CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard Art Museums have announced a new free admission policy for all visitors, effective immediately. The new policy represents a significant expansion of free access to the museums’ collections, exhibitions and research for public audiences. The museums are open to visitors Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm Eastern time (except major holidays), and during monthly Harvard Art Museums at Night programs on the last Thursday evening of each month.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – This summer, the Harvard Art Museums present more than 100 years of artistry through the medium of watercolor. American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light showcases more than 100 watercolors by more than 50 well-known and historically underrepresented artists selected from the museums’ deep and diverse holdings — a rare opportunity because of the light-sensitive nature of these works. From Winslow Homer to Richard Foster Yarde, from stunning natural landscapes to delicate still lifes and bold abstractions, there is something for everyone. The exhibition is on display through August 13 in the three adjacent University Galleries located on Level 3 of the Harvard Art Museums.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – This spring, the Harvard Art Museums invite visitors to discover a more expanded story of American art through an unparalleled collection of Spanish colonial paintings. From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire presents 26 works from the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation — the premier U.S. private collection of 17th- to 19th-century paintings from South America and the Caribbean — together with works from the Harvard Art Museums and other Harvard University collections. The presentation marks the museums’ first-ever exhibition combining religious and secular art of the Spanish Americas. It will be on display March 3 through July 30 in the museums’ special exhibitions gallery on Level 3. All in-gallery materials will be presented bilingually, in Spanish and English.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard Art Museums have received a gift of 21 works of 18th-century American silver from the collection of Daniel A. Pollack and Susan F. Pollack. The gift comprises a range of vessels and table implements intended for domestic use, including cups, bowls, spoons, tankards and teapots crafted by noted silversmiths from Boston, New York and Philadelphia.