Harvard–Yenching Library
The Harvard–Yenching Library is the primary location for East Asia-related collections at Harvard Library at Harvard University. In addition to East Asian languages, it houses collections in European languages and Southeast Asian language.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
Monday—Thursday: 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Saturday—Sunday: noon—5:00 PM - Type: Library
- Description: library
- Also known as: “Harvard Yenching Library” and “Harvard-Yenching Library”
- Address: 2 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and Harvard Museum of Natural History.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Museum
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is a museum affiliated with Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1866, the Peabody Museum is one of the oldest and largest museums focusing on anthropological material, with particular focus on the ethnography and archaeology of the Americas. Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is situated 370 feet northwest of Harvard–Yenching Library.
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Museum
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The Harvard Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum housed in the University Museum Building, located on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard Museum of Natural History is situated 590 feet northwest of Harvard–Yenching Library.
Harvard Art Museums
Museum
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The Harvard Art Museums are part of Harvard University and comprise three museums: the Fogg Museum, the Busch-Reisinger Museum, and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, and four research centers: the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis, the Center for the Technical Study of Modern Art, the Harvard Art Museums Archives, and the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies. Harvard Art Museums is situated 1,300 feet south of Harvard–Yenching Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baldwin and Mid-Cambridge.
Baldwin
Neighborhood
Baldwin, formerly known as Agassiz and also called Harvard North, Area 8 or Agassiz/Baldwin, is one of the thirteen neighborhoods of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Mid-Cambridge
Neighborhood
Mid-Cambridge, also known as "Area 6", is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is bounded by Massachusetts Avenue on the south and west, Prospect Street on the east, and Hampshire Street, the Somerville border, Kirkland Street, Quincy Street, and Cambridge Street on the north.
Old Cambridge Historic District
Neighborhood
The Old Cambridge Historic District is a historic district encompassing a residential neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts that dates to colonial times.
Harvard–Yenching Library
- Categories: building and education
- Location: City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.3777° or 42° 22′ 40″ northLongitude
-71.11374° or 71° 6′ 49″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87JC9VHP+3GOpenStreetMap ID
way 29684442OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
4938997Wikidata ID
Q5676691
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Harvard–Yenching Library” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “哈佛燕京圖書館”
- French: “Bibliothèque Harvard-Yenching”
- Japanese: “ハーバード燕京図書館”
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