Exhibitions
Upcoming Exhibitions
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...
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...
Past Exhibitions
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...
Seeing in Art and Medicine
Try your hand at close-looking activities in this interactive exhibition, which examines objects from across the collections through the lens of the m...
American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light
Discover how American watercolorists from Winslow Homer to Hannah Wilke leveraged the imaginative and experimental capacity of the medium to create ma...
Bosco Sodi: Origen
A new site-specific installation by Mexican artist Bosco Sodi creates a space for contemplation and reflection, marking the first outdoor public art d...
From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire
Discover a more complete story of art from the Spanish Empire—and a broader definition of American art—through an unparalleled collection of Spanish c...