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…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

25 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sat., July 25, 2026

The exhibition "Drawing the War" invites viewers into the intimate, raw space where everyday life and wartime reality collide. Living in Ukraine throughout Russia’s full scale invasion, the artist, Alevtina Kakhidze, works from the immediacy of her experience; her visceral reactions, bodily tensions, and emotional fluctuations become the material of her art. Her drawings, writings, and performance based reflections do not illustrate the war from afar; they transmit it from within. Each piece carries the pulse of a person navigating constant uncertainty, trying to preserve clarity, dignity, and humor in conditions that make such efforts difficult, at times impossible.

Every artwork in this exhibition is paired with a news article sourced across American media, to anchor Kakhidze’s personal narrative within the broader factual record of the war. These links function not as explanatory labels but as parallel threads, expanding each work’s emotional charge with real world contexts.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Curators: Constance Uzwyshyn and Alex Grabovsky, Exhibition Coordinator: REECA student Anastasiia Pereverten
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

25 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Sat., July 25, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

25 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sat., July 25, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

25 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sat., July 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 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., July 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…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

26 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sun., July 26, 2026

The exhibition "Drawing the War" invites viewers into the intimate, raw space where everyday life and wartime reality collide. Living in Ukraine throughout Russia’s full scale invasion, the artist, Alevtina Kakhidze, works from the immediacy of her experience; her visceral reactions, bodily tensions, and emotional fluctuations become the material of her art. Her drawings, writings, and performance based reflections do not illustrate the war from afar; they transmit it from within. Each piece carries the pulse of a person navigating constant uncertainty, trying to preserve clarity, dignity, and humor in conditions that make such efforts difficult, at times impossible.

Every artwork in this exhibition is paired with a news article sourced across American media, to anchor Kakhidze’s personal narrative within the broader factual record of the war. These links function not as explanatory labels but as parallel threads, expanding each work’s emotional charge with real world contexts.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Curators: Constance Uzwyshyn and Alex Grabovsky, Exhibition Coordinator: REECA student Anastasiia Pereverten
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

26 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Sun., July 26, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

26 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sun., July 26, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

26 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sun., July 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 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., July 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 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., July 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 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sun., July 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 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., July 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 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., July 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…

Celtic Art Across the Ages

26 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., July 26, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you think of the word “Celtic,” what do you picture? Perhaps intricate knotwork designs, legendary warriors, or mystical spirituality? Maybe even a certain NBA team? Celtic Art Across the Ages will introduce visitors to the worlds of the various peoples who were historically labeled “Celts”—through the objects they created, the interactions they had across the European continent, and the myths that shaped their legacy, then as now. The exhibition stretches from 800 BCE through today, showcasing the craftsmanship, innovation, cultural connections, and multilayered reception that characterized Celtic art in Europe and beyond.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
More info: bit.ly…

Family Activities at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

26 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
6 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Sun., July 26, 2026, 1 – 3:30 p.m.

Join Harvard Museums of Science & Culture volunteers for hands-on, family-friendly activities at 1:00 pm and a live story reading at 3:00 pm. Recommended for ages 5–12. Admission to the museum is free.

Sponsored by the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East and the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture.

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Summer Spotlight Tour

26 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., July 26, 2026, 2 – 2:50 p.m.

Spotlight Tours are designed and led by Harvard undergraduates from a range of academic disciplines. Each tour is focused on objects chosen by the student and provides visitors a unique, thematic view into the collections. Tours typically feature three works of art, embrace a conversational format, and last about 45 minutes.

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

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

27 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Mon., July 27, 2026

The exhibition "Drawing the War" invites viewers into the intimate, raw space where everyday life and wartime reality collide. Living in Ukraine throughout Russia’s full scale invasion, the artist, Alevtina Kakhidze, works from the immediacy of her experience; her visceral reactions, bodily tensions, and emotional fluctuations become the material of her art. Her drawings, writings, and performance based reflections do not illustrate the war from afar; they transmit it from within. Each piece carries the pulse of a person navigating constant uncertainty, trying to preserve clarity, dignity, and humor in conditions that make such efforts difficult, at times impossible.

