Join associate curator Sarah Laursen for a lecture on opium and Chinese art—two influential commodities traded in China, the British Empire, and Massachusetts between the 18th and early 20th centuries.
This fall, the Truth and Transformation conference returns for a two-day virtual program bringing together changemakers across diverse sectors. Together, we’ll explore lessons and strategies for institutional accountability for racial equity and the threads that connect them.
This fall, the Truth and Transformation conference returns for a two-day virtual program bringing together changemakers across diverse sectors. Together, we’ll explore lessons and strategies for institutional accountability for racial equity and the threads that connect them.
Under the leadership of Professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad and organized by the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center, the convening’s fifth edition will take place across two half-days, each beginning at 9 AM EST, on September 28 and October 4...
Allison Dining Room, 5th Floor, Taubman Building, Harvard Kennedy School
The Ash Center invites you to a book talk with contributors to the forthcoming When Democracy Breaks (Oxford, 2023), a new edited volume intended to deepen our understanding of what separates democratic resilience from democratic fragility -- by focusing on the latter.
The Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia invites you to a virtual book talk with contributors from the recently published Vietnam: Navigating a Rapidly Changing Economy, Society, and Political Order (Harvard University Press, 2023). This new volume, edited by Börje Ljunggren and Dwight Perkins, explores how Vietnam’s governance shapes its politics, economy, social development, and relations with the outside world.
Join Jen Thum and Caitlin Clerkin for a conversation about a recently refreshed display of ancient Egyptian reliefs from tombs, which places the spotlight on ancient people and processes, as well as provenance.
Join exhibition curator and Houghton librarian Dale Stinchcomb for a 30-minute guided tour of the Royal Chicano Air Force posters currently on display in Houghton's lobby gallery. This will include discussion of the themes of the exhibition, highlights from the materials on display, and ample time for participant questions.
Peters Hill, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston
Bring your family and friends to Peters Hill for an afternoon of free tours, crafts, family activities, and more! Did we mention free ice cream and bubbles? Free activities open to all ages include:
Tours of Peters Hill offered in both English and Spanish
Plant information tents featuring wildflowers and plant defenses, fascinating Arboretum plant highlights, know-how of Arboretum experts, and a rich assortment of cuttings to view up close
Ice cream, art activities, lawn games, StoryWalks®, and more!...
Join curatorial fellow Talitha Maria G. Schepers for an interactive talk that explores why 17th-century Dutch artists decided to draw female nudes from life, the conventions they broke while doing so, and why they used blue paper. The talk will focus on a recent installation of Dutch drawings in the 17th-Century Dutch and Flemish Art Gallery.
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.
Join frames conservator Allison Jackson and senior conservation technician Adam Baker for a closer look at a selection of artworks in the exhibition American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light, on view from May 20 to August 13, 2023. Jackson will share insights about the variety of frames she treated for the exhibition.
Join Elisa Germán, curator at Colby College Museum of Art, 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.
Join curator Elisa Germán for a closer look at a selection of artworks in the exhibition American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light, on view from May 20 to August 13, 2023. Germán will share insights about the museums' collection of American watercolors from the mid- to late 20th century, focusing on a selection of drawings that reveal how this practice evolved into a new contemporary American medium.
Join us for an evening of art, fun, food, and more! Bring your friends to mingle in the Calderwood Courtyard, enjoy smooth sounds from DJ C-Zone, and 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.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge
Calling all Cambridge residents! Join a community art project designed by the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. We will create three fabric structures designed to welcome people to campus and engage all in the spirit of discovery and the joy of learning. We'll be combining materials like puff paint, vinyl transfers for word art, light-sensitive material to create a masterpiece in three parts that represents our unique community.
No special skills are needed—just the willingness to try something new. All materials are provided. You will do some planning and thinking...
