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.”
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
How the Lines Get Bent
Curator Garrett Dash Nelson ’09 on the Boston Public Library’s exhibition of “persuasive cartography”
by Matteo Wong
A World War II love story from the Schlesinger Library archives
A wartime life together—cut short
Summertime at the Arnold Arboretum
Summertime at the Arnold Arboretum
Transforming Portraiture and the World
Alumnus-commissioned paintings of global luminaries are now a landmark gift to the National Portrait Gallery.