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Prince Shōtoku: The Secrets Within

Prince Shōtoku, or Shōtoku Taishi in Japanese, is considered the founder of Buddhism in Japan. Immediately after his death around 622, stories of his miraculous achievements began to form a rich sacred biography, which in turn generated painted and sculpted icons of the statesman. The Harvard Art Museums’ Prince Shōtoku at Age Two dates to about 1292 and is widely acknowledged to be the w...
Analytical-Artistic Responses to Works in the Museums' Collections

Students in the History of Art and Architecture course “HAA 101: The Making of Art and Artifacts: History, Materials and Techniques,” used close looking, making, and research in the museums’ records to immerse themselves in the artwork that each of them was paired with during the term.
Art + Science

Conservation and technical studies have been an integral part of the Harvard Art Museums since the early 1900s, providing ongoing opportunities for collaboration between conservators, scientists, curators, faculty, and students. The Art + Science digital tool offers insights into how knowledge of an artwork’s condition affects our understanding and interpretation of that object. The tool also rev...
Celebrating the Calderwood Courtyard

In 2018, the Harvard Art Museums are celebrating the Calderwood Courtyard, to honor the 500th anniversary of the site that inspired its design. The two-story arcade is a replica of the facade of the canon’s house of San Biagio in Montepulciano, Italy, an ecclesiastical complex designed in the early to mid-16th century by Renaissance architect Antonio da Sangallo the Elder.
Driving Concepts

What do you see? Try using our “Driving Concepts”—Mapping, Time, Longing, Revolution, and Fragment—as prompts for investigation. These concepts are at work throughout the Collections Galleries.
Hotspots

These digital tools provide opportunities for deeper investigation of selected works on display in the Collections Galleries. Focusing on a single work or a grouping of objects, from ancient Chinese ritual bronzes to artists’ multiples of the 1960s, Hotspots feature new research, complementary material, and multimedia content.
Vision and Justice

Digital publication for “Vision and Justice: The Art of Citizenship” (August 27, 2016–January 8, 2017, Harvard Art Museums) produced by students enrolled in the course taught by Sarah Lewis, Assistant Professor in the Departments of History of Art and Architecture and African and African American Studies, Harvard University, Fall 2016.
Wertheim Collection

Permanently installed in the galleries of the Harvard Art Museums, the Maurice Wertheim Collection includes masterpieces by French impressionist and postimpressionist artists. This digital tool celebrates the extraordinary collection built by Maurice Wertheim, Harvard Class of 1906, and his commitment to Harvard University.