Museums & Collections
Discover treasures from Harvard’s museums and special collections, from ancient artifacts to modern art.
This Connecticut Mine Was Once a Prison
The underground Old New-Gate Prison quickly became “a school for crime.”
Fruitlands Museum WinterFest Weekends
Sledding, Nordic skiing, and art at Fruitlands Museum, in Harvard, Massachusetts
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.
Cold-weather activities at the Arnold Arboretum
Things to do and see when it's cold out
"Occupied Cuba: 1898-1902" photos from the U.S. occupation on exhibit at Harvard
When Americans occupied Cuba, 1898-1902
Joseph Koerner on the significance of Max Beckmann's "Self-Portrait in Tuxedo"
Max Beckmann’s Self-Portrait in Tuxedo
Ezra Pound's "Bloody Sestina" exhibit by Damon Krukowski at Carpenter Center
A Carpenter Center exhibition traces the history of a once-banned poem.
“Black Chronicles II” photo exhibit at Harvard’s Cooper Gallery corrects history
Black Chronicles II, an exhibit at Harvard’s Cooper Gallery, calls for a more representative history.
Theo Jansen's "strandbeests" visit the Peabody Essex Museum
Dutch artist Theo Jansen's otherworldly strandbeests
The Hull Lifesaving Museum highlights U.S. Coast Guard and maritime rescues
The South Shore's Hull Lifesaving Museum reflects more than a century of rescues at sea.
Corita Kent's screenprints are part of Pop art's history and culture
A Harvard exhibit situates her work in the Pop art movement.