Museums & Collections

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

Nineteenth-century prison ruins with brick guardhouse surrounded by forest.

This Connecticut Mine Was Once a Prison

The underground Old New-Gate Prison quickly became “a school for crime.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

restored interior of the African Meeting House

The Good Fight

A Boston museum highlights historic black activism.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Marla Frederick and David C. Parkes, new divinity and engineering and applied sciences deans

News in Brief

New Divinity and Engineering and Applied Sciences deans, Kennedy School and Art Museums departures, and more

Harvard Art Museums

Sackler—and Beyond

The “Objects of Addiction” exhibit explores Harvard’s opium ties.    

by Max J. Krupnick

Martha Tedeschi

Martha Tedeschi to Step Down from Harvard Art Museums

Director, appointed in 2016, plans to retire in June 2024.

by John S. Rosenberg

The South Sea Bubble exhibit on display in the North Lobby of Baker Library

The Burst of the South Sea Bubble

A Harvard Business School exhibit documents the first global financial crisis. 

by Ryan Doan-Nguyen

people on thier desk working

New Impressions

Explore Boston’s cultural institutions through immersive exhibits and offerings.

by Kara Baskin

A 2017 edition of “Spirit Island” game

Everyday Indigeneity

Championing Native voices

by Ryan Doan-Nguyen

sweeping aerial view of blue sky and Quabbin Reservoir water and mountains

Journey into Quabbin Reservoir’s Hidden Past

Rambling around the Quabbin Reservoir

by Nell Porter-Brown

People outside at art vendors' stalls at the RISD Craft fair

Staff Pick: RISD Craft Fair

Artists showcase their work in Providence, Rhode Island. In the foreground are pieces by Dwo Wen Chen/Three Wheel Studio. 

by Nell Porter-Brown

Scroll depicting Commodore Perry’s 1853 invasion of Japan

Speaking Volumes

Glimpsing Harvard’s East Asian language materials collection

by Nell Porter-Brown