2022 Jan 22
Himalayan Art: Art of the Divine Abode
Sat Jan 22 (All day) to Sun May 8 (All day)
Location: 
Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge
On View:
January 22, 2022–May 8, 2022
University Teaching Gallery, Harvard Art Museums
Drawn from the museums’ rich Asian art collections, this installation complements a Harvard undergraduate course that explores the art of the Himalayan region, focusing on the major cultural centers such as the Kathmandu Valley and Buddhist sites across the Tibetan plateau, while examining the history of reception and imagination of the Himalayas in the west. The course is taught by Jinah Kim, George P. Bickford Professor of Indian and South Asian Art. In...
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2022 Jan 22
Social Fabrics: Inscribed Textiles from Medieval Egyptian Tombs
Sat Jan 22 (All day) to Sun May 8 (All day)
Location: 
Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge
On View:
January 22, 2022–May 8, 2022
University Research Gallery, Harvard Art Museums
From swaddling newborns to enshrouding the deceased, woven fabrics touch nearly every aspect of human existence. The textiles in this exhibition are particularly meaningful, for they tell a bigger story about political and social power, class, trade, and concerns for the afterlife during a transformative period in Egyptian history. In the medieval era, control of the region shifted repeatedly, as Egypt was subsumed under a sequence of empires—Byzantine,...
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2021 Sep 04
Reopening Day at the Harvard Art Museums
10:00am to 5:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Join us for the public reopening of the Harvard Art Museums on Saturday, September 4!
Begin in our Calderwood Courtyard before venturing into the galleries to enjoy three levels of art, spanning ancient to modern times. See the exhibitions “States of Play: Prints from Rembrandt to Delsarte” and “A Colloquium in the Visual Arts.” And don’t forget to stop by the museum shop, just off the courtyard, to round out your visit.
Our new ReFrame initiative, which reimagines the function, role, and future of the university art museum, introduces new artworks to many of our...
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2020 Mar 07
Weekend Matinee: The Place Promised in Our Early Days
4:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge
 
Makoto Shinkai's remarkable feature film debut is set in a futuristic Japan on the verge of war. Takuya, a physicist, is drawn into a complex world of dreams, revolutionary fronts, government conspiracies and multiple realities. After many years, he reunites with his high school pal in their shared grief over their missing friend Sayuri, upon whose mysterious fate the whole world may depend.
Admission: $5 Weekend Matinee Admission or Free with Cambridge Public Library Card or current Harvard Student ID
 
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2020 Feb 29
Dig into Dinner
1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: 
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge
Explore the new Resetting the Table exhibition, starting at the dinner table set for a party. Family-friendly activities about what we eat will be set up throughout the gallery: drop in for smell stations, Play-Doh® desserts, games with prizes, and a raffle of dinner for two at a Harvard Square restaurant.
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2020 Feb 22
Harvard Film Archive: Weekend Matinee
4:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy St., Cambridge
The HFA continues its specially priced screenings of films for children and accompanying adults, plus a special selection for teenagers. Drawing from the Harvard Film Archive collection and beyond, this series of classic and contemporary films are screened in their original formats and languages.
All Weekend Matinee screenings are admission-free for holders of a valid Cambridge Public Library card!
Schedule
December 15: Three Wishes for Cinderella
January 25: Tito and the Birds
February 8: Whisper of the Heart
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2020 Feb 21
Film: Destruction Babies with Director in Person
7:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy St., Cambridge
Wildly popular in Japan, Tetsuya Mariko’s breakthrough feature tells the story of a young man drawn mysteriously into a spiral of unrelenting violence. A purposefully problematic film, Destruction Babies seems at one level to embrace the unreal ultra-violence of manga, video games and commercial cinema while also bending it into a kind of parodic self-criticism.
Cost: $12 special event tickets.
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2020 Feb 17
Film: Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project with Director in Person
7:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy St., Cambridge
Matt Wolf’s engaging documentary tells two stories: one, the life story of a remarkably prescient and stubbornly individualistic radical librarian who refused to fit neatly into the role of wife or mother, and a second that traces the emergence and arguably disastrous effects of the twenty-four-hour American news cycle that she secretly recorded in her Philadelphia home from 1979-2012.
Cost: $12 special event tickets.
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2020 Feb 13
Opening Celebration: Painting Edo
5:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge
Join the Harvard Art Museums to celebrate the opening of Painting Edo: Japanese Art from the Feinberg Collection, on view from February 14–July 26, 2020.
Be among the first to see over 120 works included in the Harvard Art Museums' latest show, which celebrates the rich visual culture of Japan's early modern era. The galleries are open late, and admission is free for...
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2020 Feb 10
Film: I Was at Home, But with Director in Person
7:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy St., Cambridge
German director Angela Schanelec will appear with her latest, much lauded film, I Was at Home, But—an elliptical, dreamlike film about a boy who suddenly reappears after an extended absence.
Cost: $12 special event tickets.
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2020 Feb 08
Harvard Film Archive: Weekend Matinee
4:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy St., Cambridge
The HFA continues its specially priced screenings of films for children and accompanying adults, plus a special selection for teenagers. Drawing from the Harvard Film Archive collection and beyond, this series of classic and contemporary films are screened in their original formats and languages.
All Weekend Matinee screenings are admission-free for holders of a valid Cambridge Public Library card!
Schedule
December 15: Three Wishes for Cinderella
January 25: Tito and the Birds
February 8: Whisper of the Heart
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2020 Feb 08
I Heart Science
10:00am to 4:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge
Awaken your love of science with activities led by Harvard scientists, graduate students, and enthusiastic explorers. Meet scientists who investigate fossils, microbes, and carnivorous plants. Hear short talks on current research at Harvard. Explore fermenting microbes in action as they perform in a musical art installation! Bring your own collections to show to local shell and minerals clubs. This program has something for everyone and is appropriate for children and adults of all ages.
Note: Regular museum admission rates apply.
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2020 Feb 01
Film Screening: Blackmail
7:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy St., Cambridge
Released to accommodate unconverted theaters, the silent Blackmail is leaner than the sound version and all the more disquieting for its subtle shifts in perspective. A documentary-style prologue establishes the rule of law in swift, precise strokes, but culpability ultimately proves elusive after a young woman grabs for a kitchen knife to defend herself from a darkly intimated rape. No sooner has the woman’s policeman boyfriend determined to cover up her crime than a supremely confident blackmailer materializes at the family shop. Hitchcock...
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2020 Jan 25
Harvard Film Archive: Weekend Matinee
4:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy St., Cambridge
The HFA continues its specially priced screenings of films for children and accompanying adults, plus a special selection for teenagers. Drawing from the Harvard Film Archive collection and beyond, this series of classic and contemporary films are screened in their original formats and languages.
All Weekend Matinee screenings are admission-free for holders of a valid Cambridge Public Library card!
Schedule
December 15: Three Wishes for Cinderella
January 25: Tito and the Birds
February 8: Whisper of the Heart
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2019 Dec 15
Harvard Film Archive: Weekend Matinee
4:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy St., Cambridge
The HFA continues its specially priced screenings of films for children and accompanying adults, plus a special selection for teenagers. Drawing from the Harvard Film Archive collection and beyond, this series of classic and contemporary films are screened in their original formats and languages.
All Weekend Matinee screenings are admission-free for holders of a valid Cambridge Public Library card!
Schedule
December 15:...
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2019 Nov 30
Harvard Film Archive Screening: Back to the Future
7:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy St., Cambridge
Join the Harvard Film Archive for a screening of the cult-classic American film Back to the Future (1985)!

