Health How Lucy, Betsey, and Anarcha became foremothers of gynecology Hutchins exhibit centers lives of three enslaved women who underwent unspeakable experiments without anesthesia for J. Marion Sims
Health Speaking from experience on what makes a global killer Larry Brilliant, doctor who helped vanquish smallpox, assesses COVID response and warns of rising threats, including lack of trust
Nation Time for Supreme Court to adopt ethics rules? Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner says lack of transparency, recent incidents involving justices, spouses, activists have tarnished public standing
World Putting Black culture on the map — of historic places Preserving past Black experience is the next frontier of environmental justice, says historian Jocelyn Imani
Free Thursday evenings? Like theater? Mixed media? Dance? ArtsThursdays kicks off weekly free events highlighting University arts scene Arts| DateJanuary 30, 2023January 31, 2023
War-scarred land Harvard curator reflects on photos she selected for award-winning book depicting collateral damage of U.S. military at home Arts| DateJanuary 6, 2023January 12, 2023
Face to face with ancient Egyptians Realistic mummy portraits shed light on life, death in multicultural Roman era 2,000 years ago Arts| DateSeptember 26, 2022March 7, 2023
Make it new (by making it old) Harvard Art Museums conservator Allison Jackson explains how she gilded, aged frame on 19th century painting on display Arts| DateJune 16, 2022June 21, 2022
Art with a conscience Prints from the Brandywine Workshop and Archives, at the Harvard Art Museums, address social issues Arts| DateApril 7, 2022April 8, 2022
Competing visions Ahead of ‘The Game,’ art historians discuss a different kind of rivalry Arts| DateNovember 19, 2021November 19, 2021
Bringing monuments to life Conceptual artist Krzysztof Wodiczko aims to give voice to the voiceless through his projections on buildings, statues Arts| DateNovember 17, 2021
Bringing ancient pottery to life Zoom pottery class enlists Harvard Art Museums experts to help re-create treasures from the collection Arts| DateSeptember 15, 2021
Fresh insight in familiar frames New American art curator wants us to engage in big questions of our time through works of another Arts| DateSeptember 14, 2021September 24, 2021
John Harvard gets a facelift The iconic statue appears bronzed, rested, and refreshed after time with a team of specialists Campus| DateSeptember 1, 2021September 21, 2021
Motion picture Ph.D. student illuminates layers behind Louis Delsarte’s ‘Unity’ Arts| DateAugust 20, 2021August 24, 2021
A feast for the eyes, sort of Experts examine the history of food in art Arts| DateApril 2, 2021April 2, 2021
Who is this museum for? Experts discuss how displays and artifacts reflect choices about whose story is told, and how and why Arts| DateMarch 25, 2021
A digital piece of art worth $69 million Harvard curator examines emerging new creative market Arts| DateMarch 24, 2021March 24, 2021
How to examine troubling images Experts discuss issues in showing Zealy daguerreotypes, Leopold II’s atrocities Arts| DateMarch 1, 2021March 2, 2021
Brighter days for arts forecast in Biden administration Experts say cultural resources may help heal battered nation after brutal 2020 Arts| DateDecember 8, 2020December 8, 2020
Feeling close to art from miles away Student guides, living away from campus, lead online Harvard museum tours Arts| DateNovember 17, 2020September 13, 2021
Though museums are closed, the work continues Staffs using the time to update and build out databases for use by researchers now and in the future Arts| DateJune 3, 2020June 4, 2020
Taking a break for beauty Harvard Art Museums uses works from its collections to help doctors decompress Arts| DateMay 27, 2020May 28, 2020
So what have you been up to? Harvard faculty and staff talk about how they’re spending their time when there’s nowhere to go and no one to see Campus| DateApril 15, 2020July 22, 2020
Bringing (virtual) normalcy to the community Efforts across the University aim to reassure, entertain, connect Campus| DateMarch 23, 2020March 26, 2020
An update of changes on campus as pandemic spreads Libraries, rec centers, museums closing; shifts for housing, financial aid Campus| DateMarch 17, 2020March 18, 2020
Harvard museums temporarily close Doors will shut there, elsewhere Friday as precaution against COVID-19 spread Campus| DateMarch 12, 2020March 20, 2020
A faithful keeper of time For the past 30 years, Richard Ketchen has cared for and repaired some of Harvard’s oldest and most historic clocks Campus| DateMarch 5, 2020
A peek at a critical time for Japan through its art Feinberg Collection highlights the rich variety and diversity of the Edo era Arts| DateFebruary 28, 2020
Unraveling a fine arts mystery Conservators and curators are researching and restoring a portrait of King Philip III of Spain that is one of a series of identical works Arts| DateFebruary 18, 2020February 19, 2020
Keeping home close after you leave it Art Museums exhibition explores migration and belonging — while conjuring memories for some visitors Arts| DateDecember 3, 2019December 13, 2019
Melting pot of American cuisine Peabody Museum examines the origins of our favorite foods, how we make them, and who serves them Arts| DateNovember 19, 2019
Mixing it up with Vincent van Gogh and friends Students take over Harvard Art Museums for an evening they can call their own Campus| DateSeptember 18, 2019September 18, 2019
The artist as witness Harvard exhibit features Winslow Homer’s Civil War illustrations Arts| DateSeptember 13, 2019September 13, 2019