Harvard Art Museums
Three combined university art museums in a Renzo Piano-renovated Cambridge building, strong in European and Asian art.
The call
Worth it if you are watching the budget and you only have one day.
Why
- 01
A quietly superb, rarely-crowded collection — Fogg, Busch-Reisinger, and Sackler holdings under one luminous Renzo Piano glass roof, with a famous conservation center and Bauhaus material.
Our read - 02
The catch: it's a university museum that skews academic, it's in Cambridge away from the main sights, and it lacks the blockbuster scale of the MFA.
Our read
Is it a fit?
Go if
You are watching the budget
On a budget, Harvard Art Museums still earns its price.
You only have one day
Even on a tight schedule, Harvard Art Museums earns the hours.
You are traveling as a couple
As a couple, Harvard Art Museums works.
You are traveling solo
Solo, Harvard Art Museums works.
Plan it well
- Cost
- ~$20 adults
- Timing
- Daytime; pair with a Harvard Yard walk.
- Booking
- Buy tickets online (~$20); some hours offer free admission.
- Allow
- 2 hours
- Accessibility
- The renovated building is fully accessible with elevators.
- Getting there
- Harvard station on the Red Line is a short walk.