CHSI

Contacts

Our offices and exhibition spaces are in the Science Center on Harvard's Cambridge campus.

Our permanent and temporary exhibits are free and open to the public. To learn more about
current hours and shows, please use the Exhibitions link.

Researchers may consult our library and instrument collections by appointment. To enable us to assist you better, please use the form posted on our Research page to tell us about your research project, and request a visit to our Library and Instrument Study Room.

Other inquiries may be submitted here.

Mailing Address

Department of the History of Science
Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
Science Center 371
1 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Telephone: 617-495-2779
Fax: 617-496-5932
Email: chsi@fas.harvard.edu

Collection Staff

Richard Broadbent
Curatorial Assistant
rfbroadb@fas.harvard.edu
617-495-2779

Jean-François Gauvin
Curator of the
Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
gauvin@fas.harvard.edu
617-496-4508

Judith Lajoie
Director of Administration for the
Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
jlajoie@fas.harvard.edu
617-495-9964

Philip Davis Loring
Curatorial Assistant
ploring@fas.harvard.edu
617-495-2779

Martha Richardson
Collection Manager
mrichard@fas.harvard.edu
617-496-4959

Dr. Sara Schechner
David P. Wheatland Curator of the
Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
schechn@fas.harvard.edu
617-496-9542

Samantha van Gerbig
Senior Curatorial Technician
svan@fas.harvard.edu
617-495-2779

 

Resources

Gallery Hours

Putnam Gallery
Science Center 136
Monday through Friday
11:00am to 4:00pm
Summer hours may vary.

Special Exhibitions Gallery
Science Center 251
Monday through Friday
9:00am to 5:00pm
Summer hours may vary.

Free and open to the public.
Children must be escorted by an adult.

Both the Putnam Gallery and Special Exhibitions are closed on University Holidays.

Inquiries: 617-495-2779

Directions

The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments is located inside the Science Center, 1 Oxford Street, on Harvard's Cambridge campus.