2022
Sep
06
Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
What's Happening
Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery
This newly renovated gallery displays thousands of rare minerals and sparkling gemstones in both rough and cut specimens, including a 1,600-pound amethyst geode. The exhibition highlights new research and offers a broad overview of the dynamic processes and events that formed our planet and that have shaped its continuing evolution.
Cochineal: How Mexico Made the World See Red
Cochineal, an exhibit spotlight, tells the story of how a color changed the world and how the world exploited a resource.
Mediterranean Marketplaces
This exhibit explores how the movement of goods, peoples, and ideas around the ancient Mediterranean transformed the lives and livelihoods of people at all levels of society, driving innovations that had lasting impacts—even on the modern world.
Featured Video
In Search of Thoreau's Flowers: An Exploration of Change and Loss
In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers: An Exploration of Change and Loss is an immersive multidisciplinary experience that marries art and science through a modern artistic interpretation of Henry David Thoreau’s preserved plants.