Free Admission to the Harvard Art Museums

Free every day (open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am–5pm) and just steps away from Harvard Square, the Harvard Art Museums welcome visitors from around the corner and around the world to enjoy one of the largest and most renowned art collections in North America. Masterpieces from our collection of more than a quarter million works include paintings by Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Jackson Pollock; contemporary works by living artists such as Bosco Sodi, Ai Wei Wei, and Kerry James Marshall; and a variety of remarkable objects from ancient cultures in the Mediterranean, Near East, and Far East. In addition, an exciting lineup of special exhibitions gives us the chance to showcase an even wider range of works spanning diverse media, genres, and eras Just steps away from Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Harvard Art Museums&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/visit">welcome visitors</a>&nbsp;from around the corner and around the world. Visitors can enjoy the many amenities that greet them upon entering the museums’ beautifully restored Calderwood Courtyard on the first floor—our own version of a town square. From there, grab a coffee or snack in&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/visit/facilities/jenny-s-cafe">Jenny’s Cafe</a>&nbsp;or browse the many unique gifts in the&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/visit/facilities/museum-shop">museum shop</a>&nbsp;before exploring over&nbsp;<a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.harvardartmuseums.org/assets/files/HAM-Visitor-Guide-2023-English.pdf">50 galleries</a>&nbsp;of art across three floors. In addition to the galleries, visitors can view works of art not currently on display by appointment in the expansive&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/teaching-and-research/art-study-center">Art Study Center</a>. Conveniently browse the&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections">collections</a>&nbsp;and make an appointment.&nbsp; Many engaging&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/calendar">public programs</a>&nbsp;take place throughout the year, from gallery tours to artist talks to workshops in our Materials Lab, a hands-on environment for art making. Once each month, we keep our doors open until 9pm for an&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/visit/at-night/check-out-the-details-and-schedule">evening of art</a>, music, food, special activities, and more. By offering unparalleled access to our collections and resources, the Harvard Art Museums encourage the enjoyment of art by everyone! The museums are open Tuesday through Sunday, from 10am to 5pm, and are free to all visitors every day.&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/visit">Plan your next visit</a>.

Harvard Art Museums

Edna Andrade: Imagination Is Never Static

Celebrate a 20th-century artist whose innovative abstract drawings and paintings continue to inspire. Edna Andrade: Imagination Is Never Static&nbsp;offers a new look at the practice of acclaimed artist and educator Edna Andrade (1917–2008). Presenting a selection of drawings recently gifted to the Harvard Art Museums by the artist’s estate, this exhibition emphasizes the central role of drawing as well as interdisciplinary exploration in her art and in modernist movements of the 20th century. Andrade is best known for her geometric compositions, which were inspired by her interest in studying structures in nature, architecture, astronomy, mathematics, and art history. She carried this same set of wide-ranging inspirations and inquiry to her teaching. Her classroom bridged her own traditional artistic training of drawing from observation and the principles of the Bauhaus school that transformed U.S. arts curricula after faculty émigrés took up leadership positions in art and architecture programs, such as Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. Andrade taught courses on color and design at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art and was part of an intellectual salon called Form Forum, which brought mathematicians, artists, architects, and philosophers together in an exchange of ideas. Presented on a university campus, the exhibition explores the way that Andrade used drawing as a process of experimentation, channeling her own multifaceted approach to art and design. Open Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm <a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/policies/hours-closings">Closed on Mondays, major holidays, and other select dates</a> Admission is free to all visitors every day. Please check in at the Visitor Services desk upon arrival to allow us to share information about special exhibitions, gallery tours, programs, and other amenities available to ensure that you have a great visit!

Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black

Discover how simple tools can be powerful vehicles for artistic expression. This exhibition celebrates the act of drawing using familiar tools—charcoal, chalk, crayon, and graphite. Each material exhibits distinctive properties: charcoal can be intensely rich and velvety, or delicately gray and suggestive, while graphite is slippery, shiny, and easy to erase. Crayon is deeply black and waxy, whereas chalk can be crumbly and diffuse. The creative manipulations of these media—smudging, scraping, and erasing—make them versatile tools for adding intensity, depth, precision, and expression to an artist’s vision. Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black&nbsp;showcases around 120 captivating works, spanning from the 19th to 21st centuries, alongside artists’ materials from the Harvard Art Museums’ Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies. Visitors will enjoy drawings by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Edgar Degas, Georges Seurat, John Singer Sargent, and Odilon Redon, alongside 20th- and 21st-century artists such as Piet Mondrian, Lyonel Feininger, Diego Rivera, Richard Serra, John Wilson, Isabella Quintanilla, and Toyin Ojih Odutola, all of whom push their use of drawing media in new directions.

Spotlight Tour: The Art of Conservation, with Sachi Laumas ’26

The work of conservation often goes unnoticed. On this tour, Sachi Laumas ’26 will explore the role of conservation in the life of an artwork and the effect it has on how we experience art. She will also discuss the museums’ Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, the first scientifically based conservation and research department in any U.S. museum. The Straus remains a world leader in conservation practice and training to this day. Stops on the tour are&nbsp;<a href="https://hvrd.art/o/230457">Study for Blossoms</a>&nbsp;(c. 1881) by British painter Albert Joseph Moore; a Persian&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/165023?position=165023">sweetmeat dish</a>&nbsp;from c. 1200 (Seljuk-Atabeg period); and Piet Mondrian’s&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/181354?position=181354">Composition with Blue, Black, Yellow, and Red</a>&nbsp;(1922), an abstract painting still in its original artist-made frame. Spotlight Tours offer a chance to explore the collections of the Harvard Art Museums through the eyes of a Harvard student. Free and open to the public, these tours start outside the museum shop on Saturdays and Sundays at 11am and 2pm. Drop in and join the conversation! And find out what the Student Guides are up to anytime on Instagram&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/harvardarthappens/?hl=en">@harvardarthappens</a>. Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the tour. Space is limited, and tours are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.

Exhibition Tour: Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black

Join us for an in-depth, hour-long tour of our special exhibition&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/exhibitions/6465/sketch-shade-smudge-drawing-from-gray-to-black">Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black</a>, led by an exhibition curator. The exhibition will be on view from September 12, 2025 through January 18, 2026. Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black&nbsp;celebrates the act of drawing using familiar tools—charcoal, chalk, crayon, and graphite. Each material has distinctive properties: charcoal can be intensely rich and velvety, or delicately gray and suggestive, while graphite is slippery, shiny, and easy to erase. Crayon is deeply black and waxy, whereas chalk can be crumbly and diffuse. The creative manipulations of these media—smudging, scraping, and erasing—make them versatile tools for adding intensity, depth, precision, and expression to an artist’s vision. The exhibition includes drawings by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Edgar Degas, Georges Seurat, John Singer Sargent, and Odilon Redon, alongside works by 20th- and 21st-century artists, such as Piet Mondrian, Lyonel Feininger, Diego Rivera, Richard Serra, John Wilson, Isabella Quintanilla, and Toyin Ojih Odutola, all of whom push their use of drawing media in new directions. Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the tour. Space is limited, and talks are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.

Spotlight Tour: Child’s Play, with Ricardo Fernandes Garcia ’27

On this tour, Ricardo Fernandes Garcia ’27 will explore how representations of innocence have enabled artists to address conflict and war. The stops on the tour are Winslow Homer’s&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/230621?position=230621">The Brush Harrow</a>&nbsp;(1865), which depicts a scene from childhood; George Grosz’s&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/218157?position=218157">Nutcracker</a>&nbsp;(1931), which features a group of toys; and Joseph Cornell’s&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/232240?position=232240">Midnight Carrousel</a>&nbsp;(1954), which suggests the imagination at work. Spotlight Tours offer a chance to explore the collections of the Harvard Art Museums through the eyes of a Harvard student. Free and open to the public, these tours start outside the museum shop on Saturdays and Sundays at 11am and 2pm. Drop in and join the conversation! And find out what the Student Guides are up to anytime on Instagram&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/harvardarthappens/?hl=en">@harvardarthappens</a>. Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the tour. Space is limited, and tours are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.

