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 at fas.harvard.edu

Faculty Director

Peter L. Galison
Joseph Pellegrino University Professor
galison at fas.harvard.edu
(617) 495-3544

Director of Administration

Dr. Jean-Francois Gauvin
Director of Administration for the
Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
gauvin at fas.harvard.edu
617-496-1021

Collection Staff

Sara Frankel
Senior Curatorial Technician
sfrankel at fas.harvard.edu

Juan Andres Leon
Project Manager
jaleon at fas.harvard.edu
617-596-4508

Michael Kelley
Technical Applications Coordinator
mkelley at fas.harvard.edu
167-496-4978

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

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

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

Richard Wright
Curatorial Technician
wright2@fas.harvard.edu
617-495-3343

 

 

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Gallery Hours


Putnam Gallery
Science Center 136
Summer Hours:
Monday - Thursday
11:00am - 4:00pm
Friday
11:00am - 3:00pm

Special Exhibitions Gallery
Summer Hours:
Monday - Thursday
9:00am - 4:00pm
Friday
9:00am - 3:00pm

Foyer Exhibition Space
Science Center 371
Summer Hours:
Monday - Thursday
9:00am - 4:00pm
Friday
9:00am - 3:00pm

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.