The collection is open to qualified visitors, researchers, and students. All visitors or interns will be given basic safety information.
Harvard affiliated undergraduates, graduate students and post-doctoral researchers
Any individuals working in the laboratories of Invertebrate Zoology Faculty Curators or conducting an approved internship in the Department will be granted swipe card access to the collection. Undergraduates and interns will be permitted in the collections Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm and will need their respective supervisor or a staff member present with them. No visitor or intern will have access to shared collections spaces (NW B3, MCZ G001, MCZ G006) without a staff member present.
Visiting researchers
The collection is open to visitors Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm, excluding Harvard University holidays.* Visits should be arranged in advance by contacting Curatorial Associate Adam Baldinger (abaldinger@oeb.harvard.edu). Please provide the following information when emailing your request:
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name and title
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institutional affiliation
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contact information
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date(s) you would like to visit
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a brief description of your project
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a list of specimens you would like to study (search MCZbase)
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a list of equipment you may need (i.e. stereomicroscope, camera stand, etc.)
Short term (<7 days) visiting researchers will be granted swipe card access. This temporary card needs to be returned to Adam Baldinger prior to your departure.
Long term (>7 days) visiting researchers will need to get a Harvard University issued identification card. This card will be used for swipe card access to the Department.
*Exceptions may be made, but on a case-by-case basis.