The Harvard Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum that is dedicated to enhancing an appreciation and understanding of the natural world and the role that humans play in it.

Housed in the University Museum Building on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Harvard Museum of Natural History features a vast collection of artifacts, items, and objects in dramatic specimen displays, interactive exhibits, and hands-on activities.

The collection includes impressive mounted specimens of African, Asian, and South American wildlife, fossils from the Cenozoic Era, rare gemstones and minerals, the evolutionary history of vertebrates, and the internationally acclaimed Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass.

The museum offers a variety of educational programs, workshops, and classes as well as guided tours of the facility.

26 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138, Phone: 617-495-3045

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