This workshop accompanies the exhibition Funerary Portraits from Roman Egypt: Facing Forward, which invites viewers to ask more about the complicated histories of these portraits and the people they depict. The exhibition explores what can be learned about the artistic process and current condition of these works through scientific analysis and technical research conducted by staff […]

Join graduate student Kacper Koleda for an in-depth discussion about John Russell’s drawing and engraving of the moon, depicting what he gleaned through a telescope. The works are part of the special exhibition Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment. Featuring approximately 150 works on paper and other related objects, Dare to […]

Join us as we close our Screens for Teens series with this family-friendly film, just in time for the holiday season. This series of contemporary and classic films is specially curated for teenagers in and around Cambridge. The selection, including both short and feature-length films, is meant to provide teens with an opportunity to watch […]

Join conservation technician Yi Bin Liang for an in-depth exploration of 18th-century methods and techniques of book binding in a close examination of works on view in the special exhibition Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment. Featuring approximately 150 works on paper and other related objects, Dare to Know explores how the graphic […]