Monday Moments: Friends, Fellows & Partners

Join Harvard Art Museums for Monday Moments, a program designed for Friends, Fellows, and Partners. Enjoy a brief, insightful talk on art history and museum highlights in a relaxed indoor setting, followed by light conversation. Aimed at museum supporters and professionals.

New on View: Blank Space

New on View: Blank Space at Harvard Art Museums spotlights newly installed contemporary works in a sleek, gallery-first setting. The exhibition invites visitors to reimagine blank spaces as sites of perception, with immersive displays and curatorial conversations that spark fresh dialogue.

FutureBOS BPS Pop Up Fairs: Dearborn STEM Academy

City of Boston's FutureBOS Pop Up Fair at Dearborn STEM Academy connects Boston students with summer early-career opportunities, internships, and youth-employment resources. Attendees can talk with on-site recruiters, learn about pathways, and get guidance for exploring STEM internships in a city-supported, community-focused setting.

Gray Area: Unstable Canvases—19th-Century Colonial Portraiture and International Diplomacy

This Harvard Art Museums exhibition explores how 19th-century colonial portraiture intersected with international diplomacy, revealing how power and empire were negotiated on canvas and in state relations.

Midday Organ Recital: Justin Brueggeman

Experience a midday organ recital by Justin Brueggeman inside the Harvard Art Museums. A refined classical program unfolds amid gallery ambience, blending rich organ tones with the museum’s quiet art-filled spaces. A cultured noon concert suited for music lovers and museum visitors seeking an intimate, artful escape.

Art Study Center Seminar: La Farge Designs for Trinity Church

Explore John La Farge’s designs for Trinity Church at the 150th anniversary with Harvard Art Museums’ Art Study Center Seminar. This scholarly talk examines design choices, architectural impact, and stained-glass programs in a museum setting, offering fresh insights into late-19th–century church art.

Daylong Symposium: Celtic Art Up Close

A daylong academic symposium at the Harvard Art Museums exploring Celtic art up close, with talks, gallery insights, and close study of artifacts. An immersive program for scholars, students, and art lovers to deepen understanding of ancient design and iconography.

Second Saturdays Story Time

Second Saturdays Story Time at Harvard Art Museums offers a family-friendly storytelling session inspired by the museum’s collections. Kids and their grown-ups enjoy a playful, educational program with activities in a welcoming indoor setting in Boston.

Materials Lab Workshop: Ancient Graphite-Decorated Pottery

Join a hands-on materials lab at Harvard Art Museums to explore ancient graphite-decorated pottery. This off-site workshop guides you through the techniques and surface decoration used in historic ceramics, with demonstrations and practical experimentation under expert supervision.

New on View: Piece by Piece—Recomposing an Ancient Menorah Found at Sardis

Midday Organ Recital: Adrian Cho

Experience a refined midday organ recital by Adrian Cho at the Harvard Art Museums, filling the galleries with lush classical organ repertoire. Set in the museum’s atmospheric spaces, this intimate concert pairs architectural beauty with musical precision, inviting listeners to a thoughtful, professional afternoon of live music.

Spotlight Tour: Injury and Repair, with Diana Ochoa-Chavez ’26

Join a spotlight guided tour of the 'Injury and Repair' exhibition led by artist Diana Ochoa-Chavez at the Harvard Art Museums. Explore materials, repair processes, and the work's meaning in an intimate, museum setting.

Spotlight Tour: Where Are We?, with Varya Lyapneva ’26

Join a Spotlight Tour at Harvard Art Museums led by Varya Lyapneva ’26 as they explore the theme 'Where Are We?' through selected works. This guided tour offers fresh perspectives on the collection and exhibition context, perfect for art lovers, students, and curious visitors.

Art + Science: Broken Pot Assembly

A hands-on Art + Science program at Harvard Art Museums where visitors explore broken pottery through creative assembly, blending scientific curiosity with artistic technique in an interactive workshop.

In Conversation: Stuart Semple on Culture, Color, and Conflict

Stuart Semple sits down for a candid conversation at Harvard Art Museums to explore how color, culture, and conflict shape contemporary art. The discussion, part of the museum's dialogue series, dives into Semple's practice, public reception, and the role of art in social discourse.

Midday Organ Recital: Junkai Dong

Experience a refined midday organ recital by Junkai Dong at the Harvard Art Museums. The intimate concert blends classical organ repertoire with the museum's architectural ambience, offering a serene cultural highlight in Boston.

Spotlight Tour: The Moods of Love

Discover 'The Moods of Love' on a focused spotlight tour at Harvard Art Museums, led by Diana Ochoa-Chavez ’26. The intimate walkthrough surveys love-themed artworks across the collection and offers a student-hosted perspective on the museum's highlights.

Ilse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture: Celtic Coin Imagery

An Ilse and Leo Mildenberg Memorial Lecture at Harvard Art Museums examining Celtic coinage imagery—gods, beasts, and warriors. Numismatics and art history scholars discuss interpretation of coins and what they reveal about ancient ritual, economy, and cross-cultural exchange in Boston.

Midday Organ Recital: Janet Yieh

Midday organ recital featuring Janet Yieh at the Harvard Art Museums, presenting a focused classical program in an intimate gallery setting. Attendees can enjoy exquisite organ textures amid the museum’s refined ambiance.

Harvard Reading Period Study Session

Join Harvard Art Museums for a focused study session during Reading Period. This quiet, gallery-side gathering invites students to work on coursework amid the museum’s inspiring spaces, with peers and mentors on hand for light guidance. An ideal campus study vibe in an iconic Boston venue.

ASL-Interpreted Spotlight Tour

Join an ASL-interpreted spotlight tour at Harvard Art Museums, exploring highlights from In the Blink of an Eye. Led by Jade Xiao ’27, this accessible indoor tour offers insightful commentary in ASL and a vivid look at the museum’s collection.

Arts Fest: Performance Fair at Harvard Art Museums

Arts Fest returns to the Harvard Art Museums with a Performance Fair in the Calderwood Courtyard and Adolphus Busch Hall. Attendees can explore live performances and interactive happenings across museum spaces, celebrating modern and classical arts in a historic campus setting.

New on View: Bodhidharma

Harvard Art Museums debuts Bodhidharma in a new-on-view exhibition, offering fresh curatorial perspectives on this iconic figure in East Asian Buddhist art. The display pairs early paintings and scrolls with interpretive materials, inviting visitors to explore cross-cultural facets of Bodhidharma.

Film Marathon: Irish Folklore Trilogy

Experience a curated film marathon at Harvard Art Museums featuring the Irish Folklore Trilogy. Back-to-back screenings explore myth and storytelling within a museum setting, inviting cinephiles and scholars to an immersive night of Irish cinema.