The Calderwood Courtyard constitutes the physical and spiritual core of the Harvard Art Museums. Since its construction in the original Fogg Museum in 1927, the space has been the center of the building at 32 Quincy Street. When Renzo Piano Building Workshop designed the renovated facility, which opened in 2014, the courtyard was the only part of the original structure left intact. As we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the canon’s house of the Church of San Biagio in Montepulciano, Italy, on which our Calderwood Courtyard was modeled, archivist Megan Schwenke and associate research...

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In conjunction with our special exhibition Inventur—Art in Germany, 1943–55, the Harvard Film Archive is screening five complementary German films from the period. The series is curated by Eric Rentschler, the Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures and director of graduate studies at Harvard University.

German postwar cinema occupies a liminal sector of film history, sandwiched between Nazi-era productions and the New German Cinema...

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In conjunction with our special exhibition Inventur—Art in Germany, 1943–55, the Harvard Film Archive is screening five complementary German films from the period. The series is curated by Eric Rentschler, the Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures and director of graduate studies at Harvard University.

German postwar cinema occupies a liminal sector of film history, sandwiched between Nazi-era productions and the New German Cinema...

Read more about The Management of Shattered Identity: German Films, 1945–57

In conjunction with our special exhibition Inventur—Art in Germany, 1943–55, the Harvard Film Archive is screening five complementary German films from the period. The series is curated by Eric Rentschler, the Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures and director of graduate studies at Harvard University.

German postwar cinema occupies a liminal sector of film history, sandwiched between Nazi-era productions and the New German Cinema...

Read more about The Management of Shattered Identity: German Films, 1945–57

Seung Yeon Sang, the Henderson Curatorial Fellow in East Asian Art 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...

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Melissa Venator, the Stefan Engelhorn Curatorial Fellow in the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 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...

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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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The Harvard Art Museums will screen the winning films in this year’s student-run Harvard College Film Festival, which provides undergraduates across the world an opportunity to create and submit films to be screened, judged, and awarded for creative excellence and powerful perspective.

This screening will take place in Menschel Hall, Lower Level.

Free admission. Please enter the museums via the entrance on Broadway. Seating will begin at 1:30pm.

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Rome assumed its modern form in the 16th and 17th centuries, during the Renaissance and the Baroque period. Though the street network of Old Rome can be confusing to first-time visitors, it makes sense when considered in light of its connection to the dynastic ambitions of successive popes, from Julius II (the pope of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling) to Alexander VII (Bernini’s pope par excellence).

In this lecture, Joseph Connors, professor of the history of art and architecture at Harvard, will explore the shaping of Rome through the creation of targeted...

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Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions you’ll make in your lifetime. Kick your fears of the home buying process to the curb and spend the morning of April 7 with the Harvard University Employees Credit Union and other home buying experts. In the Credit Union’s biggest home buying event of the year, you'll learn about the home buying and financing process and gain the confidence you need to navigate the Boston metro market.

We'll cover topics like the mortgage process, down payment, approval, home inspection, closing and more.

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This multi-session course will provide participants with the opportunity to learn about mindfulness and build their own personal practices using a combination of live and app-based supports.

The app is 10% Happier, a best-in-class program hosted by best-selling author, ABC news personality, and self-described “fidgety skeptic” Dan Harris, alongside Joseph Goldstein, one of the most renowned meditation teachers in the world. Live instruction is provided by teachers from Harvard Pilgrim’s Mind the Moment mindfulness program, which has been training individuals to incorporate...

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Student loans can be tricky! We’ll discuss federal and private student loans, repayment options, loan forgiveness and refinancing options.

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Student loans can be tricky! We’ll discuss federal and private student loans, repayment options, loan forgiveness and refinancing options.

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We’ll tackle when, how and how much to save for retirement. We’ll go through the benefits of compounding interest, important saving vehicles and tips to increase your savings.

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We’ll tackle when, how and how much to save for retirement. We’ll go through the benefits of compounding interest, important saving vehicles and tips to increase your savings.

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