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

Jane Pickering director Harvard science, culture museums

Jane Pickering appointed executive director of science, culture museums

Rotterdam art theft prompts response from security expert Anthony Amore

Anthony Amore, M.P.A. ’00, comments on a Rotterdam museum’s loss.

Art, lectures, cultural and campus events at Harvard

Harvard arts and cultural events

by Nell Porter-Brown

The Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation at MGH

Putting a warm face on an intimidating proposition

by Christopher Reed

Restoring Chinese monument Harvard campus

Preserving an historic Chinese monument, long neglected

Grants make Harvard Art Museums collections more accessible

The funds enabled creation of in-depth finding aids for historical materials.

Ethan Lasser appointed curator at Harvard Art Museums

New curator brings in-gallery teaching experience to American art collection

Harvard’s long-closed Social Museum promoted progressive values

Harvard’s long-closed Social Museum promoted progressive values.

by Christopher Reed

David Bisno and the Bisno-Schall Gallery in the Santa Barbara Courthouse

David Bisno ’61 has spearheaded the creation of a mini-museum of horology in the Santa Barbara Courthouse.

by Joan Tapper

A Harvard Business School exhibition on early trade with China

An exhibition from Harvard Business School's historical library collections documents the first wave of U.S. trade with imperial China.