Exhibits

Exhibits tell the unique stories of our diverse collections. Visit one today.
A chorus of several dozen people in floor-length black dresses, standing in an arc around a conductor by a grand piano.

“To Sing Fine Music”

Through Monday, Mar 30, 2026
Location: Loeb Music Library
Hyrule map with water running through center

From Academie-land to Zelda

Through Tuesday, Mar 31, 2026
Location: Harvard Map Collection
A slightly cropped scan of an opening with a frontispiece engraving by Vertue after a 1712 portrait on the verso and the title page on the recto.

Cataloging the Sky

Through Friday, Apr 24, 2026
Location: Houghton Library
A scan of a colorful tipped-in watercolor of a street scene of San Francisco’s Chinatown in darker colors with crowded compositions.

New Acquisitions

Through Friday, Apr 24, 2026
Location: Houghton Library
Detail from a brochure featuring a woman using the Olympia SM3 typewriter at her desk.

Thanks for Typing

Through Friday, May 1, 2026
Location: Houghton Library
An image of the display at Harvard-Yenching Library.

K-Pop Fandom

Through Saturday, May 16, 2026
Location: Harvard-Yenching Library
A row of books on a blue background

Celebrating the 2025 Winners of Harvard Library's Collecting Prizes

Through Sunday, May 31, 2026
Location: Lamont Library
Gustavo Gutiérrez at HDS Dudleian lecture, 1984

In Memory of Gustavo Gutiérrez - 50 Years of Liberation Theology

Through Sunday, May 31, 2026
Location: Harvard Divinity School Library
Photo of a book that includes an illustration of black rabbits and a beaded band

Woven Worlds

Through Sunday, May 31, 2026
Location: Fine Arts Library
Detail of the first half of John Dunlap's broadside, the first printing of the Declaration of Independence.

War of Words

Opens Monday, May 18, 2026
Location: Houghton Library
man looking at film print exhibit

Inside the HFA

Through Monday, Aug 31, 2026
Location: Harvard Film Archive
a view of the HFA film timeline poster next to the glass door of the offices

Connecting the Dots

Through Monday, Aug 31, 2026
Location: Harvard Film Archive
Decorative poster for the exhibition, "Harvard and the American Revolution."

Harvard and the American Revolution

Through Friday, Dec 18, 2026
Location: Harvard University Archives
Muriel Siebert on New York Stock Exchange floor surrounded by men

Muriel Siebert

Through Tuesday, Dec 22, 2026
Location: Baker Library and Special Collections
woman with her hair in a bun and dress with brocade panel

Amy Lowell

Through Wednesday, Dec 23, 2026
Location: Houghton Library
A sepia off-center photograph of Lowell’s library at Sevenels with her desk on the right and two chandeliers hanging in frame.

Amy Lowell, Collector

Through Wednesday, Dec 23, 2026
Location: Houghton Library
detail of an illustration of two men with Arabic text

Virtual: Picturing the Sultan

Through Thursday, Dec 31, 2026
Location: Fine Arts Library
Sino-Islamic poster of vases and censors embellished with Basmalah and Kalimat al-tawhid

Virtual: Footsteps of the Past

Through Thursday, Dec 31, 2026
Location: Harvard-Yenching Library
Pianist Randy Weston plays a grand piano in the snowy French Alps.

Music On a Mission

Opens Monday, Apr 6, 2026
Location: Loeb Music Library
A montage of 6 images of Indian women, including a group of women in saris sit outside sifting grain, and others posing by themselves or in pairs.

Virtual: Singing the Story of Dhrangadhra

Through Wednesday, Jun 30, 2027
Location: Loeb Music Library
78rpm disc with an illustrated label showing factory workers.

Virtual: Treasures of the Loeb Music Library

Through Wednesday, Jun 30, 2027
Location: Online
Decorative poster for exhibition, "Harvard Lives."

Harvard Lives

Through Sunday, Dec 31, 2028
Location: Harvard University Archives
A headshot of a woman wearing a blazer, with her hair pulled up. She is smiling widely.

Virtual: Sweet Sounds from Rulan Chao Pian. 芳音如蘭

Through Saturday, Jun 30, 2029
Location: Online