Events

    2023 Jul 07

    Tour of Houghton Library

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    Houghton Library, Harvard Yard, Cambridge

    Join us for an introduction to Houghton Library, Harvard’s primary rare book and manuscript library. The tour includes visits to our exhibition spaces and display rooms dedicated to the English writer Samuel Johnson and his circle, Romantic poet John Keats, American poets Emily Dickinson and Amy Lowell, as well as the library of Harvard collector William King Richardson. A history of the building and an overview of services available to library patrons will also be provided.

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    2023 Jun 18

    Exhibition Tour: American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

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    Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge

    Join curator Joachim Homann for an in-depth discussion about works in the exhibition American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light, on view from May 20 to August 13, 2023. Homann will share insights about the making of the exhibition, which seeks to inspire conversations and enrich today’s practitioners of watercolor.

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    2023 Jun 09

    Cambridge Open Archives 2023: Houghton Library Tour

    11:00am to 1:45pm

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    Houghton Library, Harvard Yard, Cambridge

    Cambridge Open Archives is an annual free event that offers members of the public the rare chance to visit a number of unique archives and collecting agencies in Cambridge, organized by the Cambridge Historical Commission. This year, participating repositories will plan their tours around the theme “Born in Cambridge."

    Houghton Library is Harvard University’s primary repository for rare books and manuscripts. As the first purpose-built university special collections library in the country, we’re proud to claim our own stake in this year’s “Born in Cambridge” theme. The Open...

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    2023 Jun 06

    Art Talk Live: Color in an Ancient Greek Ceramic

    12:30pm to 1:00pm

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    Harvard Art Museums—Online

    Join conservator Susan Costello as she focuses on numerous facets of color surrounding an ancient Greek ceramic vessel. She’ll explain how the original color was manufactured, what issue came up when conservators tried restoring the color, and how the Forbes Pigment Collection helped conservators figure out what went wrong.

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    2023 Jun 04

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

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

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    Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge

    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 the idea of “America” and the canon of American art are inseparable from the histories of Spanish colonialism across the hemisphere.

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    2023 May 25

    ArtsThursdays at HMSC

    5:00pm to 9:00pm

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    Harvard Museum of Natural History & Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology

    Explore the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture at night! Enjoy free admission at two HMSC museums as part of ArtsThursdays. Too much to see in one visit? ArtsThursdays at HMSC, on the last Thursday of each month, is always free. All ages are welcome.

    Harvard Museum of Natural History

    Visit the new exhibits Swimming with Sharks and In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers, as well as the world-famous Glass Flowers. Find your birthstone in the newly renovated mineral gallery, see large tigers, and view dinosaur fossils in the...

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    2023 May 25

    Harvard Art Museums at Night

    5:00pm to 9:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge

    Join us for an evening of art, fun, food, and more! 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 the exhibitions From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire and American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light on Level 3. After you’ve browsed the galleries, circle back to see what’s happening in the courtyard.

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    2023 May 24

    Free Admission for Harvard Class Day

    10:00am to 5:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge

    The Harvard Art Museums will offer free admission to all visitors on May 24, in celebration of Harvard Class Day.

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    2023 May 23

    American Watercolors, 1880–1990: A Conversation with Artist Richard Tuttle and Curators of the Exhibition

    4:00pm to 5:30pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge

    Join us for a discussion about our special exhibition American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light, featuring artist Richard Tuttle, who contributed to the exhibition catalogue, and members of the curatorial team.

    Registration is open for this event on Saturday, May 13, after 10:00am.

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