Museums & Collections


The Picture of Freedom

A Boston Athenaeum exhibit explores an abolitionist with Harvard ties.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Historic Humor

University Archives to preserve Harvard Lampoon materials

by Nina Pasquini

Dinosaur Babies

A new exhibit featuring fossilized dinosaur eggs and nests from around the world.

by Nell Porter Brown

Model Masterpieces

Thirteen sculptures from Gian Lorenzo Bernini at Harvard Art Museums.

by Nina Pasquini

Who Was John Greenleaf Whittier?

Homes of the poet and abolitionist, whose verses were said to have inspired Abraham Lincoln. 

by Nell Porter Brown

“Carving Out Time”

A monumental exhibit of woodblock prints from the Harvard Art Museums

by Nina Pasquini

Picasso at War

Harvard Art Museums exhibit on depictions of combat and revolution

by Nina Pasquini

Capturing the American South

Photographs at the Addison Gallery of American Art 

by Nell Porter Brown

Mysterious Minis

Intricate mosaics shrouded in mystery

by Max J. Krupnick

How Birds Lost Flight

Scott Edwards discovers evolution’s master switches.

by Veronique Greenwood

News in Brief

Education dean and football coach step down, a significant art acquisition, and more