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.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Profile of Body-Paint Artist Shelby Meyerhoff

Shelby Meyerhoff’s liminal, liberating body painting

by Lydialyle Gibson

Up Close (Virtually) with the Forbes Pigment Collection

Harvard’s world-famous collection of colors can now be enjoyed from home. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

An Edo-Era Dazzler from Harvard Art Museums Exhibit

This folding fan enfolds two sacred mountains.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Photographer Mark Erickson’s Street Scenes of 1990s Vietnam

Photographer Mark Erickson on the Vietnam he never knew

by Dan Kelly

Museum of Fine Arts Winter Exhibits

Winter exhibits at the Museum of Fine Arts

by Nell Porter-Brown

Gifts for the Arts

Holiday gifts that support the arts

by Nell Porter-Brown

Being with the Other

A Radcliffe exhibition explores a lifetime of artwork and female friendship

by Lydialyle Gibson

How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic

Fall semester interrupted, a century ago

by Matteo Wong

Harvard Graduate School of Design Class Day Speaker Jenny Odell

Artist Jenny Odell speaks at the Graduate School of Design Class Day ceremony.

by Nell Porter-Brown