Drawing History and the Image as Memory

Tuesday, March 6, 6–7:30pm
Menschel Hall, Lower Level
In this lecture, artist Fernando Bryce will describe his artistic practice as it pertains to some of his works, including his multipart installation The Book of Needs, currently on view in the University Research Gallery. More


The Visibility of the Eiffel Tower

Wednesday, March 7, 6–7:30pm
Menschel Hall, Lower Level

In this talk, S. Hollis Clayson, from Northwestern University, will investigate connections between the illuminations, visibility, and reception of the Parisian landmark. More


Art Study Center Seminar: Fernando Bryce and His Book of Needs

Friday, March 9, 11am–12pm
Art Study Center, Level 4

Fernando Bryce will discuss his practice as it relates to his current exhibition at the museums; he will also focus on objects in the collections that relate to the ideas he explores in his work. More


Members Tour

Wednesday, March 14, 5:30–6:30pm

Members are invited to discover the Harvard Art Museums collections during a special curator-led tour through select galleries, held outside the museums’ public hours. More

Materials Lab Workshop: Direct Animation & Cameraless Filmmaking

Tuesday, March 20, 2–5pm
Materials Lab, Lower Level

Participants will view a sampling of direct animation films, then experiment with a range of cameraless animation techniques on 16mm film to create their own visual segments inspired by a musical score. More

Sound Inventur: New Music Festival, 1953

Tuesday, March 20, 8–9pm
Menschel Hall, Lower Level

Part of our Sound Experiments series, this listening session re-creates a groundbreaking electronic music concert in Germany. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Inventur—Art in Germany, 1943–55. More

Numismatic Archaeology: Interpreting Coin Finds from Excavation Contexts

Wednesday, March 21, 6–7pm
Menschel Hall, Lower Level

Curator Alan Stahl, from Princeton University, will provide examples from various cultural contexts to illustrate the potential—and the perils—of deducing chronology, habitation history, and monetary circulation from coin finds. More

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.

Thursday, March 1: Jeremy Bruns
Thursday, March 8: Carson Cooman
Thursday, March 22: Libor Dudas
Thursday, March 29: Nathaniel Gumbs


Inventur in the Press

Reviews are in for our new special exhibition Inventur­­—Art in Germany, 1943‒55. Read some of the highlights in the Washington Post and the Harvard Gazette. 
Learn more about Inventur and related programming, including gallery talks, Art Study Center Seminars, and Materials Lab Workshops. 

Highlights from Index

A number of installations on view—from various cultures and eras—are focused on the theme of hell. More

Our student guides are trained in sharing stories and interacting with visitors of all ages and backgrounds. But that’s just one aspect of how they prepare for their role. More

 

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Gallery Talks

Join our experts for regular gallery talks. Upcoming topics include art in the age of the Internet, the photomontages of Hannah Höch, and caricatures of 19th-century Paris. Check the calendar for the full lineup.

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

Free Parking on Weekends

Limited free parking for visitors is now available from 10am to 5pm on weekends in Harvard University's Broadway Garage, at 7 Felton Street. Parking tickets must be validated at the museums’ admissions desk before returning to the garage.
Image: (header) William Blake, Dante and Virgil Gazing into the Bolgia [Ditch] of Flatterers, 1824–27. Watercolor, black ink, graphite, and black chalk on off-white antique laid paper. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop, 1943.435. 
           
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