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American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light
Discover how American watercolorists from Winslow Homer to Hannah Wilke leveraged the imaginative and experimental capacity of the medium to create marvelously diverse works over more than a century. Into the Light presents 100 compelling and rarely seen watercolors by well-known and historically underrepresented American artists selected from the Harvard Art Museums’ deep and diverse holdings. […]
Find out moreFrom the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire
Enjoy the last few days of From the Andes to the Caribbean at the Harvard Art Museums! From the Andes to the Caribbean presents 26 paintings from the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation—the premier U.S. private collection of Spanish colonial paintings from South America and the Caribbean—together with works from the Harvard Art Museums. The exhibition […]
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Ins and Outs of Skeletons
For children entering grades 4–6 Investigate the ins and outs of skeletons! Using observations of skulls, bones, and live animals, we will explore how animals use their skeletons for protection, support, and movement. We will see how bones and fossils can solve recent and ancient mysteries. Extend the fun and learning through experiments, puzzles, […]
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Art Study Center Seminar—American Watercolors, 1880–1990: A Conversation with Artist Peter Soriano and Curator Joachim Homann
This event requires registration; see further details below. Join us for an Art Study Center Seminar held in conjunction with our special exhibition American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light, featuring artist Peter Soriano in conversation with curator Joachim Homann. The seminar will begin in the galleries to view Soriano’s watercolors and continue with a discussion of […]
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Brattle Theatre Presents: 42nd Street
While Warner Brothers might have a reputation as ‘the house that gangsters built,’ they also had a flourishing line-up of musicals in the 1930s and fostered the genius cinematic choreographer Busby Berkeley. 42ND STREET, the quintessential backstage musical, was Berkeley’s first major hit for the studio.
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Kelly J. Ford at Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store welcomes KELLY J. FORD—author of Real Bad Things and Cottonmouths—for a discussion of her new book The Hunt. She will be joined in conversation by ELIZABETH CHILES SHELBURNE, author of Holding on to Nothing. About The Hunt: For seventeen years, a serial murderer has used the Presley, Arkansas, Annual Hunt for the Golden Egg to find prey. Or […]
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Buffalo Rose
Buffalo Rose is a wildly charismatic six-piece modern folk/Americana band from Pittsburgh, PA. They take the singer-songwriter tradition to a new level by crafting original songs which are emotive, meticulously arranged, and inspired by a world of idiosyncratic influences that never let a dull or predictable moment creep in. This combination of artistry and enthusiasm […]
Find out moreBrattle Theatre Presents: Problemista
IFFBoston Presents: Special Preview Screening! ** Admission is FREE ** NOTE: Passes are required. Download and print your pass: Download A Pass (Adobe Acrobat is required to open and print the pass.) Please arrive early. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and is NOT guaranteed. Theatre is not responsible for seating over capacity. Alejandro (Julio Torres) […]
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