---
title: Harvard University
description: >-
  Private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 1636, home
  to the Harvard Art Museums and studio art programs.
url: 'https://www.artsume.com/o/harvard-university'
type: organization
createdAt: '2026-09-24'
updatedAt: '2026-10-04'
organizationType: School / university
location: 'Cambridge, MA, United States'
website: 'https://www.harvard.edu/'
---

# Harvard University

*School / university • Cambridge, MA, United States*

## About

Private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 1636, home to the Harvard Art Museums and studio art programs.

Harvard University is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 1636. Its arts life includes the Harvard Art Museums (the Fogg, Busch-Reisinger and Arthur M. Sackler museums), the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, the Department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies and the Graduate School of Design.

Through its Office for the Arts the university also runs the Harvard Ceramics Program, a studio open to students and the community, along with exhibitions, residencies and public programs.

## Details

- **Address:** 1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
- **Website:** https://www.harvard.edu/
- **Social Media:** youtube: https://www.youtube.com/harvard, instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harvard/, tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@harvard, linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/school/harvard-university, facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Harvard/

## Programs

View current programs from Harvard University on Artsume: https://www.artsume.com/o/harvard-university