Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments

Time, Life, & Matter features instruments from Harvard's rich scientific history
Harvard Museum of Natural History

Microbial Life exhibit now open!
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology

All the World Is Here: Harvard’s Peabody Museum and the Invention of American Anthropology
Harvard Semitic Museum

From Stone to Silicone: Recasting Mesopotamian Monuments
Educational Programs

Learn more about natural history and ancient civilizations in our classes.

What's Happening

Public Lecture

Evolution Matters: David Quammen and Carl Zimmer

On Thursday, February 28 at 6:00 pm, celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Evolution Matters Lecture Series, two of the world’s best-known science writers will engage in a lively and wide-ranging conversation.

Our Museums

Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments

Harvard Museum of Natural History

Harvard University Herbaria

Mineralogical & Geological Museum

Museum of Comparative Zoology

Harvard Semitic Museum

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology

Amazonian Travels with Hettler and Plotkin

Free Lecture

The Amazonian Travels of Richard Evans Schultes

On Wednesday, February 20 at 6:00 pm, Mark Plotkin and Brian Hettler will share a new interactive map of the Colombian Amazon Schultes explored and discuss the relevance of Schultes’ travels and collections for science, conservation, and education in the twenty-first century.

Rotten Apples Return to Harvard's Glass Flowers exhibition

Climate Change

New Exhibit

Climate Change

This new exhibit on Climate Change draws on the latest scientific information about our warming climate, the global and local consequences, and how to both reduce the fossil fuel emissions that cause it and prepare for its effects.