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…
The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture Welcome Visitors Back on Friday, November 26
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., November 4, 2021—The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture (HMSC) are pleased to announce their public reopening on Friday, November 26. HMSC is a partnership of four museums designed to coordinate diverse programming for all ages, permanent galleries, and dynamic rotating exhibitions. The organization represents the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody…
HMSC Welcomes New Executive Director Brenda Tindal
The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture Welcomes New Executive Director Brenda Tindal The award-winning educator and scholar steps into the role Monday, May 17 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 10, 2021—Claudine Gay, Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, recently announced the appointment of Brenda Tindal as the next Executive Director of the…
The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture Celebrates Women’s History Month with the Online Exhibit, Women of the Museum, 1860–1920: Behind-the-Scenes at the Museum of Comparative Zoology
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 31, 2021— For the first time in the museum’s history, women who labored in the collections, offices, and labs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology are being revealed in a unique online exhibit that highlights the early history of the museum. It is curated by Reed Gochberg, Assistant Director of Studies and…
The Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments and the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture Present a New Online Exhibit on Sigmund Freud’s Research & Artwork
The Interpretation of Drawings: Freud & the Visual Origins of Psychoanalysis and a Free Virtual Panel Discussion Launches on Wednesday, February 17th at 12:00pm ET CAMBRIDGE, Mass., February 17, 2021—Sigmund Freud is the influential and enigmatic founder of the psychological clinical method known as psychoanalysis. The new online exhibition The Interpretation of Drawings: Freud & the…
Hear Me Out Harvard Museums of Science & Culture to Feature Photos and Videos by Hispanic Teens
(Sept. 16, CAMBRIDGE, MA) In September, 2020, Harvard Museums of Science and Culture—a consortium that includes the Harvard Museum of Natural History and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology—will launch Hear Me Out, a project to expand Hispanic engagement by collaborating with youth. The consortium will partner with two youth-serving agencies in Chelsea and…
The Harvard Museum of Natural History Secures a Lunar Sample from NASA for Cosmic Origins Exhibition
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 20, 2019— On this day in 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped down from the Apollo lunar lander and became the first human to make direct contact with a celestial body: Earth’s Moon. The Apollo 11 engineering and flight team had prepared extensively for that historic day. As millions watched on their televisions, and as…
Jane Pickering Named New Director of Peabody Museum
(Cambridge, MA) As announced on May 21 by Claudine Gay, Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Jane Pickering will transition to her new role as the William and Muriel Seabury Howells Director of Harvard University’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology on July 1. She will serve a five-year term, reporting directly…
The Harvard Museum of Natural History Presents a New Climate Change Exhibit Exploring the Global Impact of the Warming Climate on the Planet
(Cambridge, Ma)— The Harvard Museum of Natural History announces the new Climate Change exhibit that 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. This multimedia exhibit includes engaging video and storm simulations, a…