Visual Arts

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

A vibrant composition of flowers, a bird, and butterflies with a distant manor under a moody sky.

Rachel Ruysch’s Lush (Still) Life

Now on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, a Dutch painter’s art proved a treasure trove for scientists.

by Lydialyle Gibson

<i>Triangle Constellation</i>, by the Mexican-born artist Carlos Amorales, was installed in the Calderwood Courtyard of the Harvard Art Museums on April 15. Suspended by steel trusses that are part of the rafters under the glass roof, the sculpture’s lowest point hangs just 10 feet above the floor.

Harvard Art Museums Installs “Triangle Constellation” by Carlos Amorales

A new sculpture, calibrated to help the Harvard Art Museums achieve balance

by Sophia Nguyen

<i>Skies Painted With</i> <i>Unnumbered Sparks</i> (2014), in Vancouver, allowed viewers to choreograph its lighting using their mobile devices.

Sculptor Janet Echelman Weaves Large-Scale Urban Art

Janet Echelman’s urban sculptures take to the skies.

by Olivia Schwob

Boston’s South End residents treasure their green spaces—which make urban life more vibrant for all.

Boston’s South End Garden Tour 2015 Offers Glimpses into Private Oases

Visitors may explore more than 30 urban green spaces during the South End Garden Tour 2015.

by Nell Porter-Brown

<i>Summer Palace,</i> 2009, in Philadelphia

Patrick Dougherty’s Stick Sculptures Grace Colonial Salem, Massachusetts

Sculptor Patrick Dougherty builds his latest fanciful structures on Boston's North Shore.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Student occupiers in University Hall, 1969

Photographer Tim Carlson Focuses On Athletes In Nature

Photographer Tim Carlson focuses on athletes in nature.

by Steve Potter

Harvard Magazine Honors Adam Kirsch, Others

Writers and artists who made special contributions to the magazine in 2014

From photographer Brandon Thibodeaux's <i>When Morning Comes</i> series

The Griffin Museum of Photography Explores the Mississippi Delta and Books

The Griffin Museum of Photography’s winter exhibits

Harvard Art Museums Celebrates American Paintings at Harvard

Lecture celebrates the release of American Art at Harvard, Volume One

Kara Walker's most recent work of public art, known as <i>A Subtlety,</i> made news months after its closing, when she produced a video, <i>An Audience,</i> compiling visitor reactions to the work in its final hours.

Kara Walker Gives Talk at Radcliffe Institute about Her Life and Art

At the Radcliffe Institute, the artist unraveled some of the mysteries of her installation, A Subtlety.

by Sophia Nguyen

Members of the Harvard community and area residents celebrated the official opening of the Harvard Art Museums on November 16.

The Renovated Harvard Art Museums Open

The renovated Harvard Art Museums open