Engaging with works of art can inspire fresh perspectives and open up new avenues for storytelling. In a recorded Art Talk, conservator Angela Chang partners with a metalsmith to re-create an ancient object, unlocking new details about its original state. Next week, in a live online performance, Harvard’s Parker Quartet will present their musical interpretation of works in the Harvard Art Museums collections. This event is free and open to everyone.
The stories of art continue to unfold, and we are delighted to have you at the center of our many conversations. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be asking for your input as we develop new online programs.
In the meantime—Stay Strong. Stay Well. Stay Tuned.
This week on Harvard Art Museums from Home: Watch this Art Talk as conservator Angela Chang examines a modern reconstruction of an ancient object and what it reveals about the original appearance and highly skilled manufacture of the ancient fragment. On Wednesday, December 16, check out a new work performed by the Parker Quartet, inspired by the Harvard Art Museums collections. The concert will be performed live on the Harvard University Department of Music’s YouTube channel. Don’t miss the last Art Talk Live of the year on Thursday, December 17! You’ll explore ancient Rome, where tyrannical emperors were deposed and their likenesses defaced, by angry mobs or official decree. One of the voices from the audio tour of the Forbes Pigment Collection, conservation coordinator Alison Cariens is giving a talk on the reds in the pigment collection at the Cambridge Art Association, on Thursday, December 17. | 