Harvard University Gazette

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

15 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Ongoing through Sun., Mar. 21, 2027, 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums for Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Register for the OFA Dance Program Community Courses!

02 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Dance Center
66 Garden St.
Cambridge
Ongoing through Tue., Nov. 10, 2026

Join the OFA Dance Program's vibrant Community Courses this Fall! Whether you are trying something new or deepening your practice, enjoy classes that are inclusive, welcoming, and culturally-rooted. Sign up for a full 10-week course or individual drop-in! For all levels and all abilities. Classes run Sept. 2-Nov. 23. Learn more and register!

Gazette Classification: Dance, Mental Health / Wellness, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Dance Program, OFA
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

On Location: Drawing the Outdoors

18 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Ongoing through Sun., Jan. 17, 2027

Meander through visions of the outdoors to discover how landscapes offered 19th-century European artists freedom, renewal, and rediscovery beyond the pressures of society. Placing the natural world at the center of artistic expression and featuring drawings by J. M. W. Turner, John Constable, Gustave Courbet, Edouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, Paul Cézanne, and Vincent van Gogh, among many others, On Location: Drawing the Outdoors includes approximately 140 sketches, watercolors, and pastels in a showcase of creativity devoted to and inspired by nature.

Organized into 10 thematic sections, the exhibition unfolds like a series of trails through the landscape, tracing changing perceptions, the rise of environmentalism, and shifting national and artistic identities. Along the way, it introduces the techniques, formats, and functions of outdoor drawings and watercolors, showing how artists employed them to interpret the countryside and portray sites of natural beauty. On Location: Drawing the Outdoors offers visitors a space to reflect on how the experiences and motivations of 19th-century artists still resonate today.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: A rural landscape scene of flat farm fields with an unmanned cart in the center.
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

19 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 19, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

19 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 19, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

19 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 19, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

19 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 19, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

PCOS/PMOS Awareness Symposium: Health, Science and Patient Partnership

19 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Joseph B. Martin Conference Center
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur
Boston
Sat., Sep. 19, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

PCOS Challenge and the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, will present the PCOS/PMOS Awareness Symposium 2026 in Boston. The program brings patients, supporters, clinicians, researchers, trainees, industry professionals and patient advocates together to examine care, treatment, research and access.

Sessions will address PCOS/PMOS health priorities across life stages, nutrition, GLP-1s and other medications, hair and skin symptoms, mental health, reproductive health, metabolic health, the transition from the PCOS name to PMOS, and research and treatment development. Patient perspectives will be integrated throughout the program. A separate adolescent program will engage teens living with PCOS/PMOS and students interested in health, research, policy and innovation in collaborative Policy and Innovation Labs focused on real PCOS/PMOS challenges.

Gazette Classification: Community, Conferences, Health Sciences, Research study, Science
Organization/Sponsor: PCOS Challenge: The National Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Association and the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Cost: Early bird pricing through August 31: Patients and Supporters $60; Healthcare Professionals $75; Industry Professionals $100; Adolescent Program $25.
Ticket Web Link: pcoschallenge.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: pcoschallenge.org…

Pop Quiz: 1776

19 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 19, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

19 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 19, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

19 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 19, 2026, 2 – 2:45 p.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?

Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply.
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Science Spotlights: The Chemical World of Plants

19 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History (Classroom B, Third Floor)
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 19, 2026, 2 – 2:30 p.m.

Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks.

How would you communicate if you were rooted in place like a plant, unable to move around or speak? Over hundreds of millions of years, plants have evolved different ways to interact with the environment around them. One way is by using special chemical compounds that affect other living organisms! Join Harvard scientist Claire Li as she decodes the chemical language of plants and explores exciting ways humans can put these compounds to use.

Recommended for ages 10 and up.

Regular museum admission rates apply.

Presented by the Harvard Museum of Natural History and Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Exhibitions, Lecture, Science, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Presented by the Harvard Museum of Natural History and Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Speaker(s): Claire Li, Graduate Student, Ryan Nett Research Lab
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

20 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 20, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

20 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 20, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

20 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 20, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

20 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 20, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

20 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 20, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

20 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 20, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

20 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 20, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

20 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, 02138
Sun., Sep. 20, 2026, 11 – 11:45 a.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?
Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.
Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply.
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Spotlight Tour: Contained with Priya Allen ’27

20 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 20, 2026, 11 – 11:50 a.m.

On this tour, Priya Allen ’27 will explore the design and politics of historical drinking vessels and containers. The stops on the tour are a Persian jug from the 9th–10th century; a British abolition jug (c. 1810–20); and a samovar designed by Marianne Brandt in the Bauhaus metal workshop in Germany in 1925.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Speaker(s): Priya Allen ’27
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu or 617-495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Sunday Service

20 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 20, 2026, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, part of Harvard's vibrant interfaith network, is an interdenominational Protestant church in the midst of Harvard Yard that serves as a place of spiritual refuge for the entire community.

Services in the Memorial Church Sanctuary are live-streamed on YouTube and broadcast live on Harvard’s radio station, WHRB 95.3 FM. A recording of the service will be available on our website.

Online Location: www.youtube.com…
Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church of Harvard University
Speaker(s): Preacher: Amy Sexauer MDiv '26, Ministry Fellow, the Memorial Church. Anthems: Josef Haydn: The Heavens Are Telling; G. F. Handel: Let Their Celestial Concerts.
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

20 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 20, 2026, 2 – 2:45 p.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?

Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply.
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Snow White

20 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Harvard Film Archive
24 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 20, 2026, 3 – 4:15 p.m.

Monteiro moved far away from the visual opulence defined by his earlier films with his inspired adaptation of radical Swiss writer Robert Walser’s anti-fairy tale. Carefully restricting the image track, Monteiro maintains an almost totally black screen in order to focus instead on the voices of Snow White, the Prince, the Queen and the Hunter, engaged in an extended debate about love, free will and the events leading up to the fateful attempt on the maiden’s life.

Gazette Classification: Film
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Film Archive
Cost: $10 - Regular Admission / $8 - Non-Harvard Students, Harvard staff and Senior Citizens. Harvard students free.
Ticket Web Link: harvardfilmarchive.org…
Contact Info: bgravely@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardfilmarchive.org…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

21 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Mon., Sep. 21, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

21 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 21, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

21 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Mon., Sep. 21, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

21 Sep 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 21, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

21 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 21, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

21 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 21, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

21 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 21, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

21 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 21, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

21 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 21, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

21 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 21, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Inside the Story: Reporting on Washington's Power Players ft. Chris Whipple

21 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
79 JFK St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 21, 2026, 12 – 1 p.m.

What happens behind the scenes before a major political profile reaches the page? Join the Institute of Politics for a Food for Thought conversation with Vanity Fair Contributing Writer and IOP Fall 2026 Fellow Chris Whipple, whose news-making profile of JD Vance was recently published.

Whipple will offer a behind-the-scenes look at how he reported the story, including the interviews, relationships, source development, and reporting decisions required to capture the people and institutions shaping American politics. Drawing on decades of experience reporting on presidents, policymakers, and other powerful newsmakers, he will share the craft, challenges, and judgment that go into reporting a story from the inside.

Lunch will be served.

*Must register with a valid Harvard email address

Gazette Classification: Education, Humanities, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
Speaker(s): Chris Whipple , IOP Fall 2026 Resident Fellow; Author and Contributing Writer, Vanity Fair
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: iop.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: iop_info@hks.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: iop.harvard.edu…

Public Research Talk: Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, Radical Reconstruction, and the Antislavery Roots of American Social Science - Peter Wirzbicki

21 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Common Room, CSWR
42 Francis Ave., Cambridge, MA
Mon., Sep. 21, 2026, 12 – 1:30 p.m.

Registration required.
Please register to attend in person.
Please register to attend on Zoom.

Franklin Sanborn lived two lives. He is best known as a Transcendentalist firebrand: a friend of Emerson and Thoreau, a member of John Brown’s famed “Secret Six,” and one of the first chroniclers of the Transcendentalist movement. Through his work, he helped preserve the spirit of Transcendentalism in the late nineteenth century. Yet he may have been even more influential as a leader of the American Social Science Association, the nation’s first social science organization, which played a major role in the professionalization of history, economics, and sociology.
These two worlds appear radically different: one defined by the exuberant romanticism and political idealism of the antebellum era, the other by the restrained scientific study of society. This talk asks whether these two sides of Sanborn can be reconciled. In doing so, it considers how the spirit of Transcendentalism may have evolved and survived in the seemingly inhospitable realm of post–Civil War social science.

Peter Wirzbicki is Associate Professor of American History at Princeton University. His first book, Fighting for the Higher Law: Black and White Transcendentalists against Slavery, examines the intellectual and personal relationships between radical abolitionism and New England Transcendentalism.
His current research explores the intellectual history of Reconstruction, with a focus on how Americans understood democracy, rights, sovereignty, and suffrage in the years following the Civil War.

Programming Series: Transcendentalism
Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Religion
Sponsor: Center for the Study of World Religions
Contact: Laurie D. Sedgwick, CSWR Events Coordinator, ldsedgwick@hds.harvard.edu
More info: cswr.hds.harvard.edu…

Hovering Over the Water

21 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Havard Film Archive
24 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 21, 2026, 7 – 9:25 p.m.

An oneiric meditation on love and longing, the often-overlooked Hovering Over the Water gives early and subtle expression to the romantic strain that would grow increasingly baroque in Monteiro’s next major work, his trilogy starring himself as the eccentric libertine João de Deus. Laura Morante stars as an Italian woman grieving her recently deceased Portuguese husband, returned with her children to his Algarve home where she seems to engage in the kind of magical thinking described by Joan Didion.

Gazette Classification: Film
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Film Archive
Cost: $10 - Regular Admission / $8 - Non-Harvard Students, Harvard staff and Senior Citizens. Harvard students free.
Ticket Web Link: harvardfilmarchive.org…
Contact Info: bgravely@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardfilmarchive.org…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

22 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Tue., Sep. 22, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

22 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 22, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

22 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 22, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

22 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

22 Sep 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

22 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

22 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

22 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

22 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

22 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

22 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

22 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy Exhibition

22 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
8 Garden St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 12 – 4:45 p.m.

In “Double Jeopardy,” artist Carmen Winant explores the early formation of the anti-domestic violence movement through archival video, photographs, and documents from the 1970s and ’80s. Marking her first exploration of video as a medium and historical subject, Winant draws on more than 200 videotapes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, materials from Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library, and the personal archive of activist Yolanda Bako.

Through video-still portraits, moving-image works, and collages, Winant illuminates how feminist organizing, survivor advocacy, and emerging video technology converged to support a growing grassroots movement. Rather than treating archival materials as static historical records, “Double Jeopardy” brings overlooked images and voices into the present, recognizing the often-unacknowledged work of survivors and advocates whose efforts laid the foundation for ongoing struggles toward safety, justice, and autonomy.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

PON Live! Navigating Conflict at Work: A Guide to Workplace Mediation

22 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 12 – 1 p.m.

Every workplace has conflict. The question is: how can we navigate it effectively?

In this webinar, Audrey Lee will share key insights from her new book, Navigating Conflict at Work: A Guide to Workplace Mediation. Drawing on her experience mediating and coaching hundreds of workplace conflicts, Audrey will discuss how to address conflict directly, when mediation can help, what makes workplace mediation different from other types of mediation, and how participants (and mediators) can get the most out of the mediation process.

Online Location: harvard.zoom.us…
Gazette Classification: Humanities, Law, Lecture, Mental Health / Wellness, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School
Speaker(s): Audrey Lee, Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School; Affiliate Faculty, The Program on Negotiation; Mediator, Boston Law Collaborative, LLC
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvard.zoom.us…

Replicating Bias: What AI Sees — and What It Misses

22 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 12 – 1 p.m.

Join us for a conversation with Michelle Greene as she shares insights from her recent research published in Nature Humanities & Social Sciences Communications on socioeconomic bias in artificial intelligence. Based on an analysis of nearly one million images from Airbnb listings across 200 countries and every U.S. county, Greene examines how AI systems used for scene recognition are less accurate in lower-income areas and more likely to assign harmful or stigmatizing labels. The event will explore what these patterns reveal about how AI “sees” the world, the real-world consequences of biased systems, and approaches to developing fairer, more representative AI that can also inform design practices in technology and the built environment.

Speaker: Michelle Greene, Assistant Professor in Psychology, Barnard College

Online Location: harvard.zoom.us…
Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Information Technology, Lecture, Science, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Office of Community, Impact, and Opportunity, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Speaker(s): Michelle Greene, Assistant Professor in Psychology, Barnard College
Contact Info: aswan@gsd.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvard.zoom.us…

Unlikely Allies: Partnerships That Can Transform Public Health

22 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Malkin Penthouse (HKS Campus)
79 John F. Kennedy St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 12 – 1 p.m.

Public-health challenges cannot be solved by any one sector acting alone. Drawing on three decades of work across business, government, civil society, academia, and communities, Myriam Sidibé examines what makes cross-sector partnerships credible, scalable, and accountable. At the heart of the conversation is AB InBev’s ten-year, $1 billion Global Smart Drinking commitment, an ambitious and contested effort to reduce harmful drinking. Comparing this experience with handwashing and emerging work with girls in the sexual and reproductive health and rights space across Africa, Myriam will explore what unlikely allies can achieve together, where partnerships fall short, and what public-health collaboration must become next.

Online Location: www.hks.harvard.edu…
Gazette Classification: Business, Diversity and Inclusion, Science, Social Sciences, Special Events, Sustainability
Organization/Sponsor: Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government at HKS
Speaker(s): Myriam Sidibé, Founder and Chief Mission Officer, Brands on a Mission, Moderator: Jane Nelson, Founding Director of the Corporate Responsibility Initiative
Contact Info: mrcbg@hks.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hks.harvard.edu…

The War in Sudan: Geopolitics, Human Rights, and the Challenges of International [In]Action

22 Sep 2026 16:15:00 GMT

Wasserstein (WCC) 3019, Harvard Law School
1585 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.

Sudan’s ongoing conflict has precipitated a catastrophic humanitarian and human rights crisis, violently reversing the country’s democratic transition and devastating civilian life. The crisis presents profound challenges not only for domestic political order, but also for the security of the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, as well as for broader international community. As the violence continues to evolve, understanding the complex, interlocking dynamics on the ground is critical to identifying potential pathways toward stability.

This panel will provide a comprehensive update on Sudan’s current political and humanitarian conditions before zooming out to analyze the broader international dimensions of the war. Speakers will examine the geopolitical forces, shifting global power dynamics, and external interests shaping the conflict. Finally, the discussion will critically evaluate the diplomatic and multilateral response, focusing specifically on the institutional roles, efficacy, and limitations of the United Nations and the African Union.

Open to Harvard ID holders only. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees.

Online Location: harvard.zoom.us…
Gazette Classification: Humanities, Law, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World and Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School
Cost: Free
Contact Info: hrp@law.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: plsmw.law.harvard.edu…

Carmen Winant Artist Talk: Double Jeopardy

22 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 1 – 2 p.m.

In this opening program for her Harvard Radcliffe Institute exhibition, the artist Carmen Winant will discuss her new project Double Jeopardy. With a practice anchored in archival research and the reimagination of feminist material histories, Winant is celebrated for large-scale collage installations and artist’s books that recontextualize existing photographic imagery.

Online Location: Please register for Zoom link
Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Humanities, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Speaker(s): Carmen Winant, Artist
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Campus Bike & Scooter Event

22 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Science Center Plaza Tent
1 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 2 – 5 p.m.

Ride Ready and Roll Smart this year!

Join us in the Plaza Tent for a bike and scooter event for the whole Harvard community. Pick up micromobility safety tips for traveling around campus, bring your bike for a safety check with Landry's Bicycles, get crafty and bling your helmet or wheels with “Alex Makes Art,” and pick up some bike-related giveaways (while supplies last).

We’re also bringing some friendly small farm animals from Animal Craze for a little pet therapy too!

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Classes/Workshops, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Special Events, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Transportation
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Diego Hernandez
Harvard Key Required: No

Study Group with Ambassador Kelly Craft: Diplomacy and War in the Age of Trump

22 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
79 JFK St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 4 – 5:15 p.m.

Join IOP Resident Fellow, Ambassador Kelly Craft, for her first study group session of the semester!

For better or worse, Donald Trump has completely upended America’s posture on the world stage: Military action in Venezuela and Iran; peace deals in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, Cambodia and Thailand, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and India and Pakistan; trade wars with Canada; trade deals with the European Union, Britain, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Cambodia.

