Museums in Cambridge

History Cambridge

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology

Harvard museum with ancient cultures' artifacts & archeology, plus access to Natural History Museum.

MIT Museum

Highlights of MIT's science & technology exhibits include kinetic sculptures, robots & holograms.

MIT List Visual Arts Center

MIT's contemporary-art collection & temporary exhibits in an I.M. Pei-designed building.

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

Collection of archeological finds from the Near East, including Egypt, Israel, Iraq & Syria.

Hart Nautical Gallery

Campus facility with displays of models & ship-building plans from the 19th & 20th centuries.

Koch Institute Public Galleries

Story Chapel

The Harvard Museum of Natural History

Extensive natural-science collections, including animals, minerals & the famous Glass Flowers.

Harvard Art Museums

Harvard's oldest museum, featuring European & American art from the Middle Ages to the present day.

Broad Discovery Center

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Grand Harvard University venue founded in 1901 & specializing in art from Germany & Northern Europe.

The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments at the Putnam Gallery