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Harvard University, Cambridge MA |
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The first college founded in the British colonies, Harvard College was established in 1636 by the Great and General Court of Massachusetts Bay, the colonists' assembly. |
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John Harvard (1607-1638), a clergyman, gave his library and a sum of money to the fledgling college, a generous gesture that has earned his name worldwide fame. From that early beginning Harvard College grew into Harvard University, a huge educational establishment with an endowment of many billions of dollars. You'll want to walk around the main Harvard campus just off Harvard Square in Cambridge MA, including Harvard Yard and the major Harvard museums: —Fogg Art Museum, Harvard's main art museum —Busch-Reisinger Museum (Germanic art), next to the Fogg —Arthur M Sackler Museum (Asian art), a few steps from the Fogg —Museum of Natural History, including the Peabody (Mayan) museum and the famous glass flowers. Harvard's Loeb Drama Center is the home of the American Repertory Theatre, and also of the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club. More... The university sponsors free tours of its most historic sections during the summer, and during the school year when school is in session (that is, no tours during Christmas recess, spring vacation, etc). Most of the tours depart from the Harvard University Events & Information Center, 1350 Massachusetts Avenue, in the Holyoke Center building, the tallest building in Harvard Square. Additionally, both the University Admissions Office and Information Center conduct tours daily. The tours last about one hour. Harvard University Events & Information
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Statue of Rev. John Harvard, Harvard Yard, Cambridge MA.
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