Exhibitions
Art Talk: Lifting the Veil from Herbert Bayer’s Verdure
In celebration of the Bauhaus centennial, one of the largest paintings in the Harvard Art Museums collections was cleaned and restored while being studied alongside preparatory works in the collections.
Painting Edo — An Introduction
In this video, curator Rachel Saunders introduces our new special exhibition.
Global Displacement at the Center of Crossing Lines, Constructing Home
Our new exhibition—featuring important contemporary works from our collections—explores issues around displacement and belonging.
Clarity on Homer’s Brush Harrow
Paintings conservation fellow Anne Schaffer shares how a simple treatment revealed a critical detail in Winslow Homer’s The Brush Harrow.
Crossing Lines, Constructing Home — An Introduction
In this video, curators Makeda Best and Mary Schneider Enriquez introduce our new special exhibition.
Truth or Fiction? Homer as Witness
Our exhibition Winslow Homer: Eyewitness, drawn almost entirely from the permanent collections, links seemingly disparate chapters of the American artist’s career.
Creating Art, Amid the Art
Visitors of all ages are welcome to sketch in the galleries. Find out the stories behind some of the works they’ve created.
A History of Collecting on Display in Japan on Paper
Learn about the incredible generosity of the individuals who, over many years, have shaped our collection of Japanese woodblock prints, highlighted in Japan on Paper.
Reunited with a “Transcendent” Figure
Childhood summers spent getting to know the sculpture Prince Shōtoku at Age Two left a lifelong impression on Harvard graduate Walter C. Sedgwick.
Women and Weaving at the Bauhaus
The female-dominated Bauhaus weaving workshop continues to inspire artists and researchers today.