Visual Arts

Explore exhibitions, artists, and visual works that enrich Harvard’s cultural and academic life.

Pony Plunges

Scrapbooking a woman who rode horses into the sea

by Max J. Krupnick

An Orphaned Sewing Machine

The multifaceted global and interdisciplinary impact of a useful object

Honoring Our Contributors

Celebrating distinguished authors and artists

In Flight

A Nieman Fellow documents the perilous passage of refugees fleeing war to seek safety in Europe.

by Maciek Nabrdalik

Celebrating Cinema

Hidden gem: the Harvard Film Archive

by Nell Porter-Brown

Providence, R.I.

Car-free fun in downtown Providence

by Nell Porter-Brown

The “Scandalous Mansion”

Preserving Boston’s unique Ayer Mansion

by Nell Porter-Brown

Congratulations, Contributors

Honoring two exceptional authors and one artist

Doris Salcedo Gives Form to Tragedy

A powerful exhibit opens at the Harvard Art Museums.

by Sophia Nguyen

“Getting Out of the Way of the Work”

Viewing Carrie Mae Weems’s art—and hearing her voice—at the Hutchins Center’s Cooper Gallery

by Lily Scherlis

Steampunk’s Sole

Brockton’s Fuller Craft Museum offers Steampunk art that celebrates the city’s shoe-manufacturing legacy.

by Nell Porter-Brown