About

The Harvard Museum of Natural History has been a treasure of Boston since 1998. It is the public face of several research museums run by Harvard University. We wish to enhance the understanding of the nature world and where we belong in it, and hopefully spark some curiosity along the way. We host a small fraction of our 21 million specimens and host events to teach the public more about our passion.

Information

Cost:

      Adults.............................. ......$12
      College Students (w/I.D).......$10
      Seniors (65+).........................$10
      Kids (3-18)............................$8
      Children (0-3).......................Free
      Members...............................Free

Special Free Admission:

      -Current Harvard I.D. holders and one guest are admitted for free
      -Free to Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning (year-round) from 9:00 am to noon and            on Wednesdays from 3:00-5:00 pm (September through May). This excludes commercial groups. Please be prepared to present proof of residency.
      -Members of institutions participating in the ASTC passport program are admitted free, subject to guidelines and restrictions. Please review these before your visit to the museum.
      -Active duty military are admitted free, and admitted with their families from Memorial Day (May 26), through Labor Day (September 1) in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Humanities Blue Star Museums program

Hours: 

            Open daily from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
            Closed on:
            -January 1
            -Thanksgiving Day
            -December 24th and 25th

Directions: 

            The museum is located at 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/images/stories/documents/hmnh_map.pdf

Contact Info:

      General Info: 617-495-3045
      Group Reservation:617-495-2341, or email: reservations@hmnh.harvard.edu
      Actual Website: http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/

Museum Policies

        Visitor Policies:

            -No eating or drinking in the galleries
            -Do not lean on the glass cases
            -Do not use cell phones in the galleries. Cell phone use is permitted on the ground floor and     third floor lobbies.
            -Commercial photography or video cameras are not permitted without written permission. Information on photography and videography requests for commercial use can be found on the press room page.
            -Personal photography is allowed; however, the use of tripods is not permitted.
            -Drawing in the galleries is permitted, but the use of clay, paints, pastels, and chalk are not permitted.

         Stroller Policy:

The stroller policy is designed to support visits by children and families, while still insuring that all visitors enjoy their experience.
         -We encourage families to use the smallest stroller possible to accommodate your children-preferably a folding stroller.
         - If you are parking your stroller, please fold your stroller in the designated area at the Oxford Street entrance.
         -Please do not leave strollers unattended. Unattended strollers may be removed and placed in the stroller parking area.
         -We reserve the right to ask you to leave large strollers outside of the building if in our judgment they will pose a problem for other visitors
         - Please be respectful towards all visitors to the museum when navigating your stiller throughout the exhibits.