Harvard Art Museums
Gallery Talk: Bosco Sodi: Origen
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAJoin us for a tour and discussion of Bosco Sodi’s new sculpture installation, Origen. This talk will include an examination of the artist’s practice and the ideas central to this work, as well as its placement outside as well as in galleries featuring Buddhist sculpture and funerary art. Led by: Mary Schneider Enriquez, Houghton Curator of […]
Artifice and Invention: Displaying Art of the Spanish Americas
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAJoin us to hear Rosario I. Granados, associate curator of art of the Spanish Americas at the Blanton Museum of Art, deliver her lecture “Artifice and Invention: Displaying Art of the Spanish Americas.” This lecture is presented in conjunction with our latest special exhibition, De los Andes al Caribe: El arte americano desde el imperio español/From […]
Family Day at the Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAPlease join us at the Harvard Art Museums for an afternoon of family-friendly activities open to all ages. Explore the museums with scavenger hunts and family conversation guides; use your eyes, mind, and imagination to look closely at works of art; and play with light, shadow, and color in the Materials Lab. The event is […]
Contextualizing Controversy: Displaying Truth in Museums Today
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAJoin us for this special panel discussion on how museums are approaching the presentation of difficult subject matter responsibly while challenging dominant cultural narratives. Featuring Brenda Tindal, Harvard’s Chief Campus Curator; Sarah Clunis, Director of Academic Partnerships and Curator of African Collections at Harvard’s Peabody Museum; and Stephanie Hueon Tung, the Byrne Family Curator of Photography at the […]
The Many Faces of James Loeb
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAVenture with us into the world of collector and philanthropist James Loeb to uncover his personality, examine his influence on ancient studies, and delight in the small objects that filled his life. Specialists from different fields will present various aspects about Loeb, and together they will help us see a complete portrait. This event accompanies […]