Join us on Zoom to discover haiku this spring, inspired by the Arnold Arboretum and the Harvard Art Museums exhibition Painting Edo: Japanese Art from the Feinberg Collection!

Haiku, a concise form of poetry that originated in Japan and was popularized during the explosively creative Edo period (1615–1868), has since been adopted around the world as a means of capturing the ways in which the natural world and humanity intersect. It is made up of just a few words that tell a story about what you see, what you think, or how you react to the world around you. Haiku...

Join us online to experience a special glimpse into the museums and access to the experts while we’re closed.

Led by:
Amy Brauer., Curator of the Col¬lection, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art

This tour will take place online via Zoom. Pre-registration is required. The day before the event, you will receive a Zoom link.

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Climate change has brought renewed and urgent interest in the relationship between human behavior and the mass extinction of animal species and their habitats. Early modern Europeans, too, were preoccupied with extinction, and many works of art bear witness to their concerns. Focusing on Antonio Tempesta’s print A Wolf Hunt, with a Dead Ram as Bait, this talk will examine the period’s various notions of extinction, while also drawing connections with contemporary thinking on the subject in museums and elsewhere.

Led by:
Sarah Mallory, graduate...

What does it mean to redefine the (art) landscape?

Join curator Mary Schneider Enriquez and Ph.D. candidate Chassidy Winestock for a conversation reflecting on works by Howardena Pindell, Kara Walker, and Kerry James Marshall. Revisiting works in the Harvard Art Museums collections, they will look with fresh eyes, informed by the contemporary moment, at questions of race and representation and the ways these artists have put pressure on museum spaces and the broader landscape of the art world.

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In this talk, photography curator Makeda Best will explore the history of photography collecting at Harvard and share her work to foreground new perspectives, contexts of interpretation, and historical connections.

Led by:
Makeda Best, Richard L. Menschel Curator of Photography, Division of Modern and Contemporary Art

This talk is part of a series inspired by ReFrame, a museum-wide initiative to reimagine the function, role, and future of the university art museum. These talks examine...

Professor David A. Moss, author of the acclaimed book “Democracy: A Case Study,” makes history come alive with an audience-driven discussion of a pivotal moment in our past. The year was 1965. The Constitution, “declared that the right to vote shall not be denied or abridged … on account of race,” but the reality in the South was far different. Martin Luther King Jr. was building support for African-American voting rights, one protest at a time. The political pressures upon him, from the White House on down, were enormous. 

By stepping into the shoes of your predecessors...

Join us on Zoom for a bitesize look at the role of food in art, presented in partnership with the Food Literacy Project at Harvard University Dining Services!

From vegetable-based dyes to dairy fixatives, food and art share a long and interesting history. In this talk, curatorial and conservation fellows Ruby Awburn, Lauren Hanson, Leonie Mueller, and Julie Wertz will take us on a culinary tour of the Harvard Art Museums and discuss the varied roles that food has played in art.

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Eating can feel like either a chore or a bore these days. There are so many conflicting diet messages, mixed up with fancy cooking shows, and constant food marketing. Wouldn't it be great to just relax and enjoy food instead of constantly struggling with it? You can learn to trust yourself around food and feel good about your eating. Join HUHS nutritionist Michelle Gallant for a discussion on a kinder,...

Join the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) for The Intersection of Disability and Climate Change on Thursday, April 1 from 12-12:30 PM EDT

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HGSE Sustainability Fellow David Liebmann will present research on the intersection of disability and climate change....

The Harvard University Center for the Environment (HUCE) presents the latest installment of the recently revived Green Conversations series, bringing thought leaders from the worlds of science, government, business, media, and non-profit organizations into conversation with Harvard faculty.

Join HUCE on Wendesday, March 10 at 5 PM EST for a Green Conversation with Elizabeth Kolbert and Daniel Schrag...

The stories of Asian American women extend far beyond the geographic borders of the United States. Inspired by tales and objects from family history, their narratives often reflect the transnational nature of Asian American women’s lives. Despite the importance of these narratives to expanding and complicating our understanding of war, migration, inequity, and difference, the accounts and perspectives of Asian American women have often been overlooked in formal records, and the tangible objects providing critical evidence of their histories have been ignored.

This program will...

In Creating Inclusive Learning Opportunities in Higher Education, Sheryl Burgstahler provides a practical, step-by-step guide for putting the principles of universal design into action. The book offers multiple ways to access, engage with, and transform the higher education environment: making physical spaces welcoming to students of all abilities; creating digital learning and assistive technology programs that meet the needs of all users; developing universal design in higher education (UDHE) syllabi, assessments and teaching practices that minimize the need for academic accommodations...

The Harvard University Center for the Environment presents a film screening and discussion as part of the recently revived Green Conversations series, bringing thought leaders from the worlds of science, government, business, media, and non-profit organizations into conversation with Harvard faculty.

Entangled is an award-winning, feature-length film about how climate change has accelerated a collision between one of the world’s most endangered species, North America’s most valuable fishery, and a federal agency mandated to protect both. The film, by the makers of Lobster War...

Join us on March 3 for the fourth installment of the COVID-19 and the Law: Disruption, Impact, and Legacy Seminar Series.

This seminar series will consider the ethical, legal, regulatory, and broader social and institutional impacts that COVID-19 has had, as well as the longer-lasting effects it may have on our society. This fourth seminar in the series will focus on the role that social disparities and structural forces have played in the pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost all aspects of life in the United States and around the world, disrupting...

Monsoon Kitchens’s Chef Srinivas Ramchandran will be leading a demo of how to make Tandoori Chicken Tacos and Classic Onion Pakoras! From Monsoon Kitchens Co-Founder, Swati Elavia: "As a small girl in India, the smells of the samosas, pakoras, and other treats that came from my mother’s kitchen to celebrate monsoon season inspired a feeling for the joy that only food crafted with care can bring. Later, my work as a registered dietician taught me that those recipes had been as kind to my body as they were to my taste buds. That realization inspired my mission to replace the restaurant-...