The Semitic Museum, founded in 1889, houses over 40,000 Near Eastern artifacts, most of which derive from museum-sponsored excavations in Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Tunisia. The Museum, which shares its building with Harvard’s Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and Center for Jewish Studies, is dedicated to the use of these collections for the investigation and teaching of Near Eastern archaeology, history, and culture.
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| April 07 - April 13 | |||||||
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| General Hours * | Closed | 09:00a - 05:00p | 09:00a - 05:00p | 09:00a - 05:00p | 09:00a - 05:00p | 09:00a - 05:00p | Closed |
| * Only by Appointment | |||||||
| April 14 - April 20 | |||||||
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| General Hours * | Closed | 09:00a - 05:00p | 09:00a - 05:00p | 09:00a - 05:00p | 09:00a - 05:00p | 09:00a - 05:00p | Closed |
| * Only by Appointment | |||||||
| April 21 - April 27 | |||||||
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| General Hours * | Closed | 09:00a - 05:00p | 09:00a - 05:00p | 09:00a - 05:00p | 09:00a - 05:00p | 09:00a - 05:00p | Closed |
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Photographic Archives
At present, the Harvard Semitic Museum Photographic Archives Inventory Report with accompanying photographer and country indexes acts as the primary finding aid to the constituent parts of the Archives. Further reports provide more detailed information concerning features of the Ullens and Twitchell archives, and finding aids have been created for most of the special collections not contained within the Archives, some of which have group records in VIA.
- Photocopying and Reproduction
Photocopying by staff only - fee charged.
