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.
T.C. Cannon at the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem
Works by T.C. Cannon at the Peabody Essex 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
Profile of photography curator Makeda Best
Focusing on the Harvard Art Museums’ new photography curator
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
Benjamin Franklin’s Retirement and Reinvention
Two hundred and seventy years ago, Benjamin Franklin did something highly unusual. He retired.
Harvard archivist Megan Sniffin-Marinoff
The University archivist on what it means to “document Harvard”
Harvard botanists hunt rare plants in China
The hunt for rare plants in China
Brief life of Henry Chapman Mercer, innovative ceramicist
Brief life of an innovative ceramicist: 1856-1930