Education

Group Visits for grades K-12 offer an opportunity to make the museum your classroom and to develop focused connections between your curriculum and the 12,000 specimens on display.

Share the museum with your students through in-person Massachusetts frameworks-aligned programs! Each program is taught by a professional museum educator. Select programs can be taught in Spanish.

With 12,000 specimens on display, your students have the opportunity to explore the museum and develop focused connections with your curriculum. You can visit as a group or purchase passes in advance for your students to visit on their own.

What does it mean to be a scientist? What are scientists studying today? How do you become a scientist? How can science help us understand the world? Harvard Science Education Partners can answer these questions and more!

Discover resources for teachers including the Teacher Professional Development Series, museum gallery activities, and more.

Access digital museum collections with lessons for middle and high school classrooms exploring biology themes.

A variety of weekend, summer, and weekday courses are available for kids and families at the museum. 

Explore the Harvard Museum of Natural History's collections more closely with a drawing course or workshop on topics in natural history.