# Contact ## expand\_more ## For General MCZ Inquiries Museum of Comparative Zoology Harvard University 26 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 [ draftsEmail MCZ administration](mailto:mcz@fas.harvard.edu) [ draftsEmail MCZ Collection Operations](mailto:mcz_collections_operations@oeb.harvard.edu) phone\_android(617) 495-2460 --- ## Collection Contacts For inquiries regarding MCZ holdings or specimen data, please contact the relevant departmental collection. [ draftsEmail Entomology](mailto:mcz_entomology@fas.harvard.edu) [ draftsEmail Herpetology](mailto:mcz_herpetology@fas.harvard.edu) [ draftsEmail Ichthyology](mailto:mcz_ichthyology@fas.harvard.edu) [ draftsEmail Invertebrate Zoology](mailto:mcz_invertebratezoology@fas.harvard.edu) [ draftsEmail Invertebrate Paleontology](mailto:mcz_invertebratepaleo@fas.harvard.edu) [ draftsEmail Malacology](mailto:mcz_malacology@fas.harvard.edu) [ draftsEmail Mammalogy](mailto:mcz_mammalogy@fas.harvard.edu) [ draftsEmail Ornithology](mailto:mcz_ornithology@fas.harvard.edu) [ draftsEmail Vertebrate Paleontology](mailto:mcz_vertebratepaleo@fas.harvard.edu) [ draftsEmail Special Collections](mailto:mcz_collections_operations@oeb.harvard.edu) --- ### Public Exhibits The MCZ is not open to the public. Public exhibits of MCZ zoological specimens can be viewed at the [Harvard Museum of Natural History](https://hmnh.harvard.edu/). ![a natural history museum gallery showing various animals on display behind glass](/sites/g/files/omnuum6431/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-01/ISIMG-613245.jpg?itok=73fsvaHj) ### Staff Position Openings The MCZ has an active roster of curatorial staff. Please visit the [Harvard Careers website](https://careers.harvard.edu/) to view open staff positions in the MCZ. Harvard students who would like to work part-time in the collections should reach out to the relevant department (see list above for email contacts). ![a person teaching students, standing around a table with boxes of insect specimens](/sites/g/files/omnuum6431/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-01/Ent_teaching_DSC_1803.jpg?itok=VucNWROt) ### Internship Opportunities The MCZ welcomes interns from a diversity of backgrounds in our collections. Internships must be for credit or fulfill a graduation requirement at the student's institution. Interested interns ages 16 or older that can dedicate regular hours over a semester, the academic year, or summer, should send their resume to the department of interest (see list above for email contacts). The MCZ is unable to accept volunteers. ![two people standing on either side of a table](/sites/g/files/omnuum6431/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-01/Adam%20teaching.jpg?itok=rIIkpYH9)