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Is it just us, or does it finally feel like spring is on its way? Like the flowers blooming all over campus, we've got lots popping up here at the museums! We've got not one but two evenings with extra special guests, a concert by the amazing Boston Children's Chorus, and the return of our super popular Family Day. So spring on over and celebrate the season with us!

special event

An Evening with Nikki Giovanni

Tuesday, April 2
5-8PM

Join the literary icon and revered social justice activist for a poetry reading and screening of the 2024 documentary Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project.

HUNAP ANNUAL lecture

Paulina Alexis

Thursday, April 4
6-7:30PM

Hear from the actress, artist, and proud member of the Stoney tribe of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation in this year's HUNAP lecture.

performance

Boston Children's Chorus

Saturday, April 6
2:30-3:30PM

Listen to the marvelous sounds of youthful choral music inspired by our special exhibition LaToya M. Hobbs: It’s Time.

Special Event

Family Day 

Saturday, April 13
1-4PM

Explore the museums through family-friendly activities and tours.

Spotlight Tours with the Ho Family Student Guides

Saturday, 4/6
11AM: “Good Taste,” with Isabelle Halsey ’25
2PM: “What Artists Hide in Their Work," with Melinda Modisette ’25

Saturday, 4/7
11AM: “The Art of Conservation," with Sachi Laumas ’26
2PM: “Making Time," with Sophia Scott ’25

Saturday, 4/13
11AM: "Fabrics of Art," with Varya Lyapneva ’26
2PM: "Art and Law," with Hannah Gadway ’25

Sunday, 3/14
11AM: “Materializing Experience," with Milen Negasi ’25
2PM: “Making Time," with Sophia Scott ’25
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Gallery Talks Galore
All 12:30-1PM

Tuesday, 4/2
Future Minded: New Works in the Collection, with Jackson Davidow, John R. and Barbara Robinson Family Curatorial Fellow in Photography

Thursday, 4/4
Activation of Moholy-Nagy’s Light Prop for an Electric Stage, with Peter Murphy, Stefan Engelhorn Curatorial Fellow in the Busch-Reisinger Museum

Friday, 4/5
Future Minded: New Works in the Collection, with Soyoung Lee, Landon and Lavinia Clay Chief Curator

Thursday, 4/11
"Figures in Relief—R.K. Cook’s Declaration of Independence Panels," with Cambra Sklarz, Diane and Michael Maher Curatorial Fellow of American Art

Friday, 4/12
Future Minded: New Works in the Collection, with Jackson Davidow, John R. and Barbara Robinson Family Curatorial Fellow in Photography

Saturday, 4/13
"Wolf Vostell’s Salad," with Lynette Roth, Daimler Curator of the Busch-Reisinger Museum
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From Our Friends...

Today at 4pm, celebrate the opening of the Schlesinger Library's special exhibition Rewrite, Organize, Remix: Visions of Feminist Organizing with American Library Association president Emily Drabinski and the climate activist Thanu Yakupitiyage. 

Explore the world of archaeology at HMSC's annual Amazing Archaeology Fair on Sunday, April 7.

Image (Header): Hashimoto Okiie, Japanese, Girl and Irises, Shōwa period, dated 1952. Woodblock print. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of C. Adrian Rübel, 1978.189.