Harvard Art Museum Renovation In Progress

See a slide show documenting the remaking of Harvard’s central art museum.

March 22, 2011

March 22, 2011 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

January 28, 2010

January 28, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

January 28, 2010

January 28, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

February 4, 2010

February 4, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

February 4, 2010

February 4, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

February 4, 2010

February 4, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

March 2, 2010

March 2, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

March 2, 2010

March 2, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

March 2, 2010

March 2, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

March 9, 2010

March 9, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

March 9, 2010

March 9, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

April 12, 2010

April 12, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

April 12, 2010

April 12, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

April 14, 2010

April 14, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

April 21, 2010

April 21, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

April 21, 2010

April 21, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

April 28, 2010

April 28, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

April 28, 2010

April 28, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

May 13, 2010

May 13, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

May 13, 2010

May 13, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

May 13, 2010

May 13, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

May 13, 2010

May 13, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

June 2, 2010

June 2, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JS

June 2, 2010

June 2, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JS

June 2, 2010

June 2, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JS

June 2, 2010

June 2, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JBW

June 2, 2010

June 2, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JBW

June 2, 2010

June 2, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JBW

June 2, 2010

June 2, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JBW

June 2, 2010

June 2, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JBW

June 7, 2010

June 7, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

June 7, 2010

June 7, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

June 7, 2010

June 7, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

June 7, 2010

June 7, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/VL

July 16, 2010

July 16, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/MF

July 16, 2010. View the full gallery below (the most recent photos appear last).

July 16, 2010. View the full gallery below (the most recent photos appear last). | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/MF

September 17, 2010. View the full gallery below (the most recent photos appear last).

September 17, 2010. View the full gallery below (the most recent photos appear last). | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

September 17, 2010

September 17, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

September 17, 2010

September 17, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

September 17, 2010

September 17, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

September 17, 2010

September 17, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

September 17, 2010

September 17, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

September 17, 2010

September 17, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

September 17, 2010

September 17, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

September 17, 2010

September 17, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

November 18, 2010

November 18, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

November 18, 2010

November 18, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

November 18, 2010

November 18, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

November 19, 2010

November 19, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

November 19, 2010

November 19, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

November 19, 2010

November 19, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

November 19, 2010

November 19, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

November 19, 2010

November 19, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

November 19, 2010

November 19, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

December 2, 2010

December 2, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

December 16, 2010

December 16, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

December 16, 2010

December 16, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

December 16, 2010

December 16, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

December 2, 2010

December 2, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

December 16, 2010

December 16, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

December 16, 2010

December 16, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

December 16, 2010

December 16, 2010 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

March 22, 2011

March 22, 2011 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

March 22, 2011

March 22, 2011 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

March 22, 2011

March 22, 2011 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

March 22, 2011

March 22, 2011 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

March 22, 2011

March 22, 2011 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

March 22, 2011

March 22, 2011 | Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC

As reported, the wholesale remaking of Harvard’s central art-museum complex has begun. The accompanying photo gallery, begun in late January and since updated continuously, shows scaffolding erected on the Prescott Street side of the Fogg complex, giving construction workers access to the roof to remove stone balusters. Along Broadway, the loading dock (used to remove artworks for storage) was demolished, creating space to remove construction debris from the interior demolition. The windows are giving way to plywood, and the front entrance, on Quincy Street, has been blocked off.

Check back for regular visual updates on the work in progress. 

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