Collections
Painting Edo — An Introduction
In this video, curator Rachel Saunders introduces our new special exhibition.
Celebrating Our Stories—Together
We look back at some of the stories we’ve shared at the Harvard Art Museums in 2019.
Remembering Drawings Collector Werner H. Kramarsky (1926–2019)
Drawings curator Joachim Homann pays tribute to the late Werner Kramarsky, a collector who generously supported contemporary artists and who donated outstanding works on paper to the museums.
Pigment Collection Colors All Aspects of the Museums
Only a small portion of our famous Forbes Pigment Collection is on display. But its influence is felt throughout the museums every day.
Global Displacement at the Center of Crossing Lines, Constructing Home
Our new exhibition—featuring important contemporary works from our collections—explores issues around displacement and belonging.
Clarity on Homer’s Brush Harrow
Paintings conservation fellow Anne Schaffer shares how a simple treatment revealed a critical detail in Winslow Homer’s The Brush Harrow.
In Gallery Talks, Creativity and Collaboration on Display
From “Introduction to the Dark Arts” to “Red, White, and Blue,” unconventional gallery talks showcase our fellows’ creativity.
Crossing Lines, Constructing Home — An Introduction
In this video, curators Makeda Best and Mary Schneider Enriquez introduce our new special exhibition.
Truth or Fiction? Homer as Witness
Our exhibition Winslow Homer: Eyewitness, drawn almost entirely from the permanent collections, links seemingly disparate chapters of the American artist’s career.
In the Galleries with Our Chief Curator
Chief curator Soyoung Lee shares some of her favorite objects and a few projects she’s excited about.