Semitic Museum

Website

Location:
6 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA

Affiliation:
Harvard College, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations

Founded:
1889

Collections:
The Semitic Museum holds a 40,000-object collection of ceramics, coins, sculpture, and other artifacts collected from archaeological digs conducted by Harvard-sponsored expeditions, along with historical photographs of the Middle East.

Publications:
Several exhibits have been digitized and are accessible through the Semitic Museum website:

• Ancient Cyprus
• Nuzi & the Hurrians
• The Houses of Ancient Israel
• The Sphinx and the Pyramids
  

A selection of artifacts from the museum's Cesnola Collection from Ancient Cyprus are accessible online.

Contact:
davis4@fas.harvard.edu