Visual Arts

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

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

A Verdant Cultural Retreat

Boston’s Forest Hills Cemetery is a welcome respite from the world.

by Nell Porter-Brown

“Armenian Creativity, Culture, and Survival”

A museum reflects an ancient civilization and the modern global diaspora.

by Nell Porter-Brown

A Post-Plague Outpost

Candice Lin’s otherworldly refuge

by Nell Porter-Brown

Curating a More Diverse Campus Environment

A report and recommendations, from the FAS task force on signage and visual culture issues 

by Lydialyle Gibson

"“I Am Talking to the Part of You That Does Not Speak”

Artist Laurie Anderson delivers her fifth virtual Norton Lecture on Wednesday.

by Lily Scherlis

The Art of the Portrait Painter

Jason Bouldin makes the intangible tangible.

by Lydialyle Gibson

The Places You’Ll Go

Art, science, sports—and fanciful holiday lights—in the Connecticut River Valley 

by Nell Porter-Brown

Curiosities: “Completely Magical”

Stunning works by Clifford Ross at the Portland Museum of Art 

by Nell Porter-Brown

War’s Other Consequences

Harvard Art Museums exhibition explores the American military’s effect on its homeland.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Reflections of Pandemic Intimacy

Harvard's Carpenter Center highlights works by Katherine Bradford and Diedrick Bracken

by Nell Porter-Brown