Exhibits

From New Mexico and Guatemala to the desert cities of Peru, the exhibit features large-scale drawings, photographs, and actual pieces of murals from the Awatovi, Maya, and Moche cultures.

This exhibit of historic colored drawings by 19th-century Plains Indian warriors with historic Lakota objects from the Peabody’s collections. The gallery was designed with Lakota artist Butch Thunder Hawk.

This is a special exhibition that shows how today’s Harvard students understand the role of the Indian College and student life in Harvard’s early years.

This special exhibition broadly explores the responses by Africans, Native Americans, and Europeans in the age of colonial exploration, as each struggled to comprehend the other.

The Lexington Arts and Crafts Society created a second gallery open year round to showcase, and for purchase, the works of the artists and craft persons.

The Van de Graaff generator provides a risk-free opportunity to witness the power of lightning at a close range.

Swing in a hammock, furl a sail, and experience battle in this interactive exhibit. Perfect for all ages. Or take a Quest through the Museum's galleries. Admission by donation. Activities FREE.

The exhibition, opening February 18, 2012 at Harvard Museum of Natural History, will explore mollusks' amazing diversity and feature recent discoveries about their evolutionary history. Mollusks are amazingly varied in both size and anatomical structure, as well as in their behaviors and habitats.

This exhibition highlights not only the dresses worn on the big day, but the stories of the women who wore them – whether simple homemade dress from the early 19th century or a mini worn in 1969.

In Crowning Glory in the West Gallery we celebrate that ultimate accessory—the hat. As the seasons change, we will be following suit with the hats on display.