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Art Study Center Seminar: Rethinking Ancient Art at the Harvard Art Museums

Sculpted fragment with large female figure at center and two small male figures standing behind her shoulders.
Funerary relief of Ba’altega, with sons Šim’on and Hairan, Palmyra (Syria), c. 150 CE. Limestone. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Alden Sampson, Richard Norton, and Edward W. Forbes, 1908.3.

Seminar

In-Person
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

This event requires registration; see further details below.

How do we present ancient art at the Harvard Art Museums—and how should we in the future? Join assistant research curator Caitlin Clerkin for a short gallery tour and a conversational seminar in the Art Study Center. We will look at current displays of ancient art before discussing a few objects that we are considering exhibiting in the future. Your questions and feedback during this session will help us refresh the displays in the museums’ ancient art galleries.

Led by:
Caitlin Clerkin, Frederick Randolph Grace Assistant Research Curator of Ancient Art, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art

Free admission, but registration is required. You can register by clicking on the event on this form, beginning on Tuesday, August 6.

Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of the program to allow sufficient time to sign in at the Art Study Center reception desk (Level 4), and be prepared to present a photo ID. All coats and bags must be placed in a locker prior to entering the study room. Children age 14 and older are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult.

The Harvard Art Museums are now offering free admission every day, Tuesday through Sunday. Please see the museum visit page to learn about our general policies for visiting the museums.

The Harvard Art Museums are committed to accessibility for all visitors. For anyone requiring accessibility accommodations for our programs, please contact us at am_register@harvard.edu at least 48 hours in advance.