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.
Is knee osteoarthritis a mismatch disease?
Neither increased obesity nor longevity explains the doubling of knee osteoarthritis since World War II.
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
Father Columba Stewart of Hill Museum & Manuscript Library is profiled
A globe-trotting monk with the Benedictine “survival gene” seeks out treasured manuscripts.
A New Cast for the Harvard Semitic Museum
A replica of the Dream Stele, part of Egyptologist Peter Der Manuelian’s efforts to revitalize the museum
A Transformative Gift of Dutch Drawings
George Abrams ’54, J.D. ’57, donates his collection to the Harvard Art Museums.
Boosting Harvard museums, and novel architecture
Boosting museums, and novel architecture
by Primus VI
The Bruce Telescope Rediscovered
The telescope that helped define Earth’s place in the universe
Old Sturbridge Village offers cold-weather treats
Celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas at Old Sturbridge Village