In this evening’s program, Mary McWilliams, the Norma Jean Calderwood Curator of Islamic and Later Indian Art at the Harvard Art Museums; Farshid Emami, assistant professor of art at Oberlin College; and Mira Xenia Schwerda, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University, will examine the mobility of images and aesthetic effects across media and the development of new audiences for the visual arts in Qajar Iran. Their scholarship was central to the related exhibition Technologies of the Image: Art in 19th-Century Iran, on view from August 26, 2017 to January 7, 2018.

Presented by: Harvard Art Museums... Read more about Lacquer, Lithography, and Photography: Image-Making in 19th-Century Iran

Aleksandr Bierig, a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate School of Design at Harvard, will give this gallery talk. The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820 is on view through December 31, 2017.

Presented by: Harvard Art Museums... Read more about Gallery Talk: Philosophy Chamber Conversations—Transposition

Anne Driesse, senior conservator of works of art on paper, will give this gallery talk. The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820 is on view through December 31, 2017.

Presented by: Harvard Art Museums
Admission: Free with museums admission. This talk is limited to 15 people and tickets are required. Ten minutes before the talk, tickets will become available at the admissions desk. See website for museum admission.
Museum Hours: Open daily 10am–5pm... Read more about Gallery Talk: Philosophy Chamber Conversations—Drawing the Rock

Oliver Wunsch, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard, will give this gallery talk. The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820 is on view through December 31, 2017.

Presented by: Harvard Art Museums... Read more about Gallery Talk: Philosophy Chamber Conversations—Decay

Conceptual artist Simon Starling will give this gallery talk. The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820 is on view through December 31, 2017.

Presented by: Harvard Art Museums
Admission: Free with museums admission. This talk is limited to 15 people and tickets are required. Ten minutes before the talk, tickets will become available at the admissions desk. See website for museum admission.
Museum Hours: Open daily 10am–5pm... Read more about Gallery Talk: Philosophy Chamber Conversations—Art and Science

Lola Sánchez-Jáuregui, from the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, will give today’s gallery talk. Sánchez-Jáuregui is the former Maher Curatorial Fellow in American Art at the Harvard Art Museums. The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820 is on view through December 31, 2017.

Presented by: Harvard Art Museums... Read more about Gallery Talk: Philosophy Chamber Conversations—A Repository of Gifts

To complement the American Repertory Theater production of WARHOLCAPOTE (September 9–October 13, 2017), the Art Study Center will feature prints from Andy Warhol’s portfolio Marilyn Monroe, on September 11, 18, 25, and October 2.

Presented by: Harvard Art Museums... Read more about Art Study Center Open Hours: Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe Portfolio

Join us in the Art Study Center for a glimpse into the history of the Harvard Art Museums, with a special focus on the rich history of the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis, founded in 1958.

Presented by: Harvard Art Museums... Read more about Harvard Art Museums: Archives Open Hours

The exhibition "Visual Intelligence" provides an introduction to the 2017-2018 Radcliffe fellows and the constellation of projects that they will embark on during the year. Visitors will not only encounter stunning works of art, but also see how the incoming fellowship class utilizes visual information to pursue their work across fields of study.

Presented by: Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study... Read more about Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Exhibition: Visual Intelligence

Join us in the Art Study Center for a glimpse into the history of the Harvard Art Museums, with a special focus on the rich history of the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis, founded in 1958.

Presented by: Harvard Art Museums... Read more about Archives Open Hours - 10/2

Presented by: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Admission: Free with Harvard ID for you and one guest. Others; $12 Adults; $10 Students/Seniors; $8 age 3-18. Available at front desk at time of visit. 
Museum Hours: 9 AM-5 PM
Exhibition runs Saturday, August 26, 2017-January 7, 2018
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The minuscule ecosystem within a single drop of water is home to an astonishing diversity of organisms busily living out their lives and interconnected by myriad complex relationships.... Read more about World in a Drop: Photographic Explorations of Microbial Life

Presented by: Harvard Ed Portal and Lacoste Gallery

Presented by: Ceramics Program 
 

From the Yugan, Jiangxi province, Bai Ming is a world-renowned Chinese ceramic artist, painter, writer and teacher. Join us in welcoming him to Boston for a demonstration of his process. This workshop coincides with Bai Ming's visit to the Boston area for his solo exhibition at the Lacoste Gallery in Concord, MA.... Read more about Visiting Artist Workshop with Bai Ming

Presented by: Ceramics Program

State of Clay: Bay Area Ceramics by Nancy M. Servis

This lecture is free and open to the public, but seats are limited. To register, please RSVP here or email Kathy King, Director of Education at kking@fas.harvard.edu.

From pottery to sculptural expression, Nancy M. Servis unveils the dynamic variety of ceramics found in Northern California. Long recognized as a vital and populous state with extensive clay deposits, California has been the home of refined vessel-makers and artistic rule-breakers for over 75 years, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her image-illustrated presentation, State of Clay: Bay Area Ceramics contextualizes clay's extensive use that includes stylistic architecture in Oakland, impassioned potters like... Read more about Visiting Scholar Lecture with Nancy M. Servis

We Just Fit, You and Iⁱ is a group exhibition that probes the boundaries between bodies and architecture. Featuring Michelle Lopez, Sondra Perry, Pamela Rosenkranz, and Michael E. Smith, each artist looks to contemporary technology, unexpected material behavior, and architecture as primary means by which to re-articulate the human form.  

Presented by: Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts... Read more about Opening Reception: We Just Fit, You and I