 |  | | For many of us these past few weeks have been a bit of a rollercoaster. As we roll into the final few weeks of the semester, we hope you can join us online for a welcome distraction, stress relief, or a chance to learn something new. Be sure to keep an eye on our online calendar where we are always adding new programs! |
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 | student guide tour The Art of Pleasure, with Felipe Muñoz Thursday, November 19
8-8:30PM EDT Join Felipe Muñoz '22 as he explores how artists across time and place concerns themselves with different kinds of pleasure. |
 | art talk live Power Play—Gender Dynamics in Hubert Robert’s The See-Saw Thursday, November 19
2-2:30PM EDT Learn how artist Hubert Roberts cleverly commented on power dynamics of his own day. |
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 | art study center seminar at home Finding Solace in Rituals Friday, November 20
11AM-12PM EDT Contemplate the symbolisms and practices of rituals through a selection of objects with chief curator Soyoung Lee. |
 | Saturday, November 21
11AM-11:30AM EDT Explore the relationship between art and the origins of its creation with Vlad Batagui '21. |
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We'd love to hear from you! We warmly invite you to spend time with the works in the Student Print Rental Virtual Gallery. Then, submit your reflections and responses to the digital dialogue between fellow students.
Assistant Director of Academic Engagement Jen Thum recently discussed her work as an archaeologist and Egyptologist in an HMSC podcast. Listen in as Jen talks about her work at HAM and how she views the importance of objects and personhood in archaeology.
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From Our Friends...
With the increase in online shopping during pandemic lockdowns and the rise of mail-in ballots for the presidential election, the post office has been on a lot of minds lately. But did you know the USPS has its own museum? Check out the National Postal Museum and its virtual exhibitions here!
On Tuesday, November 17, the GSD is pleased to welcome the Black Reconstructive Collective to provide ten responses to one question: What does it mean to imagine Black Reconstruction today? Learn more and register for the lecture here.
On Wednesday, November 18, join colleagues at PMAE, Abbe Museum, and Tomaquag Museum as they discuss how American museums—especially those that have strong relationships with Indigenous communities—respond to current national conditions of social unrest and political turmoil. Register for the free virtual discussion here. |
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Image (Header): David Drake, Storage Jar, 1840. Stoneware. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Fund in memory of Henry Berg; bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop, by exchange; gift of C. R. Simpkins, "A Tribute to the Class of 1892.", by exchange; gift of Mrs. Henry James, by exchange; and gift of Mrs. George R. Agassiz, by exchange, 2016.194.
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