The Fisher Museum's main exhibit displays twenty-three internationally acclaimed models (dioramas) portraying the history, conservation and management of central New England forests. Other exhibits at the museum represent the range of Harvard Forest's research.

Museum Hours:

Monday - Friday: 9am - 4pm
Saturday - Sunday: 12pm - 4pm, May - October
Or By Special Arrangement - Call (978) 724-3302
Fisher Museum is closed on Harvard University Holidays

The Fisher Museum will close for winter recess at noon on Thursday 12/24 and reopen on Monday 1/4/2010.

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The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness
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Nature Trails connect the museum exhibits to the surrounding forests and current research.

Time Lapse Sequence of leaf development during typical year

This presentation documents the changes in forest trees at the margin of the pasture, adjacent to the headquarters of the Harvard Forest. These photographs were taken starting Autumn, 2005 by John O'Keefe, and show the timing of both autumn leaf colors and leaf fall and the the leaf out in individual trees in a typical year.

Further information highlighting the science behind autumn leaf color change can be found at http:// harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/research/leaves/autumn_leaves.html.

Educational Tours

Museum staff can provide educational tours of the exhibits and trails by arrangement.

A sixty-seat lecture room surrounded by the dioramas provides ideal space to host small conferences, workshops and educational groups.