Exhibitions
Upcoming Exhibitions
Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking
Discover the experimental methods of Edvard Munch, who creatively explored materials and techniques across media. A dynamic collaboration between cura...
The Solomon Collection: Dürer to Degas and Beyond
*Explore a remarkable collection of artworks that span the centuries and discover how it was assembled over seven decades.*_The Solomon Collection: Dü...
Past Exhibitions
Made in Germany? Art and Identity in a Global Nation
Discover an array of artworks that transcend borders and spotlight the complexities of modern German identity. Made in Germany? Art and Identity in a...
Art of the Black World
What would be lost without an understanding of art of the Black world? The Harvard course Art of the Black World (History of Art and Architecture 178V...
A Colloquium in the Visual Arts
The Harvard course A Colloquium in the Visual Arts (Humanities 20) is an introduction to the study of the humanities through major works of art and ar...
Imagine Me and You: Dutch and Flemish Encounters with the Islamic World, 1450–1750
Discover a story of cross-cultural artistic connection over 300 years between the Dutch, the Flemish, and the Islamic world. Imagine Me and You unve...
Future Minded: New Works in the Collection
Examine the museums’ recent acquisitions, spanning centuries and media. Future Minded highlights a selection of works acquired in recent years that...
LaToya M. Hobbs: It’s Time
Immerse yourself in a day in the life of a contemporary artist through a tour de force of monumental printmaking. LaToya M. Hobbs: It’s Time present...
Picasso: War, Combat, and Revolution
Pablo Picasso’s painting Guernica was commissioned by the Spanish government for the 1937 Paris World’s Fair. It was exhibited in Josep Lluís Sert’s S...
Wolf Vostell: Dé-coll/age Is Your Life
See how Wolf Vostell created art, as well as an expansive aesthetic philosophy, that challenged human complacency toward war, genocide, and other cata...
Objects of Addiction: Opium, Empire, and the Chinese Art Trade
How did the sale of opium in China by Massachusetts merchants in the 19th century contribute to a growing appetite for Chinese art at Harvard at the s...
A Colloquium in the Visual Arts
The Harvard course A Colloquium in the Visual Arts (Humanities 20) is an introduction to the study of the humanities through major works of art and ar...