October
A group of people looks at several framed prints on a gallery wall.
This month, the Harvard Art Museums are offering loads of events to engage your eyes, ears, and mind! Find healing through art in a drama therapy workshop, which is connected to the exhibition Objects of Addiction: Opium, Empire, and the Chinese Art Trade, or get an early start to celebrate National Hip-Hop History Month in this Hip-Hop Experience Workshop. Spend an afternoon in the Calderwood Courtyard listening to chamber performances inspired by the collections, or perhaps enjoy your lunch while attending an organ recital at Adolphus Busch Hall.

Bring a friend and join us for a lively conversation about the exhibition Seeing in Art and Medicine. Or hear about our first outdoor art installation from the artist who created it.

We are excited to share new ways to connect with you! Plan your visit today.
A bright red, rectangular ceramic relief with horizontal and vertical impressions on the surface.

On Thursday, October 5, come listen to a conversation about the exhibition Seeing in Art and Medicine and the museums’ medical humanities program that inspired it. The talk will also include interactive segments based on the work of the program. Free admission, but seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Sketch of a wooden boat raised on shore, with two boats nearby in the harbor. Signed at lower left.

Try your hand in this workshop on Friday, October 13 with visiting artist and scholar Timothy David Mayhew to explore how 19th-century French artists approached drawing with graphite.
 
A large crowd gathers in a courtyard surrounded by arches. Small groups of people are either standing, sitting down around tables, or standing at high-top tables. A large metal sculpture hangs from the center of the courtyard.

Mark your calendar for October’s Harvard Art Museums at Night, on Thursday, October 26! Enjoy an evening of art, fun, autumn-themed treats, and more!
Three side-by-side images of paintings show a seascape, a woman at a table, and an unclothed woman next to a statue.

Join us Sunday, October 1, and let the glorious sounds of chamber music wash over you in the expansive, light-filled Calderwood Courtyard. Inspired by late 19th- and early 20th-century paintings in the museums’ collections, the concert features sonatas by Claude Debussy and a piano trio by Maurice Ravel, performed by cellist Guy Fishman, violinist Renée Hemsing, and pianist Renana Gutman.
Several terracotta spheres and one gold sphere installed on an enclosed terrace.
Curious about Origen, the first outdoor art display at the Harvard Art Museums? Come out Wednesday, October 18 to hear from the artist, Bosco Sodi, and his artistic practice.
In this photomontage, a smiling young woman in a T-shirt and jeans stands by the window of a tall building, gesturing toward a contemporary painting that appears to be floating. With bright colors and drippy brushwork, the painting represents multiple people on the subway.

October brings Spotlight Tours every weekend, giving you lots of chances to view the collections through the eyes of a Harvard student. On Soleil Saint-Cyr’s tour, “Sightseeing,” on Saturday, October 21, you’ll explore urban landscapes and how interactions between public and private spaces shape our experiences.
Black and white graphic of a hand holding a small bottle of Naloxone nasal spray.

SPECIAL EVENT

Narcan Training

On Tuesday, October 17, the museums are offering training in administering Narcan, facilitated by the Cambridge Public Health Department and Somerville Health and Human Services. Free admission, but space is limited and registration is required.
A Black woman stands in front of a deep crimson background, with a golden halo behind her head.

Take part in an interactive workshop on the evolution of hip-hop, led by Jazzmyn RED, local songwriter and U.S. ambassador for hip-hop, on Sunday, October 29. Free admission, but seating is limited and registration is required.

Index 

Events
From Our Friends at the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts: Head over to the Carpenter Center on Thursday, October 5 for an artist talk and opening reception to celebrate the exhibition, This Machine Creates Opacities: Robert Fulton, Renée Green, Pierre Huyghe, and Pope.L. 
 

Images: Header, October At Night, and Bosco Sodi in Dialogue: Photos: Caitlin Cunningham Photography. Conversation on Art and Medicine: Rosemarie Trockel, German, Shutter (c), 2006. Stoneware with red glaze. Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Wilhelm Winterstein, 2006.236. © Rosemarie Trockel/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Narcan Training: Image courtesy of the Cambridge Public Health Department. Music of the Movement: Photo: Shaun Martins Photography.

Support for Objects of Addiction: Opium, Empire, and the Chinese Art Trade is provided by the Alexander S., Robert L., and Bruce A. Beal Exhibition Fund; the Robert H. Ellsworth Bequest to the Harvard Art Museums; the Harvard Art Museums’ Leopold (Harvard M.B.A. ’64) and Jane Swergold Asian Art Exhibitions and Publications Fund and an additional gift from Leopold and Jane Swergold; the José Soriano Fund; the Anthony and Celeste Meier Exhibitions Fund; the Gurel Student Exhibition Fund; the Asian Art Discretionary Fund; the Chinese Art Discretionary Fund; and the Rabb Family Exhibitions Fund. Related programming is supported by the M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Series Endowment Fund. Additional support for this project is provided by the Dunhuang Foundation.

Support for Seeing in Art and Medicine is provided by the José Soriano Fund, the Gurel Student Exhibition Fund, and the Annemarie Henle Pope Special Exhibitions Fund. Related programming is supported by the M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Series Endowment Fund and the Richard L. Menschel Endowment Fund.

 






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