Visual Arts

Explore exhibitions, artists, and visual works that enrich Harvard’s cultural and academic life.

There’s a New Sargent Painting in Town

Harvard Art Museums restores a rare glimpse of an American master.

by Schuyler Velasco

Seeing the the Invisible World of Microbes

On Earth, microbes run the show.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard alumnus James Coe is a Hudson Valley painter and bird artist

Landscape and bird artist James Coe reflects the Hudson Valley

by Nell Porter-Brown

Finding Harlem

The Cooper Gallery’s new exhibit explores a neighborhood’s identity.

by Alisha Ukani

Brief life of Blanche Ames, intrepid botanical illustrator, by Laura J. Snyder

Brief life of an intrepid botanical illustrator: 1878-1969

by Laura J. Snyder

Boston Athenaeum print exhibit

A Boston Athenaeum print exhibit reveals “a distinctive sense of place.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Summertime activities and destinations in Lincoln, Massachusetts

Lincoln offers rich history, nature trails, local food, and art.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Springtime at Mount Auburn Cemetery

Springtime at Mount Auburn Cemetery

by Nell Porter-Brown

American bird art in Canton, Massachusetts

A trip to Mass Audubon’s unique art museum

by Nell Porter-Brown

The Discovery of a Lost Harvard Museum

Recreating the Philosophy Chamber

by Jonathan Shaw , Jennifer Carling