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block-system first odd"> <div class="block-inner"> <div class="content"> <div id="node-44" class="node node-page view-mode-full clearfix"> <div class="content"> <span class="print-link"><span class="print_html"><a href="https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/print/44" title="Display a printer-friendly version of this page." class="print-page" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false" rel="nofollow"><img class="print-icon" src="https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/sites/all/modules/print/icons/print_icon.png" alt="Printer-friendly version" title="Printer-friendly version" /></a></span></span><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>Since 1941, the Fisher Museum has been free and open to the public, offering information on forest ecology, landscape history, and land conservation and management.</p><h2>Museum Hours</h2><p>Monday - Friday <br /><em>Year-round</em><br />9am - 4pm</p><p>Saturday - Sunday<br /><em>Open seasonally (May through Nov. 9, 2025)</em><br />12pm - 4pm</p><p>Or by special arrangement<br />Call (978) 724-3302</p><p><strong>The Fisher Museum is closed on Harvard University holidays (see https://hr.harvard.edu/holiday-calendar).</strong></p><p><a href="/trails-recreation">Recreational trails</a> are open to the public daily, year-round.</p><p>Questions? Email HFoutreach@fas.harvard.edu or call 978-724-3302.</p><h2>Ongoing Exhibits</h2><p>The Fisher Museum's primary exhibit is 23 internationally acclaimed models (dioramas), the first seven of which depict 230 years of landscape change in central New England, beginning with European colonization in 1700. The remaining dioramas portray 20th-century forest management techniques and a series of conservation challenges including erosion and fire.</p><p>Additional displays now bring the story up to modern times, begin to address the harmful erasure of Indigenous people in our land narratives (this work is ongoing in partnership with the Nipmuc tribe), and include a brief overview of current Harvard Forest research.</p><p><a href="/news/new-grant-center-indigenous-voices-and-values-harvard-forests-fisher-museum">Learn more</a> about a new 2-year grant to the Museum in 2024 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, to center Indigenous perspectives in the museum.</p><p>New displays in 2022 include:</p><ul><li><a href="/news/museum-panorama-honors-nipmuc-land-stewardship-collaboration">A new panorama honoring Nipmuc land stewardship and collaboration</a></li></ul><p>New displays in 2020 included:</p><ul><li>A digital "modern diorama" constructed via high-tech LIDAR scans of Harvard Forest research sites, created by Peter Boucher in the <a href="https://www.umb.edu/spectralmass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Schaaf Lab</a> at the University of Massachusetts--Boston.</li><li>Footage of the dioramas being built by the Guernsey and Pitman studio in the 1930s.</li></ul><p>A family-friendly scavenger hunt is available to encourage viewers to take a closer look at the highly detailed dioramas.</p><h3>Exhibit Resources</h3><ul><li><a href="https://harvardforest1.fas.harvard.edu/publications/pdfs/HFModels_Booklet_1936.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Browse a 1936 booklet describing the dioramas' construction</a>.</li><li>Read more about <a href="/dioramas">the story in the dioramas</a>.</li><li><a href="https://harvardforest.photoshelter.com/galleries/C0000I60YVnjGj0w/G0000OR2a2UhZafY/Diorama" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download high-resolution images of the dioramas</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo9xQosvwb0&t=32s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Watch a video about the history of the Harvard Forest</a> or <a href="/sites/default/files/History%20of%20Harvard%20Forest%20film_transcript.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">read the transcript</a>.</li><li>Explore a multimedia project by HF Artist in Residence Roberto Mighty, called <a href="http://www.robertomighty.com/first-contact" target="_blank" rel="noopener">First Contact</a>, portraying the 17th-century clash between Nipmuc people and the Europeans who colonized their homeland.</li></ul><h2>Trails</h2><p>Maps in the Museum introduce visitors to the Forest's extensive system of <a href="/trails-recreation">trails</a> - open 365 days a year - that provide additional opportunities for learning.</p><h2>Accessibility</h2><p>The Harvard Forest welcomes individuals with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact us at <a href="mailto:hfvisit@fas.harvard.edu">hfvisit@fas.harvard.edu</a> in advance of your visit. 