#  Museums 

 



##  Museums 

Harvard’s museums curate renowned collections, pioneer cutting-edge research, and offer educational experiences for everyone.



 

 

 

       ![Harvard Arts Museum](/sites/g/files/omnuum9901/files/styles/hwp_28_10__1920x685/public/2026-08/47a85a29-910b-47d9-a4f0-9d0837f11680.jpg?itok=7btc9ywd) 

 

 



 

 



### Art Museums 

 

Our museums are dedicated to unique collections and exhibits, history, conservation science, and building a vibrant community around art.

[**Harvard Art Museums**](http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/)

[**Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts**](http://ccva.fas.harvard.edu/)

[**metaLAB**](https://mlml.io/)

[**Graduate School of Design Exhibitions**](http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/exhibitions/)

[**The Alain Locke Gallery of African and African American Art**](https://lockegallery.fas.harvard.edu/)



 



      ![Ntozakhe II, Parktown, 2016. (Courtesy Zanele Muholi)](/sites/g/files/omnuum9901/files/styles/hwp_1_1__480x480/public/2026-08/ZaneleMuholi.jpg?itok=9FOW0V3_) 

 

 

  

 



### Science & History Museums 

 

These museums combine timeless collections with cutting-edge research to foster curiosity and a spirit of discovery for visitors of all ages.

[**Warren Anatomical Museum**](https://countway.harvard.edu/center-history-medicine/collections-research-access/warren-anatomical-museum-collection)

[**Harvard Museums of Science & Culture:**](http://hmsc.harvard.edu/)

- [**Harvard Museum of Natural History**](http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/)
- [**Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments**](http://chsi.harvard.edu/)
- [**Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology**](http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/)
- [**Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East**](https://hmane.harvard.edu/)



 



      ![Glass flowers](/sites/g/files/omnuum9901/files/styles/hwp_1_1__480x480/public/2026-08/Image%204.1.jpg?itok=V3FPrj3X) 

 

 

  

 



### Living Collections 

 

Harvard is home to a comprehensive and diverse collection of living plants, from bonsai trees to redwoods. Through our land stewardship we’re able to offer the public information on forest ecology and land management.

[**Arnold Arboretum**](http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/)

[**Harvard Forest**](https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/)



 



      ![Scarlet Bee Balm flowers](/sites/g/files/omnuum9901/files/styles/hwp_1_1__480x480/public/2026-08/Screenshot%202026-08-04%20at%205.02.37%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=By4KkZpG)