Spotlight Tour: Injury and Repair, with Diana Ochoa-Chavez ’26 (in Spanish)

En este recorrido, Diana Ochoa-Chavez ’26 examinará el tema del daño y la reparación en las vidas físicas de los objetos de arte, así como en las relaciones interpersonales que representan. Las paradas del recorrido incluyen un fragmento de relieve mural neoasirio que representa&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/291708?position=0">la cabeza de un espíritu protector alado</a>&nbsp;(883–859 a.C.), el&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/230913?position=230913">Kneeling Angel</a>&nbsp;(1672) del escultor italiano Gian Lorenzo Bernini y la pintura&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/229043?position=0">Poèmes Barbares</a>&nbsp;(1896) de Paul Gauguin. Los Tour en Foco ofrecen la oportunidad de explorar las colecciones de los Harvard Art Museums a través de los ojos de un estudiante de Harvard. Gratuitos y abiertos al público, estos recorridos comienzan frente a la tienda del museo en los tiempos especificados. ¡Acompáñenos y únase a la conversación! Descubra además lo que hacen los estudiantes guía en nuestro Instagram&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/harvardarthappens/?hl=en">@harvardarthappens</a>. Por favor, regístrese con el personal del museo en el mostrador de Servicios al Visitante en el Calderwood Courtyard para unirse al recorrido. El espacio es limitado, y los recorridos se ofrecen por orden de llegada; no se requiere inscripción previa. On this tour, Diana Ochoa-Chavez ’26 will examine the topic of injury and repair as it relates to the physical life of art objects as well as the interpersonal relationships they depict. The stops on the tour are a Neo-Assyrian wall relief fragment that portrays a&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/291708?position=0">head of a winged protective spirit</a>&nbsp;(883–859&nbsp;BCE), Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s terracotta&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/230913?position=230913">Kneeling Angel</a>&nbsp;(1672), and the painting&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/229043?position=0">Poèmes Barbares</a>&nbsp;(1896) by Paul Gauguin. Spotlight Tours offer a chance to explore the collections of the Harvard Art Museums through the eyes of a Harvard student. Free and open to the public, these tours start outside the museum shop on Saturdays and Sundays at 11am and 2pm. Drop in and join the conversation! And find out what the Student Guides are up to anytime on Instagram&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/harvardarthappens/?hl=en">@harvardarthappens</a>. Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the tour. Space is limited, and tours are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.

Gallery Talk: Drawing Materials and Techniques in Sketch, Shade, Smudge—A Conservator’s Perspective

Conservator Abby Schleicher will highlight drawing materials and techniques seen in works in the special exhibition&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/exhibitions/6465/sketch-shade-smudge-drawing-from-gray-to-black">Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black</a>. She will describe how the physical evidence left by artists’ hands—on paper and media, and through mark-making—can deepen our understanding of these works. Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black&nbsp;celebrates the act of drawing using familiar tools—charcoal, chalk, crayon, and graphite. Each type of material has distinctive properties: charcoal can be intensely rich and velvety, or delicately gray and suggestive, while graphite is slippery, shiny, and easy to erase. Crayon is deeply black and waxy, whereas chalk can be crumbly and diffuse. The creative manipulations of these media—smudging, scraping, and erasing—make them versatile tools for adding intensity, depth, precision, and expression to an artist’s vision. Led by: Abby Schleicher, Assistant Paper Conservator, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the gallery talk. Space is limited, and talks are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.

