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.”
Embryology models at the Warren Anatomical Museum
Artifacts of embryology
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House, in Gloucester
A sprawling house museum celebrates decorative arts and the creative spirit of Henry Davis Sleeper.
T.C. Cannon at the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem
Works by T.C. Cannon at the Peabody Essex Museum
National Black Doll Museum
The National Black Doll Museum
At Harvard, "Inventur" delves into a forgotten period of German art
Taking stock of an overlooked cohort of artists: those who, during World War II, stayed in Germany—and survived
The “Benton Gospels” a rare Byzantine codex at Dumbarton Oaks
Rare and beautiful, then and now: a Byzantine codex at Dumbarton Oaks
by Bailey Trela
“Gorey’s World” at the Wadsworth Atheneum
Edward Gorey’s own art collection at the Wadsworth Atheneum
A trip to New Britain, Connecticut
New Britain’s “Little Poland” and museum of American art
Profile of photography curator Makeda Best
Focusing on the Harvard Art Museums’ new photography curator
Benjamin Franklin’s Retirement and Reinvention
Two hundred and seventy years ago, Benjamin Franklin did something highly unusual. He retired.