harvard Art Museums’ director emeritus Seymour Slive dies at 93
Art historian Seymour Slive, Ar.D. ’14, dies at 93.
Cogswell's Grant, an Historic New England property, offers American artifacts
Early American artifacts help animate history.
Peddocks Island: Hike, bike, boat, swim, fish, and camp in Boston Harbor
This Boston Harbor island offers an urban oasis.
Boston's immigration trends on exhibit at Boston Public Library
A Boston Public Library exhibit illustrates immigration history.
Faded Rothko murals renewed with corrective light
“Restored” by technology, Harvard Murals anchor inaugural exhibition.
Harvard Art Museums opening
After a multiyear renovation, Harvard Art Museums make ready for a November reopening.
Harvard’s Houghton Library celebrates William Makepeace Thackeray
Houghton Library celebrates William Makepeace Thackeray.
Quilts are art, as the International Quilt Study Center and Museum proves
Fabric art that rises from mattresses to museum walls