Harvard Art Museums

The Harvard Art Museums, just steps from Harvard Square, hold one of the largest and most renowned art collections in North America, with more than a quarter million works. Highlights include paintings by Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, John Singer Sargent and Jackson Pollock, contemporary pieces by living artists such as Kerry James Marshall, Rashid Johnson and Arlene Shechet, and objects from ancient cultures of the Mediterranean, Near East and Far East.

Visits typically start in the Calderwood Courtyard, which opens views into the surrounding galleries and up through the five main floors and serves as a place to meet friends. Jenny’s Cafe serves coffee there, and the museum shop sells gifts, books and memorabilia. A rotating lineup of special exhibitions widens the range of media, genres and eras on view, and public programs include lectures, talks and tours.

What to Know

• General admission is free every day the museums are open.
• The museums bring together the Fogg, Busch-Reisinger and Arthur M. Sackler collections under one roof.
• The building was renovated and expanded by architect Renzo Piano, reopening in 2014.
• The museums are listed as a wheelchair-accessible experience.