Museums & Collections
Discover treasures from Harvard’s museums and special collections, from ancient artifacts to modern art.
Padimut at Harvard
A rare Egyptian mummy case is on display at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East.
Journey into Quabbin Reservoir’s Hidden Past
Rambling around the Quabbin Reservoir
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.
Speaking Volumes
Glimpsing Harvard’s East Asian language materials collection
Tracing the Enslaved to Modern Descendants
A new technique for connecting ancient DNA to living relatives may have implications for institutions with legacies of slavery.
“Joyous Protest Posters”
The Royal Chicano Air Force’s activist art at Houghton Library
Words with No Freedom
A Houghton Library exhibit explores writing in prison.
The Untold Story of Watercolors
Harvard Art Museums' exhibit highlights unsung facets of American watercolor.
Harvard Art Museums Now Admission-Free
The new policy includes all visitors, effective immediately.
Charades with Chutzpah
Harvard’s Yiddish Theater Collection
Master Watercolorists
Works by Sargent, Homer, and others at the Worcester Art Museum