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The Solomon Collection: Dürer to Degas and Beyond
Explore a remarkable collection of artworks that span the centuries and discover how it was assembled over seven decades. The Solomon Collection: Dürer to Degas and Beyond celebrates a significant recent bequest to the Harvard Art Museums from passionate collectors Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon. The exhibition spotlights over 135 works, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, […]
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Exhibition Tour: The Solomon Collection: Dürer to Degas and Beyond
Exhibition Tour: The Solomon Collection: Dürer to Degas and Beyond
Join us for an in-depth, hour-long tour of our special exhibition The Solomon Collection: Dürer to Degas and Beyond (May 24–August 17, 2025), led by one of the exhibition curators. The Solomon Collection: Dürer to Degas and Beyond celebrates a significant recent bequest to the Harvard Art Museums from passionate collectors Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon. The […]
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Opening Celebration: A Roundtable Discussion of The Solomon Collection: Dürer to Degas and Beyond
Opening Celebration: A Roundtable Discussion of The Solomon Collection: Dürer to Degas and Beyond
We invite you to the opening event for the special exhibition The Solomon Collection: Dürer to Degas and Beyond (May 24–August 17, 2025), featuring a roundtable discussion between Boston-based artists Peter Lipsitt and Marjorie Minkin, whose works are on view in the exhibition, and New York–based art critic Karen Wilkin. Marina Kliger, curatorial fellow at the Harvard […]
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Docent Tour: Famous & Family: Through the Lens of Trude Fleischmann
Docent Tour: Famous & Family: Through the Lens of Trude Fleischmann
Join us on Thursday, May 29 at 1p.m. for a docent-led tour of the exhibition Famous & Family: Through the Lens of Trude Fleischmann. About the Exhibition: Austrian-born Trude Fleischmann (1895-1990) was one of the most accomplished female photographers of the 20th century. After great success in Vienna in the 20s photographing artists, models, and […]
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Gallery Talk: Kenneth Noland and His Radical Geometry
Gallery Talk: Kenneth Noland and His Radical Geometry
In 1964, Kenneth Noland created a series of geometric stained canvas paintings depicting rings and chevrons, which were then featured in the Venice Biennale presentation of contemporary American painting. Harvard Art Museums conservators have recently advanced understanding of how to treat these stained canvas paintings, which represent an innovative development in painting from this era. […]
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Gallery Talk: Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking
Gallery Talk: Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking
Join us for a focused discussion about techniques and materials in our special exhibition Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking (March 7–July 27, 2025), led by a conservator from the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies. A dynamic collaboration between curatorial and conservation experts, the exhibition offers rare insight into Munch’s innovative techniques and the recurring themes across […]
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Art Study Center Seminar: Experiment and Disruption in Mid-Century Argentine Art
Art Study Center Seminar: Experiment and Disruption in Mid-Century Argentine Art
Join Madeline Murphy Turner for an exploration of experimental mid-20th-century art from Argentina. Examining newly gifted works by major artists such as Carmelo Arden Quin, Luis Benedit, Diyi Laañ, Raúl Lozza, and Juan Melé, this seminar will explore geometric abstraction, political engagement, and forms of play to shed light on the dynamism of artistic practice in Argentina’s recent history. Led […]
Free First Thursday – Sunny Days/Starry Nights
Free First Thursday – Sunny Days/Starry Nights
Enjoy FREE Museum admission and 2-for-1 All Day Happy Hour on the first Thursday of every month from 11 am to 7 pm during Free First Thursday Sunny Days/Starry Nights. Mini Muse 4:30 – 6:30 pm Join us for a fun-filled evening of FREE art-making at NSU Art Museum, where you can express your creativity! […]
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28th Annual Do It Your Damn Self!! National Youth Film Festival
28th Annual Do It Your Damn Self!! National Youth Film Festival
Join us for the Cambridge Art Center’s 28th Annual Do It Your Damn Self!! National Youth Film Festival, the longest-running youth film festival in the country. A panel discussion with the teen filmmakers and a short reception in the Calderwood Courtyard will follow the screening. The teen crew has been hard at work, thoughtfully curating a […]
