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| The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820 Our current special exhibition unites long-forgotten icons of 18th- and 19th-century art and technology and presents new findings on a 250-year-old space. Equal parts laboratory, picture gallery, and lecture hall, the Philosophy Chamber stood at the center of artistic and intellectual life at Harvard and in New England for more than 50 years. The Philosophy Chamber exhibition is on view through December 31, 2017. In this evening’s celebration, contemporary artist Simon Starling will discuss his own practice in light of the range of objects, voices, and ideas that animated Harvard’s 18th-century Philosophy Chamber. Following his presentation, Starling will be joined in conversation by Ethan Lasser, head of the Division of European and American Art and the Theodore E. Stebbins Jr. Curator of American Art at the Harvard Art Museums, and Jennifer L. Roberts, the Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University. | |
| Wednesday, September 27, 2017 | |
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| Further Reading The exhibition’s accompanying catalogue—available in our shop—advances new understandings of early American art history and will serve as a rich resource for any reader interested in the art and culture of the Atlantic World. | |
| Support for the lecture is provided by the M. Victor Leventritt Fund, which was established through the generosity of the wife, children, and friends of the late M. Victor Leventritt, Harvard Class of 1935. The purpose of the fund is to present outstanding scholars of the history and theory of art to the Harvard and Greater Boston communities. | |
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