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HMSC’s Inaugural Annual Report Reflects a Year of Discovery and Impact
The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture (HMSC) is thrilled to share our inaugural annual report, Making Connections: A Year of Discovery and Impact, highlighting achievements, new initiatives, and powerful stories from July 2023 through June 2024. This report captures a vibrant year of exploration, learning, and outreach, demonstrating HMSC’s commitment to making science and…
Measuring Difference Exhibition Illustrates What—and Who—Was Measured in the “New World”
The exhibition opens on October 20th in the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., September 25, 2024—We measure everything around us. It is how we see and compare differences. However, measurements, often perceived as neutral tools, are essentially human inventions that may be, at their core, flawed and biased. The upcoming exhibition Measuring…
Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination Exhibition Opens at the Harvard Museum of Natural History on June 29
The exhibition dives into the mystery and lore behind some of the ocean’s most fascinating creatures CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 18, 2024—The idea of sea monsters has captivated us for centuries. The terrifying Kraken, the giant squid in Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea—each inspires fear and fascination. The myths and legends have become…
A Discussion about Manifest: Thirteen Colonies, and New Photo Exhibition at the Peabody Museum with Photographer Wendel White
Transcript Jennifer Berglund 00:04 Welcome to HMSC Connects!, where we go behind the scenes of four Harvard museums to explore the connections between us, our big, beautiful world, and even what lies beyond. My name is Jennifer Berglund, part of the exhibits team here at the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture. And I’ll be…