Rubies

When:
Friday, May 29, 2026 9:00a -
5:00p
Repeats weekly

Where:
Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

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Admission:
$Regular museum admission rates apply.

Hosted by:
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hmsc Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

Categories:
Good for Groups, Kid Friendly, Nature, University

Event website:
https://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/rubies

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery. 


Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.


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