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.”
Rainforest flora images by Margaret Mee
Botanical bounty at Dumbarton Oaks
Blackstone River Valley sights and activities
Tracing America’s industrial roots in the Blackstone River Valley
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
Bruce Museum’s spring shows
Images that help unveil the truth of what we can see
Boston in Motion
An exhibition maps the making of a metropolis.
A Sweeping Exhibit Covers 250 Years of Japanese Art
Paintings from the Edo period convey “a powerful sense of there-ness.”
Rare books at risk
Consequences of book-breaking
The Rittase Touch
What William Rittase found when he came to Harvard in 1932