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  • SARFARAZ ALAM
    India1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Good thanks for everything good work group 👍 harverd good college for everything development science etc thanks for support
    Written 28 December 2023
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  • JSB1979
    United States185 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    This museum is very old fashioned in consisting mostly of taxidermied specimens, but nonetheless it's actually really interesting and a demonstration of the extraordinary diversity of life. There are also well-presented, if a little dated, fossil displays that clearly demonstrate evolutionary history and relationships. The geology samples are also fascinating and give you some hands-on opportunities. The glass plant displays are astonishingly lifelike and are art in their own right.

    The Harvard Museum of Natural History is attached to the Peobody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology, which is excellent for the archeology of Mexico and good for the Indians of North America.
    Written 10 March 2024
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  • MidwestKathM
    Detroit, MI934 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    My love of art drew me to Mount Auburn Cemetery! As the final resting place for Isabella Stewart Gardner and Winslow Homer and Harriet Hosmer, I knew I wanted to visit. The more research I did, the more monuments and memorials I wanted to see. Found a map of the cemetery on their website, so that was a big help in getting our visit underway. We also visited Edwin Booth and Buckminster Fuller, among others. I was taken by the stunning 1840 Egyptian Revival main entrance gate. And don't forget to check out the Sphinx outside the chapel building!
    Written 2 October 2023
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  • Adrian B
    San Jose, Costa Rica335 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A dream come true to know the campus. One of the best universities in the world. Very nice place to walk and get inspired..!
    Written 26 September 2023
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  • Bree
    Plymouth, MA6 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    This museum surpassed my expectations. It is filled with works by incredibly well known artists, Picasso, Manet, Monet, Pollack, Van Gogh as well as artifacts from ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and more. Did I mention it's free to visit?
    Written 28 January 2024
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  • SouthernBelle
    New Orleans, LA612 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We didn't expect much from this tour, it was pouring rain so we needed to find something to do indoors and stumbled upon this. It would up being one of the highlights of our week long trip to the Boston area. Highly highly recommend!
    Written 21 September 2023
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  • dbinhou7511
    Houston, TX1,652 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    View the buildings and history along the river. Several universities have campuses along the river as well as historical bridges. Best way to see it is a tour along the river.
    Written 29 March 2023
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  • Keith T
    Danville, CA145 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    The center piece of Harvard Square is the more than well known Harvard Yard - the quad that houses the famous Harvard College.
    On a hot and humid day, I got to see one of the oldest colleges in the country. The red brick buildings with the ivy covered walls and walkways crisscrossing the modest size, car-free, tree covered inner campus is definitely worth seeing. The well advertised Harvard Coop, on the other hand, was surprisingly sterile, boring and carries mostly items targeting tourists. The old Harvard Bookstore, not far away, interestingly is a true bookstore with every inch of its tight quarters packed with printed material. Navigating the narrow paths between stacks and walls of books was in itself an adventure.
    I spent nearly three hours visiting the fantastic Harvard Art Museum located just outside the Yard. This is a gem of a museum with a spectacular atrium graced by a giant Calder mobile. The collection is modest in volume but exquisite in quality reflecting the wealth of donors and deep pockets in acquisition. Best of all, admission was free.
    Written 13 September 2023
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  • Helen K
    Chicago, IL81 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    The space is beautiful with areas to sit and contemplate. There are 2 floors of exhibits, but several areas focus on the contributions of MIT faculty - and seemed more like an advertisement for MIT. I went with hubby and teen. We all had different interests and limited time, so we split up for the time in the museum . In total, we spent approximately 2-2.5 hours there.

    Some of the exhibits were purposely provacative - blending science and art. Exhibits raised questions about whether pigs could gestate human fetuses - or whether it woudl be possible to reproductive without men.

    I was glad to see the exhibits, but may not be worth the admission price - since much was an advertisement for MIT.
    Written 17 March 2024
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  • CocoVieja
    Cambridge, MA49 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    First time back after Covid, for Brad Mehldau contemporary jazz piano performance which was amazing. Such a joy to be there in small space (1,000 seats), amazing acoustics. It is a beautiful venue! Short walk from Harvard Sq. Only drawback is the bench seating which can be very tight.
    Written 4 February 2024
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  • Yves D
    Laval, Canada1,693 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
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    This is one of 4 Harvard museums of science and culture (HMSC)The other 3 are: Harvard Museum of natural history, Collection of historical scientific instrument and Harvard Museum of the ancient near east.
    Established in 1866 as one of the first museums of anthropology, the Peabody Museum currently cares for a large and historic collection of anthropological materials from across the globe, including more than 1.2 million individual cultural items, 500,000 photographic images, and associated archival records.
    These items originate from and can teach us about peoples and cultures from across the globe, both past and present. The broad and diverse collections have come from a variety of sources since the Museum opened in 1866: archaeological excavations and scientific expeditions, individual souvenirs and collections acquired while traveling, items exchanged and traded between various individuals and groups, historic pieces passed down through families, purchased from individuals and companies, as well as from other museums. The Peabody continues to research the various histories of each piece in the vast collection and strives to transparently contextualize and care for them through its commitment to ethical stewardship and sustainable practices. In this process, the Museum welcomes the input and research of community stakeholders and the wider public.
    There are 3 floors in the museum.
    Floor 1 is the Hall of the north-american Indian, the legacy of the Penobscot canoes, and the Lakota images of the contested west.
    Floor 3 is Resetting the table, encounters in the Americas and Other special exhibits including Asia and Central America (including parts of Mexico), Climate change and Earth and planetary sciences.
    Floor 4 is “All the world is here”
    This is definitely a museum to visit.
    Written 28 August 2023
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  • William J
    Portsmouth, UK367 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    We used the Charles River bike path during our stay in Boston. It was a little tricky to find for out-of-towners (our opinion) as we hoped to pick it up via Paul Revere park without much success - around the Science Park area there are a number of crossings and limited signage directing users to the path, which could be introduced to help tourists. That said, once we did find it (via the help of a jogger) we had a lovely cycle down to Harvard and back again.
    Written 26 June 2022
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