Harvard Museum of Natural History-dinosaurs, meteorites!
- February 20, 2008
- Rated 5 of 5 by
FrogsBogBlue from Cambridge, Massachusetts, Afghanistan
The previous reviewer was writing about the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, which you can get into for the same admission as the adjacent Harvard Museum of Natural History (which perhaps she missed). The natural history museum houses the world famous 'garden' of 3,000 Glass Flowers.. models of plants created in glass by 19th c. Bohemian artists Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka --amazingly realistic. Also extraordinary collections of minerals, gems, meteorites, changing photography exhibitions; hundreds of animals from all over the world...from modern multi-media exhibitions to wonderful 19th century galleries..huge whale skeletons to live scorpions.... The Museum is at 26 Oxford Street..near Sanders Theatre and the Science Center. www.hmnh.harvard.edu.
Harvard University Museum of Natural History
This museum is an amalgamation of history, culture, and science. Used most frequently by the anthropology grad students at Harvard University, it's still an interesting stop for anyone with time to kill in the Square. Highlights include an authentic Native American canoe that hangs precariously overhead as you enter!
From journal Harvard Square; not just for students