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.”
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.
Joseph Rock and his plant-collecting adventures in 1920s China
An adventuresome Arnold Arboretum botanizer's heroics in 1920s China
Day of the Dead at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology highlights the holiday on November 1.
The Crane Estate in Ipswich Massachusetts
Restorations revive the grand spirit of a North Shore estate.
Harvard’s Houghton Library chronicles 150 years of “Alice in Wonderland”
Houghton Library exhibition chronicles 150 years of Alice in Wonderland.
by Zara Zhang
At Harvard, artist Jesse Aron Green puts a viewer through his paces
Harvard Art Museums’ installation and film series by Jesse Aron Green ’02
by Bailey Trela
Harvard’s Widener Library opens Its arms wider for Centennial Celebration
As Widener Library Celebrates its 100th anniversary, a look at its history and future
by Zara Zhang
Museum specimens yield new secrets to non-invasive imaging technology
New technology lets researchers see differences inside museum specimens