We are in an age where artificial intelligence is center stage, military engagement is more than traditional kinetic warfare and autonomous vessels are an integral part of America’s operations. Is the current administration and America keeping up with its adversaries in these new technologies?

Will America emerge weaker or stronger on the world stage after the second Trump presidency? And what lasting effect will the Trump era have on U.S. diplomacy, America’s alliances, and the future of war, peace and deterrence?

*These off-the-record conversations are open to members of the Harvard community. Please RSVP with a valid Harvard email address.

Gazette Classification: Education, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
Speaker(s): Ambassador Kelly Craft, IOP Fall 2026 Resident Fellow; U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2019-2021)
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: iop.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: iop_info@hks.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: iop.harvard.edu…

From Union to Republic: US Diplomacy and the Dissolution of the Soviet Empire

22 Sep 2026 20:30:00 GMT

S020 (Belfer Case Study), CGIS South
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 4:30 – 6:05 p.m.

As the Soviet Union unraveled in the late 1980s and early 1990s, power and legitimacy shifted rapidly from the Union center and its leader Mikhail Gorbachev to the republics. During this turbulent period, the United States emerged as a respected and trusted actor, whose engagement was valued both in Moscow and the newly assertive republican capitals. The panel revisits the dramatic end of the USSR, featuring first-hand accounts of top U.S. diplomats who navigated the complexities, challenges, and hopes of that transition – working with Soviet and post-Soviet leaders to manage nuclear risks, support political and economic change, and redefine relationships with the emerging independent states.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall , Ashton B. Carter Visiting Professor of the Practice of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School , James F. Collins , Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia (1997-2001) , George Krol , Retired Career Diplomat, Adjunct Professor, U.S. Naval War College , Nargis Kassenova , Senior Fellow and Director, Program on Central Asia, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: www.eventbrite.com…
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Study Group with Chris Whipple — All the President's Men and Women: The White House Chief of Staff, CIA Director, and Presidential Campaign Manager

22 Sep 2026 20:30:00 GMT

Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
79 JFK St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 4:30 – 5:45 p.m.

Join IOP Resident Fellow, Chris Whipple, for his first study group session of the semester!

This session will explore the roles of three powerful players who help determine the success or failure of every presidency: the White House chief, CIA director, and presidential campaign manager. What responsibility do these officials have not just to their principals but to principle—when the stakes involve life and death and the outcome of elections? We'll look at the role of journalists in holding these officials accountable.

*These off-the-record conversations are open to members of the Harvard community. Please RSVP with a valid Harvard email address.

Gazette Classification: Education, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
Speaker(s): Chris Whipple, IOP Fall 2026 Resident Fellow; Author and Contributing Writer, Vanity Fair
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: iop.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: iop_info@hks.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: iop.harvard.edu…

Debate, Debrief, and Dessert: The Role of Diversity in Higher Education and American Life

22 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT

JFK Jr. Forum, Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
79 John F. Kennedy St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

In a conversation moderated by Washington Post reporter Laura Meckler, Prof. Cornell William Brooks, HKS Hauser Professor of the Practice of Nonprofit Organizations and 18th President and CEO of the NAACP, will sit down with Dr. Kevin Roberts, President of the Heritage Foundation and a key architect of the “Project 2025” presidential transition blueprint, to debate the role of diversity in higher education and American life more broadly.

Following the conversation, Julia Minson, HKS Professor of Public Policy and author of How to Disagree Better, will lead the audience in a facilitated debrief of how the session unfolded.

Debate, Debrief, and Dessert is an HKS series that explores competing perspectives on pressing policy issues and seeks to strengthen the Harvard community’s capacity to engage in respectful, substantive dialogue across differences.

Please register with a valid Harvard email address to attend in-person. The debate portion of this event will be publicly livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

Online Location: ken.sc…
Gazette Classification: Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School, Dean's Office at Harvard Kennedy School
Speaker(s): Cornell William Brooks , Hauser Professor of the Practice of Nonprofit Organizations; Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership and Social Justice, Harvard Kennedy School, Dr. Kevin Roberts , President, Heritage Foundation, Laura Meckler (Moderator), Reporter, Washington Post, Julia Minson , Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and author of How to Disagree Better
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: iop.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: iop_info@hks.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: iop.harvard.edu…

Free U.S. Citizenship Class Online

22 Sep 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Prepare for the U.S. citizenship exam with American art in our collections!

This fall, the Harvard Art Museums will collaborate with the St. Mark Community Education Program on a free 11-week online course in which you can learn the 128 civics questions and improve your English with interactive lessons featuring American art.

St. Mark’s experienced and trained teachers will lead English and civics lessons online every week. On selected weeks, Harvard students in the museums’ Ho Family Student Guide Program will deepen and reinforce these lessons by leading interactive tours of American artworks in our collections.

Online Location: www.stmarksesol.org…
Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Classes/Workshops, Community
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums, St. Mark Community Education Program
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: www.stmarksesol.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Gary Hilderbrand, “Writing on the Surface of the Earth”

22 Sep 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Harvard Graduate School of Design
Piper Auditorium, Gund Hall
48 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 22, 2026, 6:30 – 8 p.m.

Professor Gary Hilderbrand will discuss how the work of his landscape architecture practice, Reed Hilderbrand, is grounded in close site reading and narratives that find precise expression through design. Drawing on projects from the firm’s portfolio spanning the past 25 years, the lecture will explore the evolution of the practice, while reflecting on the reciprocal relationship between pedagogy and professional practice.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Graduate School of Design
Speaker(s): Gary Hilderbrand, Peter Louis Hornbeck Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture at Harvard GSD
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: www.gsd.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: events@gsd.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.gsd.harvard.edu…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

23 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

23 Sep 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

23 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

23 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

23 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

23 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

23 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

23 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

23 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Book Talk on Performing Enlightenment: Buddhism and Theater in Early Modern China

23 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Wed., Sep. 23, 2026, 12 – 1:15 p.m.

Asia Center Author Book Talk Series

About the book: In early modern China, a major revival of Buddhism coincided with a surging fascination with theater. Buddhist monastics and laypeople increasingly participated in viewing, discussing, and writing plays. Far from merely serving as a medium for conveying religious teachings and practices, drama became a source of deep concern for Buddhists due to the perceived tension between spiritual discipline and worldly entertainment.

In Performing Enlightenment, Mengxiao Wang examines how Buddhist clerics and laity engaged with and drove innovations in theater during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Drawing on an extensive range of sources—including clerical sermons, scriptural commentaries, temple gazetteers, morality books, literati prose, and dramatic texts and paratexts—Wang argues that Ming-Qing Buddhists resolved the conflict between religion and entertainment by transforming theater into a creative mode of devotional practice. Consequently, playwriting, stage performance, and theatergoing all emerged as legitimate pathways to spiritual enlightenment. This interdisciplinary work provides fresh insights into Chinese studies, Buddhist studies, and theater studies while offering a comparative perspective on the complex interplay between religion, literature, and performance across cultures.

Online Location: Zoom
Gazette Classification: Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Organized by the Harvard University Asia Center; Co-sponsored by the Harvard-Yenching Insitute and the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University
Speaker(s): Mengxiao Wang, Author; Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Southern California, Thomas P. Kelly, Moderator; Assistant Professor, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: bit.ly…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: asiacenter.harvard.edu…

Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy Exhibition

23 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
8 Garden St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026, 12 – 4:45 p.m.

In “Double Jeopardy,” artist Carmen Winant explores the early formation of the anti-domestic violence movement through archival video, photographs, and documents from the 1970s and ’80s. Marking her first exploration of video as a medium and historical subject, Winant draws on more than 200 videotapes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, materials from Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library, and the personal archive of activist Yolanda Bako.

Through video-still portraits, moving-image works, and collages, Winant illuminates how feminist organizing, survivor advocacy, and emerging video technology converged to support a growing grassroots movement. Rather than treating archival materials as static historical records, “Double Jeopardy” brings overlooked images and voices into the present, recognizing the often-unacknowledged work of survivors and advocates whose efforts laid the foundation for ongoing struggles toward safety, justice, and autonomy.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

White Ethiopian Girls Haunting the Western Renaissance and Baroque Imagination

23 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Floor 2R Hip Hop Archive & Research Institute at the Hutchins Center
104 Mount Auburn St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026, 12 – 1:30 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Diversity and Inclusion, Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Hutchins Center
Harvard Key Required: No

Harvard Law School Project on Disability Open House

23 Sep 2026 16:20:00 GMT

Hauser Hall, Room 102 (the Malkin classroom)
1575 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026, 12:20 – 1:20 p.m.

Each year, the Harvard Law School Project on Disability (HPOD) welcomes the community to learn more about its ongoing research, capacity-building, and awareness-raising activities aimed at enabling civil society to undertake informed disability scholarship and advocacy across an array of issue areas. Join the HPOD team once again this year on September 23rd, from 12:20 to 1:20pm US Eastern time, in Hauser Hall, Room 102 (the Malkin classroom).

Co-founders, Professors Bill Alford and Michael Stein, will be joined by HPOD’s Senior Director for East Asia Dr. Fengming Cui; Director of Advocacy Initiatives Hezzy Smith; and Self-Advocacy Associate Anne Fracht to discuss HPOD activities ranging from disability-inclusive climate action and research and disability legal scholarship in East Asia to participatory research designed and conducted with persons with disabilities and human rights reporting to United Nations treaty bodies on priority issues for persons with intellectual disabilities, and much more.

Gazette Classification: Diversity and Inclusion, Law, Mental Health / Wellness
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Law School Project on Disability (HPOD)
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: forms.cloud.microsoft…
Contact Info: hpod@law.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hpod.law.harvard.edu…

Charging Fast and Slow: Quantifying the Real-Life Value of EV Charging for Users, OEMs, and the Grid

23 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Pierce Hall Room 100F
29 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026, 3 – 4:15 p.m.

Managing electricity demand is critical for lowering the cost of electrified products, integrating intermittent renewables, and reducing grid expansion needs. With its often flexible demand, electric vehicle (EV) charging has long been considered a promising candidate, yet many managed charging programs have not scaled. We analyze why this is the case and identify several challenges to existing programs, focusing on two business models: smart electricity consumption (V1G) and demand response (DR). After grounding the analysis in a stylized model, we leverage a longitudinal dataset of over 20,000 EVs and 1.5 million charging events across the U.S. to empirically study managed charging. We find that V1G with time-of-use pricing saves EV owners up to $300 annually but increases the utility's wholesale generation cost, a misalignment that in 75% of markets cannot be costs-effectively eliminated by paying owners to adjust charge timing. For DR, the top 10% of customers provide 5.2 times the average vehicle's value, and only 9.4% of vehicles can be profitably enrolled. We identify which charging behaviors predict profitable DR customers and how this interacts with utilities' prices. We further analytically show when V1G and DR may be misaligned, and show empirically that V1G participation cannibalizes 16-46% of DR returns, highlighting challenges with stacking value streams. Our findings help EV manufacturers decide which programs to offer, in which markets, and which customers to target or behaviors to incentivize. We highlight where utilities and regulators should adjust tariffs to better align EV owners' incentives with market outcomes.

Gazette Classification: Business, Environmental Sciences, Lecture, Research study, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard-China Project on Energy, Economy, and Environment at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Speaker(s): Prof. Christian Kaps , Assistant Professor of business administration in the Technology and Operations Management (TOM) Unit at Harvard Business School. , Kaps' research focuses on emerging topics in renewable electricity generation and storage - notably how new technologies, sustainability behavior, and policies shape the energy market of the future. His primary research interest is in the energy transition with a particular focus on how the evolution of storage technologies shapes capacity and investment decisions in renewable power and fossil-fuel plants. Additionally, he focuses on the role that customers' sustainable behavior plays in accelerating the adoption of new technologies and how local differences influence the setup of power markets around the world. While his main research focus is on the energy field, Kaps' interests lie in the areas of sustainability and technology innovation more broadly. As he believes that no single actor can solve climate change related challenges alone, he has partnered with firms ranging from storage startups to large renewable investors like AWS for his academic work.
Contact Info: Kellie Nault, knault@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: chinaproject.harvard.edu…

Language Center Open House and Language Exchange Meet-Up

23 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Harvard Language Center
Science Center B06
1 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026, 4 – 6 p.m.

Learn about the Language Center and our CLIF award-winning Language Exchange program, meet Harvard multilinguals, and connect with potential language partners!

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Language Center
Ticket Web Link: harvard.az1.qualtrics.com…
Contact Info: language@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvard.az1.qualtrics.com…

Study Group with Ambassador Nathalie Rayes — Outside the Lines: The Nonlinear Path to Leadership

23 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
79 JFK St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026, 4 – 5:15 p.m.

Join IOP Resident Fellow, Ambassador Nathalie Rayes, for her first study group session of the semester!

In this opening session, Ambassador Rayes will share her nonlinear journey across government, the private sector, civil society, advocacy, and diplomacy, and the lessons each chapter taught her about leading. The conversation will introduce three themes that will guide us throughout the semester: embracing the uncomfortable, embracing a nonlinear path, and practicing principled leadership. We’ll also explore how we move beyond the labels, titles, and expectations that can define us, and what it means to lead when the path ahead is not a straight line.

*These off-the-record conversations are open to members of the Harvard community. Please RSVP with a valid Harvard email address.

Gazette Classification: Education, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
Speaker(s): Ambassador Nathalie Rayes, IOP Fall 2026 Resident Fellow; U.S. Ambassador to Croatia (2024-2025)
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: iop.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: iop_info@hks.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: iop.harvard.edu…

Exploring Spirituality in Nature Writing: A Writing Workshop Series in Creative Nonfiction

23 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Conference Room, Center for the Study of World Religions, 42 Francis Ave., Cambridge, MA
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026, 4 – 6 p.m.

This workshop is currently full. Thank you for your interest! If you'd like to be added to the waitlist, please contact Laurie Sedgwick at ldsedgwick@hds.harvard.edu.
Registration was limited to 12 participants.

This workshop series meets on four consecutive Wednesdays—September 9, 16, 23, and 30—from 4:00–6:00 p.m. Because each session builds on the previous one, participants are expected to attend all four sessions.

When William Ellery Channing claimed in an 1828 sermon that “we are brought into harmony with the creation” in proportion to our pursuit of our own “likeness to God,” he could not have known that his theology would help inspire a literary tradition that continues to explore spiritual growth through encounters with the natural world. American nature writing developed some of its strongest roots in the ideas of Channing and the American Transcendentalists he influenced. Emerson explored selfhood and spirituality through nature, famously writing of standing in the woods and sensing that he was “part and parcel of God.” Thoreau likewise wrote of the spiritual expansiveness he experienced through his connection with the natural world. This tradition extends through writers such as John Muir, Rachel Carson, Annie Dillard, and Kathleen Dean Moore. Today, nature writers continue to explore the spiritual dimensions of life through encounters with the more-than-human world.
In this creative nonfiction workshop, participants will practice nature writing as an expression and exploration of spirituality. Before the first session, participants will be invited to read brief excerpts from texts central to the nature writing tradition. During the workshop, participants will discuss the readings and elements of writerly craft, focusing on strategies authors have used to explore, reveal, and experience spirituality through nature. Sessions will also include guided writing exercises and prompts. Between meetings, participants will be invited to complete writing exercises that may inform future discussions. At the conclusion of the series, the instructor will provide individual feedback on a short essay submitted by each participant.

Rochelle L. Johnson received the 2026 John Burroughs Nature Essay Award and the 2025 Georgia Review Prose Prize for her essay “Phantom Pains,” which was also featured by Longreads, Memoir Land, and Nature. A recipient of the Carnegie Foundation’s Idaho Professor of the Year Award and the 2024 Outstanding Achievement in the Humanities Award from the Idaho Humanities Council, Johnson is the author of numerous creative and scholarly works, including Passions for Nature: Nineteenth-Century America’s Aesthetics of Alienation. She has also coedited several volumes, including Thoreau in an Age of Crisis.
A leading scholar of nineteenth-century naturalist Susan Fenimore Cooper, Johnson’s research has been supported by fellowships from the Beinecke Library, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and other organizations. She holds the Bernie McCain Chair in the Humanities at the College of Idaho, where she teaches environmental studies, and serves as the 2026 Robert Frost Chair at the Bread Loaf School of English, where she teaches literature and creative writing. She is a past president of both the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment and the Thoreau Society.

