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Gallery Talk: Journeys of Encounter and Revelation

Hanging scroll painting of a mountainous landscape.
Watanabe Gentai, Japanese, Peach Blossom Spring, 1792. Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk. Promised gift of Robert S. and Betsy G. Feinberg, TL42570.2.

Gallery Talk

Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

This event requires registration; see further details below.

Take a trip through time and space by exploring early modern Japanese paintings that feature legendary journeys, with curatorial intern Carolyn Bell. Learn how these paintings cast their viewers in the role of traveler, allowing them to experience these fantastical journeys themselves.

Led by:
Carolyn Bell, Graduate Curatorial Intern, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art

Gallery talks are limited to 18 people and registration is required. You can register by clicking on the event on this form, beginning at 10am the day of the talk.

Please meet in the Calderwood Courtyard, in front of the digital screens between the shop and the admissions desk.

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.