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Loba Garifuna. 2024, 80" x 40", Ink on Tyvek and found objects, Courtesy of Instituto de Vision, New York/Bogotá" class="wp-image-5269" style="width:1335px;height:auto" srcset="https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2024/10/Nancy_Friedemann_crop-1024x783.jpg 1024w, https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2024/10/Nancy_Friedemann_crop-300x229.jpg 300w, https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2024/10/Nancy_Friedemann_crop-768x587.jpg 768w, https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2024/10/Nancy_Friedemann_crop-1536x1174.jpg 1536w, https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2024/10/Nancy_Friedemann_crop.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div></div> </div> <h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-left">MEASURING DIFFERENCE</h1> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://chsi.harvard.edu/measuring-difference">A NEW EXHIBITION AT THE COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS OPENING 10/20/24</a></p> </div> </div></div> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull hwp_home_container has-color-bg-alt-background-color has-background"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-huge-padding has-color-bg-alt-background-color has-background coblocks-animate" data-coblocks-animation="slideInLeft"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <p class="has-footer-main-bg-color-color has-text-color" style="font-size:81.44px"><strong>Our Mission & Vision</strong></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><meta charset="utf-8"></meta>The mission of the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture (HMSC) is to foster curiosity and a spirit of discovery in visitors of all ages, enhancing public understanding of and appreciation for the natural world, science, and human cultures. HMSC works in concert with Harvard faculty, museum curators, and students, as well as with members of the extended Harvard community, to provide interdisciplinary exhibitions, events and lectures, and educational programs for students, teachers, and the general public. HMSC draws primarily upon the extensive collections of the member museums and the research of their faculty and curators.</p> </div></div> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-no-padding hwp_hma has-color-bg-alt-background-color has-background coblocks-animate" data-coblocks-animation="fadeIn"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-style-overlap coblocks-animate" style="grid-template-columns:auto 55%" data-coblocks-animation="slideInLeft"><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <div class="wp-block-group hwp_overlay has-hero-main-bg-color-background-color has-background"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-larger-font-size"><strong><a href="https://hmane.harvard.edu/">Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East</a></strong></h2> <p class="has-color-boxes-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size">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.</p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column has-color-boxes-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <p class="has-small-font-size">6 Divinity Ave<br>Cambridge, MA</p> </div> <div class="wp-block-column has-color-boxes-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p class="has-small-font-size">Open: Sunday–Friday </p> <p class="has-small-font-size">Hours: 11:00 am–4:00 pm</p> <p class="has-small-font-size">Closed: Saturdays</p> </div> </div> </div></div> </div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="414" src="https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2022/07/Amazing-Archaeology-1.jpg" alt="Man with object showing a man and a woman." class="wp-image-775 size-full" srcset="https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2022/07/Amazing-Archaeology-1.jpg 600w, https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2022/07/Amazing-Archaeology-1-300x207.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></figure></div> </div></div> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-no-padding hwp_hmn has-color-bg-alt-background-color has-background coblocks-animate" data-coblocks-animation="fadeIn"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-style-overlap coblocks-animate" style="grid-template-columns:55% auto" data-coblocks-animation="slideInRight"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" width="733" height="489" src="https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2022/07/solstice©CaitlinCunninghamPhotographyLLC_111-for-web.jpg" alt="A woman and child looking at minerals in the Harvard Museum of Natural History." class="wp-image-734 size-full" srcset="https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2022/07/solstice©CaitlinCunninghamPhotographyLLC_111-for-web.jpg 733w, https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2022/07/solstice©CaitlinCunninghamPhotographyLLC_111-for-web-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <div class="wp-block-group hwp_overlay has-hero-main-bg-color-background-color has-background"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-larger-font-size"><strong><a href="https://hmnh.harvard.edu/">Harvard Museum of Natural History</a></strong></h2> <p class="has-color-boxes-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size">Visit the new exhibits <em>Swimming with Sharks</em> and <em>In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers</em>, as well as 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.</p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column has-color-boxes-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <p class="has-small-font-size">26 Oxford St,<br>Cambridge, MA</p> </div> <div class="wp-block-column has-color-boxes-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p class="has-small-font-size">Open: Monday–Sunday</p> <p class="has-small-font-size">Hours: 9:00 am–5:00 pm</p> <p class="has-small-font-size"></p> </div> </div> </div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-no-padding hwp_pma has-color-bg-alt-background-color has-background coblocks-animate mb-0" data-coblocks-animation="fadeIn"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-style-overlap coblocks-animate" style="grid-template-columns:auto 55%" data-coblocks-animation="slideInLeft"><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <div class="wp-block-group hwp_overlay has-hero-main-bg-color-background-color has-background"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-larger-font-size"><strong><a href="https://peabody.harvard.edu/home">Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology</a></strong></h2> <p class="has-color-boxes-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size">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.</p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column has-color-boxes-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <p class="has-small-font-size">11 Divinity Ave,<br>Cambridge, MA</p> </div> <div class="wp-block-column has-color-boxes-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p class="has-small-font-size">Open: Monday–Sunday</p> <p class="has-small-font-size">Hours: 9:00 am–5:00 pm</p> <p class="has-small-font-size"></p> <p class="has-small-font-size"></p> </div> </div> </div></div> </div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="684" src="https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2024/06/ATWIH_PMAE_by_TonyRinaldo_124-1-1024x684.jpg" alt="Guests enjoying the exhibits in the Peabody." class="wp-image-4984 size-full" srcset="https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2024/06/ATWIH_PMAE_by_TonyRinaldo_124-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2024/06/ATWIH_PMAE_by_TonyRinaldo_124-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2024/06/ATWIH_PMAE_by_TonyRinaldo_124-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2024/06/ATWIH_PMAE_by_TonyRinaldo_124-1-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2024/06/ATWIH_PMAE_by_TonyRinaldo_124-1.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div> </div></div> </div></div> <p></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"></h2> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"></h2> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-no-padding hwp_col has-color-bg-alt-background-color has-background coblocks-animate" data-coblocks-animation="fadeIn"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-style-overlap coblocks-animate" style="grid-template-columns:55% auto" data-coblocks-animation="slideInRight"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="683" src="https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2022/07/FFF-2019-029-TonyRinaldo-1024x683.jpg" alt="Woman looking at objects in a case at the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments." class="wp-image-773 size-full" srcset="https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2022/07/FFF-2019-029-TonyRinaldo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2022/07/FFF-2019-029-TonyRinaldo-300x200.jpg 300w, https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2022/07/FFF-2019-029-TonyRinaldo-768x512.jpg 768w, https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2022/07/FFF-2019-029-TonyRinaldo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://hmsc.harvard.edu/files/2022/07/FFF-2019-029-TonyRinaldo.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <div class="wp-block-group hwp_overlay has-hero-main-bg-color-background-color has-background"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-larger-font-size"><strong><a href="https://chsi.harvard.edu/">Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments</a></strong></h2> <p class="has-color-boxes-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size">The collection contains over 20,000 objects dating from about 1400 to the present. 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