Egypt Eternal: 4,000 Years of Fascination
A New Special Exhibition at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
HMSC Museums
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
The museum explores the rich history of the Near Eastern cultures. Exhibitions include a full-scale replica of an ancient Iron Age home, life-sized casts of famous Mesopotamian monuments, authentic mummy coffins, interactive displays, and tablets containing the earliest forms of writing.
6 Divinity Ave
Cambridge, MA
Open: Sunday–Friday
Hours: 11:00 am–4:00 pm
Closed: Saturdays
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Visit the the popular Glass Flowers gallery. Find your birthstone gem in the newly renovated mineral gallery, and view dinosaur fossils in the paleontology gallery. Admission to the Peabody Museum at Harvard is included.
26 Oxford St,
Cambridge, MA
Open: Monday–Sunday
Hours: 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
Explore Maya culture in the Latin American galleries. Discover the early days of American anthropology as shown in the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Experience Native American history and cultures through special exhibitions on Penobscot Canoes, Lakota Images of the Contested West, and the Indian College at colonial Harvard. Admission to the popular Harvard Museum of Natural History is included.
11 Divinity Ave,
Cambridge, MA
Open: Monday–Sunday
Hours: 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
The collection contains over 20,000 objects dating from about 1400 to the present. A broad range of scientific disciplines are represented, including astronomy, navigation, horology, surveying, geology, calculating, physics, biology, medicine, psychology, electricity, and communication.
1 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA
Open: Sunday–Friday
Hours: 11:00 am–4:00 pm
Closed: Saturdays
Upcoming Events
Free Admission on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Mavericks: Three Visionary Pharaohs of Egypt
Live Archaeology Excavation: Discovering Colonial Student Life
One Woman’s Fight to Protect Ancient Maya Legacy
Day of the Dead Workshop: Making Papier-Mâché Skeletons
Latest News
- Egypt Eternal: Why Is Ancient Egypt So Fascinating? An interview with Peter Der Manuelian, Barbara Bell Professor of Egyptology and director of the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near…
- Egypt Eternal Exhibition Opens at Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East September 21, 2025 (August 21, 2025 CAMBRIDGE, Mass) Pharaohs, pyramids, sphinxes, and hieroglyphs—ancient Egypt has captivated the world for millennia. In Egypt Eternal: 4,000…
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