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Exhibition Tour: The Solomon Collection: From Dürer to Degas and Beyond
Exhibition Tour: The Solomon Collection: From Dürer to Degas and Beyond
Join us for an in-depth, hour-long tour of our special exhibition The Solomon Collection: Dürer to Degas and Beyond (May 24–August 17, 2025), led by one of the exhibition curators. The Solomon Collection: Dürer to Degas and Beyond celebrates a significant recent bequest to the Harvard Art Museums from passionate collectors Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon. The […]
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Seph Rodney in Conversation with Andrew Lyght & Osi Audu
Seph Rodney in Conversation with Andrew Lyght & Osi Audu
Art writer Seph Rodney will moderate a discussion with artist Andrew Lyght and exhibition curator Osi Audu about the exhibition "Touch Wood" at the Kleinert/James Center for the Arts on Sunday June 8th, at 2:00 PM. About Seph Rodney: Seph Rodney, PhD is a regular contributor to The New York Times, and a former senior […]
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Exhibition Tour: Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking
Exhibition Tour: Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking
Join us for an in-depth, hour-long tour of our special exhibition Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking (March 7–July 27, 2025), led by an exhibition curator. A dynamic collaboration between curatorial and conservation experts at the Harvard Art Museums, Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking offers rare insight into the Norwegian artist’s innovative techniques and the recurring themes across his paintings, woodcuts, lithographs, […]
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Gallery Talk: Wilhelm Lehmbruck’s Head of a Thinker
Gallery Talk: Wilhelm Lehmbruck’s Head of a Thinker
Join curatorial fellow Peter Murphy for an in-depth discussion of Wilhelm Lehmbruck’s Head of a Thinker (1918), which will consider the work in the context of World War I. The sculpture is featured in the exhibition The Solomon Collection: From Dürer to Degas and Beyond (May 24–August 17, 2025). The Solomon Collection: Dürer to Degas and Beyond celebrates […]
Virtual Lecture: Heimat Photography and the Art of Trude Fleischmann
Virtual Lecture: Heimat Photography and the Art of Trude Fleischmann
On Thursday, June 12 at 5 p.m., Elizabeth Cronin, author of Heimat Photography in Austria (2015), explores Trude Fleischmann in relation to this aspect of 1930s visual culture. “In Austria, what is generally referred to as Heimat (home or homeland) photography featured local sights: peasants, churchgoers, skiers and rural alpine landscapes. As these traditional, romanticized […]
Lecture: Heimat Photography and the Art of Trude Fleischmann
Lecture: Heimat Photography and the Art of Trude Fleischmann
On Thursday, June 12 at 5 p.m., Elizabeth Cronin, author of Heimat Photography in Austria (2015), explores Trude Fleischmann in relation to this aspect of 1930s visual culture. “In Austria, what is generally referred to as Heimat (home or homeland) photography featured local sights: peasants, churchgoers, skiers and rural alpine landscapes. As these traditional, romanticized […]
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Gallery Talk: A Universal Vision—Creative Synthesis of European Prints and Indian Paintings at the Mughal Court
Gallery Talk: A Universal Vision—Creative Synthesis of European Prints and Indian Paintings at the Mughal Court
European prints became a key source of inspiration for artists at the courts of Akbar (r. 1556–1605) and Jahangir (r. 1605–27) in northern India. Mughal painters adopted this foreign vocabulary but made it their own by incorporating local style and techniques and by adding iconographic elements that would be meaningful to a pluralistic audience. The […]
S.C.A.P.E. – An Exhibition of Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture
S.C.A.P.E. – An Exhibition of Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture
The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild announces the opening of S.C.A.P.E. - Sculpture, Community, Arts, Peace, Environment. Curated by Linda Dubilier and Jen Dragon, the 2025 outdoor sculpture installation presents contemporary sculpture set in the Catskill Mountain landscape. The Woodstock Spa, adjacent to the historic Byrdcliffe Colony, hosts this year’s exhibition. The opening reception is Friday, June […]
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Closing Reception: Outside/Inside
Closing Reception: Outside/Inside
