Programs

Fostering Museum Literacy and Museum-Going Identity at the Harvard Art Museums
Two staff members from our Division of Academic and Public Programs discuss how the museums foster museum literacy and a sense of welcome among student visitors.
By Jen Thum, Sarah Lieberman

Visitor Guide
Welcome to the Harvard Art Museums! We are three museums—the Fogg, Busch-Reisinger, and Arthur M. Sackler—all in one building. Have fun exploring our galleries; just ask any staff member for help finding your way.


Harvard Art Museums from Home
Everything you need for a virtual visit to the museums—online events, audio and video offerings, activity books to download, and more.

Building Community through Art
Francesca Bewer, from the Harvard Art Museums, and Erin Muirhead McCarty, from Community Art Center, discuss their collaboration on a youth program last summer in Cambridge.
By Andres Mendoza

Getting Schooled by Kids: What We Learned in the Age of Remote Teaching
Three museum staff members who specialize in ancient art share the lessons they learned from teaching remotely.
By Jen Thum, Frances Gallart Marqués, Yan Yang


Reflecting on Art Museums and the Legacies of the Dutch Slave Trade
How can museums—themselves so often enmeshed with histories of slavery, colonization, and white supremacy—be mobilized for racial justice?
By Sarah Mallory, Kéla Jackson, Rachel Burke, Joanna Sheers Seidenstein

Coloring German Expressionism
The Harvard Art Museums have produced a coloring book about German expressionism for adults—kids can join in the fun as well!

@busch_hall Conversations: Lynette Roth and Joseph Leo Koerner
The Busch-Reisinger Museum’s new Instagram account @busch_hall hosts conversations with established and emerging scholars, contemporary artists, and museum peers on Instagram Live.