Visual Arts
Explore exhibitions, artists, and visual works that enrich Harvard’s cultural and academic life.
At Harvard’s Peabody Museum, Photos Reimagine Iranian History
Artist Azadeh Akhlaghi reconstructs moments of Iranian political upheaval in a series of meticulously staged images.
“Gorey’s World” at the Wadsworth Atheneum
Edward Gorey’s own art collection at the Wadsworth Atheneum
A trip to New Britain, Connecticut
New Britain’s “Little Poland” and museum of American art
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.
Harvard alumnus James Coe is a Hudson Valley painter and bird artist
Landscape and bird artist James Coe reflects the Hudson Valley
Embroidered book cover at Houghton Library honors Charles II
Embroidery fit for a prince