At the closing reception of Colleen Franca: "Outside/Inside" on Saturday, June 14, at 3PM, the writers Jennifer Firestone and Thad Rutkowski will read excerpts from their recent work. Jennifer Firestone is the author of five books of poetry, most recently Story by Ugly Duckling Press. Thad Rutkowski is the author of seven books, most recently Tricks of Light, a poetry collection. […]
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Gallery Talk: The Artist’s Toolbox—Experiments with Color in the Solomon Collection
Gallery Talk: The Artist’s Toolbox—Experiments with Color in the Solomon Collection
Join Erica Lawton to learn about the unusual tools artists used to make some of the colorful abstract works featured in the exhibition The Solomon Collection: Dürer to Degas and Beyond (May 24–August 17, 2025). The Solomon Collection: Dürer to Degas and Beyond celebrates a significant recent bequest to the Harvard Art Museums from passionate collectors Arthur K. […]
2 events,
Exhibition Tour: Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking
Exhibition Tour: Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking
Join us for an in-depth, hour-long tour of our special exhibition Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking (March 7–July 27, 2025), led by an exhibition curator. A dynamic collaboration between curatorial and conservation experts at the Harvard Art Museums, Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking offers rare insight into the Norwegian artist’s innovative techniques and the recurring themes across his paintings, woodcuts, lithographs, […]
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Opening Reception for Western Connecticut State University 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition
Opening Reception for Western Connecticut State University 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition
The Department of Art at Western Connecticut State University is pleased to announce the 2025 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition at Blue Mountain Gallery,.Tony DeZinno, interdisciplinary artistAndrea B. McLaughlin, painterJillian Kathryn Mirabal, illustratorJoseph P. Nolan, painterCristina Querrer, interdisciplinary artistSluggo, illustrator
2 events,
Exhibition Tour: Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking
Exhibition Tour: Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking
Join us for an in-depth, hour-long tour of our special exhibition Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking (March 7–July 27, 2025), led by an exhibition curator. A dynamic collaboration between curatorial and conservation experts at the Harvard Art Museums, Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking offers rare insight into the Norwegian artist’s innovative techniques and the recurring themes across his paintings, woodcuts, lithographs, […]
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Gallery Talk: Disrupt the View
Gallery Talk: Disrupt the View
In her installation Disrupt the View: Arlene Shechet at the Harvard Art Museums, on view through July 6, 2025, contemporary sculptor Arlene Shechet presents her recent work alongside historical German, Japanese, and Chinese porcelain objects from the Harvard Art Museums collections. Join curator Lynette Roth as she talks about Shechet’s artistic process, her collaborations with German […]
2 events,
Gallery Talk: Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking
Gallery Talk: Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking
Join us for a focused discussion about techniques and materials in our special exhibition Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking (March 7–July 27, 2025), led by a conservator from the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies. A dynamic collaboration between curatorial and conservation experts, the exhibition offers rare insight into Munch’s innovative techniques and the recurring themes across […]
2 events,
Harvard Art Museums at Night
Harvard Art Museums at Night
Join us for an evening of art, fun, food, and more! This event is free and open to everyone. We’re celebrating the launch of our new publication Harvard Art Museums: In Your Hands as well as the return of Vincent van Gogh’s Self-Portrait Dedicated to Paul Gauguin, which had been on loan to the Museum of Fine Arts, […]
2 events,
Gallery Talk: The Artist’s Toolbox—Experiments with Color in the Solomon Collection
Gallery Talk: The Artist’s Toolbox—Experiments with Color in the Solomon Collection
Join Erica Lawton to learn about the unusual tools artists used to make some of the colorful abstract works featured in the exhibition The Solomon Collection: Dürer to Degas and Beyond (May 24–August 17, 2025). The Solomon Collection: Dürer to Degas and Beyond celebrates a significant recent bequest to the Harvard Art Museums from passionate collectors Arthur K. […]