Drawing History and the Image as Memory

The Visibility of the Eiffel Tower

Wednesday, March 7, 6–7:30pm
Menschel Hall, Lower Level

Art Study Center Seminar: Fernando Bryce and His Book of Needs

Friday, March 9, 11am–12pm
Art Study Center, Level 4

Fernando Bryce will discuss his practice as it relates to his current exhibition at the museums; he will also focus on objects in the collections that relate to the ideas he explores in his work. More

Members Tour

Wednesday, March 14, 5:30–6:30pm

Members are invited to discover the Harvard Art Museums collections during a special curator-led tour through select galleries, held outside the museums’ public hours. More

Materials Lab Workshop: Direct Animation & Cameraless Filmmaking

Tuesday, March 20, 2–5pm
Materials Lab, Lower Level

Participants will view a sampling of direct animation films, then experiment with a range of cameraless animation techniques on 16mm film to create their own visual segments inspired by a musical score. More

Sound Inventur: New Music Festival, 1953

Tuesday, March 20, 8–9pm
Menschel Hall, Lower Level

Part of our Sound Experiments series, this listening session re-creates a groundbreaking electronic music concert in Germany. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Inventur—Art in Germany, 1943–55. More

Numismatic Archaeology: Interpreting Coin Finds from Excavation Contexts

Wednesday, March 21, 6–7pm
Menschel Hall, Lower Level

Curator Alan Stahl, from Princeton University, will provide examples from various cultural contexts to illustrate the potential—and the perils—of deducing chronology, habitation history, and monetary circulation from coin finds. More

Midday Organ Recitals

Adolphus Busch Hall, 29 Kirkland Street

Join us for lunch-hour recitals performed on Harvard’s famous 1958 D. A. Flentrop organ. Audience members are invited to lunch quietly while listening.
Thursday, March 1: Jeremy Bruns
Thursday, March 8: Carson Cooman
Thursday, March 22: Libor Dudas
Thursday, March 29: Nathaniel Gumbs

Inventur in the Press

Highlights from Index

A number of installations on view—from various cultures and eras—are focused on the theme of hell. More

Our student guides are trained in sharing stories and interacting with visitors of all ages and backgrounds. But that’s just one aspect of how they prepare for their role. More