This Week
In a gallery, many small graphite portrait drawings are hung on the wall. A couple with two small children on the left and a woman on the right view the works.
We’re excited to add some new publications to your summer reading list—from an Index article about reframing a Victorian painting to a book focusing on the color pink and a famous 18th-century portrait. On your next visit, spend time with the special exhibitions White Shadows: Anneliese Hager and the Camera-less Photograph and Prints from the Brandywine Workshop and Archives: Creative Communities, both on view until July 31, as well as Crossroads: Drawing the Dutch Landscape and Earthly Delights: 6,000 Years of Asian Ceramics.

Stay up to date on all our summer programs—including the celebratory At Night events—by checking out our calendar!
A courtyard filled with visitors chatting over drinks at high-top tables.

AT NIGHT

Nightlife

Coming up Thursday, June 30, join us for Harvard Art Museums at Night, our popular free art party. This month, look out for exciting local partnerships in the mix while you enjoy the chill sounds of DJ C-Zone. Afterward, roam the galleries to take in our world-class art collections and newest exhibitions. At Night events take place on the last Thursday evening of every month.
A book cover depicts an ornate gold-framed painting of a woman in a pink and white dress with a cape. The words “Madame de Pompadour” are at the top and “Painted Pink” are at the bottom.

This new book, edited by curator A. Cassandra Albinson, gives readers a fresh take on a beloved portrait by artist François Boucher. Madame de Pompadour: Painted Pink focuses on the complex significance of the color pink in 18th-century France. Order your copy today!

 

 
A person in a dark shirt and pants stands viewing a large, abstract mixed-media painting.

Watch this recorded gallery tour celebrating Black history with Harvard students Phillip Michalak and Cecilia Zhou. They discuss new works of art by renowned Black artists: Kehinde Wiley’s Portrait of Asia-Imani, Gabriella-Esnae, and Kaya Palmer (2020) and Rashid Johnson’s Untitled Broken Crowd (2021). Don’t forget to explore our YouTube series Celebrating Black Art & Voices.
A vertically oriented painting shows a woman wearing an ivory dress, with light pink flowers surrounding her. The painting has a thick gold frame.

In Index, read how curatorial fellow Sophie Lynford and frame conservator Allison Jackson teamed up to create a historically accurate reproduction of an unusual 19th-century frame.
A colorful geometric print.

GALLERY TALK

Conserving Prints

Get deeper insight into the Prints from Brandywine exhibition from the point of view of a conservator! Join us Tuesday, June 28 for an introduction and guided look at the exhibition, with assistant paper conservator Christina Taylor.
A dark-skinned woman holding a child is seated on a chair in a living room with her family gathered around her.

A recent segment of GBH’s Open Studio with Jared Bowen featured the Brandywine exhibition, focusing on the prints on view, the history and significance of the Brandywine workshop, and interviews with Brandywine founder Allan Edmunds and curator Elizabeth Rudy. Though the exhibition will be up through July 31, it’s not too early to plan your visit.

From Our Friends


After a two-year hiatus, the free annual Summer Solstice Celebration at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture is back! Celebrate the longest day of the year by spending the evening exploring the science museums at Harvard and taking part in fun, summer-themed outdoor activities.
 

Index 

Events

 

Images: Header, Nightlife, and A Closer Look: © Caitlin Cunningham Photography. Conserving Prints: Odili Donald Odita, American, Cut (detail), 2016. Offset lithograph on white wove paper. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund, 2018.33.44. © Odili Donald Odita. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Brandywine on Open Studio: Louis Delsarte, American, Unity (detail), 1995. Offset lithograph on white wove paper. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund, 2018.33.5. © Estate of Louis Delsarte.






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