This Week
In a gallery, four people stand around a metal sculpture of a woman in a ballet pose. Framed paintings hang on the walls in the background.

Explore the museums through a variety of upcoming special events and programs—including several free admission days. Whether you tag along on a student guide tour or immerse yourself in a musical performance in the courtyard, there are always new ways to enhance your visit to the museums. And just to note: As of April 14, proof of a COVID vaccination or a negative PCR test is no longer required when visiting.
In a gallery, five people with their backs toward the camera face a wall displaying several floral tiles. They look closely at one large tile, gesturing at a detail.

Weekend tours with our student guides are the perfect way to learn more about works in the museums. From a variety of academic disciplines, each student guide handpicks a small group of works, offering visitors a unique, thematic view into the collections. Sign up today for this weekend’s in-person tours.
An image with the words Harvard Arts First Festival with a red border at top and bottom.

Spend an afternoon in the Calderwood Courtyard enjoying a variety of classical compositions by student performers, part of Harvard’s annual ARTS FIRST festival. The Harvard Art Museums are offering free admission on Saturday, April 30 to support ARTS FIRST programming.
A courtyard full of people chatting, with paintings on display in the upper level.

Take in the smooth sounds of Boston area DJ Charles Azagra, check out creations by local jewelry maker Peter Schilling, or enjoy a one-stop student-led tour of the collections—all this and more at our first At Night on Thursday, April 28. Can’t make this one? Our At Night event for May is right around the corner!
A lithograph of a yellow dress on a teal background. Numerous figures in a loincloth are overlayed on top in rows covering the whole piece.

It’s a hit! Susan Saccoccia, arts reporter for the Baystate Banner, raves about Prints from the Brandywine Workshop and Archives: Creative Communities: “One of the most riveting exhibitions in the Boston area this season.” Enjoy her review highlighting the renowned Black artists on view in the show as well as Brandywine’s general community spirit.
From Our Friends: The Harvard Film Archive presents Yvonne Andersen and the Yellow Ball Workshop, with a presentation of works made in collaboration with Red Grooms on Monday, April 25 at 7pm. Order your tickets today!

Make plans to see the exhibition Gala Porras-Kim: Precipitation for an Arid Landscape at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, on view through July 2, 2022.


 

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Images: (header) © Tim Correira Photography. Look Closer with a Student Guide: © Tim Correira Photography. Museum Nightlife: © Danny Hoshino. Printing Press: Janet Taylor Pickett, American, Hagar’s Dress (detail), 2007. Offset lithograph on white wove paper. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund, 2018.33.55. © Janet Taylor Pickett; courtesy Jennifer Baahng Gallery.

 
 






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