Harvard Museum of Natural History

Glass Flowers: The Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants

glass model of blooming rhododendron.

Featured Exhibitions

Swimming with Sharks

In this remarkable exhibition, discover why the most massive sharks prey on some of the ocean’s smallest critters. Learn how to decipher dietary clues from jaws preserved in Harvard’s world-class collections. Explore how miniature teeth on shark skin help them move efficiently through water.

Sharks swimming in the ocean.

The Blaschkas at the Microscope: Lessons in Botany

New in the Glass Flowers Gallery! Delve into captivating educational models that meticulously illustrate the life cycles of non-flowering, spore-forming plants and fungi. After nearly a quarter century, these remarkable teaching models make their return.

Life size model of the spike-moss, Selaginella rupestris. Model 422, Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, 1893.

Upcoming Events

From the Hands of the Makers Online Exhibition

Over the course of fifty years, Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, father and son, continually experimented with materials and methods that pushed the boundaries of glassworking.

Glass water lily

E-newsletter Sign-up

Get updates about new exhibitions, evening lectures, classes, and museum events.