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.

by Olivia Farrar

How the Lines Get Bent

Curator Garrett Dash Nelson ’09 on the Boston Public Library’s exhibition of “persuasive cartography” 

by Matteo Wong

Summertime at the Arnold Arboretum

Summertime at the Arnold Arboretum

by Nell Porter-Brown

Transforming Portraiture and the World

Alumnus-commissioned paintings of global luminaries are now a landmark gift to the National Portrait Gallery.

by Julia Ostmann

Rainforest flora images by Margaret Mee

Botanical bounty at Dumbarton Oaks

by John S. Rosenberg

Blackstone River Valley sights and activities

Tracing America’s industrial roots in the Blackstone River Valley

by Nell Porter-Brown

American Gold Rush, Peabody Essex Museum

“Gold Rush: Daguerreotypes of Early California,” at the Peabody Essex Museum

At Home with Harvard: Night at the Museum

Our favorite stories about Harvard’s rich museums and collections

The Emily Dickinson Museum

Delving into the world of Emily Dickinson

by Nell Porter-Brown

Bruce Museum’s spring shows

Images that help unveil the truth of what we can see

by Nell Porter-Brown