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Harry Potter History Museum

By Celena C. Tyler

- Visitors to the Harvard Museum of Natural History are presented with a Marauder’s Map, seen above, for a Harry Potter scavenger hunt during the month of November. By Celena C. Tyler

- The idea for the scavenger hunt was inspired by the upcoming release of the penultimate Harry Potter film. By Celena C. Tyler

- Two middle school girls completing a Harry Potter evolutionary biology project observe an exhibit on the evolution of primates yesterday at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. By Celena C. Tyler

- An elementary school teacher searches the Glass Flowers gallery for willow, the material from which Lily Potter’s wand was made. By Celena C. Tyler

- Boston elementary school students arrive at the Museum of Natural History as part of a school field trip. Museum employees said the scavenger hunt is intended to make exploring the museum more fun for younger visitors. By Celena C. Tyler

Visitors of the Harvard Museum of Natural History are given the opportunity to participate in a Harry Potter themed scavenger hunt throughout November. With the help of a Marauder’s Map, visitors are led to pieces in the museum that could have come out of Harry’s world.

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