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.
A Trip to New Britain, Connecticut
New Britain’s “Little Poland” and museum of American art
Profile of Photography Curator Makeda Best
Focusing on the Harvard Art Museums’ new photography curator
Benjamin Franklin’s Retirement and Reinvention
Two hundred and seventy years ago, Benjamin Franklin did something highly unusual. He retired.
Brief Life of Henry Chapman Mercer, Innovative Ceramicist
Brief life of an innovative ceramicist: 1856-1930
Games of Old from Houghton Library
Amusements to dispel the winter blues
The Museum of Bad Art
A Somerville museum highlights art “so bad, it’s good.”
Newport’s Winter Activities
Visiting Newport, Rhode Island, during the winter
A Transformative Gift of Dutch Drawings
George Abrams ’54, J.D. ’57, donates his collection to the Harvard Art Museums.
Polaroid Photographer and "the B-Side" Subject Elsa Dorfman, Profiled
Elsa Dorfman, BI ’73, looks back on her photography.
Seeing the the Invisible World of Microbes
On Earth, microbes run the show.