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<div class="block-inner"> <h2 class="block-title">Dioramas</h2> <div class="content"> <div class="view view-dioramas view-id-dioramas view-display-id-block view-dom-id-ba6dd9f775a4bff3984ce54248e7aa50"> <div class="view-content"> <ul class="jcarousel jcarousel-view--dioramas--block jcarousel-dom-1 jcarousel-skin-default"> <li class="jcarousel-item-1 odd" style="display: none;"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-diorama-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/dioramas/pre-settlement-forest" class="modal"><img src="https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/styles/diorama_thumbnail/public/1-1.jpg?itok=Y3RHBsBD" alt=" " /></a></div> </div> <span class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content">Pre-Settlement Forest</span> </span></li> <li class="jcarousel-item-2 even" style="display: none;"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-diorama-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/dioramas/early-settler-clears-homestead" class="modal"><img src="https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/styles/diorama_thumbnail/public/1-2.jpg?itok=wSi-blSu" alt=" " /></a></div> </div> <span class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content">An Early Settler Clears a Homestead</span> </span></li> <li class="jcarousel-item-3 odd" style="display: none;"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-diorama-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/dioramas/height-forest-clearing-and-agriculture" class="modal"><img src="https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/styles/diorama_thumbnail/public/1-3b.jpg?itok=QrrTOFKa" alt=" " /></a></div> </div> <span class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content">Height of Forest Clearing and Agriculture</span> </span></li> <li class="jcarousel-item-4 even" style="display: none;"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-diorama-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/dioramas/farm-abandonment" class="modal"><img src="https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/styles/diorama_thumbnail/public/1-4.jpg?itok=RwdwEW65" alt=" " /></a></div> </div> <span class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content">Farm Abandonment</span> </span></li> <li class="jcarousel-item-5 odd" style="display: none;"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-diorama-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/dioramas/old-field-white-pine-forest-abandoned-farmland" class="modal"><img src="https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/styles/diorama_thumbnail/public/1-5.jpg?itok=96QDkwJR" alt=" " /></a></div> </div> <span class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content">"Old-Field" White Pine Forest on Abandoned Farmland</span> </span></li> <li class="jcarousel-item-6 even" style="display: none;"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-diorama-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/dioramas/old-field-white-pine-succeeded-hardwoods" class="modal"><img src="https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/styles/diorama_thumbnail/public/1-6.jpg?itok=IbrSwk8U" alt=" " /></a></div> </div> <span class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content">"Old-Field" White Pine is Succeeded by Hardwoods</span> </span></li> <li class="jcarousel-item-7 odd" style="display: none;"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-diorama-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/dioramas/vigorously-growing-forest-hardwoods" class="modal"><img src="https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/styles/diorama_thumbnail/public/1-7.jpg?itok=OB7mXzAQ" alt=" " /></a></div> </div> <span class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content">A Vigorously Growing Forest of Hardwoods</span> </span></li> <li class="jcarousel-item-8 even" style="display: none;"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-diorama-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/dioramas/modern-forest-landscape-photograph-david-foster" class="modal"><img src="https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/styles/diorama_thumbnail/public/1-8.jpg?itok=px3sXSAt" alt=" " /></a></div> </div> <span class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content">The Modern Forest Landscape (photograph by David Foster)</span> </span></li> <li class="jcarousel-item-9 odd" style="display: none;"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-diorama-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/dioramas/old-growth-forests" class="modal"><img src="https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/styles/diorama_thumbnail/public/3-1.jpg?itok=kHVsqebC" alt=" " /></a></div> </div> <span class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content">Old Growth Forests</span> </span></li> <li class="jcarousel-item-10 even" style="display: none;"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-diorama-image"> <div class="field-content"><a href="/dioramas/old-growth-forests-2" class="modal"><img 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