Museums & Collections
Discover treasures from Harvard’s museums and special collections, from ancient artifacts to modern art.
A Space-Age Project for Harvard’s Plant Collection
Light-based analysis of botanical collections link plants to Earth’s changing climate.
by Jonathan Shaw
A Verdant Cultural Retreat
Boston’s Forest Hills Cemetery is a welcome respite from the world.
by Nell Porter-Brown
Arnold Arboretum Turns 150
A look back at the Arboretum's history—and the millennia to come
by Nancy Walecki
The Fighting Pencil
How cartoonists powered the USSR propaganda apparatus
by Nancy Walecki
Milton Avery, Wadsworth Atheneum
The American painter’s "playful use of color and diverse stylistic repertoire" on display in Hartford
by Jacob Sweet
True Crime
Helen Jewett and the origin of American murder media
by Nancy Walecki
“Armenian creativity, culture, and survival”
A museum reflects an ancient civilization and the modern global diaspora.
by Nell Porter-Brown
A Post-Plague Outpost
Candice Lin’s otherworldly refuge
by Nell Porter-Brown
Curating a More Diverse Campus Environment
A report and recommendations, from the FAS task force on signage and visual culture issues
by Lydialyle Gibson
Houghton Library Features Children’s Books in Opening Exhibit
“Animals Are Us” contextualizes Houghton’s new treasures.
by Jacob Sweet
The Paintings Behind the Books in the Harvard Botanical Museum
The discovery of Rosa M. Towne’s paintings in the Harvard Botanical Museum
by Edward Tabor