Harvard Art Museums
Gallery Talk: Catching the Tooth and Sketching a Shape
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAJoin curatorial research associate Susan Anderson to look at how artists working at the turn of the 20th century used dry media as a means towards abstraction. This talk is offered in conjunction with the special exhibition Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black, on view from September 12, 2025 to January 18, 2026. Sketch, […]
Art Study Center Seminar: AI at the Museums—Coin Recovery Project
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAExplore ancient coins and learn how a small team of museum staff and students is trying to harness the power of artificial intelligence to recover coins stolen in 1973. Led by: Laure Marest, Damarete Associate Curator of Ancient Coins, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art Yifei Bao, Hao Family Intern, Division of Asian and Mediterranean […]
Art + Science: Matting, Framing, and Housing Objects
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAHave you ever wondered what happens in our conservation labs? Join a member of our Straus Center staff for an informal conversation about their work treating objects in our collections. Taking place just outside the Straus Center in the Lightbox Gallery, this presentation will give you the chance to get up close and hands-on with […]
Gallery Talk: Animal Power
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAJoin curatorial fellow Janet O’Brien for an exploration of the diverse range of animal representations in a recent installation in our Islamic and South Asian art galleries, including their symbolic meanings and cultural significance. On view in the Islamic art gallery (2550) are a 16th-century Persian carpet, a selection of ceramic and metal sculptural objects […]
Gallery Talk: Drawing Light in Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAThe exhibition Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black highlights a wide selection of works created primarily with dark media like charcoal, chalk, and graphite. Join curatorial assistant and practicing artist Meghan Grady for a discussion that will focus on the different techniques used by artists to depict light when working with a variety of dark […]