Free Admission Day for Harvard Commencement

Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

The Harvard Art Museums will offer free admission to all visitors on May 25, in celebration of Harvard Commencement. Take in the beauty of the Calderwood Courtyard before exploring three levels of magnificent art from around the world and across the centuries. Check out our special exhibition From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from […]

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Harvard Art Museums at Night

Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

Join us for an evening of art, fun, food, and more! This event is free and open to everyone. Bring your friends to mingle in the Calderwood Courtyard, chat over a snack or drink at Jenny’s Cafe, browse the shop, and of course, wander the galleries to take in our world-class collections of art. Explore […]

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Gallery Talk: American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light

Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

Conservator Penley Knipe and curator Miriam Stewart will lead an in-depth look at the materials and techniques used to create the varied works in the exhibition American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light, on view from May 20 to August 13, 2023. Learn about watercolor cakes, papers, and techniques, such as “wet-into-wet,” “resist,” and “scraping.” American Watercolors, […]

$18 – $65

Gallery Talk: Paintings in Residence—Works from the Terra Foundation for American Art

Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

The Harvard Art Museums are among a group of academic museums participating in the Terra Foundation for American Art’s Collection-in-Residence Program. Each institution will host significant works of art loaned by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Over the next four years, the Harvard Art Museums will display, research, and create exciting programs around these […]

$18 – $65

Exhibition Tour: From the Andes to the Caribbean: American art from the Spanish Empire

Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

Join associate curator Horace D. Ballard for an in-depth tour of the objects and themes of the exhibition De los Andes al Caribe: El arte americano desde el imperio español/From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire, on view until July 30, 2023. Ballard will share insights about the ways in which […]

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