Museums & Collections

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

Harvard’s Plant Collection Meets Space Science

Light-based analysis of botanical collections link plants to Earth’s changing climate.

by Jonathan Shaw

The International Museum of World War II in Natick

As living memory of the war dims, curators shape a modern museum of history.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Mesoamerican ocarinas at Harvard's Peabody Museum

New music from ancient instruments

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard exhibition "Everywhen" showcases Aboriginal Australian art

The Harvard Art Museums' new exhibition of Australian art aims to make indigenous lives “visible.”

by Sophia Nguyen

“Jazz” art exhibit opens at Harvard Art Museums and the Cooper Gallery

A “call and response” between the Harvard Art Museums and the Cooper Gallery

by Sophia Nguyen

Marine life exhibit debuts at Harvard Museum of Natural History

A lively exhibit debuts at the Museum of Natural History.

Tower Hill Botanic Garden offers respite from winter

Tower Hill Botanic Garden’s “Month of Flowers”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Fruitlands Museum WinterFest Weekends

Sledding, Nordic skiing, and art at Fruitlands Museum, in Harvard, Massachusetts

by Nell Porter-Brown

Stan Munro's toothpick designs are on display at the Fuller Craft Museum

Stan Munro’s toothpick designs are on display at the Fuller Craft Museum.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Cold-weather activities at the Arnold Arboretum

Things to do and see when it's cold out

by Nell Porter-Brown