Today, the Arboretum is a place of research as well as education and enjoyment. Scientists from around the world take advantage of the diverse and extensive collections throughout the landscape. How did scientists use the Arboretum in the 1800s to advance scientific ideas when the Arboretum was in its infancy? And how did those ideas further the discoveries and ideas that continue in the present?

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Free, registration is requested at my.arboretum.harvard.edu...

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Trees and shrubs can be challenging to identify, but as the saying goes, “…you will love only what you understand…” (Baba Dioum). So why not expand the number of trees and shrubs you become aware of and can identify? In this session, Cat Chamberlain will lead you through the Arnold Arboretum to practice using dichotomous keys, plant presses, and other tools often used in field research. This casual journey through the landscape will allow you to familiarize yourself with and appreciate the flora that surrounds you. Dress for learning in the landscape and bring a magnifier lens if you...

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May 4 – July 22, 2018

Opening Reception, Saturday, May 19, 1:00-3:00pm

Artist Talk, Saturday, June 2, 3:00-4:00pm

Location: Hunnewell Building

Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord's Spirit Books will be displayed in the Hunnewell Building's Visitor Center. These art books reveal Gaylord's connection between the inherent spirituality and mystery of nature with the long-standing tradition of books... Read more about The Spirit Books: Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord

Guide, Arnold Arboretum Volunteer
10:00am-11:00am
Saturday, May 12 2018
Location: Hunnewell Building

SOLD OUT!

Join an Arboretum volunteer to discover the Arboretum on guided hikes for families. This walk will feature the vibrant ecosystem found in Dawson Pond. One adult may bring a maximum of three children; suitable for children ages four through twelve. Meet in the Visitor Center.

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Arboretum Volunteers
Select Thursdays and Sundays, 11:00am-1:00pm
See website calendar for dates.
Location: Bonsai and Penjing Collection (Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection)

Come and experience a very unique opportunity in the Arnold Arboretum's Bonsai and Penjing Collection of dwarfed... Read more about Bonsai and Penjing Pavilion Open House

Copper Etchings by Bobbi Angell and Watercolor Paintings by Beverly Duncan

The word disjunction, defined as the relationship between two distinct alternatives, can be applied to botanical artists Bobbi Angell and Beverly Duncan: their media--copper and watercolor, their plant focuses--exotic and native, their backgrounds--botany and art. In the end though, as in this Arnold Arboretum exhibition, it is all about the wonder of woody plants, and the artists' approaches to creating images.

Angell is attracted to unusual, cultivated specimens due to her...

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The Arnold Arboretum began collaborating with scientists and plant experts in China in 1907 with the first Arboretum-sponsored expedition by famed plant explorer Ernest Henry Wilson. Join us at the Weld Hill Research Building on May 22 at 6:00pm for a special event and reception celebrating the history and successes of this longtime partnership to explore, collect, and preserve China's rich biodiversity. View specimens from our Bonsai & Penjing Collection, see highlights of the documentary Chinese Wilson, and view then-and-now...

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Lynette Roth, the Daimler Curator of the Busch-Reisinger Museum and curator of the Inventur—Art in Germany, 1943–55 exhibition, will give today’s gallery talk.

Free with museums admission. This talk is limited to 15 people and tickets are required. Ten minutes before the talk, tickets will become available at the admissions desk.

Please meet in the Calderwood Courtyard, in front of the digital screens between the shop and the admissions desk....

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Join us for an architectural tour that will stop on all of the Harvard Art Museums’ public floors, led by Peter Atkinson, director of facilities planning and management. You will hear about the history of the building, which is registered on the National Trust for Historic Preservation, as well as learn more about the concepts behind and execution of our eight-year renovation and expansion project.

Note that this tour will last 60 minutes.

Free with museums admission. This talk is limited to 15 people and tickets are required. Ten minutes before the talk, tickets...

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Cabelle Ahn, a Ph.D. candidate in the history of art and architecture at Harvard, will give this gallery talk.

Free with museums admission. This talk is limited to 15 people and tickets are required. Ten minutes before the talk, tickets will become available at the admissions desk.

Please meet in the Calderwood Courtyard, in front of the digital screens between the shop and the admissions desk. Museums staff will be on hand to collect tickets.

Gallery talks are offered by curators, conservators, fellows, and other museums staff; they focus on aspects of...

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Caitlin Dalton, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History of Art &Architecture at Boston University and contributor to the Inventur—Art in Germany, 1943–55 exhibition catalogue, will give today’s gallery talk. The exhibition is on view February 9, 2018–June 3, 2018.

Free with museums admission. This talk is limited to 15 people and tickets are required. Ten...

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Elizabeth Rudy, the Carl A. Weyerhaeuser Associate Curator of Prints, will give today’s gallery talk.

Free with museums admission. This talk is limited to 15 people and tickets are required. Ten minutes before the talk, tickets will become available at the admissions desk.

Please meet in the Calderwood Courtyard, in front of the digital screens between the shop and the admissions desk. Museums staff will be on hand to collect tickets.

Gallery talks are offered by curators, conservators, fellows, and other museums staff; they focus on aspects of the...

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Jessica Bardsley, the Agnes Mongan Curatorial Fellow in the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art, will give this gallery talk related to the exhibition A.K. Burns: Survivor’s Remorse, on view May 19, 2018–August 12, 2018.

Free with museums admission. This talk is limited to 15 people and tickets are required. Ten minutes before the talk, tickets will become available at the admissions desk.

Please meet in the Calderwood Courtyard, in front of the...

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The Harvard Art Museums will offer free admission to all visitors today, in celebration of Art Museum Day and International Museum Day, organized by the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) and the International Council of Museums (ICOM).

Explore the collections galleries of the Fogg, Busch-Reisinger, and Arthur M. Sackler Museums, and see the special exhibition Inventur—Art in Germany, 1943–...

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Yan Yang, curatorial assistant for the collection in the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art, will give today’s gallery talk.

Free with museums admission. This talk is limited to 15 people and tickets are required. Ten minutes before the talk, tickets will become available at the admissions desk.

Please meet in the Calderwood Courtyard, in front of the digital screens between the shop and the admissions desk. Museums staff will be on hand to collect tickets.

Gallery talks are offered by curators, conservators, fellows, and other museums staff; they...

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