What’s On 

The Bauhaus and Harvard

Hans Arp’s Constellations II

Clay—Modeling African Design

Displaying Latin America

Judith Raum: Raveled Fabrics

Notes on Art

And you thought March was all about spring break. This month, scholars will lend their insight to a diverse array of topics, from ancient Greek coins to a 20th-century Moroccan calligraphic panel. Jenny So gives us highlights of her investigation into our jade collection, and Eric Jan Sluijter delivers parts two and three of his series on artistic rivalry among painters of the Dutch Golden Age.

All about the Bauhaus

A hundred years later and there are still new discoveries to be made about the Bauhaus; we’re hosting a symposium to hear about the latest. Plus, the second installment of our Film by Design: Bauhaus and the Moving Image series includes a film by Walter Gropius, the school’s founder.

Art in Action

Take a closer look at the unique Moroccan calligraphic panel that continues to inspire curiosity in our Art Study Center. If you’re feeling creative, sign up to visit the Materials Lab, where you can take part in a collaborative art project inspired by the recent installation of Kara Walker’s U.S.A. Idioms.
 

Talks, Tours, and More

Our one-hour exhibition and architecture tours continue this month, student guides share their perspective on the collections nearly every weekend through May, and monthly member tours offer a museums experience outside our regular hours. Running tight on time? Pop into the galleries for a half-hour gallery talk or treat yourself to a midday organ recital in Adolphus Busch Hall.

In the Press

Sebastian Smee on The Bauhaus and Harvard for The Washington Post

Curators Laura Muir and Lynette Roth discuss The Bauhaus and Harvard on WGBH’s Open Studio

Harvard Magazine’s Lily Scherlis dives deep into The Bauhaus and Harvard

The Boston Globe wraps up Boston-area Bauhaus happenings
 

What’s Happening

Friday, March 1, 4–5pm
Art and Competition in the Dutch Golden Age: Erasmus Lectures on the History and Civilization of the Netherlands and Flanders, Part 2
 
Tuesday, March 5, 12:30–1pm
Gallery Talk: Introduction to the Dark Arts—Ancient Egyptian Magic
 
Wednesday, March 6, 3:30–4:30pm
Tour: The Architectural History of the Harvard Art Museums
 
Wednesday, March 6, 6–7:15pm
Art and Religious Devotion in Morocco: Notes on a Calligraphic Panel from the Harvard Art Museums
 
Thursday, March 7, 12:15–12:45 
Midday Organ Recital: Jeremy Bruns
 
Thursday, March 7, 12:30–1pm
Gallery Talk: Girls and Their Dolls
 
Friday, March 8, 11am–noon
Art Study Center Seminar: Painted Piety—The Art of Religious Devotion in Morocco
 
Friday, March 8, 4–5pm
Art and Competition in the Dutch Golden Age: Erasmus Lectures on the History and Civilization of the Netherlands and Flanders, Part 3
 
Tuesday, March 12, 12:30–1pm
Gallery Talk: Pigments and Colors in Medieval Spain—Lluís Borrassà
 
Tuesday, March 12, 2–4pm
Materials Lab Workshop: Shadow/Substance—Paper Cutting and Kara Walker
 
Wednesday, March 13, 9–10am
Members Tour
 
Wednesday, March 13, 3:30–4:30pm
Tour: Hans Arp’s Constellations II
 
Wednesday, March 13, 6–7pm
Rare and Beautiful Objects, New and Unexpected Findings: Revisiting Harvard’s Early Chinese Jades
 
Thursday, March 14, 12:15–12:45pm
Midday Organ Recital: Raymond Hawkins
 
Thursday, March 14, 12:30–1pm
Gallery Talk: Two Ladies on the “Two Ladies”
 
Tuesday, March 19 12:30–1pm
Gallery Talk: Activation of Moholy-Nagy’s Light Prop for an Electric Stage
 
Thursday, March 21, 12:30–1pm
Gallery Talk: Gesture/Geste
 
Tuesday, March 26, 6–7pm
The Coinage of the Achaian League: Between Federal Authority and Civic Autonomy
 
Thursday, March 28, 12:15–12:45pm
Midday Organ Recital: Mitchell Crawford
 
Thursday, March 28, 12:30–1pm
Gallery Talk: Poetry, Painting, and the Plastic Arts
 
Thursday, March 28, 6–7pm
Film by Design: Bauhaus and the Moving Image, Part 2
 
Friday, March 29, 10am–5pm
Bauhaus 100: Object Lessons from a Historic Collection
 
Student guide tours run Fridays at 2pm, and Saturdays and Sundays at 11am and 3pm. Note that tours will not be offered March 15–17 and March 22–24 because of spring break.