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Topography of Loss: A Symposium on Doris SalcedoFriday, March 3, 10am–5pm This two-day symposium brings together scholars to discuss Doris Salcedo’s work within the contexts of political science, human rights, religion, philosophy and literature, and art history. Organized around three panels on Friday, March 3, and featuring a sold-out keynote address by Judith Butler on Thursday, March 2, the symposium seeks to prompt wider conversation about the issues that are underscored in the exhibition Doris Salcedo: The Materiality of Mourning and in Salcedo’s work as a whole. More | |
Midday Organ RecitalsAdolphus Busch Hall, 29 Kirkland Street, Cambridge Join us for lunch-hour recitals performed on Harvard’s famous 1958 D. A. Flentrop organ. Audience members are invited to lunch quietly while listening. | |
An Afternoon with Filmmaker Deborah StratmanSaturday, March 4, 2–3:30pm Join us for a screening of seven short films by Chicago-based artist and filmmaker Deborah Stratman. The artist will introduce her films and will participate in a brief conversation and Q&A with Ernst Karel, lab manager of Harvard’s Sensory Ethnography Lab, at the end of the program. More | |
Harvard Treasures Tour: Catching the Wave: Photographs of the Women’s Movement, at the Schlesinger LibraryMonday, March 6, 12–1pm Research librarian Diana Carey and photo archivist Joanne Donovan will lead this exclusive members tour of the library’s photography exhibition Catching the Wave: Photographs of the Women’s Movement. If you’re not yet a member, you can join here. More | |
First 100 Days: Gallery TalksOffered during the first 100 days of the new U.S. administration, these talks look closely at selected works from across the collections and from around the world to consider questions of political power and activism, human rights and planetary consciousness, national borders and global citizenship, and the role of the arts in various historical contexts.Tuesday, March 7: Easel Painting and Radical Politics in Weimar Germany | |
Modern Art in Technicolor: Art, Film, and American IdentityThursday, March 9, 6–8pm This series examines the construction of American identity by pairing artworks from the museums’ collections with films. Following a screening of John Huston’s Moby Dick, viewers are invited to view Jackson Pollock’s No. 2 in Gallery 1200, Level 1. More | |
| Doris Salcedo’s Public Works Friday, March 10, 2–2:30pm | |
Members TourWednesday, March 15, 5:30–6:30pm Members are invited to discover our collections during a special curator-led tour through select galleries, held outside the museums’ public hours. If you’re not yet a member, you can join here. More | |
Dr. Hendricks at HarvardTuesday, March 21, 6–7:30pm Join us for an artist talk by painter Barkley Hendricks, followed by a discussion with Harvard professor Matt Saunders and students from his painting class. More | |
On Not Being At Home, Part 3: The Colors of the MountainTuesday, March 21, 6–8pmDavid Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Tsai Auditorium, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge During the run of the exhibition Doris Salcedo: The Materiality of Mourning, the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, the Harvard Film Archive, and the Harvard Art Museums are collaborating on a three-part film series that looks at the conditions behind displacement and forced migration, in Latin America in particular. The screening of The Colors of the Mountain, the final film in this series, will be followed by a Q&A with director Carlos César Arbeláez. More | |
New Digs and Discoveries at Sardis in TurkeyWednesday, March 22, 6–7:30pm The Archaeological Exploration of Sardis in western Turkey continues to make exciting and unexpected discoveries. Director Nicholas Cahill, professor of art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will present recent results from the expedition. More | |
The Eagle HuntressThursday, March 23, 6–7:30pm This family-friendly documentary follows Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl who lives in the Altai Mountains in Mongolia, as she trains to become the first female in 12 generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter. The film traces her rise to the pinnacle of this centuries-old tradition. More | |
| Eva Hesse: Film Screening and Discussion Monday, March 27, 6–8:30pm Menschel Hall, Lower Level The documentary Eva Hesse investigates the life and artistic practice of one of the most influential and experimental artists of the last half-century. Following the screening, Annette Lemieux, artist and senior lecturer on visual and environmental studies at Harvard University, and curator Mary Schneider Enriquez will discuss Hesse’s legacy. More | |
| From Byrsa to the Tiber: Carthaginian Coins and History Wednesday, March 29, 6–7pm Paolo Visonà, associate professor at the University of Kentucky at Lexington, will discuss how coins provide essential information on the history and the economy of Carthage. Visonà will further reveal how these findings underscore the city’s connectivity with other Punic centers and its relations with its Mediterranean neighbors and rivals, particularly Cyrene, Syracuse, and Rome. More | |
Highlights from IndexThe Calderwood Courtyard’s hanging sculpture Triangle Constellation, by Carlos Amorales, recently needed a dusting. Watch as a crew carefully cleans the work from an aerial lift. More The private artist interview is a regular practice at the museums, with conservators recording their conversations with living artists whose works are in our collections. Doris Salcedo’s interview last November, just a few days before the opening of the special exhibition Doris Salcedo: The Materiality of Mourning, focused on her work A Flor de Piel. More | |
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| Also This Month
Join our experts for regular gallery talks. Upcoming topics include the photography of August Sander, the Pre-Raphaelites, and the exhibition Drawing: The Invention of a Modern Medium. Check the calendar for the full lineup. | |
| Art Study Center Art Study Center Open Hours will be held on Mondays, on March 6, 13, 20, and 27, from 1–4pm. See works of art related to exhibitions, programs, or current staff research; or request a favorite that is not currently on view. Check the calendar for details. | |
| Student Guide Tours On Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays during the academic year, Harvard undergraduates lead these tours focused on one or more objects in our collections. See the calendar for the full schedule. | |
| Image credits: (header) Franz Wilhelm Seiwert, Mass, 1931. Oil on wood. Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Richard Norton Memorial Fund, 2015.43; Still from Doris Salcedo’s Public Works: © MCA Chicago. | |
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