Museums & Collections
Discover treasures from Harvard’s museums and special collections, from ancient artifacts to modern art.
Creepy Crawlies and Sticky Murder Weapons at Harvard
In the shadows of Singapore’s forests, an ancient predator lies in wait—the velvet worm.
Urban Adventure Quest, Boston
Scavenger-hunting in historic Boston
Gifts for the arts
Holiday gifts that support the arts
Being With the Other
A Radcliffe exhibition explores a lifetime of artwork and female friendship
Getty, Harvard Art Museums in Pandemic
Pandemic perspectives from the Getty and the Harvard Art Museums—and art’s role in refreshing “the dialogue with other human beings”
Blaschka Glass Sea Creatures Rendered in 3D
Complementary imaging techniques combine to create 3-D models that virtual visitors can examine from any angle.
by Matteo Wong
The much-shrunken class of 1823
The Class of 1823 goes rogue and gets booted.
by Jacob Sweet
Essex, Massachusetts, coastline history
Exploring the coastal wonders of Essex, Massachusetts
Medford’s Royall House and Slave Quarters
Preserving black history as “an act of liberation”
Bringing Black History to Light
A Houghton Library project to digitize thousands of African-American records and artifacts
How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Fall semester interrupted, a century ago
by Matteo Wong