It's the final countdown to Thanksgiving break and we're giving thanks to you! Before you travel near and far, take a break in our galleries or join us at one of our upcoming programs. We've listed a few below, but check out everything going on in our online calendar.
art talk live (virtual)
Eyeglasses and Other Luxuries in a Late Chosŏn Screen Painting
Tuesday, November 15 12:30-1PM
Explore how eyeglasses acted as symbols of luxury and modernity.
film screening
Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices From a Plantation Prison
Thursday, November 17 6-7:30PM
Join us for a screening and conversation of the MTV documentary film.
film screening
Portraits from a Fire
Sunday, November 20 2-5PM
Join the filmmaker for a screening and discussion about the nuances and complexities of being a young Indigenous filmmaker.
gallery talk
Activation of Moholy-Nagy’s Light Prop for an Electric Stage
The PBS series The Bigger Picture, hosted by professor Vincent Brown, recently released an episode that features professor Sarah Lewis discussing Gordon Parks’ American Gothic in our Art Study Center.
HAM is working on a new handbook (a book-length guide to our collections), and we’re aiming to include a wide variety of voices—including yours! Interested in participating? Check out this digital resource for more information.
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An Instagram account has taken the notion that life imitates art to a whole new level. Check out @artbutmakeitsports for a daily mash-up of sports and art history. Maybe now you'll start looking at Crimson athletes in a whole new way?
Image (Header): Engraved by William Home Lizars, British, Colored by Robert Havell I, British, Great American Hen and Young, c. 1827. Hand-colored engraving and etching. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop, M10308.
