January

New year, new art: our special exhibition comes down January 5, but we’ll be hard at work installing a new one. In the meantime, warm up in the Collections Galleries or get cozy in the courtyard (we suggest the cardamom latte at Jenny’s Cafe).

LAST CHANCE

Fall Exhibitions

Closing January 5

Sunday is the last day to see Crossing Lines, Constructing Home; Winslow Homer: Eyewitness, and more.

ON DECK

Painting Edo

Opening February 14

Take a peek: this exhibition offers a window onto the rich visual culture of Japan’s early modern era.

OPENING LECTURE

Into the Kaleidoscope

February 13, 6pm

Get some historical context for Painting Edo, courtesy of Timon Screech, of SOAS University London.

@HARVARDARTMUSEUMS

Drawing Inspiration

Cambridge-based artist Rae Pozdro remixes our galleries with her sketchbook. Follow us on Instagram to see the entire series of her museum-inspired work.

In the Press

“It speaks to both the mind and the emotions for us. It’s a very evocative look back at images we were very familiar with.”
—David Hempton, Dean of the Harvard Divinity School, spoke with the Harvard Gazette about our Crossing Lines exhibition

“… a number of the works attain a transcendence, revealing the resilience, creativity, even beauty that can arise from the challenges of displacement.” —Claire Messud reviewed Crossing Lines for the New York Review of Books

AIGA’s Eye on Design features an article on our Bauhaus collection as part of their year-end wrap-up of the school’s centenary celebration.