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.

by Olivia Farrar

Gundalow rides promote appreciation of history and the environment

Public boat tours with The Gundalow Company, in Portsmouth, N.H.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard Art Museums appoints Martha Tedeschi as new Cabot director

Hailing from the Art Institute of Chicago, Tedeschi will assume the role next July. 

by Sophia Nguyen

Drumlin Farm's sheep-shearing festival draws crowds

Woolapalooza is held at Mass Audubon’s sanctuary in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

by Nell Porter-Brown

"Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe," at the Currier Museum

Upward of 150 haute couture and historic shoes are on display in Manchester, N.H.

by Nell Porter-Brown

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

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