Museums & Collections
Discover treasures from Harvard’s museums and special collections, from ancient artifacts to modern art.
Radcliffe Acquires a Black Feminist’s Archive
An architect of Black women’s studies, Barbara Smith introduced the concepts of “identity politics” and “intersectionality.”
Japan As It Never Will Be Again
Harvard’s Stillman collection showcases glimpses of the Meiji era.
What of the Humble Pencil?
Review: At the Harvard Art Museums’ new exhibit, drawing takes center stage
This Connecticut Mine Was Once a Prison
The underground Old New-Gate Prison quickly became “a school for crime.”
Harvard Film Archive Spotlights Japanese Director Mikio Naruse
A retrospective of the filmmaker’s works, from Floating Clouds to Flowing
A Harvard Art Museums Painting Gets a Bath
Water and sunlight help restore a modern American classic.
A Paper House in Massachusetts
The 1920s Rockport cottage reflects resourceful ingenuity.
Harvard’s Plant Collection Meets Space Science
Light-based analysis of botanical collections link plants to Earth’s changing climate.
A Magna Carta at Harvard Law School
A rare original surfaces at Harvard at an “almost providential” moment.
Countway Library
Countway Library exhibit explores historic anti-nuclear activism
Jung Yeondoo: Building Dreams at the Peabody Essex Museum
South Korean artist’s socially themed photographs at the Peabody Essex Museum