Art Study Center Seminar: Geometry and Meaning in Modern and Contemporary Art

Join Madeline Murphy Turner for a conversation on 20th- and 21st-century artworks that expand our understanding of geometric abstraction. Bringing together artists from Europe, North America, and South America, this Art Study Center Seminar explores how geometry can serve as a reference within itself or as a bridge to historical, ancestral, and natural forms. This seminar is organized in conjunction with&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/exhibitions/6455/edna-andrade-imagination-is-never-static">Edna Andrade: Imagination Is Never Static</a>. Alongside drawings by Edna Andrade not on view in the exhibition, participants will examine works by Josef Albers, Terran Last Gun, Raúl Lozza, and Odili Donald Odita, among many others. Led by: <a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/about/staff/398">Madeline Murphy Turner</a>, Emily Rauh Pulitzer Curatorial Fellow in Contemporary Drawings, Division of Modern and Contemporary Art Free admission, but registration is required. You can register by clicking on the event&nbsp;<a href="https://secure.touchnet.net/C20832_ustores/web/store_cat.jsp?STOREID=99&amp;CATID=258&amp;SINGLESTORE=true">on this form</a>, beginning on Monday, November 3. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of the program to allow sufficient time to sign in at the Art Study Center reception desk (Level 4), and be prepared to present a photo ID. Late seating is not permitted. All coats and bags must be placed in a locker prior to entering the study room, with lockers available on the Lower Level, Level 1, and Level 4. Children age 14 and older are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult.

Gallery Talk: Drawing Materials and Techniques in Sketch, Shade, Smudge

Join an exhibition curator for a discussion about some of the drawing materials and techniques seen in works in the special exhibition&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/exhibitions/6465/sketch-shade-smudge-drawing-from-gray-to-black">Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black</a>. Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black&nbsp;celebrates the act of drawing using familiar tools—charcoal, chalk, crayon, and graphite. Each type of material has distinctive properties: charcoal can be intensely rich and velvety, or delicately gray and suggestive, while graphite is slippery, shiny, and easy to erase. Crayon is deeply black and waxy, whereas chalk can be crumbly and diffuse. The creative manipulations of these media—smudging, scraping, and erasing—make them versatile tools for adding intensity, depth, precision, and expression to an artist’s vision. Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the gallery talk. Space is limited, and talks are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.

Materials Lab Workshop: Smooth, Crunchy, Layered—“Drawing Is Just Like Making a Sandwich”

Simple tools can be powerful vehicles for artistic expression. Sensitively used, charcoal and graphite become antennae, sensory extensions, and seismographs of our attention, tracing the very act of observation onto a surface. Join artist Joshua Hart in the Materials Lab to first familiarize ourselves with these materials and to develop a wide range of marks, starting with some collaborative gesture studies. We’ll break for a brief inspiring tour of the exhibition&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/exhibitions/6465/sketch-shade-smudge-drawing-from-gray-to-black">Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black</a>, led by exhibition co-curator Miriam Stewart, and then return to the Materials Lab to sketch, shade, smudge, and more! This workshop is organized in conjunction with the current exhibition&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/exhibitions/6465/sketch-shade-smudge-drawing-from-gray-to-black">Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black</a>&nbsp;(September 12, 2025–January 18, 2026). All materials will be provided. The hands-on session will take place in the Materials Lab on the Lower Level. $15 workshop fee. Registration is required and space is limited; registration will open&nbsp;<a href="https://secure.touchnet.net/C20832_ustores/web/store_cat.jsp?STOREID=99&amp;CATID=290&amp;SINGLESTORE=true">on this form</a>, beginning on Wednesday, November 5, at 10am. Workshop fee must be paid to confirm registration. Minimum age of 14; no previous experience required.

