The New Index

Index, our online magazine with news and stories about the museums, has a new look! With larger images and text, as well as integrated features such as video, audio, linked images, and more, the content is more dynamic and robust. Navigation is simpler, too, with fewer tags and enhanced search capability. Explore for yourself.

Encyclopedia or Kaleidoscope? When Private Philosophy Chambers Go Public

Wednesday, November 1, 6–7:30pm
Menschel Hall, Lower Level

In this lecture, Professor James Delbourgo will consider what happens when historical ideas about knowledge and collecting are viewed through a contemporary lens. More

Formal Forms

Thursday, November 2, 6–7:30pm
Menschel Hall, Lower Level

Artist Theaster Gates will deliver a poetic sermon on creating temporary and semi-permanent structures as part of his practice. Following his talk, Gates will be in conversation with Sarah Lewis, assistant professor of history of art and architecture and African American studies at Harvard. More

Dutch Drawings on the Horizon: A Day of Talks in Honor of George S. Abrams

Saturday, November 4, 10am–4pm
Menschel Hall, Lower Level

This symposium brings together international experts on 17th-century Dutch drawings to discuss the exceptional draftsmanship of the Dutch Golden Age, from Goltzius to Rembrandt. More


What about Revolution? Three Lectures on Aesthetic Practices after 1917 

Monday, November 6, 6–7:30pm
Menschel Hall, Lower Level

MoMA curator Leah Dickerman will deliver the final lecture in this series, “How Can a Work of Art Be Revolutionary? Case Studies in the History of the Left.” 

After the lecture, the related installation What about Revolution? Aesthetic Practices after 1917 in the University Teaching Gallery on Level 3 will remain open until 8pm. More


Materials Lab Workshop: Dutch Old Master Drawing Materials and Techniques

Tuesday, November 14, 3–5pm
Materials Lab, Lower Level

After taking a close look at early Dutch Golden Age drawings, participants will try their hand at drawing in the manner of early Dutch masters, exploring historical media and instruments. More

Members Tour

Wednesday, November 15, 5:30–6:30pm

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

Film: Earth

Monday, November 20, 6–8pm
Menschel Hall, Lower Level

Join us for a screening of Deepa Mehta’s Earth, the third and final film in her acclaimed Elemental trilogy. Mehta will offer introductory remarks and take part in a discussion after the film. Offered in conjunction with the installation Women in South Asian Art, on view in the University Teaching Gallery on Level 3. 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, November 2:Nicholas Quardokus
Thursday, November 9:Mary Jodice
Thursday, November 16:Angela Kraft Kross 
Thursday, November 30: Carson Cooman

Highlights from Index

A rare album of artists’ drawings, preparatory sketches, and more helped shape our new exhibition about art in 19th-century Iran. More

Our current installation of 31 drawings from the Abrams collection is divided into four thematic sections, highlighting pen-and-ink drawing, the emergence of high and low genre, the Dutch take on mannerism and its interpretations of the body, and landscape. More

Visitor Information

Open daily, 10am–5pm

We will be closed on Friday, November 10, for Veterans Day and Thursday, November 23, for Thanksgiving. 

Plan your visit

Also This Month


Gallery Talks

Join our experts for regular gallery talks. Upcoming topics include lacquer in 19th-century Iran, Carl Grossberg and New Objectivity, and the inscription on Dighton Rock. Check the calendar for the full lineup.

Art Study Center

Art Study Center Open Hours will be held on Mondays, on November 6, 13, 20, and 27, from 1–4pm. See works of art related to exhibitions, programs, or current staff research; or request a favorite that is not currently on view. Check the calendar for details.

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

Images: (header) John James Audubon, Wild Turkey Cock, Hen, and Chicks, c. 1828–29. Oil on canvas. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from Museum of Comparative Zoology, Gift of John E. Thayer, Class of 1885, 1964.146; (Dutch Drawings on the Horizon) Joachim Wtewael, The Truce, 1612. Black ink, gray wash and white opaque watercolor, framing line in gray ink, on off-white antique laid paper. Maida and George Abrams Collection, Boston, Massachusetts, TL41760.18; (Materials Lab Workshop) Dirck de Vries, Head of a Young Woman in Profile, c. 1590–1600. Maida and George Abrams Collection, Boston, Massachusetts, TL41760.24.
           
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