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In Between Places: Making Contemporary Art in the Middle EastWednesday, October 25, 5:30–7pm In this lecture, Glenn D. Lowry, director of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, argues that the Middle East is a case study for how we locate ourselves in time and space in a rapidly changing world. More | |
Archives Open HoursMonday, October 2, 16, 23, 30, 1–4pm To celebrate American Archives Month, materials from the museums’ archives will be on view in the Art Study Center on Mondays in October, with a special emphasis on materials related to our Sardis expedition. Also, on October 2, visitors can view select screenprints from Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe portfolio. More | |
What about Revolution? Three Lectures on Aesthetic Practices after 1917Menschel Hall, Lower Level On the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, this series brings to campus internationally distinguished historians of modern art who specialize in early Soviet art, film, and culture. Join us for the remaining two lectures in the series. | |
The Room Where It Happens: On the Agency of Interior SpacesFriday, October 13, 6–7:30pm A two-day symposium featuring a keynote lecture on October 13 by University of Virginia professor Louis Nelson and presentations on October 14. Contemporary artist Mark Dion will offer remarks to close out the event. Presented as part of HUBweek 2017. More | |
Materials Lab Workshop: Shell Bead Carving with Elizabeth James-PerrySaturday, October 21, 11am–1pm Elizabeth James-Perry, an Aquinnah Wampanoag wampum and textile artist, will demonstrate the time-honored coastal tradition of shell bead carving. Participants will have a chance to drill shell and soapstone beads. More | |
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| Midday Organ Recitals Adolphus Busch Hall, 29 Kirkland Street Join us for lunch-hour recitals performed on Harvard’s famous 1958 D. A. Flentrop organ. Audience members are invited to lunch quietly while listening. | |
Highlights from IndexExamining the bust of William Pitt for our Philosophy Chamber exhibition, conservator Tony Sigel realized that this sculpture needed more than a routine cleaning. More Curatorial fellow Austėja Mackelaitė details last semester’s workshop on collecting, which included a trip to Paris to attend the famed Salon du Dessin. More | |
Visitor InformationOpen daily, 10am–5pm | |
| Also This Month
Join our experts for regular gallery talks. Upcoming topics include Camille Corot, Théodore Rousseau, and the landscape in 19th-century France, followers of Leonardo da Vinci, and the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses. A special Halloween gallery talk will explore spooky, bloody prints of the French Revolution. Check the calendar for the full lineup. | |
| Art Study Center Art Study Center Open Hours will be held on Mondays, on October 2, 16, 23, and 30, 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. | |
| Student Guide Tours Join our student guides for in-depth tours focused on objects in our collections, free with admission. Tours run Fridays at 2pm and Saturdays and Sundays at 11am and 3pm. More | |
| Images: (header) Abraham Bloemaert, Adoration of the Shepherds, c. 1595–98. Brown ink, brown wash, white opaque watercolor, over black chalk, vertical center line in graphite or black chalk, incised, on cream antique laid paper, mounted down entirely. The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Promised gift, 25.1998.1. | |
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