This Week
A woman, seen from the shoulders up, is making eye contact with the viewer. She is smiling and looking over her right shoulder.

Conversations around art connect us not only with  works of art, but also with each other. Your feedback has guided us in developing new programs and events that inspire community. These shared experiences allow different perspectives to emerge and reveal new stories. We want to continue that dialogue through this short survey. Let us know what artworks you’d like to hear more about and help us expand the stories we tell and the conversations we start.
 
This week on Harvard Art Museums from Home:
This composite image of three photographs shows different views of a living magnolia plant, with white petals, bright green leaves, and a magenta pink center.

SPECIAL EVENT

Planting Edo

Put a spring in your step and take our new field guide into the Arnold Arboretum to pair plants from the Painting Edo exhibition with those in the park.
In this photomontage, a smiling young man stands on a beach facing right, dressed in blue shorts and shirt. His arms outstretched, he seems to hold a large black and white photograph of an African American man dressed in a black suit. He is sitting on a chair and faces the viewer. Below the portrait are the words “Fred. Douglass.

ONLINE TOUR

Art Meets Tech

On Saturday, April 24, explore how art and technology interact and whether art itself can be considered a form of technology.  
A woman, seen from the shoulders up, is making eye contact with the viewer. She is smiling and looking over her right shoulder.

Artist Dorothea Rockburne discusses drawing as a form of intellectual inquiry, on Tuesday, April 27.
In this painting of Christ on the cross, the right side of the painting depicts clouds and various weaponry falling from the sky. In the background is an ancient city, above which angels with shields are charging at the clouds.

Professor Giovanni Bazzana discusses his Harvard course on the human fascination with the apocalypse and how artists have imagined the topic over time, on Wednesday, April 28.
A silver stirrup cup in the shape of a fox head. Its eyes are wide open and its ears perked up.

CREATURE FEATURE

What Does the Fox Say?

Register today for this family-friendly event on Saturday, May 1 and discover a fantastic silver cup in the shape of a fox head. Find out how our team made it “float” while on display.
This photograph shows six vertical rectangular panels hinged together against a gray background. Each panel features a vertical rectangular painting showing different birds, flowers, and landscape elements placed on a gold background.

ART TALK LIVE/REFRAME

Reframing Japonisme

Register today and join curator Rachel Saunders on Tuesday, May 4 for a close look at a major new acquisition that challenges the category of “Japanese art.”
An image of the front cover of a book that features maple leaves and the words

SPECIAL EVENT

Haiku and You

We are still looking for your haiku to publish across our channels! On Instagram, check out how you can win a copy of our Feinberg Collection catalogue in the process.
This molded sculpture depicts a small rabbit lying down with ears extended and front limbs outstretched in near profile view. Small, spherical shapes and bits of yellow can be seen throughout the sculpture, giving it a roughly textured surface.

ART TALK

Art and Decay

Explore Dieter Roth’s use of unconventional and irreverent materials in this recorded Art Talk.
All are welcome to experience Harvard’s online ARTS FIRST festival, running until April 30. Check out the list of virtual events.   
 

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