Harvard Art Museums
Screens for Teens: Train to Busan
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAThis 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 work focused explicitly on their experiences. Covering a range of topics, emotions, and nuances, these free films—depending on length and scope—will […]
Art Talk Live: Art + Science Pathway
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAJoin conservator Kate Smith in making the invisible visible! As part of our new Art + Science Pathway, eight objects across our galleries are accompanied by images of their X-radiographs, which have given clues to conservation staff about how the works were made and how they have changed over time. Smith will look closely at […]
Gallery Talk: Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAJoin curator Horace Ballard for an exploration of the observation and documentation of astronomical events in the 18th century as exemplified in a drawing by British artist Paul Sandby. The work is featured in the special exhibition Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment, on view until January 15, 2023. Featuring approximately […]
Gallery Talk: A Tale of Two Treatments
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAWant to know what goes on in the conservation lab? Join conservators Penley Knipe and Christina Taylor as they discuss different treatment approaches to two Dutch drawings currently on display, and what effects their treatment can have on the artwork and public reception. Led by: Penley Knipe, Philip and Lynn Straus Senior Conservator of Works […]
Painting with Beeswax: Funerary Portraits from Roman Egypt
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAAncient artists from Roman-period Egypt created portraits on wooden panels to be placed on mummified bodies. The main technique used for these portraits was encaustic (wax) painting. These paintings can now be seen in museum collections around the world. In this presentation and conversation, contemporary encaustic artist Francisco Benitez and conservator of paintings Kate Smith […]