Programming Series: Transcendentalism
Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Poetry/Prose, Religion
Sponsor: Center for the Study of World Religions
Contact: Laurie D. Sedgwick, CSWR Events Coordinator, ldsedgwick@hds.harvard.edu
More info: cswr.hds.harvard.edu…

Study Group with Governor Doug Ducey: Leading & Governing

23 Sep 2026 20:30:00 GMT

Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
79 JFK St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026, 4:30 – 5:45 p.m.

Join IOP Resident Fellow, Governor Doug Ducey, for his first study group session of the semester! This session will explore the journey from the private sector to the public sector.

*These off-the-record conversations are open to members of the Harvard community. Please RSVP with a valid Harvard email address.

Gazette Classification: Education, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
Speaker(s): Governor Doug Ducey, IOP Fall 2026 Resident Fellow; Governor of Arizona (2015-2023)
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: iop.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: iop_info@hks.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: iop.harvard.edu…

Book Launch and Discussion of Self-Organization: The Power and Limits of Ukraine's Informal Civil Society

23 Sep 2026 21:00:00 GMT

CGIS-Knafel Building | Room K-262, 2nd Floor
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026, 5 – 6:30 p.m.

While civil society in Eastern Europe has long been labeled weak based on formal participation, Svitlana Krasynska uses Ukraine as a case-in-point to reveal the vital role of below-the-radar civic engagement. Convincingly showing that informality constitutes an essential component of civil society, the trailblazing findings in Self-Organization will aid scholars, policy makers, and development practitioners in determining a more effective approach to supporting democracy-building around the world.

Gazette Classification: Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Speaker(s): Svitlana Krasynska, Author and interdisciplinary scholar studying civil society developments in contemporary Ukraine
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

AI and the Future of the Economy ft. Peter McCrory, Anthropic

23 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT

JFK Jr. Forum, Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
79 JFK St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026, 6 – 7 p.m.

How will AI change the American economy, and how do we ensure that everyone benefits? Peter McCrory, Chief Economist at Anthropic, will discuss what the early evidence shows about how AI is changing work and what policymakers should prepare for next. McCrory leads the Economics team at Anthropic, which publishes the Anthropic Economic Index, new research from inside a frontier lab, and recently a scenario model for the economy of 2030. They will explore AI's effects on productivity, jobs, and wages, as well as how much growth AI could deliver by the end of the decade, how broadly it will be shared, and what policymakers can do to prepare.

*Please register with a valid Harvard email address to attend in-person. All JFK Jr. Forums are publicly livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

Online Location: ken.sc…
Gazette Classification: Education, Information Technology, Social Sciences, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy SchoolMossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government
Speaker(s): Peter McCrory , Chief Economist, Anthropic, Jason Furman (Moderator), Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Weil Director, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: iop.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: iop_info@hks.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: iop.harvard.edu…

The Shabaqo Stone: From Egyptian Myth to Kushite Identity

23 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Geological Lecture Hall
24 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 23, 2026, 6 – 7 p.m.

The Shabaqo Stone is a monument that preserves some of the most important religious writings to survive from ancient Egypt. It was carved for Shabaqo, a Kushite king who ruled Egypt during the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty (ca. 722–655 BCE). One of its central texts is the so‑called “Memphite Theology,” which portrays the god Ptah as a universal creator who brings the world into being through the powers of thought and speech. In this talk, Joshua Roberson will introduce the Shabaqo Stone’s historical and religious significance, and reveal a behind-the-scenes look at the first-ever digital documentation of this remarkable monument, carried out at the British Museum in 2019. Explore new insights, recent discoveries, and the cutting‑edge technologies that are transforming our understanding of one of Egypt’s most fascinating theological texts.

Gazette Classification: Community, Lecture, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Presented by the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East and the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture.
Speaker(s): Joshua Aaron Roberson, Associate Professor of Art History (Egyptian Language), University of Memphis; Assistant Director, Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, University of Memphis
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: forms.cloud.microsoft…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

24 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

24 Sep 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

24 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

24 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

24 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

24 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

24 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

24 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

24 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy Exhibition

24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
8 Garden St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026, 12 – 4:45 p.m.

In “Double Jeopardy,” artist Carmen Winant explores the early formation of the anti-domestic violence movement through archival video, photographs, and documents from the 1970s and ’80s. Marking her first exploration of video as a medium and historical subject, Winant draws on more than 200 videotapes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, materials from Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library, and the personal archive of activist Yolanda Bako.

Through video-still portraits, moving-image works, and collages, Winant illuminates how feminist organizing, survivor advocacy, and emerging video technology converged to support a growing grassroots movement. Rather than treating archival materials as static historical records, “Double Jeopardy” brings overlooked images and voices into the present, recognizing the often-unacknowledged work of survivors and advocates whose efforts laid the foundation for ongoing struggles toward safety, justice, and autonomy.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Harvard Pop Center Social Demography Seminar with Minjin Chae

24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Harvard Pop Center
9 Bow St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026, 12 – 1:15 p.m.

Minjin Chae, PhD student in sociology at Harvard University and a graduate student affiliate at Harvard Pop Center, presents “When does gender trump flexibility? Workplace flexibility and domestic task assignment.”

Online Location: harvard.zoom.us…
Gazette Classification: Health Sciences, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
Speaker(s): Minjin Chae, PhD student in sociology at Harvard University and a graduate student affiliate at Harvard Pop Center
Contact Info: Kory Powellkpowell@hsph.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: popcenter.harvard.edu…

Study Group with Ambassador Chris Lu — In the Room Where It Happens: Public Leadership in Practice

24 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
79 JFK St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026, 4 – 5:15 p.m.

Join IOP Resident Fellow, Ambassador Chris Lu, for his first study group session of the semester!

Chris Lu brings 25 years of experience across all three branches of the federal government, including senior roles in the White House, the Department of Labor, the State Department, and presidential transitions. Drawing on these experiences, he will share lessons about what effective leadership looks like in government.

In the first session, we’ll challenge common assumptions about how consequential decisions are made. Students will confront a real-world policy dilemma and develop a framework for assessing leadership throughout the semester.

*These off-the-record conversations are open to members of the Harvard community. Please RSVP with a valid Harvard email address.

Gazette Classification: Education, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
Speaker(s): Ambassador Chris Lu, IOP Fall 2026 Resident Fellow; U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for Management and Reform (2022-2025)
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: iop.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: iop_info@hks.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: iop.harvard.edu…

Study Group with the Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas — Homeland Security: Its Origin, What it Meant and What it Means Today, and All That it Entails

24 Sep 2026 20:30:00 GMT

Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
79 JFK St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026, 4:30 – 5:45 p.m.

Join IOP Resident Fellow, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, for his first study group session of the semester!

We will discuss the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, the terrorist threat it was designed to confront and how that threat has evolved, and the significant expanse of the Department's missions. We will touch upon fundamental policy choices, governance theories, politics, and varying perspectives on individual and societal rights and responsibilities.

*These off-the-record conversations are open to members of the Harvard community. Please RSVP with a valid Harvard email address.

Gazette Classification: Education, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
Speaker(s): Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, IOP Fall 2026 Resident Fellow; U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security (2021-2025)
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: iop.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: iop_info@hks.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: iop.harvard.edu…

ArtsThursdays: Puzzle Party

24 Sep 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026, 5 – 9 p.m.

Join us for a free night of puzzling adventures at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, designed with our friends from FableVision Studios and Green Door Labs.

Tackle a series of lighthearted, museum-based puzzles that will test your powers of deduction and close looking. Our Admission Counselors—also known as Game Masters—will be on hand throughout the evening to guide you, answer questions, and keep the adventure on track.

The puzzle activity is recommended for adults ages 18+ and is best enjoyed in groups of 2–5. Most groups will take about 60–90 minutes to complete the experience.

Guests are also welcome to explore the museum galleries at their own pace, purchase and enjoy a selection of beverages (valid government ID required for alcoholic drinks), and enter a free raffle.

RSVPs are encouraged, but walk-ins are welcome. Free event parking with registration by September 23.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Science, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: forms.cloud.microsoft…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Ethics In Real Life: Disagreement in the Age of AI

24 Sep 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Smith Campus Center Commons
1305 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026, 5 – 6:30 p.m.

As generative AI systems increasingly shape how people learn, work, seek companionship, and experience solitude, we ask: what happens to human relationships when technologies can meet us in the very forms of interaction through which those relationships have traditionally been constituted? How might the availability of fluent, responsive, non-human interlocutors reshape the value we place on the effort, vulnerability, and reciprocity required by relationships with other humans—and, in turn, our understanding of the human condition itself?

Gazette Classification: Ethics, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics
Speaker(s): Lawrence Lessig, Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School, Shannon Vallor, Baillie Gifford Chair in the Ethics of Data and Artificial Intelligence at the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) at the University of Edinburgh, David Deming, Danoff Dean of Harvard College, James Mickens, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), Manon Revel, Senior Research Scientist at Google DeepMind, Brian Jeon, Senior at Harvard College
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: www.ethics.harvard.edu…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.ethics.harvard.edu…

Evensong Service

24 Sep 2026 21:45:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026, 5:45 – 6:30 p.m.

Choral Evensong is a traditional Anglican service of sung Evening Prayer, derived from the ancient monastic offices of Vespers and Compline. It combines music, scripture readings, and prayers, offering a reflective and meditative experience as the day comes to a close. The service features the voices of the Harvard University Choir led by Edward E. Jones, the Gund University Organist and Choirmaster at the Memorial Church.

Online Location: www.youtube.com…
Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church of Harvard University
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

An Address and Conversation with President Pedro Sánchez of Spain: The Technoligarch Threat to Democracy

24 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT

JFK Jr. Forum, Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
79 John F. Kennedy St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026, 6 – 7 p.m.

President Pedro Sánchez, who has led Spain's government since 2018, will join us for an important address and conversation on the intersection of technology and democracy.

*Please register with a valid Harvard email address to attend in-person. All JFK Jr. Forums are publicly livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

Online Location: ken.sc…
Gazette Classification: Education, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School; Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights Policy; Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
Speaker(s): President Pedro Sánchez, President of Spain, Mathias Risse (Moderator), Director, Carr Ryan Center for Human Rights; Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs and Philosophy
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: iop.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: iop_info@hks.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: iop.harvard.edu…

Screening and Closing Reception for No Slop, No Second Screen: Animation — the hard-won image

24 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT

24 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026, 6 – 8 p.m.

6:00–7:30 pm
Conversation + Screening with David Rice and Ruth Lingford
Theater, Lower Level

7:30–9:00 pm
Closing Reception
AUX: Intermedia Gallery, Level 1

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Exhibitions, Film
Organization/Sponsor: Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
Speaker(s): David Leo Rice
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: carpenter.center…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: carpenter.center…

Lyndon Neri & Rossana Hu, "Liminal Ground"

24 Sep 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Harvard Graduate School of Design
Piper Auditorium, Gund Hall
48 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026, 6:30 – 8 p.m.

Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, founders of Neri&Hu Design and Research Office, present a selection of the studio’s past and ongoing works. Through these projects, they examine how we engage with boundaries within what Homi Bhabha terms the “third space,” not as loci of resolution, but rather as continuous fields of negotiation, tension, and emergent possibility.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Graduate School of Design
Speaker(s): Lyndon Neri (MArch ’92), Rossana Hu, Founding Partners of Neri&Hu Design
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: www.gsd.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: events@gsd.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.gsd.harvard.edu…

Afterglow at the Arnold

24 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Explorers Garden at the Arnold Arboretum
125 Arborway
Boston
Thu., Sep. 24, 2026, 7:30 – 10:30 p.m.

Join us for Afterglow at the Arnold, an evening celebrating the Arnold Arboretum as a public park, living museum, research institution, and community resource. Held in the Explorers Garden on Bussey Hill, guests will enjoy cocktails, passed hors d’oeuvres, and opportunities to engage with Arboretum experts among globally sourced living collections that support biodiversity research and conservation. A VIP experience begins at 5:30 p.m., offering exclusive access to Arboretum leadership, food and drinks, illuminated landscapes, and conversation before the main event. VIP guests are encouraged to stay for remarks at 8:15 p.m.
Presented with the Young Friends at the Arnold, this event also welcomes supporters ages 21-45 and anyone young at heart. Young Friends tickets provide access from 7:30-10:30 p.m., featuring food, drinks, interactive stations, music, and dancing under the stars.

Gazette Classification: Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Speaker(s): Director William (Ned) Friedman
Cost: See website for ticket prices
Ticket Web Link: arboretum.harvard.edu…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: arboretum.harvard.edu…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

25 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Fri., Sep. 25, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

25 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 25, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

25 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 25, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

25 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Fri., Sep. 25, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

2026 HILT Conference, “The Weight of the Degree: Rigor, Responsibility, and the Modern Campus”

25 Sep 2026 12:30:00 GMT

David Rubenstein Treehouse
20 Western Ave
Boston
Fri., Sep. 25, 2026, 8:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.

This year’s conference marks a significant milestone: for the first time, our program is drawn directly from a university-wide Call for Proposals. More details here on the hILT website: hilt.harvard.edu….

Gazette Classification: Community, Conferences, Education, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching (HILT)
Cost: Free - Please register for this event. Open to all Harvard affiliates.
Ticket Web Link: qualtrics-auth.tlt.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: hilt@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: Yes
More info: hilt.harvard.edu…

Morning Prayers

25 Sep 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 25, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

25 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 25, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

25 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 25, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

25 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 25, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

25 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 25, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

25 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 25, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

25 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 25, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

25 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 25, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy Exhibition

25 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
8 Garden St.
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 25, 2026, 12 – 4:45 p.m.

In “Double Jeopardy,” artist Carmen Winant explores the early formation of the anti-domestic violence movement through archival video, photographs, and documents from the 1970s and ’80s. Marking her first exploration of video as a medium and historical subject, Winant draws on more than 200 videotapes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, materials from Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library, and the personal archive of activist Yolanda Bako.

Through video-still portraits, moving-image works, and collages, Winant illuminates how feminist organizing, survivor advocacy, and emerging video technology converged to support a growing grassroots movement. Rather than treating archival materials as static historical records, “Double Jeopardy” brings overlooked images and voices into the present, recognizing the often-unacknowledged work of survivors and advocates whose efforts laid the foundation for ongoing struggles toward safety, justice, and autonomy.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Hidden Labor to Good Jobs: Care Economy with Masoomeh Khandan

25 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Littauer Building L-9-Malkin Penthouse, Harvard Kennedy School
79 John F. Kennedy St.
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 25, 2026, 12 – 1 p.m.

The care economy faces a deepening paradox: surging demand for care services alongside persistent workforce shortages, high turnover, and chronically poor job quality for workers. How do we break this equilibrium, and what does it tell us about the future of work in labor intensive service sectors more broadly?

In this talk, Masoomeh Khandan, former World Bank consultant and founder of X3P, presents lessons from X3P, a social enterprise operating at the intersection of workforce development, labor market policy, and technology. Drawing on field research and implementation evidence, the presentation explores how a technology-enabled platform, targeted training, and job redesign can simultaneously improve worker outcomes and expand care access. The discussion examines broader implications for labor market policy, inclusive economic growth, and how new approaches to organizing care work can create pathways to better jobs, not just for the care sector, but for the millions of underutilized workers across the U.S. economy.

This event is hosted by Harvard’s Center for International Development and will be held in a hybrid format. All are welcome. Harvard ID holders are encouraged to attend in person, while non-HUID guests are invited to join via livestream or access the event recording afterward.

Online Location: Zoom
Gazette Classification: Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Center for International Development
Speaker(s): Masoomeh Khandan, Founder and CEO of X3P, Fellow in the Reimagining the Economy initiative
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hksexeced.tfaforms.net…

Power, Principles, and American Foreign Policy: A Conversation with Tom Malinowski

25 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Institute of Politics, Harvard Kennedy School
79 JFK St.
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 25, 2026, 12 – 1 p.m.

What role should values play in American foreign policy and does the debate about new technologies like AI offer the United States a chance to restore its moral leadership in the world? Join the Institute of Politics for our Food for Thought Lunch series featuring a conversation with Tom Malinowski, former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and former member of Congress, for a wide-ranging discussion on the future of American leadership at home and abroad.

Drawing on his experience in the State Department and on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Malinowski will explore the moral dimensions of American power and influence in the world, and the role they could play in shaping effective approaches to global regulation of artificial intelligence. The conversation will consider how the next generation of American leaders can apply the lessons of recent history as they seek to defend our national interests and democratic values in a changing world.

*Must register with a valid Harvard email address

Gazette Classification: Education, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
Speaker(s): Tom Malinowski, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: iop.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: iop_info@hks.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: iop.harvard.edu…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

25 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 25, 2026, 2 – 2:45 p.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?

Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply.
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

PBHA's 20th Annual Robert Coles "Call of Service" Lecture & Award

25 Sep 2026 19:30:00 GMT

First Parish Church
1446 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 25, 2026, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Join the Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA) for the 20th Annual Robert Coles “Call of Service” Lecture and Award on Friday, September 25th at 3:30 PM at First Parish Church in Harvard Square, honoring Dr. Vivek Murthy, former Surgeon General of the United States. A distinguished physician, public health leader, and advocate focused on making loneliness, social isolation, and youth mental health national public health priorities. He was the first Surgeon General of Indian descent, and is author of the best-seller “Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World”. Join us to hear from Dr. Vivek Murthy and his dedication to service! Learn more and reserve your FREE ticket at pbha.org/coles-2026.

Gazette Classification: Award Ceremonies, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Health Sciences, Lecture, Mental Health / Wellness, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA)
Speaker(s): Dr. Vivek Murthy
Ticket Web Link: coles2026.eventbrite.com
Contact Info: pbha@pbha.org
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.pbha.org…

América Unida

25 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Askwith Hall, Longfellow
Harvard Graduate School of Education
13 Appian Way
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 25, 2026, 4 – 6 p.m.

Leaders from across the education ecosystem come together to explore this year’s central question through their experiences in education, public service, and community leadership. "What can the diverse experiences of Latin America and its diasporas teach us about building communities rooted in dignity, belonging, and collective care?" Through this conversation, our panelists will reflect on the values, experiences, and leadership lessons that can help us build stronger and more inclusive communities. Panel discussion and post-event networking reception are open to all Harvard students and affiliates. Registration is required.

Gazette Classification: Community, Conferences, Education, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: América Unida is hosted by Comunidad HGSE, an officially recognized student organization at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs of the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Speaker(s): Maritza Hernandez (Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Student Services, HGSE), Ana Tavares (Deputy Superintendent of Family & Community Advancement, Boston Public Schools), Shirley Vargas (Senior Associate Commissioner for District & School Assistance, Massachusetts DESE), Stephen Zrike (Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: docs.google.com…
Contact Info: elsyvillafranca@gse.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.america-unida.us

Recollections of the Yellow House

25 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Havard Film Archive
24 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 25, 2026, 7 – 9 p.m.

n his debut as his libidinous alter ego João de Deus, Monteiro stars as a meticulous and melancholy bachelor living in a rambling boarding house, feverishly obsessed with his landlady’s daughter. A ribald yet wonderfully delicate comedy, Recollections of the Yellow House traces the indecisive, dangerous ripening of erotic fantasy as João’s voyeuristic rituals push him to further, unexpected extremes.

Gazette Classification: Film
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Film Archive
Cost: $10 - Regular Admission / $8 - Non-Harvard Students, Harvard staff and Senior Citizens. Harvard students free.
Ticket Web Link: harvardfilmarchive.org…
Contact Info: bgravely@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardfilmarchive.org…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

26 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 26, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

26 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 26, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

26 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 26, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

26 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 26, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

26 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 26, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

26 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 26, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

26 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 26, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

26 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 26, 2026, 2 – 2:45 p.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?

Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply.
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Recollections of the Yellow House

26 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Havard Film Archive
24 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 26, 2026, 2 – 4 p.m.

With Amarcord—perhaps the last of Fellini’s truly great films, earning him his fourth Academy Award—the director recounts the goings-on of youth in fascist Italy, paying no attention to how it actually was, but how it exactly felt. The film’s title is taken from an Italian dialect, translating to “I remember.” Like a daydream, flashes of memory populate this semi-autobiographical satire of common life in a fictionalized version of the director’s hometown of Rimini.

Gazette Classification: Film
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Film Archive
Cost: $10 - Regular Admission / $8 - Non-Harvard Students, Harvard staff and Senior Citizens. Harvard ID holders free.
Ticket Web Link: harvardfilmarchive.org…
Contact Info: bgravely@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardfilmarchive.org…

God's Comedy

26 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Havard Film Archive
24 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 26, 2026, 7 – 10 p.m.

Among his most deliciously perverse films, God’s Comedy centers around the outlandish presence of Monteiro, once again as João de Deus, now employed as the eccentric manager of the Paradise ice cream parlor and inventor of its renown and guarded ambrosia. A collector of female pubic hair—including a precious strand from Queen Victoria—Monteiro's João de Deus embodies the cryptically entomological eroticism that lies at the tremulous heart of his late films.

Gazette Classification: Film
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Film Archive
Cost: $10 - Regular Admission / $8 - Non-Harvard Students, Harvard staff and Senior Citizens. Harvard students free.k ,
Ticket Web Link: harvardfilmarchive.org…
Contact Info: bgravely@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardfilmarchive.org…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

27 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 27, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

27 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 27, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

27 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 27, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

27 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 27, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

27 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 27, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

27 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 27, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

27 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 27, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

27 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, 02138
Sun., Sep. 27, 2026, 11 – 11:45 a.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?
Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.
Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply.
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Sunday Service

27 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 27, 2026, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, part of Harvard's vibrant interfaith network, is an interdenominational Protestant church in the midst of Harvard Yard that serves as a place of spiritual refuge for the entire community.

Services in the Memorial Church Sanctuary are live-streamed on YouTube and broadcast live on Harvard’s radio station, WHRB 95.3 FM. A recording of the service will be available on our website.

Online Location: www.youtube.com…
Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church of Harvard University
Speaker(s): The Rev. Matthew Ichihashi Potts, Ph.D ’13, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals in the Faculty of Divinity, Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church. Anthems: Richard St. Clair: "O Christ, Our King;" John Ferris: "Treasures In Heaven."
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

¡Celebremos Puerto Rico!

27 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
AND
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 27, 2026, 1 – 4 p.m.

Free All Ages Special Event

Celebrate Puerto Rico’s rich culture and natural wonders at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture!

Join us for a fun-filled day with music and fun. Jorge Arce & Humano deliver bomba and plena music to get you dancing. Expert carver Carlos Santiago introduces you to traditional carvings of saints.

Explore a variety of activities, including listening to coqui calls, learning about the island’s native birds, and making simple crafts to take home. Test your skills preparing cassava and dive into the history of coffee production. Enjoy delicious Puerto Rican food (available for purchase).

Bring the whole family—there’s something for everyone to enjoy!

Advance registration is recommended.

Free admission. Limited free event parking with registration. Presented by the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, and the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, in collaboration with the Puerto Rican Institute for Arts and Advocacy, the Mass Cultural Council, Ágora Cultural Architects, Cambridge Arts, and Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción.

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Humanities, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

27 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 27, 2026, 2 – 2:45 p.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?

Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply.
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Boston Chamber Music Society / Beethoven, Canal, Brahms

27 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Sanders Theatre
45 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 27, 2026, 3 p.m.

Program includes Ludwig van Beethoven, Clarinet Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11 (1797); Marguerite Canal, Violin Sonata (1922); and Johannes Brahms, Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (1856-61). Featured musicians: Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello; Max Levinson, piano; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Marcus Thompson, viola.

Gazette Classification: Concerts, Music
Organization/Sponsor: Boston Chamber Music Society
Cost: Full Price: $73, $60, $46, $33; Students: $9; Seniors (65+), WGBH, and MTA (Mass Teachers Assoc): $4 off; Harvard Staff/Faculty (Outings & Innings): $7 off; Student Rush: $6 (starting 90 minutes prior to concert)
Ticket Web Link: www.boxoffice.harvard.edu…
Harvard Key Required: No

The Adventures of Prince Achmed with live accompaniment

27 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Havard Film Archive
24 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 27, 2026, 3 – 4:10 p.m.

Perhaps the earliest feature-length animation, Lotte Reiniger’s enchanting silhouette film remains one of the most sublime works of animation. Reiniger cut figures out of cardboard and thin sheets of lead, lit them from behind between layers of elaborate landscapes to achieve a captivating realm both delicate and dense, exotic and familiar, populated by mysterious creatures who move with ballet-like expressivity. Based on a few tales from One Thousand and One Nights, Prince Achmed follows the prince and his flying horse as they soar headlong into a series of mythic adventures.

Gazette Classification: Film
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Film Archive
Cost: $20 Special Event Tickets / Harvard students free
Ticket Web Link: harvardfilmarchive.org…
Contact Info: bgravely@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardfilmarchive.org…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

28 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Mon., Sep. 28, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

28 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 28, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

28 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Mon., Sep. 28, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

28 Sep 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 28, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

28 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 28, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

28 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 28, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

28 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 28, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

28 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 28, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

28 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 28, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

28 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 28, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Japan Decides: The 2026 General Election and What Comes Next

28 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262)
CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 28, 2026, 12 – 1 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Program on US-Japan Relations, Weatherhead Center, Harvard University
Speaker(s): Daniel Smith, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, Moderator: Christina Davis, Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government; Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Maximilian Calleo(mcalleo@wcfia@harvard.edu)
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: us-japan.wcfia.harvard.edu…

Public Research Talk: A Transcendentalist Peace: American Pacifism from Lydia Maria Child to Jane Addams with Lydia Moland

28 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Common Room, CSWR
42 Francis Ave., Cambridge, MA
Mon., Sep. 28, 2026, 12 – 1:30 p.m.

Registration is required.
Please register to attend in person.
Please register to attend on Zoom.

In 1839, abolitionist Lydia Maria Child called the first Peace Convention in Boston “unquestionably the greatest event of the nineteenth century.” “Posterity will marvel,” she wrote, “at the early adoption of such transcendental principles.” Seventy-five years later, Jane Addams honed transcendentalist ideas into a theory of pacifism that Child would have recognized—one built on moral self-reliance, faith in individual transformation, and a dedication to justice through applied democracy. These women's ideas, and the example of their lives, are deeply relevant today as we struggle, in a war-torn world, to imagine a lasting peace.

Lydia Moland is the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Philosophy at Colby College. She is the author of Lydia Maria Child: A Radical American Life (2022), a biography of abolitionist Lydia Maria Child. Her writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and American Scholar, among other publications. She is also the author of books on classical German philosophy and co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of American and British Women Philosophers in the Nineteenth Century (2025). She has received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the American Academy in Berlin. In 2025, she was a Fulbright Fellow at Freie Universität Berlin. She is currently working on a group biography of interwar pacifists, provisionally titled Pacifist Women at War: Four Paths to Peace.

Programming Series: Transcendentalism
Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Religion
Sponsor: Center for the Study of World Religions
Contact: Laurie D. Sedgwick, CSWR Events Coordinator, ldsedgwick@hds.harvard.edu
More info: cswr.hds.harvard.edu…

The Hungarian Revolution of 1956: Internal Dynamics

28 Sep 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Mon., Sep. 28, 2026, 12:30 – 2 p.m.

In October 1956, a mass uprising erupted against Hungary's Stalinist regime. The revolution was crushed by a large-scale Soviet invasion in early November 1956. Nowadays, seventy years later, we know a great deal more about how and why the revolution occurred and how it came to an end. This seminar will give a review of the research that has been under way in Hungary over the past 35 years.

Online Location: harvard.zoom.us…
Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Research study
Organization/Sponsor: Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Teodóra Dömötör , Associate Professor of Humanities Mark Kramer Director, Cold War Studies Project, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Policy Analysis at Scale: An Instrument to Evaluate Governance Proposals

28 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Wexner 434AB (HKS Campus)
79 John F. Kennedy St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 28, 2026, 4 – 5 p.m.

Artificial intelligence governance is evolving faster than traditional policy analysis tools. Policymakers face a growing volume of bills, executive actions, and regulatory proposals across fragmented jurisdictions, often without a standardized way to compare their objectives, assumptions, or trade-offs. We respond to that gap with a transparent instrument for evaluating AI governance: a framework for assessing how a policy aligns with selected AI governance priorities. The framework draws on traditional policy analysis and computational text analysis.

This seminar will take place in Wexner 434AB for those with an HUID who wish to attend in person. Others may join us remotely via Zoom. Refreshments will be served.

Online Location: www.hks.harvard.edu…
Gazette Classification: Business, Information Technology, Social Sciences, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government at Harvard Kennedy School
Speaker(s): Paulo Carvão, M-RCBG Research Fellow, Moderated by: John Haigh, M-RCBG Co-Director
Contact Info: mrcbg@hks.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hks.harvard.edu…

Alain Locke Gallery Opening Reception

28 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Alain Locke Gallery of African & African American Art
102 Mount Auburn St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 28, 2026, 6 – 8 p.m.

An Introduction to Van Lévé. Sovereign Visions from the Creole and Maroon Caribbean and Amazonia: Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane & and Haiti: 2001-Now is an intergenerational and transhistorical exhibition organized from a uniquely Caribbean perspective. The first presentation of an ambitious multi-faceted curatorial project, Van Lévé at the Alain Locke Gallery brings together internationally acclaimed artists with connections to territories in the Americas formerly under French colonial rule, placing them in dialogue with landmark historical works. It provides a historical grounding and artistic genealogy that amplifies a renaissance of Creole, Maroon, Caribbean, and Amazonian voices. As France continues to reckon with its involvement in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and colonial slavery on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Taubira Law recognizing both as crimes against humanity, Van Lévé asks: how do artists, connected by their fraught past and present connections with France, deploy critical inquiry and aesthetic elaboration to forge emancipatory dreams that can be transformed into tangible sovereign visions?

Van Lévé is curated by Claire Tancons, founder and director of EXTEMPORA, at the invitation of Professor Cécile Fromont for the Alain Locke Gallery under the auspices of Harvard’s Hutchins Center for African & African American Research.

Participating artists include: Mathieu Kleyebe Abonnenc, Franky Amété, Raphaël Barontini, Minia Biabiany, Ernest Breleur, Jean-Marc Bullet, Ronald Cyrille, Gaëlle Choisne, Kenny Dunkan, Gwladys Gambie, David Gumbs, Fabiola Jean-Louis, Clémence Lollia Hilaire, Louisa Marajo, Manuel Mathieu, Tessa Mars, Jimmy Robert, Cédrine Scheidig, and Hervé Télémaque.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Alain Locke Gallery of African & African American Art at the Hutchins Center
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: lockegallery.fas.harvard.edu…

Latin America in a Changing Global Landscape: Democracy, Political Cycles, and Geopolitical Challenges ft. Leonel Fernández

28 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT

JFK Jr. Forum, Institute of Politics
Harvard Kennedy School
79 JFK St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 28, 2026, 6 – 7 p.m.

Coming on the heels of the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting, the 50th and 52nd President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernández, will share his thoughts on the state of democracy and democratic governance in Latin America, and the impact of the current geopolitical situation in the Middle East on the region.

*Please register with a valid Harvard email address to attend in-person. All JFK Jr. Forums are publicly livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

Gazette Classification: Education, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
Speaker(s): Leonel Fernandez , President of the Dominican Republic (1996-2000, 2004-2012), Juliette Kayyem (Moderator), Belfer Senior Lecturer in International Security
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: iop.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: iop_info@hks.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: iop.harvard.edu…

Kashef Chowdhury, "Meditations in Entropy"

28 Sep 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Harvard Graduate School of Design
Piper Auditorium, Gund Hall
48 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 28, 2026, 6:30 – 8 p.m.

Since 1995, Dhaka-based architecture firm Kashef Chowdhury / URBANA has produced an astonishing collection of works of divergent scales, typologies, and contexts located in one of the most meteorologically challenging regions in the world. For this lecture, Kashef Chowdhury will discuss some projects featured in the first full monograph of the practice: Meditations In Entropy. He will focus on works related to culture, history and climate change in Bangladesh, which are incisive, critical responses to varied issues and urgencies rooted in the belief that architecture must be a reflection of, and sympathetic to, increasingly fragile ecological conditions.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Graduate School of Design
Speaker(s): Kashef Chowdhury
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: www.gsd.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: events@gsd.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.gsd.harvard.edu…

Lotte Reiniger short films

28 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Havard Film Archive
24 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 28, 2026, 7 – 8:10 p.m.

In this sampling of Lotte Reiniger’s short films, the animator’s intricate marvels illustrate a variety of myths, fairy tales and fables, with a couple of operatic interludes.

Gazette Classification: Film
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Film Archive
Cost: $10 - Regular Admission / $8 - Non-Harvard Students, Harvard staff and Senior Citizens. Harvard students free.
Ticket Web Link: harvardfilmarchive.org…
Contact Info: bgravely@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardfilmarchive.org…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

29 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Tue., Sep. 29, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

29 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 29, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

29 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 29, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

29 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Tue., Sep. 29, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

29 Sep 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 29, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

29 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 29, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

29 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 29, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

29 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 29, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

29 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 29, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

29 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 29, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

29 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 29, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

29 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 29, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy Exhibition

29 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
8 Garden St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 29, 2026, 12 – 4:45 p.m.

