Visual Arts

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

A woman and a horse jump off a large platform into water

Treasure | July-August 2025

Pony Plunges

Scrapbooking a woman who rode horses into the sea

by Max J. Krupnick

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

Harvard Squared | January-February 2015

Images That Speak

The Griffin Museum of Photography’s winter exhibits

Museums & Collections |

The New Art Museums, on Your Bookshelf

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.

Arts & Culture |

Kara Walker “Sweet Talks” Harvard

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.

Museums & Collections |

An Art Laboratory for the Twenty-first Century

The renovated Harvard Art Museums open

The renovated and expanded Harvard Art Museums have entrances on both Quincy and Prescott Streets. The staff of the Museums hopes that casual passersby will filter through the building and gather in its central courtyard.

Museums & Collections |

“Beauty Will Save the World”

Welcoming the University community through a series of special talks and celebrations, the Harvard Art Museums re-introduce themselves.

This model city by Bodys Isek Kingelez anchors <i>Luminós/C/ity.Ordinary Joy: From the Pigozzi Contemporary African Art Collection</i>.

Visual Arts |

Cooper Gallery Lights Up Mount Auburn Street

At the Hutchins Center, a new gallery opens with an exhibit exploring life in African cities.

Museums & Collections |

Ready for a Reopening

Additional images of the Harvard Art Museums galleries

<i>The Light Princess</i> at ART

Harvard Squared | November-December 2014

Extracurriculars

Events on and off campus during November and December

Oprah Winfrey accepts the W.E.B Du Bois Medal for the late writer and activist Maya Angelou.

Arts & Culture |

Harvard Honors Eight with Du Bois Medal

The medal is the University's highest honor in the field of African and African American studies.

by Laura Levis

Traditional artisans, such as spinners, demonstrate their skills at Strawbery Banke.

Harvard Squared | September-October 2014

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Fall travel to New England’s seacoast offers art, history, biking, and great restaurants