One of Harvard University’s most famous treasures is the internationally acclaimed Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants, better known as the “Glass Flowers." This unique collection was made by Leopold (1822-1895) and Rudolf Blaschka (1857-1939), a father and son team of Czech glass artists.

Tour the Glass Flowers exhibit following its extensive and historic renovation. One of the Harvard's most famous treasures is the internationally acclaimed Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants, the “Glass Flowers."

Dec 22, 2011 · Explore the galleries of the Harvard Museum of Natural History, Peabody Museum, Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments. All four Harvard Museums of Science & Culture are within a five-minute walk.

Over fifty years, from 1886 through 1936, the Blaschkas produced 4,300 glass models that represent 780 plant species. Great Mammal Hall The Great Mammal Hall, an expansive two-story space, is the most dramatic gallery in the museum.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., August 3, 2022—Visitors to the Glass Flowers gallery in the Harvard Museum of Natural History often remark on the realistic nature of the models, exclaiming, “they look so real. I can’t believe they are made of glass!”

Feb 8, 2011 · The Ware Collection of ‘Glass Flowers’, which officially opened to the public on April 17,1893, is one of seventeen galleries at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, which displays some 12,000 specimens of the University’s vast collections of more than 21 million.

Apr 16, 2024 · After nearly a quarter century, these remarkable state-of-the-art teaching models make a triumphant return in the new exhibit, The Blaschkas at the Microscope: Lessons in Botany, within the Glass Flowers Gallery at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. The new exhibit opens on April 20th.

Mar 25, 2023 · How were the world-renowned Blaschka Glass Flowers made over a fifty-year period? How are they maintained in 2023? Join Glass Flowers Conservator Scott Fulton for a close-up look at the science, artistry, and conservation of these botanical wonders.

Mar 1, 2011 · The Ware Collection of ‘glass flowers’ is one of several permanent exhibitions at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, located at 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, on the Harvard campus. Gallery talks are offered most Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 3 pm.

The award-winning book, Sea Creatures in Glass, The Blaschka Marine Animals at Harvard, features exquisite new photography of a selection from the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology's remarkable collection of glass marine animals created by …