Harvard Art Museums - October 2022

With so many events on our calendar this fall, you’ll need to visit often to get the full experience of everything the Harvard Art Museums have to offer. There are tours, artist talks, evening celebrations, a film series, and much more! Remember that the museums are always free to everyone on Sundays.

Talking with Arlene Shechet

On Friday, October 7, join us for a discussion with contemporary sculptor Arlene Shechet about her one-of-a-kind installation Disrupt the View at the Harvard Art Museums. Admission to the lecture is free, but space is limited, so reserve your spot today!

A Chill Night

Escape the cool autumn air and bring a friend to the next Harvard Art Museums at Night on Thursday, October 27. We’ll be serving up haunting tunes and spooky treats, and will be welcoming back Castle Island Brewing Company as a featured local vendor. Advance reservations are encouraged, but walk-in visitors are always welcome.

Dare to Know in Print

We’ve just published the Dare to Know catalogue—an A to Z exploration of the Enlightenment quest for understanding and change, as revealed in the era’s prints and drawings. Watch this trailer to get a glimpse of this stunning book before its official release later this month.

Status, Ethnicity, and Magic

We invite you to attend a free lecture online or in person at Harvard’s Geological Lecture Hall to discuss the context and function of funerary portraits, on Thursday, October 6. Art professor Lorelei Corcoran will also explore what these images reveal about the religious beliefs and multilayered ethnicities of their subjects. Advance registration is required for either virtual or in-person attendance.

Focus on Queer Youth

On October 9, spend your Sunday afternoon watching two films about the pain, joy, and other emotions of being queer in adolescence. The screening is part of our free Screens for Teens series, featuring contemporary and classic films specially curated for teenagers in and around Cambridge. Reservations can be made in advance.

Hands-On Graphic Arts

Curious about the graphic arts and how we make sense of the world around us? Take a workshop inspired by the exhibition Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment, with artist Angela Lorenz. She will guide you in experimenting with a new visual model for representing artworks. The workshop is offered on October 9 and 11. Register today!

New Narratives

On Sunday, October 16, learn what a recent investigation revealed about an early Italian painting panel by Pietro Lorenzetti, and how it stands out for its previously overlooked imagery.

Indigenous Voices

On Thursday, October 20, Patricia Marroquin Norby (Purépecha), the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s inaugural associate curator of Native American art, will deliver her lecture “Foregrounding Indigenous Voices and Perspectives at the Met.”