Visual Arts
Explore exhibitions, artists, and visual works that enrich Harvard’s cultural and academic life.
Rachel Ruysch’s Lush (Still) Life
Now on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, a Dutch painter’s art proved a treasure trove for scientists.
The Places You’ll Go
Art, science, sports—and fanciful holiday lights—in the Connecticut River Valley
Curiosities: “Completely Magical”
Stunning works by Clifford Ross at the Portland Museum of Art
War's Other Consequences
Harvard Art Museums exhibition explores the American military’s effect on its homeland.
Reflections of Pandemic Intimacy
Harvard's Carpenter Center highlights works by Katherine Bradford and Diedrick Bracken
Curiosities: A Fantasy Trip
“Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration,” at the Norman Rockwell Museum
Sequestering Carbon Dioxide in Diamonds
Countering greenhouse gases by making diamonds from the sky
Harvard Art Museums names a new curator
Horace D. Ballard will direct American art collections at the museums.
Peabody Essex Museum’s “In American Waters”
From oceanic voyages to romping in the waves, a new exhibit explores relationships to water.
Trade Cards, Eye-Catching Heralds of Mass-marketing
A nineteenth-century advertising medium traces the rise of consumer culture.
New Bedford
Exploring the coastal fishing hub’s history, architecture, parks, and arts scene