Directed by Robert Zemeckis. With Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson
US, 1985, 35mm, color, 116 min.
Please note: Tickets for all regular screenings are available 45 minutes before show time at the cinematheque on the lower level of the Carpenter Center.
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2019 Oct 26
Zapotec-Style Painting Family Workshop
10:00am to 12:30pm
Location: 
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge
Learn to paint Zapotec design motifs with visiting artists from Oaxaca, Mexico. The father-son team of Ventura and Norberto Fabian continues the tradition of creating hand-carved and painted wooden figures known as alebrijes. This folk art is rooted in traditional aspects of rural village daily life and is now one of Mexico’s largest-selling craft industries. After learning about techniques and styles, participants will select an original, small figure to paint and take home. Workshops will be taught in Spanish with translation to English.
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2019 Oct 25
Zapotec-Style Painting Adult Workshop
4:30pm to 7:00pm
Location: 
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge
Learn to paint Zapotec design motifs with visiting artists from Oaxaca, Mexico. The father-son team of Ventura and Norberto Fabian continues the tradition of creating hand-carved and painted wooden figures known as alebrijes. This folk art is rooted in traditional aspects of rural village daily life and is now one of Mexico’s largest-selling craft industries. After learning about techniques and styles, participants will select an original, small figure to paint and take home. Workshops will be taught in Spanish with translation to English.
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2019 Oct 19
Peaceable, Friendly, and Fearless: The Benefits of Neuroplasticity
9:30am to 5:00pm
Location: 
Harvard University Memorial Church, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge
We need psychological resources like grit and gratitude for resilient well-being in a challenging world. How can we grow these inner strengths?
Positive neuroplasticity shows us how to turn passing experiences into lasting changes in the brain - hardwiring an unshakable calm, compassion, and courage into the marrow of our being.

In this experiential workshop, we’ll explore:
• Why personal growth experiences don’t have enduring value for many people
• The necessary two steps of lasting change in the nervous system
• Growing the key...
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2019 Oct 12
Native American Poets Playlist: Poems in the Gallery
Sat Oct 12 (All day) to Mon Oct 14 (All day)
Location: 
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge
Enrich your museum visit by listening to an evocative playlist of contemporary poems by Native American authors. Wander freely across the first-floor galleries to see where the poems take you and expand your understanding of Native arts and cultures. The poems, drawn from a powerful recent anthology, New Poets of Native Nations (edited by Heid E. Erdrich; Graywolf Press) celebrate Native poets first published in the twenty-first century. Hear the exhibits “come into voice” and experience the museum in a new way. Borrow a free audio player with regular museum admission.
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