In “Double Jeopardy,” artist Carmen Winant explores the early formation of the anti-domestic violence movement through archival video, photographs, and documents from the 1970s and ’80s. Marking her first exploration of video as a medium and historical subject, Winant draws on more than 200 videotapes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, materials from Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library, and the personal archive of activist Yolanda Bako.

Through video-still portraits, moving-image works, and collages, Winant illuminates how feminist organizing, survivor advocacy, and emerging video technology converged to support a growing grassroots movement. Rather than treating archival materials as static historical records, “Double Jeopardy” brings overlooked images and voices into the present, recognizing the often-unacknowledged work of survivors and advocates whose efforts laid the foundation for ongoing struggles toward safety, justice, and autonomy.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Archives, LLMs, Data Visualization and Where They Connect

29 Sep 2026 20:30:00 GMT

metaLAB
Ground floor
42 Kirkland St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 29, 2026, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Join us on Tuesday September 29th at 4:30 for metaLAB's first Work-share & Mingle of the 2026-2027 academic year! We are thrilled to have Eric Rodenbeck come and share his work on "Archives, LLMs, data visualization and where they connect."

Eric Rodenbeck is the founder of Stamen and a Lecturer in Advanced Studies at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. His MetaLab talk connects 25 years of data visualization practice with his teaching at Harvard, from Re-imagining the Archive to his upcoming course, Neural Cartographies.

Moving among archives, collections, brains, and machine-learning models, Rodenbeck will consider how design changes when machines become participants in making meaning. The talk is also an invitation to researchers, institutions, and potential project partners interested in what these systems make visible, what they leave out, and how we might work with them.

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🧠 4:30-5:30 pm: Work-share discussion, 1st floor
🍻 5:30-6:30 pm: Reception & mingle, 4th floor metaLAB offices
📍42 Kirkland Street, Cambridge

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Humanities, Information Technology, Lecture, Science, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: metaLAB HarvardFaculty Sponsor: Professor Jeffrey Schnapps, Comparative Literature and founder of metaLAB
Speaker(s): Eric Rodenbeck
Cost: Free
Contact Info: tlowe@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: mlml.io

Re-Rooting: Migration, Memory, and Belonging of the Russian-Speaking Diaspora

29 Sep 2026 21:00:00 GMT

S354, CGIS South
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 29, 2026, 5 – 7 p.m.

Yulia Spiridonova’s exhibition, "The Space of Appearance: Shared Tongue," is currently on view on the third floor of the Davis Center. This exhibition space is dedicated to rotating shows featuring artists and artistic practices from the regions within the Center’s research focus.

The selected group of images in the exhibition is an excerpt from Spiridonova’s ongoing project, "Wayward Son," a photographic series examining the contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals portrayed in this body of work share the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries because of political repression, the gradual erosion of personal freedoms and civic life, or war.

In her presentation, Spiridonova will guide the audience through her creative process, which is both personal and observational. She left Russia following the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and her own experience of leaving informs her exploration of how people rebuild a sense of home and community. Through photographs and the stories behind their making, the talk will consider displacement not simply as an act of departure, but as a prolonged process of re-rooting. It will explore what happens to identity and belonging when home becomes inaccessible.

The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session, during which Spiridonova will be joined by special guest Furqat Palvan-Zade, a scholar and filmmaker who is currently a PhD student at Yale University.

A small reception will follow.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Humanities, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Furqat Palvan-Zade, Scholar, Filmmaker, PhD Student, Yale University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Free U.S. Citizenship Class Online

29 Sep 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Tue., Sep. 29, 2026, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Prepare for the U.S. citizenship exam with American art in our collections!

This fall, the Harvard Art Museums will collaborate with the St. Mark Community Education Program on a free 11-week online course in which you can learn the 128 civics questions and improve your English with interactive lessons featuring American art.

St. Mark’s experienced and trained teachers will lead English and civics lessons online every week. On selected weeks, Harvard students in the museums’ Ho Family Student Guide Program will deepen and reinforce these lessons by leading interactive tours of American artworks in our collections.

Online Location: www.stmarksesol.org…
Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Classes/Workshops, Community
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums, St. Mark Community Education Program
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: www.stmarksesol.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

30 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Wed., Sep. 30, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

30 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 30, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

30 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 30, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

30 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Wed., Sep. 30, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

30 Sep 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 30, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

30 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 30, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

30 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 30, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

30 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 30, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

30 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 30, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

30 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 30, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

30 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 30, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

30 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 30, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy Exhibition

30 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
8 Garden St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 30, 2026, 12 – 4:45 p.m.

In “Double Jeopardy,” artist Carmen Winant explores the early formation of the anti-domestic violence movement through archival video, photographs, and documents from the 1970s and ’80s. Marking her first exploration of video as a medium and historical subject, Winant draws on more than 200 videotapes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, materials from Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library, and the personal archive of activist Yolanda Bako.

Through video-still portraits, moving-image works, and collages, Winant illuminates how feminist organizing, survivor advocacy, and emerging video technology converged to support a growing grassroots movement. Rather than treating archival materials as static historical records, “Double Jeopardy” brings overlooked images and voices into the present, recognizing the often-unacknowledged work of survivors and advocates whose efforts laid the foundation for ongoing struggles toward safety, justice, and autonomy.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Exploring Spirituality in Nature Writing: A Writing Workshop Series in Creative Nonfiction

30 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Conference Room, Center for the Study of World Religions, 42 Francis Ave., Cambridge, MA
Wed., Sep. 30, 2026, 4 – 6 p.m.

This workshop is currently full. Thank you for your interest! If you'd like to be added to the waitlist, please contact Laurie Sedgwick at ldsedgwick@hds.harvard.edu.
Registration was limited to 12 participants.

This workshop series meets on four consecutive Wednesdays—September 9, 16, 23, and 30—from 4:00–6:00 p.m. Because each session builds on the previous one, participants are expected to attend all four sessions.

When William Ellery Channing claimed in an 1828 sermon that “we are brought into harmony with the creation” in proportion to our pursuit of our own “likeness to God,” he could not have known that his theology would help inspire a literary tradition that continues to explore spiritual growth through encounters with the natural world. American nature writing developed some of its strongest roots in the ideas of Channing and the American Transcendentalists he influenced. Emerson explored selfhood and spirituality through nature, famously writing of standing in the woods and sensing that he was “part and parcel of God.” Thoreau likewise wrote of the spiritual expansiveness he experienced through his connection with the natural world. This tradition extends through writers such as John Muir, Rachel Carson, Annie Dillard, and Kathleen Dean Moore. Today, nature writers continue to explore the spiritual dimensions of life through encounters with the more-than-human world.
In this creative nonfiction workshop, participants will practice nature writing as an expression and exploration of spirituality. Before the first session, participants will be invited to read brief excerpts from texts central to the nature writing tradition. During the workshop, participants will discuss the readings and elements of writerly craft, focusing on strategies authors have used to explore, reveal, and experience spirituality through nature. Sessions will also include guided writing exercises and prompts. Between meetings, participants will be invited to complete writing exercises that may inform future discussions. At the conclusion of the series, the instructor will provide individual feedback on a short essay submitted by each participant.

Rochelle L. Johnson received the 2026 John Burroughs Nature Essay Award and the 2025 Georgia Review Prose Prize for her essay “Phantom Pains,” which was also featured by Longreads, Memoir Land, and Nature. A recipient of the Carnegie Foundation’s Idaho Professor of the Year Award and the 2024 Outstanding Achievement in the Humanities Award from the Idaho Humanities Council, Johnson is the author of numerous creative and scholarly works, including Passions for Nature: Nineteenth-Century America’s Aesthetics of Alienation. She has also coedited several volumes, including Thoreau in an Age of Crisis.
A leading scholar of nineteenth-century naturalist Susan Fenimore Cooper, Johnson’s research has been supported by fellowships from the Beinecke Library, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and other organizations. She holds the Bernie McCain Chair in the Humanities at the College of Idaho, where she teaches environmental studies, and serves as the 2026 Robert Frost Chair at the Bread Loaf School of English, where she teaches literature and creative writing. She is a past president of both the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment and the Thoreau Society.

Programming Series: Transcendentalism
Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Poetry/Prose, Religion
Sponsor: Center for the Study of World Religions
Contact: Laurie D. Sedgwick, CSWR Events Coordinator, ldsedgwick@hds.harvard.edu
More info: cswr.hds.harvard.edu…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

01 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Thu., Oct. 1, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

01 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 1, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

01 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 1, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

01 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Thu., Oct. 1, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

01 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 1, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

01 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 1, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

01 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 1, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

01 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 1, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

01 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 1, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

01 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 1, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

01 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 1, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

01 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 1, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy Exhibition

01 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
8 Garden St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 1, 2026, 12 – 4:45 p.m.

In “Double Jeopardy,” artist Carmen Winant explores the early formation of the anti-domestic violence movement through archival video, photographs, and documents from the 1970s and ’80s. Marking her first exploration of video as a medium and historical subject, Winant draws on more than 200 videotapes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, materials from Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library, and the personal archive of activist Yolanda Bako.

Through video-still portraits, moving-image works, and collages, Winant illuminates how feminist organizing, survivor advocacy, and emerging video technology converged to support a growing grassroots movement. Rather than treating archival materials as static historical records, “Double Jeopardy” brings overlooked images and voices into the present, recognizing the often-unacknowledged work of survivors and advocates whose efforts laid the foundation for ongoing struggles toward safety, justice, and autonomy.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Harvard Pop Center Social Demography Seminar (In person only) with Christopher Muller

01 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Harvard Pop Center
9 Bow St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 1, 2026, 12 – 1:15 p.m.

Christopher Michael Muller, PhD, professor of sociology at Harvard University, presents (in person only) “When agricultural work disappeared: Mechanization and southern incarceration, 1945–1971.”

Gazette Classification: Health Sciences, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
Speaker(s): Christopher Michael Muller, PhD, Professor of sociology, Harvard University
Contact Info: Kory Powellkpowell@hsph.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: docs.google.com…

Warren Alpert Foundation Prize Symposium — From Discovery to Therapy: Gene-Based Treatments for Sickle Cell Disease and Beta-Thalassemia

01 Oct 2026 17:30:00 GMT

Joseph B. Martin Conference Center
Harvard Medical School
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur
Boston
Thu., Oct. 1, 2026, 1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

The Warren Alpert Foundation and Harvard Medical School invite you to the 2026 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize Symposium honoring Stuart Orkin, MD, Swee Lay Thein, MD, Daniel Bauer, MD, PhD, Vijay Sankaran, MD, PhD, and John Tisdale, MD, for enabling curative genetic therapies for individuals with the major hemoglobin disorders, sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia.

In addition to presentations by the awardees, Jennifer Doudna, PhD, 2020 Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry, will deliver a keynote presentation.

Gazette Classification: Award Ceremonies, Conferences, Health Sciences, Lecture, Science, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Medical School
Speaker(s): Daniel E. Bauer, MD, PhD, Donald S. Fredrickson, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; Director of the Gene Therapy Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, Stuart H. Orkin, MD, David G. Nathan Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Vijay G. Sankaran, PhD, MD, Jan Ellen Paradise, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School;Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Swee Lay Thein, MD, Senior Investigator and Chief of the Sickle Cell Branch of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, John Tisdale, MD, Senior Investigator and Chief of the Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics Branch of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Keynote: Jennifer Doudna, PhD, Founder, Innovative Genomics Institute Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: hms.az1.qualtrics.com….
Contact Info: hms_events@hms.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: warrenalpert.org…

The UN and the Hungarian Revolution of 1956: A 70-Year Retrospective

01 Oct 2026 20:30:00 GMT

S354, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 1, 2026, 4:30 – 6 p.m.

The Hungarian revolution of 1956 represented a profound challenge not only to the Soviet bloc but also to the United Nations (UN). Because of the Soviet Union's standing as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, the United States and its allies had to work through the UN General Assembly to establish a Special Committee on the Problem of Hungary. The committee issued a detailed report on the crisis that debunked Soviet falsehoods, but the UN ultimately was unable to prevent the severe re-imposition of Soviet control over Hungary. The seminar presents a wide range of new archival materials pertaining to the revolution and the UN Special Committee.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Research study, Social Sciences, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
Speaker(s): András Nagy, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Pannonia, Hungary, Mark Kramer, Director, Cold War Studies Project, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: www.eventbrite.com…
Contact Info: laura_Sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Compline Service

02 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 1, 2026, 9 – 9:30 p.m.

Based upon the traditional evening liturgy of scripture, music, prayers, and silence, this ancient, brief service is sung in the candlelit space of Appleton Chapel by members of the Harvard University Choir. All are welcome.

Online Location: www.youtube.com…
Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church of Harvard University
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

02 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Fri., Oct. 2, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

02 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 2, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

02 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 2, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

02 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Fri., Oct. 2, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

02 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 2, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

02 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 2, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

02 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 2, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

02 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 2, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

02 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 2, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

02 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 2, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

02 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 2, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

02 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 2, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy Exhibition

02 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
8 Garden St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 2, 2026, 12 – 4:45 p.m.

In “Double Jeopardy,” artist Carmen Winant explores the early formation of the anti-domestic violence movement through archival video, photographs, and documents from the 1970s and ’80s. Marking her first exploration of video as a medium and historical subject, Winant draws on more than 200 videotapes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, materials from Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library, and the personal archive of activist Yolanda Bako.

Through video-still portraits, moving-image works, and collages, Winant illuminates how feminist organizing, survivor advocacy, and emerging video technology converged to support a growing grassroots movement. Rather than treating archival materials as static historical records, “Double Jeopardy” brings overlooked images and voices into the present, recognizing the often-unacknowledged work of survivors and advocates whose efforts laid the foundation for ongoing struggles toward safety, justice, and autonomy.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

02 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 2, 2026, 2 – 2:45 p.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?

Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply.
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Imaginative Seeing in Goethe, Coleridge, and Emerson: Pathways to a Phenomenological Ecology — Ryan Shea

02 Oct 2026 19:30:00 GMT

Common Room, CSWR, 42 Francis Ave., Cambridge, MA
Fri., Oct. 2, 2026, 3:30 – 5 p.m.

Registration is required.
Please register to attend in person.
Please register to attend on Zoom.

In “The Poet,” Emerson said that imagination is “a very high sort of seeing.” This talk explores the imagination as an organ of direct intuitive perception that might become the foundation for a new phenomenological science of ecology. The first part explores the historical and cultural resonances among conceptions of the imagination in German Idealism, British Romanticism, and American Transcendentalism, as represented by Goethe, Coleridge, and Emerson. The second part engages the audience in interactive imaginative exercises that invite participants to see new things for themselves.

Ryan Shea is a full-time researcher and educator at The Nature Institute in Ghent, New York. Previously, he taught environmental philosophy, philosophy of science, interdisciplinary humanities, and nature writing at Providence College for eight years. He is also a doctoral researcher with MESH (Multidisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities) at the University of Cologne in Germany.

His research seeks to develop the practice of experiential and participatory ecology, with a focus on metamorphosis in plants and insects. His work is informed by the tradition of Goethean transformative phenomenology—especially the work of Craig Holdrege, Mark Riegner, Henri Bortoft, Jochen Bockemühl, and Andreas Suchantke—which develops new ways of seeing that allow the whole to be directly experienced through the part.

Shea is the editor of The Nature Institute’s in-house publication, In Context, and co-producer of its podcast, In Dialogue with Nature. He also co-edited a recent translation of Goethean biologist Andreas Suchantke’s Insect Forms and Patterns: Exploring the Language of Nature.

Programming Series: Transcendentalism
Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Environmental Sciences
Sponsor: Center for the Study of World Religions
Contact: Laurie D. Sedgwick, CSWR Events Coordinator, ldsedgwick@hds.harvard.edu

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

03 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 3, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

03 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 3, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

03 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 3, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

03 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 3, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

03 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 3, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

03 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 3, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Living Transcendentalism: Phenomenological Ecology and Nature's Wholeness Talk and Workshop

03 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Common Room, CSWR, 42 Francis Ave., Cambridge, MA
Sat., Oct. 3, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Living Transcendentalism: Phenomenological Ecology and Nature’s Wholeness
Friday, October 2, 3:30–5:00 pm Opening Talk & Discussion: Imaginative Seeing in Goethe, Coleridge, and Emerson: Pathways to a Phenomenological Ecology
Saturday, October 3, 9:00 am–5:00 pm Workshop: Living Transcendentalism: Phenomenological Ecology and Participating in Nature’s Wholeness

Registration is required.
Please register to attend in person.

