Join staff as they discuss and activate this experimental device from 1930 by Bauhaus pioneer László Moholy-Nagy. — Is it an experimental lighting device, the subject of New Vision films and photographs, or a motorized kinetic sculpture? The Light Prop has expanded our definition of art for 90 years. Learn more about this fascinating object and see it in operation in this gallery talk.
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When a pregnant Hannah flees an abusive relationship, she finds unexpected camaraderie with three outcasts riding the rails of America, outrunning ghosts of their own. After barely escaping an illegal abortion, she meets the Janes, an underground network of courageous women who risk everything to provide a choice to wo…
On view through May 27, 2027 This exhibit celebrates the first-known all-women architecture firm in Massachusetts, founded in 1900 by Lois Lilley Howe, the first woman to graduate with an architecture degree from MIT. Howe, along with architects Eleanor Manning and Mary Almy, completed more than 900 commissions through…
Poetry lovers and skeptics alike are invited to this weekly workshop where we’ll read poems that nourish the mind and spirit. We’ll consult a diverse selection of contemporary and classic poets on meaningful topics, share personal reactions, and engage in reflective writing. Sample topics include identity, community, r…
Join us for a roundtable conversation reflecting on Barbara Norfleet’s enduring impact as artist, teacher, curator, and collector. — To celebrate our new exhibition The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection , join us for a roundtable conversation reflecting on Barbara Norfleet’s expansiv…
Join Madison Brown, co-curator of _The Way We Never Were_, for a discussion on proof prints and the craft of producing polished studio portraits. — Join Madison Brown, co-curator of The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection (August 29, 2026–May 9, 2027), for a discussion about the role o…
Join us for an in-depth tour of _The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection_, on view through May 9, 2027. — Join us for an in-depth tour of the exhibition The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection , on view from August 29, 2026 to May 9, 2027. Funding for…
Calling all Harvard students! Explore with a museum staff member works of ancient art that shaped status, memory, and desire. — During this month’s installment of First/Hand Fridays, explore with a museum staff member works of ancient art that shaped status, memory, and desire. Led by: Penny Coombe , Kelekian Curatoria…
