Museums & Collections

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

George Washington’s Sash on Display at Peabody Museum Starting May 25

A famous American fashion statement helps bring Revolutionary history to life.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard maps settle U.S.-Canada border

A library loan—with latitude

by John S. Rosenberg

Stolen Chinese censer returns to Harvard Art Museums

Three decades later, an eighteenth-century artwork returns home.

Railroads’ impact in the U.S.A.: an online, HBS Baker Library exhibition

What more than 240,000 miles of railroad track can do

by Christopher Reed

The Harvard Museums of Science and Culture promote research collaboration.

A new consortium of Harvard museums promotes collaboration in teaching and research.

Science library at Harvard will be reimagined for the 21st century

The science center space will be reimagined for 21st century knowledge production and exchange.

Sarah Thomas will assume second head role as Larsen Librarian for Harvard's FAS

The vice president for the Harvard Libraries has in addition been named Larsen Librarian for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Vice President Sarah Thomas shares her vision for the Harvard Library

The leader of the University-wide library system shares her vision for effecting strategic change.