On-Your-Own Activities
Self-Guided Tours
Explore Harvard’s history, culture, and public art at your own pace with the self-guided tours below. Each tour is available through a mobile app, which you can download using the links provided.
- Harvard & the American Revolution: Explore Harvard’s role in the American Revolution.
- Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery: Learn about Harvard’s history and legacy of slavery.
- Historical Tour of Harvard: Learn the history behind well-known spots across Harvard's campus.
- Harvard Public Art & Culture Tours: Explore public art and cultural sites throughout Cambridge and/or Allston.
Museums & Galleries
Discover Harvard’s museums and galleries, featuring collections and exhibitions spanning art, science, history, culture, and more. Explore these campus destinations during your visit, with many offering free admission and convenient opportunities to experience Harvard’s vibrant intellectual and cultural life.
Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
Location: 1 Oxford Street, inside Zimmer Hall
Hours: Sunday–Friday, 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Admission: Free
Harvard Art Museums
Location: 32 Quincy Street
Hours: Tuesday–Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission: Free
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Location: 26 Oxford Street
Hours: Daily, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission: Adults: $20; Seniors, ages 65+: $18; Harvard ID holders: Free, plus one guest
General admission gives access to all exhibits, including the Glass Flower Gallery. The museum is connected to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, and admission to one museum admits you to both during regular hours.
The Alain Locke Gallery of African & African American Art
Location: 102 Mount Auburn Street
Hours: Tuesday–Friday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission: Free
Harvard Radcliffe Institute Galleries
Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy
Location: Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
Hours: Tuesday–Friday, 12:00–4:45 p.m.
Admission: Free
Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks
Location: Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Admission: Free
Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Exhibition
Imagine: Reflections on Peace
Location: Concourse (Basement) Level, CGIS South Building
Hours: Thursday, October 22, 4:00–4:45 p.m.
Admission: Free
Athletics
Experience the excitement of Harvard athletics by cheering on Crimson teams at one of these games.
Harvard University Men’s Soccer vs Stonehill
Date: Wednesday, October 21
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Men's Ice Hockey vs Northeastern University
Date: Friday, October 23
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Women's Ice Hockey vs Saint Michael's
Date: Friday, October 23
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Men's Soccer vs Penn
Date: Saturday, October 24
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Harvard Athletics Homecoming Fall Fest: Football vs Princeton University
Date: Saturday, October 24
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Women's Ice Hockey vs New Hampshire
Date: Saturday, October 24
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Arts
Enjoy Harvard’s vibrant arts community through these performances featuring student ensembles, musicians, and performers.
2026 Harvard Bands Montage Concert
Date: Friday, October 23
Time: 8:00–10:00 p.m.
Location: Sanders Theatre
Harvard Pops Fall 2026 Show
Date/Time: Saturday, October 24
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Lowell Lecture Hall
Tickets: $10 with Harvard ID, $15 with non-Harvard ID
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