Harvard Museums of Science and Culture

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11 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138 United States Get Directions
Phone 617-496-1638
Website https://hmsc.harvard.edu/

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  • Summer Solstice Celebration 2026: Night at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

    Harvard Museums of Science and Culture 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Free In-Person Special Event  Summer Solstice Celebration 2026: Night at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture Sunday, June 21, 5:00–9:00 pm Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA Join the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture on the longest day of the year—free of charge—to explore the galleries and new […]

  • Museum Makers

    Harvard Museums of Science and Culture 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Monday–Friday, July 13–17, 9:30 am–12:00 pm Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA For children entering grades 1–3 Get creative in the museum! Explore the museum galleries and be inspired to make your own art. Examine insects and make your own bug, investigate crystals and bead mineral bracelets, make a model fossil, […]

  • Eureka! The Science of Science

    Harvard Museums of Science and Culture 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Monday–Friday, July 13–17, 9:30 am–12:00 pm Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, 1 Oxford St, Cambridge MA For children entering grades 6–8 How do we know what we know? What clever tricks and tools have people used through time to understand the world? And how would you convince others of a groundbreaking new idea? Dive into […]

  • Spineless Wonders

    Spineless Wonders
    Harvard Museums of Science and Culture 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States

    For children entering grades 1–3. Explore the amazing world of insects, spiders, crabs, and other invertebrates. Meet a tarantula, search for millipedes, and listen to the hiss of a giant cockroach. Invent a “superbug” to take home and compare to the feats of real invertebrates.

    $235 – $260

  • Geology, Gems, and Jewelry

    Geology, Gems, and Jewelry
    Harvard Museums of Science and Culture 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States

    For children entering grades 6–8. Red garnets, purple amethyst, blue turquoise—these jewels are actually naturally made rocks and minerals! Learn the geology behind your favorite gems. Then, learn jewelry techniques to turn real rocks, minerals, and semi-precious stones into earrings, necklaces, pendants, and more in this class that combines art with science.

    $245 – $270

  • Spineless Wonders

    Harvard Museums of Science and Culture 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Monday–Friday, July 20–24, 9:30 am–12:00 pm   Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA   For children entering grades 1–3 Explore the amazing world of insects, spiders, crabs, and other invertebrates. Meet a tarantula, search for millipedes, and listen to the hiss of a giant cockroach. Invent a “superbug” to take home […]

  • Spineless Wonders

    Spineless Wonders
    Harvard Museums of Science and Culture 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States

    For children entering grades 1–3. Explore the amazing world of insects, spiders, crabs, and other invertebrates. Meet a tarantula, search for millipedes, and listen to the hiss of a giant cockroach. Invent a “superbug” to take home and compare to the feats of real invertebrates.

    $235 – $260

  • Geology, Gems, and Jewelry

    Geology, Gems, and Jewelry
    Harvard Museums of Science and Culture 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States

    For children entering grades 6–8. Red garnets, purple amethyst, blue turquoise—these jewels are actually naturally made rocks and minerals! Learn the geology behind your favorite gems. Then, learn jewelry techniques to turn real rocks, minerals, and semi-precious stones into earrings, necklaces, pendants, and more in this class that combines art with science.

    $245 – $270

  • Spineless Wonders

    Spineless Wonders
    Harvard Museums of Science and Culture 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States

    For children entering grades 1–3. Explore the amazing world of insects, spiders, crabs, and other invertebrates. Meet a tarantula, search for millipedes, and listen to the hiss of a giant cockroach. Invent a “superbug” to take home and compare to the feats of real invertebrates.

    $235 – $260

  • Geology, Gems, and Jewelry

    Geology, Gems, and Jewelry
    Harvard Museums of Science and Culture 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States

    For children entering grades 6–8. Red garnets, purple amethyst, blue turquoise—these jewels are actually naturally made rocks and minerals! Learn the geology behind your favorite gems. Then, learn jewelry techniques to turn real rocks, minerals, and semi-precious stones into earrings, necklaces, pendants, and more in this class that combines art with science.

    $245 – $270