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.”

by Lydialyle Gibson

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

"I once knew a girl": Carrie Mae Weems at Harvard's Cooper Gallery

Viewing Carrie Mae Weems’s art—and hearing her voice—at the Hutchins Center’s Cooper Gallery

by Lily Scherlis

Open Book: Bruegel’s Crowd Paintings

Crowd painting that attracts crowds.

Political pins for women

A century of mini political mileposts

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

The New Bedford Whaling Museum's Moby-Dick marathon

Herman Melville’s epic is “brought to life” in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

by Evander Price

Steampunk art at the Fuller Craft Museum

Brockton’s Fuller Craft Museum offers Steampunk art that celebrates the city’s shoe-manufacturing legacy.

by Nell Porter-Brown