Through September 8, 2015

Mollusks explores the amazing diversity and history of mollusks–snails, clams, squid, and other invertebrates–that comprise almost a quarter of all known marine species. Featuring the research of Professor Gonzalo Giribet, colleagues and students at Harvard University, and the Department of Malacology at Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology, this exhibition engages the general public in mollusk evolution, ecology, and the many ways in which their lives intersect with ours.

Through February 22, 2015

In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Henry David Thoreau’s The Maine Woods, this exhibition features the stunning photographs of Scot Miller, who has traversed the state of Maine for years, retracing the footsteps of Thoreau, New England’s native son. Thoreau’s Maine Woods: A Journey in Photographs with Scot Miller highlights the many places that Thoreau explored and wrote about using finely-crafted photographs, as well as historical information, and specimens from Harvard’s collections, including one-of...

Final Flight: The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon marks the 100th anniversary of the death of the last passenger pigeon, a species that once filled North America’s skies by the billions. In this small exhibit at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, see one of the world’s last mounted specimens of this now vanquished bird and learn how its extinction inspired the protection of other species.

Through September 2015

This gallery explores the diversity of fishes from gars to groupers and stonefishes to seahorses. Visitors are invited to rediscover some iconic specimens, including the hammerhead and mako sharks, the massive bluefin tuna, and the prickly porcupine fish, as well as discover new specimens borrowed from the Ichthyology Collections of Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology. Fishes combines specimens...

Visit the Online Exhibition Islands Evolving in Isolation 

With bizarre woodpecker-like primates, dwarf humans, and flightless birds over nine feet tall, islands are havens for some of the most unusual creatures on our planet. Why are islands such hotspots of biodiversity and how does evolution work within these isolated pockets of life? Islands: Evolving in Isolation unravels the mysteries...