Homepage

2020 Oct 15

The Obsidian Mirror: Literature and Archaeology in Mexico

6:00pm to 7:00pm

Location: 

Online

Mexican authors Octavio Paz, Carlos Fuentes, José Emilio Pacheco, Salvador Novo, Rubén Bonifaz Nuño, and Rosario Castellanos, among others, have sought to use language to explore and recover the links between Mexico’s Indigenous peoples and its contemporary society. Focusing on Mexico’s pre-Hispanic past, Juan Villoro will explore the intimate and evocative relationships among literature, archaeology, and culture.

Eduardo Matos Moctezuma Lecture Series

This lecture series was created with the generosity of José Antonio Alonso Espinosa to honor the world-...

Read more about The Obsidian Mirror: Literature and Archaeology in Mexico
2020 Oct 14

Wonderful Cambrian Beasts

6:00pm to 7:00pm

Location: 

Online

Earth is home to a vast diversity of organisms that collectively define the modern biosphere. How did this diversity come to be? Javier Ortega-Hernández will discuss his approach to answering this question by studying organisms that lived more than half a billion years ago in the Cambrian Period (541–485 million years ago). By focusing on the earliest-known animals—some of the most versatile to ever exist—Ortega-Hernández aims to reconstruct the early evolutionary history of major animal groups and contribute to our understanding of Earth’s biodiversity.

Evolution...

Read more about Wonderful Cambrian Beasts
2020 Oct 16

2020 HILT Conference: Championing Equitable Instruction and Inclusive Classrooms

9:00am to 12:30pm

Location: 

Online

The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with newly energized movements opposing inequality and oppression of Black communities and people of color, highlights the importance of effective pedagogy in diverse classrooms and about difficult subjects. The transition to remote teaching has only emphasized the wide variety of challenges and privileges that students carry into their learning, and there is an increased need to address issues around socioeconomic constraints, accessibility, and differentiated learning. These issues, among many others, directly impact students’ ability to navigate hidden...

Read more about 2020 HILT Conference: Championing Equitable Instruction and Inclusive Classrooms
2020 Oct 15

On Account of Race (1965)

4:00pm to 5:15pm

Location: 

Online

The passage of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) in 1965 marked one culmination of a long civil rights movement that began in the wake of the American Civil War and gathered steam in the early 20th century, long before the Montgomery bus boycotts and the emergent leadership of Martin Luther King Jr. inaugurated the best-known phase of the movement. Designed to restore the intention of the 15th Amendment, the VRA invalidated poll taxes, literacy tests, and other prerequisites and practices that had been used to disfranchise African American women and men in the states of the former Confederacy...

Read more about On Account of Race (1965)
2020 Oct 14

HGSE’s Education Now: Teaching for Democracy: History, Civic Engagement, and Student Activism

3:00pm to 3:30pm

Location: 

Online

Education Now: is an HGSE webinar series that responds to the dramatic changes in the field of education in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Each 30-minute episode is designed to prompt observations and insights that are thought-provoking and actionable.

In addition to Zoom, Education Now webinars are streamed to YouTube, Facebook, and other social platforms, as well as to the HGSE website, at hgse.me/ednow.

Click...

Read more about HGSE’s Education Now: Teaching for Democracy: History, Civic Engagement, and Student Activism
2020 Oct 12

Culinary Ash in Contemporary Native American Cuisine

7:00pm to 9:00pm

Location: 

Online

The lectures pair Harvard professors with celebrated food experts and renowned chefs to showcase the science behind different culinary techniques. The series, organized by Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) is based on the Harvard course “Science and Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to the Science of Soft Matter,” but public lectures do not replicate course content.

Each presentation will begin with a 15-minute lecture about the scientific topics from that week’s class by a faculty member from the Harvard course

This week speaker...

Read more about Culinary Ash in Contemporary Native American Cuisine
2020 Dec 16

Virtual Gallery Tour for Friends and Fellows of the Museums

5:00pm to 5:30pm

Location: 

Online

Led by:
Elizabeth Rudy, Carl A. Weyerhaeuser Associate Curator of Prints

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

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

Register here.

