March
A richly dressed woman and child are surrounded by angels and flowers.
The Harvard Art Museums are excited to share our newest exhibition, From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire, which opens March 3. Plan your visit to explore three floors of unforgettable art, from Spanish colonial paintings to small wonders of Greek and Roman terracotta figurines. While you’re here, you and a friend can take a look at the work of Hannah Höch or attend a lecture by a contemporary artist.

Remember Sundays are always free for all visitors, and join us the last Thursday of every month for a free nighttime art party!
A painting of a winged figure in armor.

EXHIBITION

New on View

From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire presents 26 paintings from the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation, revealing a more complete story of art from the Spanish Empire—and a broader definition of American art. Join a gallery talk with curator Horace D. Ballard to get a deeper look at this exciting exhibition.
In a hall, a pipe organ sits below a large arch.

CONCERT

Midday Music

Starting this month, take your lunch on Thursdays in the beautiful Adolphus Busch Hall and enjoy an organ recital on Harvard’s famous 1958 D. A. Flentrop organ.

 

 
A wood shelving unit containing electric circuits, electric meter and switch, and several potatoes displayed on a wall.

GALLERY TALK

Food as Art

Join Gavin Whitelaw, executive director of the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, on Sunday, March 5, to reexamine Victor Grippo’s conceptual sculpture and look more closely at the historical entanglement between humans and nature.
 
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This year’s Busch-Reisinger Museum Lecture, on Thursday, March 23, features Natasha A. Kelly. She will discuss and present her recent multimedia projects exploring German Expressionism from a Black feminist perspective. You'll be able to register starting March 13 to save your spot!
Two incarcerated men in orange clothes are in a cell together, one lying down and one drawing at a table.

Join us Wednesday, March 22, for a film screening of Art & Krimes by Krimes and a panel discussion focused on art as a tool for surviving prison and for critiquing mass incarceration. After the film, formerly incarcerated artists Jesse Krimes and Russell Craig will talk about the current state of the criminal legal system, the power of art, and how we can plot a course toward ending mass incarceration.
A painting of a woman wearing a white tunic and dark blue veil reads a book she holds in her hands.

Forget spring cleaning—it’s time for spring reading! Check out curator Horace D. Ballard’s recommended reading for more on what’s behind the From the Andes to the Caribbean exhibition. Get inspired by art history!
Crouching figure with beard and bald head, with a mottled light brown surface.

SEMINAR

Small Wonders

Ancient Greece and Rome had more than just gleaming marble. On Friday, March 24, former curatorial fellow Frances Gallart Marqués will offer a fresh view of Greece and Rome through close looking at small terracotta figurines. Held in conjunction with the exhibition A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection.
A courtyard full of people chatting, with paintings on display in the upper level.

AT NIGHT

Courtyard Fun

Our doors will be open late on Thursday, March 30, for Harvard Art Museums at Night. This month is extra special because we’ll be celebrating the opening of our exhibition From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire. We have exhibition-related activities and tours planned throughout the night. Make sure to mark your calendar!

Index 

Events

 

Images: (Header) Artist active in present-day Bolivia or Peru, Our Lady of Guadalupe of Extremadura, 18th century. Oil on canvas. Collection of Carl & Marilynn Thoma, TL42430.6. New on View: Artist active in Cuzco, Peru, Saint Michael the Archangel, 18th century. Oil on canvas. Collection of Carl & Marilynn Thoma, TL42430.14. Food as Art: Victor Grippo, Argentinian, Analogia I (detail), 1970–71. Electric circuits, electric meter and switch, potatoes, ink, paper, paint, and wood. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard Norton Memorial Fund and gift of Leslie Cheek, Jr., 2010.3. © The Estate of Victor Grippo. From “Milli” to Nelly: Natasha A. Kelly, from her documentary film Milli’s Awakening (2018). Credit: Anh Trieu, Henning Fehr, and Philipp Rühr. Art & Krimes: Still image from Art & Krimes by Krimes. © Molly Schwartz. Spring Reading: Attributed to Mateo Pérez de Alesio, Italian, Virgin Mary Reading, c. 1589–1616. Oil on canvas with gold (gold likely added in the 18th century). Carl & Marilynn Thoma Collection, TL42430.21. Courtyard Fun: © Caitlin Cunningham Photography.

Loans and exhibition coordination for From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire courtesy of the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation. Support for the exhibition is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation Fund for the American Art Department; the Bolton Fund for American Art, Gift of the Payne Fund; the Alexander S., Robert L., and Bruce A. Beal Exhibition Fund; and the Gurel Student Exhibition Fund. Related programming is supported by the M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Series Endowment Fund.

Support for A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection is provided by the Kelekian Fund.






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