Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
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LenoraLenora
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Tucked away among the other Harvard museums is this little gem! It's free to enter and has three floors of exhibits on different areas. The ground floor starts with the Mediterranean, the next floor is predominantly Egyptian, and the top floor is Mesopotamia. The staff were all really friendly and happy to answer any questions! The museum is quite small and goes well together with a visit to the Peabody in terms of its collection (it felt a little like an annexe to me). While small, it has some really interesting items ranging from glass slides from an old expedition to receipts for artefact purchases! The room design complements the displays really well too- the Mesopotamian room in particular is very beautiful. There are restrooms and a tiny gift shop (cash/check only!).
Natalie DNatalie D
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Definitely worth the trip! This Harvard museum offers free admission and a multilevel look back in time at the Middle East. Exhibits focus on Israel, Egypt and Mesopotamia. The museum is a short walk away from the MBTA Red Line stop at Harvard Square and is near several bus routes. There are elevators for those who don’t like stairs. The bottom floor has a cutaway exhibit of a house from Ancient Israel
Samuel WatsonSamuel Watson
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A marvelous walk through three floors and the history of the Ancient Near East. The life size home from ancient Israel made quite an impression on the Bible readers in our group. I particularly liked the display of the clay storage containers that were brought up from an ancient ship wreck and how they were explained.We spent two hours here. The staff is very friendly and helpful.
Cakes InperryCakes Inperry
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This is a free, very nice museum with a friendly staff. It is on the smaller side, so don't worry about it taking up your whole day. However, each section was clearly thoughtfully compiled so in spite of the size you will not feel that you wasted your time. Replicas from the British Museum and Louvre.
Keely DanielsKeely Daniels
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Address
6 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States
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+1 617-495-4631
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Website
hmane.harvard.edu
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The Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East is a museum founded in 1889. It moved into its present location at 6 Divinity Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1903.
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