Front of the museum.

Museum Open

  • The museums will be open during Harvard University Commencement on Thursday, May 23
  • Public transit is recommended
  • Harvard Yard will be closed to guests during Commencement ceremonies
  • Harvard Museum of Natural History grounds will be busy. Alternate access is available at the Peabody Museum, 11 Divinity Avenue

 

 

Life size model of the spike-moss, Selaginella rupestris. Model 422, Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, 1893.

The Blaschkas at the Microscope: Lessons in Botany

New in the Glass Flowers Gallery! Delve into captivating educational models that meticulously illustrate the life cycles of non-flowering, spore-forming plants and fungi. After nearly a quarter century, these remarkable teaching models make their return.

 

tourmaline mineral

Mineral Gallery

Step inside the Harvard Museum of Natural History’s newly renovated Earth & Planetary Sciences gallery. This expansive space displays thousands of rare minerals and sparkling gemstones, including a stunning new display of Maine’s most famous mineral, Tourmaline.