Museums & Collections

Discover treasures from Harvard’s museums and special collections, from ancient artifacts to modern art.

At Harvard’s Peabody Museum, Photos Reimagine Iranian History

Artist Azadeh Akhlaghi reconstructs moments of Iranian political upheaval in a series of meticulously staged images.

by Olivia Farrar

Garden in the Woods

Springtime at New England’s native-plant haven

by Nell Porter-Brown

Bees around Greater Boston

Greater Boston’s bee cultures

by Jessica Lau

Harvard’s Houghton Library to be renovated

A renovation to make Houghton Library “open to all”

by Jacob Sweet

Harry Elkins Widener, profiled by Daniel Blank

Brief life of Harry Elkins Widener, theater-loving bibliophile: 1885-1912

by Daniel Blank

Naturalist Mark W. Moffett, author of “The Human Swarm”

Naturalist Mark W. Moffett investigates insects—and now, evolving human societies.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard Business School lessons Lehman Brothers

A Harvard Business School exhibition traces the rise and Great Recession fall of an iconic investment bank.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard appoints Martha Whitehead librarian

A new leader for the library system

by John S. Rosenberg

Calderwood Courtyard centers Harvard Art Museums

A tribute to the art museums’ Calderwood Courtyard

by John S. Rosenberg

Mass Audubon’s early spring events

Exploring nature through Mass Audubon

by Nell Porter-Brown