Exhibits

Please join us for a pop-up exhibit* in the Special Collections at the Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. History of Biology: Collecting, Classifying, Cells and Cats . Friday, October 25, 2019, 2:00-4:30pm Highlights of this...

On June 24th, 2015, the library welcomed high school biology teachers from across the United States. Hosted by OEB Prof. Scott Edwards, teachers attending the Biology Institute at Exeter explored the Museum of Comparative Zoology's Ornithology Collection...

Recently installed in the library was this exhibition showcasing a selection of ichthyological drawings, engravings and manuscripts from Special Collections. Most famous at the MCZ due to their having been digitized and reproduced in books examining the...

On Tuesday September 24, the Ernst Mayr Library hosted a Honeybee Tea party, continuing the theme of Bee Day at Harvard, which was held on September 10. Students and staff from the OEB and MCB departments joined library staff from across campus for tea...

Works by James Henry Blake (1845-1941) on display at the Ernst Mayr Library A new exhibit of drawings and watercolors by J.H. Blake, is now on display in the lobby of the Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Join us for a reception in...

Now Showing in the front lobby of the Northwest Building: Biological Time. The exhibit is timed to coincide with "Time, Life and Matter: Science in Cambridge," an exhibit at the Putnam Gallery of the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments ( )...

Deep-sea fishes that use glowing lures to capture prey ... fireflies like the ones in your backyard ... jellies from which Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP), widely used in molecular & cellular biology, was first isolated ... glowworms that dangle glowing...

Last week there were a couple of events in the Ernst Mayr Library. On Thursday we were visited by about a dozen attendees from the " Take Note" conference held at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. This conference brought together scholars from a...

To celebrate the re-opening of the HMNH Fish exhibit last week, the Library will have a little party on Friday June 8 from 2-4 pm. There will be snacks and drinks, but also an opportunity to view some of the fishy treasures from the Library's Special...

Come celebrate in the Ernst Mayr Library tomorrow, April 27, 2012. April 28 is " Save the Frogs" day We will have goodies starting about 2 pm and there will be original frog illustrations and lovely rare books on view in the Library's Special Collections...