New Director Announced

We are excited to welcome Martha Tedeschi as the new Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the Harvard Art Museums; she will officially begin in July. Tedeschi shared some thoughts on accepting the position, her excitement over the new role, and her vision for the Harvard Art Museums. More

Index Highlights

Choreographer Karole Armitage celebrated the Everywhen exhibition by presenting a dance in the Calderwood Courtyard; afterward, she spoke about her craft with WBUR’s Lisa Mullins. More

We rotated nearly 500 works into the galleries over the past year, representing tremendous collaborative effort among museums staff. More

With the loan of 13 Indigenous Australian objects to the Everywhen exhibition, Harvard’s Peabody Museum added valuable context to that show. More

Artist Talk: Christian Thompson

Tuesday, April 5, 6–8pm
Menschel Hall

Hear directly from this contemporary Indigenous artist, whose works are featured in the Everywhen exhibition. More

Film at the Harvard Art Museums

Together, Alone: Indigenous Film Now, our film series inspired by the Everywhen exhibition, continues this month with screenings of Samson and Delilah (2009), Toomelah (2011), and Another Country (2015). On the first weekend in April, the museums will screen the winning films in this year’s Harvard College Film Festival, as well as host a Q&A with television creator and executive producer David Simon. Also, Judith Wechsler’s Aby Warburg: Metamorphosis and Memory (2016) will be screened on April 6. Check the calendar for details on all the screenings.

Art Study Center

Seminars this month feature Roman wall painting and Spanish and Neapolitan art; registration required. In addition, on Mondays from 1 to 4pm, the Art Study Center welcomes walk-ins. During these open hours, visitors may request works from the collections not currently on view. Works related to exhibitions, programs, and curatorial and conservation research may also be featured. 

Bending Toward Justice: Improvisation, Freedom, and the Arts

Saturday, April 9, 1–3:30pm
Menschel Hall

This symposium, sponsored by the Harvard University Committee on the Arts, considers the power of individual and collective improvisation in/at/as moments of crisis, turmoil, or social change. More

ARTS FIRST at the Harvard Art Museums

Saturday, April 30

As part of the ARTS FIRST Festival, organized by the Office for the Arts at Harvard, the Harvard Art Museums will host a variety of events, including an afternoon of musical performances in both the courtyard and Adolphus Busch Hall, and a student guide tour that coincides with the festival. In celebration of the festival, admission to the museums is free for all visitors on Saturday