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Stories from the End of the World

A scene of architectural ruins near a large cave against a fiery sky.
David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican, The End of the World, 1936. Oil, pyroxylin, and ceramic on panel. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. G. David Thompson, in memory of his son, G. David Thompson, Jr., Class of 1958, by exchange and the Richard Norton Memorial Fund, 2014.134. © David Alfaro Siqueiros/Artists Rights Society [ARS], New York/SOMAAP, Mexico.

Lecture

The Harvard Art Museums collections have played an important role in the popular undergraduate course Stories from the End of the World, taught by Harvard Divinity School professor Giovanni Bazzana. This fascinating course, which is part of the Harvard College Program in General Education, explores why humans have always imagined the end of their worlds. In this conversation, Professor Bazzana and Jen Thum of the Harvard Art Museums will discuss their recent online collaboration for the course and what students learned about artists’ apocalyptic inspirations over time.

Speakers:
Giovanni Bazzana, Professor of New Testament, Harvard Divinity School

Jen Thum, Assistant Director of Academic Engagement and Assistant Research Curator, Division of Academic and Public Programs, Harvard Art Museums

This program will take place online via Zoom. Free admission, but registration is required. To register, please complete this online form.

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