Museums
Museums
Once simple cabinets of curiosity, museums have grown into institutes for preserving, studying, and displaying science, history, and art.
Today, as culture-defining institutions, they are working to incorporate more voices and reckon with past practices.
Recent discoveries
Museums aren’t just places for storing and preserving works and artifacts, they also support experts who are actively fostering new discoveries through research and scholarship.
Figuring out how they roll
Trilobite fossils, which have been part of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology’s collections for 145 years, are inspiring new research and discoveries.
Peeling back the layers
Kéla Jackson, a Ph.D. student in Harvard’s Department of the History of Art and Architecture, explores the literal and figurative layers behind Louis Delsarte’s lithograph print “Unity.”
Drink like an ancient Egyptian
The remains of a 5000-year-old brewery found in the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos are providing insights into the relationship between large-scale beer production and the development of kingship in Egypt.
The art of inclusion
Art for all
“We are thrilled to implement this new comprehensive free admission policy, which will remain in place permanently,” said Martha Tedeschi, director of the Harvard Art Museums. “Taking this step represents our deep commitment to serving all audiences, enhancing our mission of teaching and research, and becoming a center where discovery, exchange, inclusion, and learning can flourish for all.”
Art for allExpanding narratives
Experts discuss whose stories get told with exhibits, and how that can improve.
Creating connections
Archaeology students shared their research in nearly 90 virtual classrooms to inspire a new generation.
Increasing access
Harvard’s Peabody Museum digitized 32,000 photos of Kalahari Desert indigenous people and shared them with the featured communities.
Diversifying exhibits
A Harvard alum is finding ways to increase the diversity of museum collections, staffing, programming, and education.
Reimagining accessibility
“Touch tours,” utilizing touchable replicas of artifacts, allow visitors with visual impairments to experience museum exhibits.
For your viewing pleasure
All across campus, Harvard museums are researching, curating, and displaying items from their rich collections to help visitors gain a deeper understanding of the world around us.
These exhibits were curated by just a handful of the many museums and galleries sprinkled across Harvard’s campus.
Moving forward to address the past
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