Exhibitions

Exhibitions tell the unique stories of our diverse collections. Visit one today.

Featured Exhibits

  • A tall man wearing a suit stands in a room filled with smiling children.

    Music on a Mission

    The Jazz and Spiritual Legacy of Randy Weston
    Through
    Richard F. French Gallery , Loeb Music Library
  • Title page for Recipes, an International Collection. Paper is white and there is a black and red illustration of two decoratively drawn fish forming a large circle in the middle of the page. The text compiled by The United Nations Women's Association, Bangladesh 1980 is along the bottom edge.

    Cooking Up Change

    Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks
    Through
    Lia and William Poorvu Gallery , Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
  • Drawing of Cambridge Common, 1808

    Harvard and the American Revolution

    Through
    Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library , Harvard University Archives
Stacks of books

Remembering Yayoi Kusama 草間 彌生

Sep 3, 2026 through Sep 30, 2026
Fine Arts Library
Relief view of Sullivan's Island from Boston Harbor with tall ships

Charting Independence

Through Monday, Nov 30, 2026
Harvard Map Collection
Drawing of Cambridge Common, 1808

Harvard and the American Revolution

Through Friday, Dec 18, 2026
Harvard University Archives
Infographic

Intellectual Vitality

Through Friday, Dec 18, 2026
Lamont Library
Hand-colored etching of Madame Girardelli standing with her left hand over live flames.

Making a Scene

Through Friday, Dec 18, 2026
Houghton Library
A cropped scan of the first paragraph on page 7 of Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations."

Adam Smith and the Other Revolution of 1776

Through Friday, Dec 18, 2026
Houghton Library
Muriel Siebert on New York Stock Exchange floor surrounded by men

Muriel Siebert

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

Amy Lowell

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

Virtual: Picturing the Sultan

Through Thursday, Dec 31, 2026
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
Harvard-Yenching Library
Title page for Recipes, an International Collection. Paper is white and there is a black and red illustration of two decoratively drawn fish forming a large circle in the middle of the page. The text compiled by The United Nations Women's Association, Bangladesh 1980 is along the bottom edge.

Cooking Up Change

Through Friday, Jan 8, 2027
Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
Detail of cover of Atraccions fanzine of various men walking, masked, and such.

50 Shades of Modern

Through Friday, Jan 8, 2027
Houghton Library
A tall man wearing a suit stands in a room filled with smiling children.

Music on a Mission

Through Monday, Mar 15, 2027
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
Loeb Music Library
78rpm disc with an illustrated label showing factory workers.

Virtual: Treasures of the Loeb Music Library

Through Wednesday, Jun 30, 2027
Online
A black and white etching of a barefoot young girl holding flowers sitting next to a wall

Poor Laws of England and America, 1597-1948

Through Friday, Jul 30, 2027
Harvard Law School Library
Black and white photo of male students on a gymnasium floor pulling on a rope

Your History Here

Through Wednesday, Sep 1, 2027
Lamont Library
Decorative poster for exhibition, "Harvard Lives."

Harvard Lives

Through Sunday, Dec 31, 2028
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
Online