Museums & Collections

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

George Washington’s Sash on Display at Peabody Museum Starting May 25

A famous American fashion statement helps bring Revolutionary history to life.

by Nell Porter-Brown

When entrepreneurship lifted off in Cambridge

Edwin H. Land and the shaping of entrepreneurship in Greater Boston

by John S. Rosenberg

New Hampshire's Star Island offers wild beauty and meaningful retreats.

Wild beauty and meaningful retreats on New Hampshire’s Star Island

by Nell Porter-Brown

The Dignity of Refugees in Helen Zughaib’s Painting

The Lebanese-American painter depicts people who pay the price of war. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

This Singer sewing machine has many facets

The multifaceted global and interdisciplinary impact of a useful object

Ukrainian-language collections housed at Harvard

One of the largest Ukrainian-language collections in the world, housed at Harvard

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Harvard Film Archive

Hidden gem: the Harvard Film Archive

by Nell Porter-Brown

Art, history, and food in Providence, R.I.

Car-free fun in downtown Providence

by Nell Porter-Brown

The only surviving residence designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany

Preserving Boston’s unique Ayer Mansion

by Nell Porter-Brown

Doris Salcedo gives form to tragedy at Harvard's "The Materiality of Mourning"

A powerful exhibit opens at the Harvard Art Museums.

by Sophia Nguyen

At Harvard, Ross Douthat, Charmaine Yoest, and others discuss conservatism

In a fractious election season, the Schlesinger Library held a discussion about ideology, trust, and how to expand its reach.

by Sophia Nguyen