Visual Arts

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

These Harvard Mountaineers Braved Denali’s Wall of Ice

John Graham’s Denali Diary documents a dangerous and historic climb.

by Lydialyle Gibson

A Harvard presidential portrait rediscovered, and an art gallery of a cemetery

A president who tippled, and an eternally faithful dog

Harvard Art Museums appoints Martha Tedeschi as new Cabot director

Hailing from the Art Institute of Chicago, Tedeschi will assume the role next July. 

by Sophia Nguyen

"Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe," at the Currier Museum

Upward of 150 haute couture and historic shoes are on display in Manchester, N.H.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard exhibition "Everywhen" showcases Aboriginal Australian art

The Harvard Art Museums' new exhibition of Australian art aims to make indigenous lives “visible.”

by Sophia Nguyen

“Jazz” art exhibit opens at Harvard Art Museums and the Cooper Gallery

A “call and response” between the Harvard Art Museums and the Cooper Gallery

by Sophia Nguyen

Fruitlands Museum WinterFest Weekends

Sledding, Nordic skiing, and art at Fruitlands Museum, in Harvard, Massachusetts

by Nell Porter-Brown

Architect Anthony Acciavatti’s work mapping the Ganges River

A decade spent exploring India’s dynamic sacred river

by Nell Porter-Brown

Artist Sarah Hulsey explores the hidden beauty in texts and maps

A printmaker plays with the systems and structures of language.

by Samantha Maldonado

Lorraine O'Grady: Where Margins Become Centers at the Carpenter Center

Lorraine O'Grady: Where Margins Become Centers at the Carpenter Center

by Nell Porter-Brown