Harvard Art Museums
Gallery Talk: Feline Felicity as Early American Modernism
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAIn the early 20th century, as increasingly tall buildings introduced new perspectives onto the world, photographers sought ways to capture this way of seeing. Many of Charles Sheeler’s compositions for his celebrated drawings and paintings began as photographs and were indebted to the contemporaneous technological advancements in architecture and photography. Join curator Mitra Abbaspour for […]
Exhibition Tour: Edna Andrade: Imagination Is Never Static
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAJoin us for an in-depth tour of our special exhibition Edna Andrade: Imagination Is Never Static (August 30, 2025–January 4, 2026), led by Madeline Murphy Turner, co-curator of the exhibition. Edna Andrade: Imagination Is Never Static offers a new look at the practice of acclaimed artist and educator Edna Andrade (1917–2008). Andrade is best known for her geometric […]
Gallery Talk: Activation of Moholy-Nagy’s Light Prop for an Electric Stage
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAJoin staff as they discuss and activate this experimental device from 1930 by László Moholy-Nagy, a Bauhaus pioneer. Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the gallery talk. Space is limited, and talks are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is […]
Gallery Talk: Gray Area— German Expressionism, German Colonialism
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAIn 1913—the same year Emil Nolde painted Woman of Mixed Race—legislation was passed in Germany that made “German blood” the sole criterion for citizenship. This made it legal to exclude Germans of African descent, including the unnamed stage performer in Nolde’s painting. Focusing on the representation of race and gender in Nolde’s work, this talk by […]
Meet Me at the Museums: Diné Weaving in Edna Andrade’s Eight Studies Based on Navajo Designs
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAEdna Andrade’s Eight Studies Based on Navajo Designs represents the artist’s interest in the geometric compositions of Diné (Navajo) weavers. Whether knowingly or not, Andrade was inspired by symbols, colors, and forms that reflect Diné cosmology, philosophy, and histories. This talk will focus on the creative transformations of Diné weavers across generations whose efforts embody Diné resilience […]