Norma Jean Calderwood Lecture: Frederic Leighton—A Victorian Traveler and Collector in the Middle East

Free admission, but seating is limited and registration is encouraged. Register <a href="https://secure.touchnet.net/C20832_ustores/web/store_cat.jsp?STOREID=99&amp;CATID=276&amp;SINGLESTORE=true">here</a>. Before becoming president of London’s Royal Academy in 1878, artist Frederic Leighton made several trips to countries around the southern Mediterranean, including southern Spain, Egypt, Turkey, and Syria. In her talk, Melanie Gibson will discuss Leighton’s travels and the art he collected both at home and abroad—including a Persian carpet <a href="https://hvrd.art/o/216329">now on display</a> at the Harvard Art Museums—and how he integrated many of his finds into his studio house in London. Speaker: <a href="https://www.gingko.org.uk/publishing/series-editors-2/">Melanie Gibson</a>, Art Series Editor, GINGKO The lecture will take place in Menschel Hall, Lower Level. Doors to the hall will open for seating at 5:30pm. Please enter at Broadway. Limited complimentary parking is available in the Broadway Garage, 7 Felton Street, Cambridge.

Materials Lab Workshop: Drawing in Shadows—Exploring Light and Form with Jean Sbarra Jones

Join artist Jean Sbarra Jones for a hands-on drawing workshop in which you’ll explore using charcoal to depict dramatic contrasts in light. Participants will work directly from life and begin by drawing a soft gray tone on white paper and then use erasers and various types of charcoal to experiment with the variety, flexibility, and richness of the medium. This workshop is organized in conjunction with the current exhibition&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/exhibitions/6465/sketch-shade-smudge-drawing-from-gray-to-black">Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black</a>&nbsp;(September 12, 2025–January 18, 2026). All materials will be provided. The hands-on session will take place in the Materials Lab on the Lower Level. $15 workshop fee. Registration is required and space is limited; registration will open&nbsp;<a href="https://secure.touchnet.net/C20832_ustores/web/store_cat.jsp?STOREID=99&amp;CATID=290&amp;SINGLESTORE=true">on this form</a>, beginning on Wednesday, October 29, at 10am. Workshop fee must be paid to confirm registration. Minimum age of 14; no previous experience required.

Spotlight Tour: The Nature of Art, with Alyssia Wiesenbauer ’26

Alyssia Wiesenbauer ’26 will explore the relationship between art and the natural world on this tour that takes you from a depiction of grandeur in the galleries to a living organism outside. The stops on the tour are the painting&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/303976?position=0">Rocky Mountains, “Lander’s Peak”</a>&nbsp;(1863) by Albert Bierstadt,&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/213825?position=1">Study of Trees</a>&nbsp;(c. 1904) by Paul Cézanne, and a swamp white oak near the museums’ entrance. Spotlight Tours offer a chance to explore the collections of the Harvard Art Museums through the eyes of a Harvard student. Free and open to the public, these tours start outside the museum shop on Saturdays and Sundays at 11am and 2pm. Drop in and join the conversation! And find out what the Student Guides are up to anytime on Instagram&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/harvardarthappens/?hl=en">@harvardarthappens</a>. Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the tour. Space is limited, and tours are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.

Spotlight Tour: Naming Grief, with Diana Ochoa-Chavez ‘26

On this tour, Diana Ochoa-Chavez ’26 will explore how artists have attempted to live with loss and how grief has impacted their art. Moving from ancient portraiture to modernist abstraction, Ochoa-Chavez will highlight works that don’t announce grief in their titles, and will think about what it means to name, express, and carry grief. The stops on the tour are an Egyptian funerary portrait&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/219609?position=0">Portrait of a woman</a>&nbsp;(130–50 CE), James McNeill Whistler’s painting&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/230025?position=2">Harmony in Grey and Peach Colour</a>&nbsp;(1872–74), and the sculpture&nbsp;<a href="https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/226791?position=1">Curve X</a>&nbsp;(1974) by Ellsworth Kelly. Spotlight Tours offer a chance to explore the collections of the Harvard Art Museums through the eyes of a Harvard student. Free and open to the public, these tours start outside the museum shop on Saturdays and Sundays at 11am and 2pm. Drop in and join the conversation! And find out what the Student Guides are up to anytime on Instagram&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/harvardarthappens/?hl=en">@harvardarthappens</a>. Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the tour. Space is limited, and tours are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.

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S3 (A): trending experiences

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S17: interest based

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