Groups and Tours

Peabody Museum Tours by Harvard Students

Tours Resume October 2026

“Loved how interactive the tour was and that we covered a few items in each part of the museum. Tour guide seemed passionate about the various topics.”

Harvard student guides connect adult visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home? 

Adult visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 2:00 pm 

Sundays at 11:00 am

October 3, 2025–April 26, 2026 during the Harvard Academic Year. See blackout dates.* Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. 

Additional tours at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm are offered on these Monday holidays:

• October 13 (Indigenous Peoples' Day)

• February 16 (Presidents Day)

*Blackout dates: November 1, November 27, 2025–January 29, 2026 and March 14–22, 2026.

Peabody Museum Tours by Harvard Students for Groups

Groups of 10 or more adults may contact reservations to request other times. Please note tours by Harvard students are not available to K–12 groups, and free museum admission is not available to commercial groups. 

K–12 School Visits

Teachers, please see K–12 for information on programs and admission rates. 

Group Visit Admission Rates

Pre-reserved group admission is available for groups of ten or more. Group admission prices 3 dollars off regular individual admission prices. 

Self-Guided Visits

With signage, videos, and interactive displays throughout the galleries, visitors do not need a tour guide to enjoy the museum and the 10,000 years of cultural history on display. 

K–12 teachers, please see K–12 Self-Guided Visits for information. 

Registration

Please register your group at least two weeks in advance. The museum is unable to offer the group visit discount to groups that do not pre-register. To schedule a group visit, complete the reservation request form.

If you have any questions or need further information about group visits, call or email reservations at (617) 495-3216 or PMAEreserve@hmsc.harvard.edu.  

Reservations hours: Monday–Friday 9:00 am–3:30 pm

Tour directors considering adding the museum to their Boston itineraries are invited to email the museum's Director of Marketing at hmscpr@hmsc.harvard.edu.

Drop-off and Parking

There is easy drop-off at the museum (on Divinity Avenue, see map) for buses, with off-site parking available on campus. Please include parking needs on the reservation form.

Learn about the museum's accessibility.

Prepaid Museum Passes for Educational Institutions

Colleges, high schools, and other institutions can purchase blocks of individual tickets at the discounted group rate. Faculty, students, and staff will have the opportunity to visit at any convenient time—with or without their peers—and still benefit from the group discount. Educators are invited to visit the museum to develop the assignments for their students’ visits. To purchase prepaid passes, please contact Faith Sutter at faith_sutter@harvard.edu or at 617-495-3397. The minimum purchase is 10 passes.

Students under 18: $12.00
College students: $12.00
Faculty/staff adults: $17.00

Tour photo by EJSP Visual | Julieta Sarmiento