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. 

by Nell Porter-Brown

Summertime activities and destinations in Lincoln, Massachusetts

Lincoln offers rich history, nature trails, local food, and art.

by Nell Porter-Brown

The Discovery of a Lost Harvard Museum

Recreating the Philosophy Chamber

by Jonathan Shaw , Jennifer Carling

Springtime at Mount Auburn Cemetery

Springtime at Mount Auburn Cemetery

by Nell Porter-Brown

American bird art in Canton, Massachusetts

A trip to Mass Audubon’s unique art museum

by Nell Porter-Brown

Peabody Essex Museum's wearable-art exhibit

Fashion collides with high art at the Peabody Essex Museum.

by Nell Porter-Brown

The Dignity of Refugees in Helen Zughaib’s Painting

The Lebanese-American painter depicts people who pay the price of war. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Gallery Talk: The Presidential Portrait

Curator Ethan Lasser invites museum visitors to critically evaluate how our nation’s leaders are depicted in art. 

by Oset Babür

At Wendy Jacob's “Calm. Smoke rises vertically,” seeing with the fingers

At Radcliffe, a touchable exhibit plays with perception.

by Lily Scherlis

This Singer sewing machine has many facets

The multifaceted global and interdisciplinary impact of a useful object

The only surviving residence designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany

Preserving Boston’s unique Ayer Mansion

by Nell Porter-Brown