Harvard Art Museums
Gallery Talk: Funerary Portraits from Roman Egypt
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAFunerary Portraits from Roman Egypt: Facing Forward is a team-curated exhibition that brings together art history, Egyptology, and conservation science to illuminate artists’ processes and the life stories of the people depicted in funerary portraits. Join two exhibition curators as they describe what can be learned when close looking, scientific analysis, and community collaboration combine. Our […]
Gallery Talk
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAOur galleries are full of stories—this series of talks gives visitors a chance to hear the best ones! The talks highlight new works on view, take a fresh look at old favorites, investigate artists’ materials and techniques, and reveal the latest discoveries by curators, conservators, fellows, visiting artists, technologists, and other contributors. Gallery talks are […]
Gallery Talk: Activation of Moholy-Nagy’s Light Prop for an Electric Stage
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAOur galleries are full of stories—this series of talks gives visitors a chance to hear the best ones! The talks highlight new works on view, take a fresh look at old favorites, investigate artists’ materials and techniques, and reveal the latest discoveries by curators, conservators, fellows, visiting artists, technologists, and other contributors. Led by: Clemens […]
Gallery Talk: Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAJoin graduate student Jordan Hallmark for an in-depth discussion around Jean-Baptiste Chapuy’s print depicting a pivotal moment in the Haitian Revolution, 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 arts […]
Materials Lab Workshop: Making a Journal
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAIn this workshop, you will create your own journal with a link stitch binding, involving only needle and thread. This type of simple binding allows the book to lay flat when open, making it perfect for sketching or writing. It’s also a great way for beginners to learn fundamental bookbinding concepts and techniques. The technique […]