Visual AIDS’ Day With(out) Art: ALTERNATE ENDINGS, RADICAL BEGINNINGS

Friday, December 1, 10am–5pm
Lightbox Gallery, Level 5

Seven videos focused on HIV/AIDS within Black communities will be screening in the Lightbox Gallery to recognize this year’s Day With(out) Art. More

Boston Instaswap

Friday, December 1

Today is the second annual #BostonInstaSwap, bringing together 18 local cultural organizations through Instagram! All day, fans can follow along as we all swap accounts for the day—making connections and sharing museum love from Boston to Salem to Wellesley.

Music for the Mass

Sunday, December 3, 8–9:30pm
Adolphus Busch Hall, 29 Kirkland Street

Join us for an inspired performance by professional musicians and students from both Harvard and the New England Conservatory. More

Members Tour

Thursday, December 7, 9–10am

Members are invited to discover our collections during a special curator-led tour through select galleries, held outside the museums’ public hours. More

Film and Discussion: Gazing through a Lens—ʿAli Khan Documents 19th-Century Iran

Friday, December 8, 2–3:30pm
Menschel Hall, Lower Level

Preview Azadeh Tajpour’s film about a fascinating album of photographs on view in our Technologies of the Image exhibition. More

Materials Lab Workshop: Exploring Natural Dyes with Zapotec Master Dyer and Weaver Porfirio Gutiérrez

Tuesday, December 12, 1–4pm
Materials Lab, Lower Level

Participants will learn about the rich history of making dyes using natural colorants and will create and apply their own to yarn and cloth. More

Members Holiday Celebration

Friday, December 15, 6–8pm

Hot beverages, sweet treats, and more in the Calderwood Courtyard as we invite members to celebrate the holiday season with us. More

Shop with Us for the Holidays

Open to the public daily, 10am–5pm

Our shop is full of carefully selected items that complement our collections and special exhibitions. This holiday season, stop in to find unique gifts for every art lover on your list.

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Visitor Information

Open daily, 10am–5pm

We will close early, at 1pm, on Sunday, December 24, and will be closed all day on Monday, December 25.

Plan your visit

Also This Month
 

Gallery Talks

Join our experts for regular gallery talks. Upcoming topics include textiles from Egyptian late antiquity, the Ten Kings of Hell paintings, and Lorna Simpson’s 1957–2009 Interior. Check the calendar for the full lineup.

Art Study Center

Art Study Center Open Hours will be held on Mondays, on December 4, 11, and 18, from 1–4pm. See works of art related to exhibitions, programs, or current staff research; or request a favorite that is not currently on view. Check the calendar for details.

Image: (header) Kano Dōun, Scholar on Horseback with Attendant on a Snowy Bridge, early Edo period, c. 1681. Album leaf; ink and color on silk. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop, 1943.56.22.22. 
           
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