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...word “glass” often evokes images of beautiful, vibrantly colored pieces of art, but “Sea Creatures and Glass: Marine Invertebrate Models of Rudolph and Leopold Blaschka,” up at the Harvard Museum of Natural History (HMNH) through next January, offers a different type of appeal. The glass sea creatures, like their live counterparts, range from pastel-colored to dull shades of brown, remaining true to the features of the species they depict.The collection of over 400 creatures, from sea anemones to sea cucumbers, has belonged to the Museum of Comparative Zoology...
...Ants” won him his second Pulitzer in 1991. At a discussion following the film, entitled “The Naturalist,” panelists spoke about their experiences in their respective fields. The event was organized by the Harvard Museum of Natural History (HMNH) to raise awareness about the fields available in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (OEB). “There’s so much out there that we really don’t know about until we immerse ourselves in the situation,” said Anna Marie Chen ’09, referring to scientific...
...HMNH is in a unique position to enhance public understanding of the natural world and our place in it,” she said. “The Museum has made tremendous strides in expanding its impact and outreach over the past several years. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to build on this momentum...
...decade ago, the HMNH was organized to display the collections of Harvard’s three natural history research libraries—the Harvard University Herbaria, the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and the Mineral and Geological Museum...
...HMNH houses and exhibits Harvard’s famous glass flowers and collection of dinosaur fossils. It also coordinates trips around the world led by Harvard researchers...