Visual Arts
Explore exhibitions, artists, and visual works that enrich Harvard’s cultural and academic life.
England’s First Sports Megastar
A collection of illustrations capture a boxer’s triumphant moment.
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.
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
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
Boston Athenaeum print exhibit
A Boston Athenaeum print exhibit reveals “a distinctive sense of place.”