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…
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…
The special new exhibit in the Glass Flowers Gallery opens in the Harvard Museum of Natural History on Apr 20, 2024 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 16, 2024—The famous Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants (the Glass Flowers) includes a series of models that illustrate the microscopic details of the life cycles of non-flowering, spore-forming…
“These artifacts are the forensic evidence of Black life and events in the United States.” —Wendel A. White A midcentury voting machine. A shoe, perhaps made and worn by an African American Civil War soldier. A pair of baby dolls from a famed science experiment. A lock of hair from the most photographed American of…
In a new Snapchat feature, a richly garbed palace overseer welcomes visitors to the From Stone to Silicone exhibition at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East starting Friday, March 22, 2024. Palace overseer Dan-Assur (lower right) narrates an animated scene when a phone is aimed at a wall sculpture in the Harvard Museum…
The new gallery explores these superorganisms’ intersecting history, biology, and behavior CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 15, 2024— Arthropods: Creatures That Rule is a popular gallery in the Harvard Museum of Natural History that draws on Harvard research to explore arthropods’ extraordinary evolutionary success. It features a wide array of preserved creatures and live specimens. Ants and…
Fernald previously served as Executive Director of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology CAMBRIDGE, Mass., January 8, 2024—The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture (HMSC) welcomes Caroline Fernald as their new Executive Director, as announced by Hopi Hoekstra, Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences: “Through the Harvard Museums of Science…
This visual, interactive exhibition opens Friday, September 22, 2023, in the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard University CAMBRIDGE, Mass., August 28, 2023— The term surveillance may suggest images of high-tech cameras or George Orwell’s ever-watching Big Brother. But surveillance involves more than watching and being watched. To understand surveillance and its consequences, look to…
Cambridge, MA – The Harvard Museums of Science and Culture (HMSC) is thrilled to celebrate its 10-year anniversary! Since its founding in 2012, HMSC has been dedicated to providing an unparalleled educational and cultural experience to visitors of all ages. Through its diverse exhibitions and programming, HMSC inspires curiosity and fosters a deeper understanding of…
November 3, 2022 The exhibition opens November 12 at the Harvard Museum of Natural History CAMBRIDGE, Mass., November 3, 2022—Nearly half a billion years ago, the first ancestors of a remarkable group of fishes exploded from the ocean’s tree of life, forever transforming the world’s marine ecosystems. Equipped with lighter cartilage instead of denser bone,…
