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A Biologist’s Lens on the Harvard Art Museums

Alberto Burri, Italian, Legno e rosso 3, 1956. Painted canvas covered with lacquered bark. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. G. David Thompson, in memory of his son, G. David Thompson, Jr., Class of 1958, 1959.19. © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/SIAE, Rome.

Tour

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

Join curatorial fellow Jen Thum and biologist Renata Moretti as they reveal what art can teach us about biology. Explore wood, feathers, scientific drawings, and more!

Our galleries are full of stories—this series of drop-in talks gives visitors a chance to hear the best ones! The talks highlight new works on view, take a fresh look at old favorites, investigate artists’ materials and techniques, and reveal the latest discoveries by curators, conservators, fellows, visiting artists, technologists, and other contributors.

Offered by:
Renata Moretti, Postdoctoral Researcher, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Jen Thum, Inga Maren Otto Curatorial Fellow, Division of Academic and Public Programs
 
Free with museum admission. Gallery talks are limited to 15 people and tickets are required. Ten minutes before each talk, tickets will become available at the admissions desk.

Please meet in the Calderwood Courtyard, in front of the digital screens between the shop and the admissions desk. Museum staff will be on hand to collect tickets.