Judith M.
8/28/2023
Free museum next to the Peabody that gets a fraction of the traffic. A fascinating reminder that laws and literature are 5,000 years old and not invented in the modern era. Less crowded than many...
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
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6 Divinity Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138
The Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East explores the rich history of the region’s cultures. Exhibitions include a full-scale replica of an ancient Iron Age home, life-sized casts of famous Mesopotamian monuments, authentic mummy coffins, interactive displays, and tablets containing the earliest forms of writing. Like the artifacts it displays, the museum itself has a rich and nuanced history.
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4.5(15)
C M.
5/4/2025
It's a very small museum of a very niche interest so it doesn't get a lot of attention compared to the natural history or art museums but I really love the collection
Haneen O.
8/14/2022
Solid museum! We were at the natural history museum and the map showed us this one as well, so we walked over. They have exhibits on Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia including tombs of mummies,...
Sarah F.
9/12/2023
Small but free museum that is just beautiful inside. I really liked the ancient Mediterranean marketplace staged on the first floor.
Paul B.
11/11/2024
I really like how the Museum is very well laid out, it's very clean and easy to go around by, it's very small but very beautiful on the inside. I also like how well preserved the place is when it...
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