Please check our ...

Read more about Virtual Gallery Tour for Friends and Fellows of the Museums
2020 Nov 18

Virtual Gallery Tour for Friends and Fellows of the Museums

5:00pm to 5:30pm

Location: 

Online

Led by:
Julie Wertz, Beal Family Postgraduate Fellow in Conservation Science, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies

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

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

Register here....

Read more about Virtual Gallery Tour for Friends and Fellows of the Museums
2020 Nov 05

Art Talk Live: The Arts of the Everyday—Found Materials in Brazilian Art & Printmaking at Home

2:00pm to 2:30pm

Location: 

Online

Bits of fabric, metal scraps, trash—these are just some of the experimental materials artists have used to make political statements. From sculpture to the graphic arts, a vibrant tradition of found materials, assemblage, and collage exists in Brazil, where artists have deployed these techniques to illuminate economic, racial, and environmental issues. This talk will explore innovative works at the Harvard Art Museums and beyond, followed by a demonstration of how to make a collagraphic print at home using found materials.

This talk is part of a series investigating power...

Read more about Art Talk Live: The Arts of the Everyday—Found Materials in Brazilian Art & Printmaking at Home
2020 Oct 21

Virtual Gallery Tour for Friends and Fellows of the Museums

5:00pm to 5:30pm

Location: 

Online

Led by:
Katherine Mintie, John R. and Barbara Robinson Family Curatorial Fellow in Photography, Division of Modern and Contemporary Art

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

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

Register here...

Read more about Virtual Gallery Tour for Friends and Fellows of the Museums
2020 Oct 10

Student Guide Tour: Spirituality in Secular Art, with Adam Sella

11:00am to 11:30am

Location: 

Online

Join us live on Zoom for a Student Guide Tour!

Adam Sella ’22 considers different ideas of spirituality and how these appear in artworks we might not immediately consider to be spiritual.

This free tour will take place online via Zoom. To join, click the following link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/92102879072 (no pre-registration required).

The Ho Family Student Guide Program at the Harvard Art Museums trains students to develop original, research-based tours of the collections. These tours,...

Read more about Student Guide Tour: Spirituality in Secular Art, with Adam Sella
2020 Oct 09

Art Study Center Seminar at Home: Obsession and Labor—Albert Moore’s Singular Painting Techniques

11:00am to 12:00pm

Location: 

Online

Since we are unable to welcome you into the museums at this time, we are bringing our experts to you in an online series, Art Study Center Seminars at Home.

British artist Albert Moore’s painting process is believed to be among the most elaborate of the Victorian era. Join conservation fellow Ruby Awburn and curatorial fellow Sophie Lynford as they discuss the results of their recent research and examination of Moore’s painting Study for “Blossoms.” The conservation treatment revealed layers beneath the surface of his work, which allowed Awburn and Lynford...

Read more about Art Study Center Seminar at Home: Obsession and Labor—Albert Moore’s Singular Painting Techniques
2020 Nov 04

HUECU Webinar - Seven Tips to Navigating the Holidays during Covid-19

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Location: 

Online

The Holidays for 2020 are likely to look different from any other Holiday season we have experienced. Please join GreenPath to identify seven strategies to help reduce the stress and enjoy the time with family and friends. Spend time planning to avoid unnecessary expenses and start 2021 without the stress of overwhelming debt and regrets.

...

Read more about HUECU Webinar - Seven Tips to Navigating the Holidays during Covid-19
2020 Oct 21

Authentic Inclusion Drives Innovation

10:00am

Location: 

Online

You are invited to this celebration of the 30th anniversary of the ADA featuring Frances West, IBM’s first Chief Accessibility Officer. Frances believes that “human diversity is at the core of disruptive innovation. It calls for holistic actions across all parts of an institution to respect an individual human’s ability to make a difference not in spite of, but because of their difference.”

This event will be live captioned. Should you need an accommodation to participate please contact...

Read more about Authentic Inclusion Drives Innovation

Pages