The Friday opening talk and discussion is open to all.
Registration for the Saturday workshop includes attendance at both the Friday opening talk and the Saturday workshop. Workshop participation is limited to 15 attendees.

Inspired by the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, this two-day workshop invites participants to cultivate a deeper relationship with nature's wholeness. Friday afternoon’s talk introduces the imagination as an organ of participatory knowing. Saturday’s all-day workshop is devoted to attending carefully to plants in their immediate appearances and dynamic ecological relationships. By engaging in precise observation, pencil drawing, and writing practices, participants will explore transcendentalism as a living practice of perception, imagination, and engagement with the more-than-human world.

Ryan Shea is a full-time researcher and educator at The Nature Institute in Ghent, New York. Previously, he taught environmental philosophy, philosophy of science, interdisciplinary humanities, and nature writing at Providence College for eight years. He is also a doctoral researcher with MESH (Multidisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities) at the University of Cologne in Germany.

His research seeks to develop the practice of experiential and participatory ecology, with a focus on metamorphosis in plants and insects. His work is informed by the tradition of Goethean transformative phenomenology—especially the work of Craig Holdrege, Mark Riegner, Henri Bortoft, Jochen Bockemühl, and Andreas Suchantke—which develops new ways of seeing that allow the whole to be directly experienced through the part.

Shea is the editor of The Nature Institute’s in-house publication, In Context, and co-producer of its podcast, In Dialogue with Nature. He also co-edited a recent translation of Goethean biologist Andreas Suchantke’s Insect Forms and Patterns: Exploring the Language of Nature.

Programming Series: Transcendentalism
Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Environmental Sciences
Sponsor: Center for the Study of World Religions
Contact: Laurie D. Sedgwick, CSWR Events Coordinator, ldsedgwick@hds.harvard.edu
More info: cswr.hds.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

03 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 3, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

03 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 3, 2026, 2 – 2:45 p.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?

Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply.
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

04 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 4, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

04 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 4, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

04 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 4, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

04 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 4, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

04 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 4, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

04 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 4, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

04 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 4, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

04 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, 02138
Sun., Oct. 4, 2026, 11 – 11:45 a.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?
Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.
Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply.
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Sunday Service

04 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 4, 2026, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, part of Harvard's vibrant interfaith network, is an interdenominational Protestant church in the midst of Harvard Yard that serves as a place of spiritual refuge for the entire community.

Services in the Memorial Church Sanctuary are live-streamed on YouTube and broadcast live on Harvard’s radio station, WHRB 95.3 FM. A recording of the service will be available on our website.

Online Location: www.youtube.com…
Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church of Harvard University
Speaker(s): Preacher: Professor Glen Pettigrove, Chair of Philosophy, University of Glasgow. Anthems: Hans Leo Hassler: Missa secunda; Kola Owalabi: Prayer of St. Francis.
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

04 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 4, 2026, 2 – 2:45 p.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?

Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply.
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Silvestre

04 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Harvard Film Archive
24 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 4, 2026, 3 – 5 p.m.

A bewitching combinatory adaptation of the Bluebeard tale and a 15th century Portuguese fable of a damsel who disguises herself as a knight errant, Silvestre is both radically feminist and fascinated with the dark, primal logic of the paternal order. Monteiro’s earliest collaboration with producer Paulo Branco was among his first to receive international acclaim, with special attention given to Silvestre’s daring use of deliberate artifice—front-projected backgrounds, extended freeze frames, theatrical performances—to capture the fatalistic rhythm and dream logic of myth.

Gazette Classification: Film
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Film Archive
Cost: $10 - Regular Admission / $8 - Non-Harvard Students, Harvard staff and Senior Citizens. Harvard students free.
Ticket Web Link: harvardfilmarchive.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardfilmarchive.org…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

05 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Mon., Oct. 5, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

05 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 5, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

05 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Mon., Oct. 5, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

05 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 5, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

05 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 5, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

05 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 5, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

European Meeting on Circular Economy, Green Energy and Clean Technologies

05 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Ramada by Wyndham Lisbon, Portugal
Mon., Oct. 5, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The European Meeting on Circular Economy, Green Energy and Clean Technologies will take place on October 05–06, 2026 at the Ramada by Wyndham Lisbon, Portugal.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops, Community, Conferences, Environmental Sciences, Ethics, Exhibitions, Research study, Science, Social Sciences, Special Events, Sustainability
Organization/Sponsor: C2P Forum
Cost: 700$
Ticket Web Link: circulareconomy.c2pforum.com…
Contact Info: Jayanta SProgram ManagerWhatsApp: +1-678-469-3564 Phone: +1-864-920-0042
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: circulareconomy.c2pforum.com

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

05 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 5, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

05 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 5, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

05 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 5, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

05 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 5, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Public Research Talk: Choosing Good or Evil—Royce and Emerson on Knowing the Difference with Scott Pratt

05 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Common Room, Center for the Study of World Religions
42 Francis Ave., Cambridge, MA
Mon., Oct. 5, 2026, 12 – 1:30 p.m.

Please register to attend.
Please register to attend in person.
Please register to attend on zoom.

In Studies of Good and Evil, Josiah Royce argues that moral agents must know both good and evil: One can act morally only by choosing good despite temptation. Yet Royce’s own framework complicates this distinction. Although he establishes the necessity of good and evil, he also concludes that no particular goods or evils are necessary, leaving moral agents without a certain means of identifying either when making a choice. This talk considers whether Ralph Waldo Emerson—despite interpretations that portray him as denying the existence of evil—offers another way to discern good and evil through the cultivation of what John Dewey later called aesthetic experience.

Scott L. Pratt is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oregon. His research and teaching focus on American philosophy, including pragmatism, feminist philosophy, philosophies of race, and Indigenous philosophy, as well as philosophy of education and the history of logic.
Pratt is the author of Native Pragmatism: Rethinking the Roots of American Philosophy and Logic: Inquiry, Argument and Order, and coauthor of American Philosophies from Wounded Knee to the Present. He has also co-edited several volumes and published widely on pragmatism, pluralism, logic, and Indigenous North American philosophy.
His current projects include Absolute Pragmatism; a co-authored history of natural logic; and Against Critical Reason: Logic, Colonization, and Indigenous Philosophy, which examines the role of logic in the colonization of North America and its implications for contemporary anti-colonial and decolonial thought.

Programming Series: Transcendentalism
Gazette Classification: Humanities, Religion, Social Sciences
Sponsor: Center for the Study of World Religions
Contact: Bhaswar F. Khan, CSWR Assistant Director, bkhan@hds.harvard.edu
More info: cswr.hds.harvard.edu…

Living Beyond Earth: Our Next Giant Leap

05 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Knafel Center and Fay House
10 Garden St.
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 5, 2026, 1 – 5:30 p.m.

Human space exploration requires more than rocket science. To extend human presence into deep space and onto other celestial bodies, spectacular feats of engineering and technology will be essential. But to survive and thrive in radically different environments, we must also carefully consider how to develop sustainable habitats, just institutions, and healthy communities beyond Earth. The 2026 Gellert Family Science Symposium at Harvard Radcliffe Institute will bring together leading experts to explore the contours of a human future in space.

Online Location: Please register for Zoom link
Gazette Classification: Conferences, Lecture, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

An Honest Record: The Richard Hoagland Papers on U.S. Diplomacy in Central Asia

05 Oct 2026 20:30:00 GMT

S354, CGIS South
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 5, 2026, 4:30 – 6 p.m.

The Kathryn W. and Shelby Callum Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies is proud to announce a new significant collection of materials on American diplomacy in Central Asia. Retired U.S. Ambassador Richard E. Hoagland recently donated his professional papers to the Davis Center, including thousands of documents, letters, diplomatic cables, and articles from over forty years in the region. Ambassador Hoagland’s career in Central and South Asia began in 1985 at the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, where he worked in the U.S. Information Agency on project to expand international coverage of the Soviet-Afghan War. Over subsequent decades, Hoagland served in senior positions, including as a public affairs officer at the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and as press spokesman at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, as well as U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan (2003–2007), Chargé d’Affaires to Turkmenistan (2007–2008), and U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan (2008–2011).

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Richard E. Hoagland , Retired US Ambassador to South and Central Asia , Svetlana Rukhelman , Librarian for the Davis Center Collection, Harvard University , Nargis Kassenova , Senior Fellow and Director, Program on Central Asia, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: www.eventbrite.com…
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

06 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Tue., Oct. 6, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

06 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 6, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

06 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 6, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

06 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Tue., Oct. 6, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

06 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 6, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

06 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 6, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

06 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 6, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

06 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 6, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

06 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 6, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

06 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 6, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

06 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 6, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

06 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 6, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy Exhibition

06 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
8 Garden St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 6, 2026, 12 – 4:45 p.m.

In “Double Jeopardy,” artist Carmen Winant explores the early formation of the anti-domestic violence movement through archival video, photographs, and documents from the 1970s and ’80s. Marking her first exploration of video as a medium and historical subject, Winant draws on more than 200 videotapes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, materials from Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library, and the personal archive of activist Yolanda Bako.

Through video-still portraits, moving-image works, and collages, Winant illuminates how feminist organizing, survivor advocacy, and emerging video technology converged to support a growing grassroots movement. Rather than treating archival materials as static historical records, “Double Jeopardy” brings overlooked images and voices into the present, recognizing the often-unacknowledged work of survivors and advocates whose efforts laid the foundation for ongoing struggles toward safety, justice, and autonomy.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Faculty AI Seminar with Gary King

06 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Science Center 469
1 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 6, 2026, 12 – 1:30 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: History of Science Department and Harvard Data Science Initiative
Speaker(s): Gary King
Harvard Key Required: Yes
More info: histsci.fas.harvard.edu…

Free U.S. Citizenship Class Online

06 Oct 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Tue., Oct. 6, 2026, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Prepare for the U.S. citizenship exam with American art in our collections!

This fall, the Harvard Art Museums will collaborate with the St. Mark Community Education Program on a free 11-week online course in which you can learn the 128 civics questions and improve your English with interactive lessons featuring American art.

St. Mark’s experienced and trained teachers will lead English and civics lessons online every week. On selected weeks, Harvard students in the museums’ Ho Family Student Guide Program will deepen and reinforce these lessons by leading interactive tours of American artworks in our collections.

Online Location: www.stmarksesol.org…
Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Classes/Workshops, Community
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums, St. Mark Community Education Program
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: www.stmarksesol.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

07 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Wed., Oct. 7, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

07 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 7, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

07 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 7, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

07 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Wed., Oct. 7, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

07 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 7, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

07 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 7, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

07 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 7, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

07 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 7, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

07 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 7, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

07 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 7, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

07 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 7, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

07 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 7, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy Exhibition

07 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
8 Garden St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 7, 2026, 12 – 4:45 p.m.

In “Double Jeopardy,” artist Carmen Winant explores the early formation of the anti-domestic violence movement through archival video, photographs, and documents from the 1970s and ’80s. Marking her first exploration of video as a medium and historical subject, Winant draws on more than 200 videotapes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, materials from Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library, and the personal archive of activist Yolanda Bako.

Through video-still portraits, moving-image works, and collages, Winant illuminates how feminist organizing, survivor advocacy, and emerging video technology converged to support a growing grassroots movement. Rather than treating archival materials as static historical records, “Double Jeopardy” brings overlooked images and voices into the present, recognizing the often-unacknowledged work of survivors and advocates whose efforts laid the foundation for ongoing struggles toward safety, justice, and autonomy.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Designing Hybrid Skins: Exploring the Social and Cultural Dimensions of On-Skin Interfaces Toward Different Possible Futures for Next-Generation Wearable Computers

07 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Wed., Oct. 7, 2026, 12 – 1 p.m.

Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao is an associate professor at Cornell University and the founder and director of the Hybrid Body Lab, a transdisciplinary research group exploring cultural and social perspectives in the design of on-skin interfaces. At Radcliffe, she will develop a book on the social and cultural dimensions of these technologies, proposing design interventions that empower rather than constrain how close-body wearable devices are conceived and experienced.

Online Location: Please register for Zoom link
Gazette Classification: Health Sciences, Lecture, Science, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Speaker(s): 2026–2027 Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation Fellow Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Lunchtime Recital

07 Oct 2026 16:15:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 7, 2026, 12:15 – 1 p.m.

Carson Cooman, Research Associate in Music and Composer in Residence at the Memorial Church, and David von Behren, Assistant University Organist and Choirmaster, perform a lunchtime recital. The concert is free and open to the public.

Gazette Classification: Concerts, Music
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church of Harvard University
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Daniel E. Lieberman at the Harvard Science Center

07 Oct 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Harvard Science Center, Hall D
1 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 7, 2026, 6 – 7 p.m.

RSVP is required for this event.

Harvard Book Store, the Harvard University Division of Science, the Harvard Library, the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, and the Peabody Museum at Harvard welcome Daniel E. Lieberman—paleoanthropologist at Harvard University, where he is the Edwin M. Lerner II Professor of Biological Sciences and former chair of the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology—for a discussion of his new book, Fed Up: What Evolution Reveals About Food, Diet, Health, and Eating Well.

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Lecture, Science, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard University Division of Science, the Harvard Library, and Harvard Book Store.
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: www.eventbrite.com…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.harvard.com…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

08 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Thu., Oct. 8, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

08 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 8, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

08 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 8, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

08 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Thu., Oct. 8, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

08 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 8, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

08 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 8, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

08 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 8, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

08 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 8, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

08 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 8, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

08 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 8, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

08 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 8, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

08 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 8, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy Exhibition

08 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
8 Garden St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 8, 2026, 12 – 4:45 p.m.

In “Double Jeopardy,” artist Carmen Winant explores the early formation of the anti-domestic violence movement through archival video, photographs, and documents from the 1970s and ’80s. Marking her first exploration of video as a medium and historical subject, Winant draws on more than 200 videotapes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, materials from Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library, and the personal archive of activist Yolanda Bako.

Through video-still portraits, moving-image works, and collages, Winant illuminates how feminist organizing, survivor advocacy, and emerging video technology converged to support a growing grassroots movement. Rather than treating archival materials as static historical records, “Double Jeopardy” brings overlooked images and voices into the present, recognizing the often-unacknowledged work of survivors and advocates whose efforts laid the foundation for ongoing struggles toward safety, justice, and autonomy.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Harvard Pop Center Social Demography Seminar with Tom Lindman

08 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Harvard Pop Center
9 Bow St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 8, 2026, 12 – 1:15 p.m.

Tom Lindman, PhD, David E. Bell Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, presents “Paid family leave and parental health: New evidence from state programs.”

Online Location: harvard.zoom.us…
Gazette Classification: Health Sciences, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
Speaker(s): Tom Lindman, PhD, David E. Bell Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
Contact Info: Kory Powellkpowell@hsph.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: popcenter.harvard.edu…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

09 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Fri., Oct. 9, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

09 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 9, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

09 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 9, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

09 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Fri., Oct. 9, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

09 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 9, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

2026 Healthy Aging Symposium: From Cells to Society - The Science of Extending Healthspan

09 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

The Rotunda at Joseph B. Martin Conference Center
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur
Boston
Fri., Oct. 9, 2026, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.

The Healthy Aging Initiative at Harvard Chan, supported by Danone Institute North America (DINA), is hosting our inaugural Healthy Aging Symposium, to discuss the latest science, policy, and practice around healthy aging. This will be a full day event on Friday, October 9, 2026, in-person only, at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, with talks from experts in the field, panel discussions, and time for rising stars and trainees to show how their work fits into the rapidly growing science of healthy aging. We will provide coffee and a continental breakfast, boxed lunches, and there will be an evening wine & cheese reception to close out the day. The symposium is free and open to Harvard students and faculty, and industry professionals in the Boston/Cambridge area. You can find more information and register on the symposium event page.

