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…
Wendel A. White Photo Exhibition, Manifest: Thirteen Colonies, to Open at Harvard’s Peabody Museum May 18
“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…
Augmented Reality Experience Brings Ancient Assyrian Sculptures to Life at Harvard Museum
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…
Ants and Termites: Nature’s Super Organisms opens in the Harvard Museum of Natural History Arthropods gallery
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…
Seasoned Museum Leader Caroline Jean Fernald Steps into the Role of Executive Director at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
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…
Surveillance: From Vision to Data poses timely questions about the history of surveillance
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…
Harvard Museums of Science & Culture Celebrates 10 Years of Inspiring Curiosity, Offers Free ArtsThursdays
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…
Swimming with Sharks: A Deep Dive into Shark Biology and Behavior reveals the mysterious lives of sharks in the wild
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,…
The New Glass Flowers Exhibition From the Hands of the Makers Now Open in the Harvard Museum of Natural History
From the Hands of the Makers investigates the lingering mysteries surrounding the work of Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka CAMBRIDGE, Mass., August 3, 2022—Visitors to the Glass Flowers gallery in the Harvard Museum of Natural History often remark on the realistic nature of the models, exclaiming, “they look so real. I can’t believe they are made of…
Henry David Thoreau’s vast botanical collection inspires the new exhibition In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers: An Exploration of Change and Loss
The visually compelling and immersive exhibition opens May 14 at the Harvard Museum of Natural History CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 20, 2022—A close reflection on Henry David Thoreau’s legacy brings into sharper focus his deep commitment to environmental conservation and civil disobedience, as well as his trove of treasured poems and essays. His decision to make…