Harvard Art Museums
A Stroll through History at the Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAJoin us for a stroll through three fascinating historical spaces at the Harvard Art Museums: Adophus Busch Hall, the home of the Busch-Reisinger Museum from 1917 to 1991; the Calderwood Courtyard, the architectural centerpiece of the 32 Quincy Street building, whose arches are modeled after the facade of a 16th-century canon’s house in Montepulciano, Italy; and the Naumburg […]
Gallery Talk: From Hadda to Harvard—A Journey through Afghanistan’s Buddhist Art (Conducted in Dari)
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MANote that this talk will be conducted in Dari. لطفاً توجه داشته باشید که این سخنرانی به زبان فارسی دری برگزار خواهد شد. The ancient site of Hadda, located near present-day Jalalabad, was a major center of Buddhist art and culture between the 1st and 6th centuries CE. Hadda’s sculptures offer a glimpse into Afghanistan’s […]
Art Study Center Seminar: Conversations on Conservation
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAIn this seminar, you will get a behind-the-scenes view of recent and ongoing projects undertaken in the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies. Staff members from the Straus Center will share some works in progress and details about the numerous techniques and materials available to them in the care of objects and advancement of […]
Opening Lecture for Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black: Sticks, Stumps, and Fingers—Drawings Revealed
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAWe invite you to the opening lecture for the special exhibition Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black, on view from September 12, 2025 through January 18, 2026. In her lecture, Kimberly Schenck, former head of paper conservation at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., will discuss the diversity of black drawing media […]
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. Our 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, […]