Gazette Classification: Conferences, Health Sciences, Science, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Health Aging Initiative at Harvard Chan, supported by Danone Institute North America
Speaker(s): William Mair, Professor of Molecular Metabolism|Co-Director Healthy Aging Initiative, Harvard Chan , Courtney Marie Peterson, Associate Professor of Nutrition, Harvard Chan, Laura Kubzansky, Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences |Co-Director Healthy Aging Initiative, Harvard Chan , Frank Hu, Fredrick J. Stare Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Harvard Chan , Marc Weisskopf, Cecil K. and Philip Drinker Professor of Environmental Epidemiology and Physiology, Harvard Chan , Wendy Garrett, Irene Heinz Given Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard Chan, JP Onnela, Professor of Biostatistics, Harvard Chan , Yuan Ma, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard Chan , Peng Gao, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health and Exposomics, Harvard Chan , Vadim Gladyshev, Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Kelsey Hunt - khunt@hsph.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hsph.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

09 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 9, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

09 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 9, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

09 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 9, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

09 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 9, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

09 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 9, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

09 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 9, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

09 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 9, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy Exhibition

09 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
8 Garden St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 9, 2026, 12 – 4:45 p.m.

In “Double Jeopardy,” artist Carmen Winant explores the early formation of the anti-domestic violence movement through archival video, photographs, and documents from the 1970s and ’80s. Marking her first exploration of video as a medium and historical subject, Winant draws on more than 200 videotapes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, materials from Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library, and the personal archive of activist Yolanda Bako.

Through video-still portraits, moving-image works, and collages, Winant illuminates how feminist organizing, survivor advocacy, and emerging video technology converged to support a growing grassroots movement. Rather than treating archival materials as static historical records, “Double Jeopardy” brings overlooked images and voices into the present, recognizing the often-unacknowledged work of survivors and advocates whose efforts laid the foundation for ongoing struggles toward safety, justice, and autonomy.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

09 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 9, 2026, 2 – 2:45 p.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?

Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply.
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

10 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 10, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

10 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 10, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

10 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 10, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

10 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 10, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

10 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 10, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

10 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 10, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 10, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

10 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 10, 2026, 2 – 2:45 p.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?

Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply.
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

11 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 11, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

11 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 11, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

11 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 11, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

11 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 11, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

11 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 11, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

11 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 11, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

11 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 11, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

11 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, 02138
Sun., Oct. 11, 2026, 11 – 11:45 a.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?
Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.
Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply.
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Sunday Service

11 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 11, 2026, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, part of Harvard's vibrant interfaith network, is an interdenominational Protestant church in the midst of Harvard Yard that serves as a place of spiritual refuge for the entire community.

Services in the Memorial Church Sanctuary are live-streamed on YouTube and broadcast live on Harvard’s radio station, WHRB 95.3 FM. A recording of the service will be available on our website.

Online Location: www.youtube.com…
Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church of Harvard University
Speaker(s): Preacher: Elizabeth Propst MDiv '26, Ministry Fellow, the Memorial Church. Anthems: Claudio Monteverdi: Beatus vir.
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

11 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 11, 2026, 2 – 2:45 p.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?

Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

12 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Mon., Oct. 12, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

12 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 12, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

12 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Mon., Oct. 12, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

12 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 12, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

12 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 12, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

12 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 12, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

12 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 12, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

12 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 12, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

12 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 12, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

12 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, 02138
Mon., Oct. 12, 2026, 11 – 11:45 a.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?
Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.
Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply.
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

12 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, 02138
Mon., Oct. 12, 2026, 2 – 2:45 p.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?
Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.
Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply.
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

13 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Tue., Oct. 13, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

13 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 13, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

13 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 13, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

13 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Tue., Oct. 13, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

13 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 13, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

13 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 13, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

13 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 13, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

13 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 13, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

13 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 13, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

13 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 13, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

13 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 13, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

13 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 13, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy Exhibition

13 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
8 Garden St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 13, 2026, 12 – 4:45 p.m.

In “Double Jeopardy,” artist Carmen Winant explores the early formation of the anti-domestic violence movement through archival video, photographs, and documents from the 1970s and ’80s. Marking her first exploration of video as a medium and historical subject, Winant draws on more than 200 videotapes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, materials from Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library, and the personal archive of activist Yolanda Bako.

Through video-still portraits, moving-image works, and collages, Winant illuminates how feminist organizing, survivor advocacy, and emerging video technology converged to support a growing grassroots movement. Rather than treating archival materials as static historical records, “Double Jeopardy” brings overlooked images and voices into the present, recognizing the often-unacknowledged work of survivors and advocates whose efforts laid the foundation for ongoing struggles toward safety, justice, and autonomy.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Free U.S. Citizenship Class Online

13 Oct 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Tue., Oct. 13, 2026, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Prepare for the U.S. citizenship exam with American art in our collections!

This fall, the Harvard Art Museums will collaborate with the St. Mark Community Education Program on a free 11-week online course in which you can learn the 128 civics questions and improve your English with interactive lessons featuring American art.

St. Mark’s experienced and trained teachers will lead English and civics lessons online every week. On selected weeks, Harvard students in the museums’ Ho Family Student Guide Program will deepen and reinforce these lessons by leading interactive tours of American artworks in our collections.

Online Location: www.stmarksesol.org…
Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Classes/Workshops, Community
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums, St. Mark Community Education Program
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: www.stmarksesol.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Wed., Oct. 14, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 14, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 14, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

14 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Wed., Oct. 14, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

14 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 14, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

14 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 14, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

14 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 14, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

14 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 14, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

14 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 14, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

14 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 14, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

14 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 14, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

14 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 14, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy Exhibition

14 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
8 Garden St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 14, 2026, 12 – 4:45 p.m.

In “Double Jeopardy,” artist Carmen Winant explores the early formation of the anti-domestic violence movement through archival video, photographs, and documents from the 1970s and ’80s. Marking her first exploration of video as a medium and historical subject, Winant draws on more than 200 videotapes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, materials from Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library, and the personal archive of activist Yolanda Bako.

Through video-still portraits, moving-image works, and collages, Winant illuminates how feminist organizing, survivor advocacy, and emerging video technology converged to support a growing grassroots movement. Rather than treating archival materials as static historical records, “Double Jeopardy” brings overlooked images and voices into the present, recognizing the often-unacknowledged work of survivors and advocates whose efforts laid the foundation for ongoing struggles toward safety, justice, and autonomy.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

15 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Thu., Oct. 15, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

15 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 15, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

15 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 15, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

15 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Thu., Oct. 15, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

15 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 15, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

15 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 15, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

15 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 15, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

15 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 15, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

15 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 15, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

15 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 15, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

15 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 15, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

15 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 15, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy Exhibition

15 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
8 Garden St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 15, 2026, 12 – 4:45 p.m.

In “Double Jeopardy,” artist Carmen Winant explores the early formation of the anti-domestic violence movement through archival video, photographs, and documents from the 1970s and ’80s. Marking her first exploration of video as a medium and historical subject, Winant draws on more than 200 videotapes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, materials from Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library, and the personal archive of activist Yolanda Bako.

Through video-still portraits, moving-image works, and collages, Winant illuminates how feminist organizing, survivor advocacy, and emerging video technology converged to support a growing grassroots movement. Rather than treating archival materials as static historical records, “Double Jeopardy” brings overlooked images and voices into the present, recognizing the often-unacknowledged work of survivors and advocates whose efforts laid the foundation for ongoing struggles toward safety, justice, and autonomy.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Curator-Led Tour: Cooking Up Change

15 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 15, 2026, 12 – 1 p.m.

Join us for a tour of Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks with the curator Erin LaBove, who will discuss each element of the exhibition.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Humanities
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Speaker(s): Erin LaBove, Curator
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Harvard Pop Center Social Demography Seminar with Jung Hyun Kim

15 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Harvard Pop Center
9 Bow St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 15, 2026, 12 – 1:15 p.m.

Jung Hyun Kim, PhD, David E. Bell Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, presents “From labor market institutions to individual workplaces: Rethinking the health effects of labor market conditions.”

Online Location: harvard.zoom.us…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions, Health Sciences, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
Speaker(s): Jung Hyun Kim, PhD, David E. Bell Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
Contact Info: Kory Powellkpowell@hsph.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: popcenter.harvard.edu…

Curator-Led Tour — Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy

15 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
8 Garden St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 15, 2026, 4 – 5 p.m.

Join us for a tour of Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy with the curator Meg Rotzel to learn about the artist’s research process to create this exhibition. With a practice anchored in archival research and the reimagination of feminist material histories, the artist Carmen Winant is celebrated for large-scale collage installations and artist’s books that recontextualize existing photographic imagery. In Double Jeopardy, she extends her inquiry to video by digitizing and applying her collagist strategies to more than 200 cassettes held in storage by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV)—footage that has been unseen for decades. On the tour you will learn how Winant has paired the NCADV footage with material from Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library and documents from the personal archive of activist Yolanda Bako to create the artwork on view.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: harvardradcliffeinstitute.formstack.com…
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

16 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Fri., Oct. 16, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

16 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 16, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

16 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 16, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

16 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Fri., Oct. 16, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

16 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 16, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

16 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 16, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

16 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 16, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

16 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 16, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

16 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 16, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

16 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 16, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

16 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 16, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

16 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 16, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy Exhibition

16 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
8 Garden St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 16, 2026, 12 – 4:45 p.m.

In “Double Jeopardy,” artist Carmen Winant explores the early formation of the anti-domestic violence movement through archival video, photographs, and documents from the 1970s and ’80s. Marking her first exploration of video as a medium and historical subject, Winant draws on more than 200 videotapes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, materials from Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library, and the personal archive of activist Yolanda Bako.

Through video-still portraits, moving-image works, and collages, Winant illuminates how feminist organizing, survivor advocacy, and emerging video technology converged to support a growing grassroots movement. Rather than treating archival materials as static historical records, “Double Jeopardy” brings overlooked images and voices into the present, recognizing the often-unacknowledged work of survivors and advocates whose efforts laid the foundation for ongoing struggles toward safety, justice, and autonomy.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

16 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 16, 2026, 2 – 2:45 p.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?

Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

America at 250 and Beyond: A Well-Informed Citizenry

16 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMT

JFK Jr. Forum, Institute of Politics
79 JFK St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 16, 2026, 4 – 5 p.m.

Join us in the JFK Forum for the third installment of our year-long series observing America’s semiquincentennial Consent of the Governed: America at 250 and Beyond.

Moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and professor Jill Lepore, this panel discussion will focus on the importance of a well-informed citizenry to the health of constitutional democracy.

Please register with a valid Harvard email address to attend in-person. All JFK Jr. Forums are publicly livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

Online Location: ken.sc…
Gazette Classification: America 250, Education, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
Speaker(s): Jill Lepore (Moderator), Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and professor, David French , Opinion Columnist for the New York Times, Steve Inskeep , NPR, Host, Morning Edition and Up First, Jameel Jaffer , Executive Director, Knight First Amendment Institute, Columbia University
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: iop.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: iop_info@hks.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: iop.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

17 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 17, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

17 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 17, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

17 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 17, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

17 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 17, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

17 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 17, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

17 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 17, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

17 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 17, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

17 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 17, 2026, 2 – 2:45 p.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?

Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

18 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 18, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

18 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 18, 2026

Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of survival, resistance, and resilience.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: 1 (617) 495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

18 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 18, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

18 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 18, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

18 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 18, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

18 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 18, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

18 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 18, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

18 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, 02138
Sun., Oct. 18, 2026, 11 – 11:45 a.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?
Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.
Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply.
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Sunday Service

18 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 18, 2026, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, part of Harvard's vibrant interfaith network, is an interdenominational Protestant church in the midst of Harvard Yard that serves as a place of spiritual refuge for the entire community.

Services in the Memorial Church Sanctuary are live-streamed on YouTube and broadcast live on Harvard’s radio station, WHRB 95.3 FM. A recording of the service will be available on our website.

Online Location: www.youtube.com…
Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church of Harvard University
Speaker(s): Preacher: The Rev. Emmanuel Akyeampong, Minister for Worship and Foundation, the Memorial Church, and the Ellen Gurney Professor of History and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. Anthems: W. A. Mozart: Who Can Comprehend Your Greatness, K Anh. 110; Anton Bruckner: Os justi.
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

18 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sun., Oct. 18, 2026, 2 – 2:45 p.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?

Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

19 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Mon., Oct. 19, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

19 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 19, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

19 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Mon., Oct. 19, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

19 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 19, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

19 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 19, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

19 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 19, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

19 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 19, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

19 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 19, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

19 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 19, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

19 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Oct. 19, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Public Research Talk: The Reformist Language of Plants: Marianne Dwight’s Botanical Watercolors with Alice de Galzain

19 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Common Room, CSWR, 42 Francis Ave.
Cambridge, MA
Mon., Oct. 19, 2026, 12 – 1:30 p.m.

Registration is required.
Please register to attend in person.
Please register to attend on Zoom.

Shortly after moving to the Transcendentalist utopian community of Brook Farm in April 1844, Marianne Dwight Orvis joined the “Fancy Group,” a collective of women who hand-painted goods for sale in Boston. She described the project as seeking the “elevation of woman to independence, and an acknowledged equality with man” (Letters from Brook Farm, 32). This talk examines how Dwight, by binding flowers into “books,” used the language of flowers to narrate her experience with Fourierism. It situates her botanical watercolors within the broader context of antebellum women’s engagement with reform and shows how her floral books symbolically articulated both the harmony with nature sought by Transcendentalists and the feminist possibilities of socialist communalism and labor reform.

Alice de Galzain is a postdoctoral researcher and former Marie Skłodowska-Curie Seal of Excellence Fellow at Sorbonne Université (2024–2026). She is a Visiting Scholar with the Transcendentalism Initiative at the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School for the 2026–27 academic year.
Her book project, tentatively titled Cultivating Feminism: Brook Farm and the American Women’s Movement, examines the feminist subculture that emerged within Transcendentalist utopian communities. She is Associate Editor of The Concord Saunterer: A Journal of Thoreau Studies and Associate Editor of Margaret Fuller, Periodical and Other Writings (2 vols.), forthcoming in the Edinburgh Edition of the Collected Writings of Margaret Fuller.
Her scholarship has appeared in Transatlantica, LIT: Literature Interpretation Theory, The Dial, The Concord Saunterer, and Legacy. Her essay on Nathaniel Hawthorne and Margaret Fuller appears in Hawthorne Inside Out (Nanterre UP, 2026), and her forthcoming essay, “Margaret Fuller on Gender and Greek Mythology,” will appear in The History of Platonism in the Modern Age, Vol. V (Cambridge UP).

Programming Series: Transcendentalism
Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Humanities, Lecture, Religion
Sponsor: Center for the Study of World Religions
Contact: Bhaswar F. Khan, Assistant Director, CSWR
More info: cswr.hds.harvard.edu…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

20 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Tue., Oct. 20, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

20 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 20, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

20 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Tue., Oct. 20, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

20 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 20, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

20 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 20, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

20 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 20, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

20 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 20, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

20 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 20, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

20 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 20, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 20, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 20, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy Exhibition

20 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
8 Garden St.
Cambridge
Tue., Oct. 20, 2026, 12 – 4:45 p.m.

In “Double Jeopardy,” artist Carmen Winant explores the early formation of the anti-domestic violence movement through archival video, photographs, and documents from the 1970s and ’80s. Marking her first exploration of video as a medium and historical subject, Winant draws on more than 200 videotapes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, materials from Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library, and the personal archive of activist Yolanda Bako.

Through video-still portraits, moving-image works, and collages, Winant illuminates how feminist organizing, survivor advocacy, and emerging video technology converged to support a growing grassroots movement. Rather than treating archival materials as static historical records, “Double Jeopardy” brings overlooked images and voices into the present, recognizing the often-unacknowledged work of survivors and advocates whose efforts laid the foundation for ongoing struggles toward safety, justice, and autonomy.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Free U.S. Citizenship Class Online

20 Oct 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Tue., Oct. 20, 2026, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Prepare for the U.S. citizenship exam with American art in our collections!

This fall, the Harvard Art Museums will collaborate with the St. Mark Community Education Program on a free 11-week online course in which you can learn the 128 civics questions and improve your English with interactive lessons featuring American art.

St. Mark’s experienced and trained teachers will lead English and civics lessons online every week. On selected weeks, Harvard students in the museums’ Ho Family Student Guide Program will deepen and reinforce these lessons by leading interactive tours of American artworks in our collections.

Online Location: www.stmarksesol.org…
Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Classes/Workshops, Community
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums, St. Mark Community Education Program
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: www.stmarksesol.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

21 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Wed., Oct. 21, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

21 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 21, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

21 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Wed., Oct. 21, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

21 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 21, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

21 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 21, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

21 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 21, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

21 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 21, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

21 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 21, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

21 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 21, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

21 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 21, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

21 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 21, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy Exhibition

21 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
8 Garden St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 21, 2026, 12 – 4:45 p.m.

