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Museum Closed to the Public

March 12, 2020

We continue to monitor the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and prioritize the safety of our visitors, staff, students, and volunteers. In the interest of reducing the number of people on campus and slowing the opportunity for transmission, the university museums are closing to the public, at the end of business on Thursday, March 12 until further notice. This is in alignment with the closing of many other Boston-area public museums.

Over the next few weeks we will be assessing the situation and reviewing options for when we will be able to re-open to the public....

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Message from Donald H. Pfister About Museum Closing

March 12, 2020

 

"Like tiny seeds with potent power to push through tough ground and become mighty trees, we hold innate reserves of unimaginable strength. We are resilient.” 

―Catherine DeVrye, The Gift of Nature, 2018

 

Dear Members and Friends of Harvard Museums of Science & Culture,

As we wrestle with this daunting new global challenge, this quote offers a welcome reminder that we are part of a vital, natural world with the capacity to endure, and even thrive, no...

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