Exhibition Tour—Objects of Addiction: Opium, Empire, and the Chinese Art Trade

Date: 

Tuesday, November 21, 2023, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge

Join curator Sarah Laursen for a tour of the exhibition Objects of Addiction: Opium, Empire, and the Chinese Art Trade (September 15, 2023–January 14, 2024). The exhibition explores the entwined histories of the opium trade and the Chinese art market between the late 18th and early 20th centuries. Laursen will share how these two commodities—acquired through both legal and illicit means—have had a lasting impact on the global economy, public health, immigration law, education, and the arts.

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