In “Double Jeopardy,” artist Carmen Winant explores the early formation of the anti-domestic violence movement through archival video, photographs, and documents from the 1970s and ’80s. Marking her first exploration of video as a medium and historical subject, Winant draws on more than 200 videotapes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, materials from Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library, and the personal archive of activist Yolanda Bako.

Through video-still portraits, moving-image works, and collages, Winant illuminates how feminist organizing, survivor advocacy, and emerging video technology converged to support a growing grassroots movement. Rather than treating archival materials as static historical records, “Double Jeopardy” brings overlooked images and voices into the present, recognizing the often-unacknowledged work of survivors and advocates whose efforts laid the foundation for ongoing struggles toward safety, justice, and autonomy.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Weaving Wonder: Human Flourishing in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

21 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Wed., Oct. 21, 2026, 12 – 1 p.m.

Orit Shaer is a professor of computer science at Wellesley College and a leading scholar in human-computer interaction whose work advances human-centered approaches to artificial intelligence for creativity, learning, and collaboration. At Radcliffe, she will write “Weaving Wonder: Human Flourishing in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” a book that guides readers in shaping AI technologies that expand rather than diminish human potential.

Online Location: Please register for Zoom link
Gazette Classification: Lecture, Mental Health / Wellness, Science, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Speaker(s): 2026–2027 Sally Starling Seaver Fellow Orit Shaer
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Lunchtime Recital

21 Oct 2026 16:15:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 21, 2026, 12:15 – 1 p.m.

Organist Alessandro Bianchi. The concert is free and open to the public.

Gazette Classification: Concerts, Music
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church of Harvard University
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Maria Claudia Clemente and Francesco Isidori, "The Architecture of Public Space"

21 Oct 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Harvard Graduate School of Design
Piper Auditorium, Gund Hall
48 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wed., Oct. 21, 2026, 6:30 – 8 p.m.

Labics is an architecture and urban design practice, founded in Rome in 2002 by Maria Claudia Clemente and Francesco Isidori. Drawing on the reflections in The Architecture of Public Space (Park Books, 2023), this lecture will illustrate several examples from Labics’s recent architectural work, where the connection between architecture, the city, and public space is most evident.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Graduate School of Design
Speaker(s): Maria Claudia Clemente, Francesco Isidori, Founders of Labics
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: www.gsd.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: events@gsd.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.gsd.harvard.edu…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

22 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Thu., Oct. 22, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

22 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 22, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

22 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Thu., Oct. 22, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

22 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 22, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

22 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 22, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

22 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 22, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

22 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 22, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

22 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 22, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

22 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 22, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

Check the museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Stanley Cavell's Transcendental Etudes Conference

22 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Common Room, Center for the Study of World Religions
42 Francis Ave., Cambridge, MA
Thu., Oct. 22, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Registration is required.
Please register to attend in person.
Please register to attend on Zoom.

Organized to commemorate the centenary of philosopher Stanley Cavell's (1926–2018) birth, Stanley Cavell's Transcendental Etudes brings together leading scholars to explore the enduring significance of his thought for contemporary conversations in religion, ethics, and politics. While Cavell is widely recognized for his contributions to ordinary language philosophy, aesthetics, literary criticism, and political theory, the religious dimensions of his work have received comparatively less attention.

Presented as part of the Center for the Study of World Religions' Transcendentalism Initiative, the conference explores the dimensions of Cavell's thought that emerge through his sustained engagement with Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and the broader Transcendentalist tradition.

The conference will feature four keynote addresses and a concluding panel discussion examining the continued relevance of Cavell's work for questions of selfhood, community, skepticism, moral perfectionism, democracy, and spiritual life. Rather than offering a retrospective assessment of Cavell's legacy, participants will consider how his writings continue to illuminate contemporary intellectual, ethical, religious, and cultural concerns. By foregrounding the significance of Cavell's thought for religion and the philosophy of religion, the conference also deepens our understanding of his place within the Transcendentalist inheritance and highlights the enduring capacity of his work to inspire new forms of philosophical, ethical, and religious reflection.

Keynote Speakers:
Branka Arsić
Professor Branka Arsić specializes in 19th-century American literature and its scientific, philosophical, and religious contexts. She is the author of Bird Relics: Grief and Vitalism in Thoreau (Harvard University Press, 2016), which received the Modern Language Association's James Russell Lowell Prize for the outstanding book of 2016. She is also the author of On Leaving: A Reading in Emerson (Harvard University Press, 2010) and Passive Constitutions or 7½ Times Bartleby (Stanford University Press, 2007), and has co-edited volumes on Ralph Waldo Emerson and Herman Melville. Her scholarship has appeared in leading journals and examines the work of major American writers, including Emerson, Emily Dickinson, Herman Melville, and Henry David Thoreau. Arsić is currently completing two book projects: Ambient Life, on materialism and transformation in Melville's work, and Butterfly Tropics, which explores Emily Dickinson's poetry, archives, and theories of transmutation.

Mark Cladis
Mark S. Cladis is the Brooke Russell Astor Professor of the Humanities at Brown University. His work explores the intersections of modern Western religious, political, and environmental thought, moving among poetry, literature, philosophy, and critical theory. At the heart of his scholarship is an enduring concern for environmental justice and Indigenous ecology. Cladis is a founding member of Environmental Humanities at Brown and an active faculty member in Native American and Indigenous Studies. His home department is Religious Studies. His recent books include Radical Romanticism: Democracy, Religion, and the Environmental Imagination and In Search of a Course. His current book project is titled Just Home: Place, Belonging, and Justice.

John Lysaker
John Lysaker is the William R. Kenan University Professor at Emory University and a faculty member of the Center for Ethics. His scholarship explores the nature of the good life and the conditions that enable or hinder human flourishing, with particular attention to character, friendship, serious mental illness, ethics, and the arts. Lysaker is the author of six books, co-author of another, and co-editor of an essay collection. His work has appeared in journals including JAMA Psychiatry, The Georgia Review, and The Journal of Speculative Philosophy. His current research examines friendship as a source of moral growth, moral perfectionism in ethical life, the virtues of honesty, integrity, and generosity, and collaborative approaches to treatment for people experiencing psychosis. Committed to public engagement, Lysaker regularly speaks with audiences ranging from students and religious communities to museums and civic organizations, fostering conversations about ethics across diverse settings.

Programming Series: Transcendentalism
Gazette Classification: Conferences
Sponsor: Center for the Study of World Religions
Contact: cswr@hds.harvard.edu

Harvard and the American Revolution

22 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 22, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

22 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 22, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy Exhibition

22 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
8 Garden St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 22, 2026, 12 – 4:45 p.m.

In “Double Jeopardy,” artist Carmen Winant explores the early formation of the anti-domestic violence movement through archival video, photographs, and documents from the 1970s and ’80s. Marking her first exploration of video as a medium and historical subject, Winant draws on more than 200 videotapes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, materials from Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library, and the personal archive of activist Yolanda Bako.

Through video-still portraits, moving-image works, and collages, Winant illuminates how feminist organizing, survivor advocacy, and emerging video technology converged to support a growing grassroots movement. Rather than treating archival materials as static historical records, “Double Jeopardy” brings overlooked images and voices into the present, recognizing the often-unacknowledged work of survivors and advocates whose efforts laid the foundation for ongoing struggles toward safety, justice, and autonomy.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Harvard Pop Center Social Demography Seminar with Bocar Ba

22 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Harvard Pop Center
9 Bow St.
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 22, 2026, 12 – 1:15 p.m.

Bocar Ba, PhD, Kathleen Kaylor and G. Richard Wagoner Jr. Assistant Professor of Economics, Duke University, presents “Understanding demand for police alternatives.”

Online Location: harvard.zoom.us…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions, Health Sciences, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
Speaker(s): Bocar Ba, PhD Kathleen Kaylor and G. Richard Wagoner Jr. Assistant Professor of Economics, Duke University
Contact Info: Kory Powellkpowell@hsph.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: popcenter.harvard.edu…

Countway Longwood Author Series: "To Arrive Where We Started" by Ian Marcus Corbin

22 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Countway Library
Floor 1, Room 103
10 Shattuck St.
Boston
Thu., Oct. 22, 2026, 5 – 6:30 p.m.

In his new book, "To Arrive Where We Started: Belonging in the Modern World," In this ambitious book, Dr. Ian Marcus Corbin engages the fundamental questions surrounding friendship with oneself, one’s family, friends, community, nation, and species. Corbin begins with a deep humanistic and scientific dive into how humans inherit and refine their picture of the world in community, including what makes this process more or less successful. He goes on to examine some human cultures—Native American, African, and early American—that seem to have excelled at making their people feel at home. He contrasts these cultures with contemporary America in particular, a society characterized by a facsimile of belonging that substitutes a paranoid, self-protective culture of ownership for the self-opening practice of friendship. The book’s coda is a call to abandon the illusion of ownership and to reopen ourselves to friendship with each other, nature, and even the deepest sources of existence.

Gazette Classification: Ethics, Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Hosted by Countway Library. Co-organized by the Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School.
Speaker(s): Ian Marcus Corbin, PhD
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: countway.info…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: countway.info…

Evensong Service

22 Oct 2026 21:45:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Oct. 22, 2026, 5:45 – 6:30 p.m.

Choral Evensong is a traditional Anglican service of sung Evening Prayer, derived from the ancient monastic offices of Vespers and Compline. It combines music, scripture readings, and prayers, offering a reflective and meditative experience as the day comes to a close. The service features the voices of the Harvard University Choir led by Edward E. Jones, the Gund University Organist and Choirmaster at the Memorial Church.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church of Harvard University
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Bruce Armitage - A Maker’s Journey

23 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Fri., Oct. 23, 2026

This exhibition celebrates the evolving work of Boston-based sculptor and ceramic artist Bruce Armitage, a long-time Resident Artist, Teaching Assistant, and Studio Lab Technician at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. He focuses on figurative sculpture influenced by classical traditions. Bruce is a Professional Member of the New England Sculptors Association (NESA), where he was the 2021 People’s Choice award winner, and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America. His work has been shown at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Durant-Kenrick Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and is in the collections of Somerville Hospital, AC Hotel Marriott Boston Downtown and the AC Hotel Marriott Portsmouth.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Bruce Armitage
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

23 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 23, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

23 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Fri., Oct. 23, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.

Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Muriel Siebert Collection, generously donated to Baker Library in 2019 by the Muriel Siebert Foundation, with additional materials on loan from the New York Stock Exchange Archives and the Museum of American Finance, the exhibition follows Siebert's rise from a research analyst in the 1950s to a Wall Street trailblazer, regulator, philanthropist, and advocate for financial literacy.

Open to the public Monday-Thursday, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Online Location: www.hbs.edu…
Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School and organized by Baker Library Special Collections and Archives
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.library.hbs.edu…

Morning Prayers

23 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT

The Memorial Church of Harvard University, Appleton Chapel
One Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 23, 2026, 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. The service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address by a member or friend of the University.

Gazette Classification: Music, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Memorial Church
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: Phone: 617-495-5508 memorialchurch@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

23 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 23, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you imagine a museum, you might picture cases of artifacts. But the objects on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are a tiny percentage of the total collections. Behind the scenes, experts care for 26 million specimens. These objects form the basis for studying life on Earth. They are records of the planet from different times and places. Objects span billions of years and come from every continent, ocean, and beyond. They are stone and bone, plant and animal, feather and fossil.

Since the early days of Harvard University, collections have been central to teaching and research. People continue to study these collections and uncover knowledge. Come explore some treasures of the collection!

Explore historic specimens presented to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence on June 27.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks

23 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 23, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volumes document how women’s groups across religious, educational, and civic organizations raised funds while preserving the social histories and culinary traditions of their communities.

Featuring cookbooks from diverse geographic regions and racial and ethnic communities, the exhibition highlights the intersection of foodways and community advocacy. Archival materials from local organizations reveal how these cookbooks were produced and marketed, while handmade and artistically embellished volumes underscore the creative labor involved. Annotated, food-stained pages attest to their everyday use and lasting presence in homes. Through recipes and reflections, ‘Cooking Up Change’ celebrates shared cooking traditions and the enduring power of women-led community building through the kitchen.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: info@radcliffe.harvard.edu
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

23 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 23, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each scene from multiple angles to reimagine historical events as complex tableaux, set in real locations in Iran.

In sixteen images—three presented as large-scale prints—Akhlaghi depicts eleven pivotal incidents highlighting the cycle of successful and failed efforts by Iranians to reclaim control of their country between 1908—when the Shah quashed the first National Assembly—and 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown and Islamic rule began.

Photo: Detail of The First Iranian Women’s Movement, Dr. Kahhal’s Office, Tehran | December 1, 1911 © Azadeh Akhlaghi

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular admission applies
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Pop Quiz: 1776

23 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 23, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Step back into the 18th century and put your detective skills to the test! Pop Quiz: 1776 takes you on a four-museum adventure to uncover surprising ways that life at Harvard was both similar to and — or different from — today. Would Harvard students in 1776 have known about the things we see and do today? Take a guess, then search for specific objects across our four museums — the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments — to check your answers.

Pro tip: join us any Sunday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to access all four museums!

Check museum's website for closure dates.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Rubies

23 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 23, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.

Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking fluorescence, glowing bright crimson under ultraviolet light. Ruby’s internal world—its inclusions, growth zoning, and rutile “silk” needles—records its geological journey and can reveal its origin, making ruby a gemstone of extraordinary beauty and a rich source of scientific insight.

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Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

23 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 23, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial rule. These disagreements grew into open conflict and eventually led to the founding of a new nation.

Harvard played many roles in the American Revolution. It served as headquarters for the colonies’ Continental Army, produced graduates who became key revolutionary leaders, and fostered bold new ideas through active intellectual and academic debate. The stories gathered here reveal how the Harvard community helped shape—and was shaped by—the birth of the American republic.

This exhibition invites you to explore the many complex and influential ways Harvard participated in the American Revolution. Through thoughtfully curated objects, documents, and narratives from the collections of the Harvard University Archives, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped the era and how Harvard both participated in and contributed to the nation’s struggle for independence. We invite you to walk in these historical footsteps around campus, engage with the voices of the past, and reflect upon the lasting importance of education and critical inquiry during times of great change.

Harvard and the American Revolution was curated by Emily Atkins, Ariana Cook, Hannah Hack, Virginia Hunt, Juliana Kuipers, and Sarah Martin of the Harvard University Archives. Exhibit graphic design by Molly Regan, Logica Design.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Archives
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: archives_engagement@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

23 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 23, 2026, 10 a.m.

Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role that professional photography played in shaping this familiar image. Photographers working on commission for private clients, businesses, and civic organizations produced portraits and promotional images that did more than document everyday life—they staged and refined it, helping define how Americans saw themselves and their nation.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Carmen Winant: Double Jeopardy Exhibition

23 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall
8 Garden St.
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 23, 2026, 12 – 4:45 p.m.

In “Double Jeopardy,” artist Carmen Winant explores the early formation of the anti-domestic violence movement through archival video, photographs, and documents from the 1970s and ’80s. Marking her first exploration of video as a medium and historical subject, Winant draws on more than 200 videotapes from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, materials from Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library, and the personal archive of activist Yolanda Bako.

Through video-still portraits, moving-image works, and collages, Winant illuminates how feminist organizing, survivor advocacy, and emerging video technology converged to support a growing grassroots movement. Rather than treating archival materials as static historical records, “Double Jeopardy” brings overlooked images and voices into the present, recognizing the often-unacknowledged work of survivors and advocates whose efforts laid the foundation for ongoing struggles toward safety, justice, and autonomy.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Cost: Free
Contact Info: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students

23 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Fri., Oct. 23, 2026, 2 – 2:45 p.m.

Harvard student guides connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who studies them? How are they cared for? How do they return home?

Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Groups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.

*Blackout dates: September 27, October 24, November 27, 2026–January 24, 2027, March 12–March 21 and April 4, 2027

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: peabody.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

24 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sat., Oct. 24, 2026

The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russian language and the experience of leaving their respective home countries due to political repression, the gradual collapse of personal freedoms, the erosion of civic life and society, or war.  
Photographs in the exhibition portray a Russian-speaking immigrant community in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, capturing moments of togetherness in informal, undefined spaces of comfort—where people talk, read, listen to music, daydream, or scroll on their phones. These encounters become what Hannah Arendt, in The Human Condition, calls “the space of appearances,” a threshold between the private and the public realms. These newly formed communities construct precisely such spaces: provisional and evanescent, yet undeniably vital.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Yulia Spiridonova, Artist; Adjunct Faculty, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Laura A. Sargent, Events Manager, Davis Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…