| Date(s): ends Wednesday, January 01, 3000 |
Hours: 617.495.2509 | Harvard Yard near Mass Ave + Quincy St | Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm; Sat 9 am-1 pm |
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Through Dec 20: To Promote, To Learn, To Teach, To Please: Scientific Images in Early Modern Books | Through Jan 28: Immersed in a 'Different Atmosphere': Reflections of Yaddo
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The Lowdown |
The Houghton Library is the principal rare-book and manuscript library of the Harvard College Library. The collection also includes graphic arts and theater materials relating to American, Continental, and English history. Exhibitions are held in the Edison and Newman Room and usually feature sketches and books from noteworthy authors such as Lewis Carroll and Emily Dickinson. Open Wed-Fri and on Mon from 9 am-5 pm, on Tues from 9 am-8 pm, and on Sat from 9 am-1 pm. Open free to all adult researchers.
THROUGH SEPT 23 Benjamin Franklin: A How-to Guide
THROUGH OCT Moscow-Paris-New York:A Story of One Ex Libris
THROUGH DEC 2 William Empson: A Centennial Exhibition
SEPT 18 THROUGH NOV 10 Leaves from Paradise: The Cult of John the Evangelist at the Dominican Nunnery of Paradies bei Soest
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Getting There |
| Public Transportation: |
Yes |
| Nearest T: |
1 Bus - Mass Ave. + Quincy St. |
| Cross Street: |
Quincy St. |
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