Every artwork in this exhibition is paired with a news article sourced across American media, to anchor Kakhidze’s personal narrative within the broader factual record of the war. These links function not as explanatory labels but as parallel threads, expanding each work’s emotional charge with real world contexts.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Curators: Constance Uzwyshyn and Alex Grabovsky, Exhibition Coordinator: REECA student Anastasiia Pereverten
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Ashton Keen: All Things Considered

27 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Mon., July 27, 2026

Exhibition of pottery by Ashton Keen, 2024-26 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. June 2 - August 7, 2026 in Allston, Massachusetts. Gallery 224 is open to visitors Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm, except for University holidays.

Ashton Keen is the 2024-26 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. Ashton Keen received her BFA from the University of Mississippi. Following graduation, she went on to become an intern at STARworks Center for Creative Enterprise. She completed an MFA from Utah State University. Her work has been displayed in several national exhibitions and has received various awards, as well as being selected as one of Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artists 2024. Prior to her time at the Ceramics Program, she completed a residency at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park where she focused on pouring pots and atmospheric firing.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Ashton Keen
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Ceramics Program Main Office: 617-495-8680ceramics@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

27 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Mon., July 27, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

27 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Mon., July 27, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

27 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Mon., July 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…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

27 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Mon., July 27, 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

27 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., July 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…

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

27 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Mon., July 27, 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

27 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Mon., July 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 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., July 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 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., July 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

27 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., July 27, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

27 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., July 27, 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…

Making Waves: Books on Angling and Fish at Houghton Library

27 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., July 27, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Houghton Library holds almost 3,000 items related to angling and fish. This exhibition displays the breadth of this collection, which includes richly illustrated taxonomies, anglers’ guides, ships’ logs, watercolors, and even children’s materials and miniature books.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

War of Words: A Citizen’s Eye View of the Revolution

27 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., July 27, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

From the first protests against British taxation to the treaty that ended the war, War of Words brings together the posters, pamphlets, newspapers, and images that brought news of the American Revolution to those who lived through it.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

PON Live! Negotiation Lessons from Machiavelli the Diplomat with Alain Lempereur

27 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Mon., July 27, 2026, 12 – 1 p.m.

Before writing The Prince, Machiavelli spent 15 years negotiating with Europe's most powerful rulers. Discover how his diplomatic experience offers enduring lessons on negotiating with bullies, managing power imbalances, and leading in turbulent times.

Online Location: harvard.zoom.us…
Gazette Classification: Ethics, Humanities, Law, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School
Speaker(s): Alain Lempereur, Professorial Chair in Leadership and Negotiation, European University Institute; Affiliate Faculty and Executive Committee Member,The Program on Negotiation
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvard.zoom.us…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

28 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tue., July 28, 2026

The exhibition "Drawing the War" invites viewers into the intimate, raw space where everyday life and wartime reality collide. Living in Ukraine throughout Russia’s full scale invasion, the artist, Alevtina Kakhidze, works from the immediacy of her experience; her visceral reactions, bodily tensions, and emotional fluctuations become the material of her art. Her drawings, writings, and performance based reflections do not illustrate the war from afar; they transmit it from within. Each piece carries the pulse of a person navigating constant uncertainty, trying to preserve clarity, dignity, and humor in conditions that make such efforts difficult, at times impossible.

Every artwork in this exhibition is paired with a news article sourced across American media, to anchor Kakhidze’s personal narrative within the broader factual record of the war. These links function not as explanatory labels but as parallel threads, expanding each work’s emotional charge with real world contexts.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Curators: Constance Uzwyshyn and Alex Grabovsky, Exhibition Coordinator: REECA student Anastasiia Pereverten
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Ashton Keen: All Things Considered

28 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

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

Exhibition of pottery by Ashton Keen, 2024-26 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. June 2 - August 7, 2026 in Allston, Massachusetts. Gallery 224 is open to visitors Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm, except for University holidays.

Ashton Keen is the 2024-26 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. Ashton Keen received her BFA from the University of Mississippi. Following graduation, she went on to become an intern at STARworks Center for Creative Enterprise. She completed an MFA from Utah State University. Her work has been displayed in several national exhibitions and has received various awards, as well as being selected as one of Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artists 2024. Prior to her time at the Ceramics Program, she completed a residency at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park where she focused on pouring pots and atmospheric firing.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Ashton Keen
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Ceramics Program Main Office: 617-495-8680ceramics@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

28 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tue., July 28, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

28 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tue., July 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…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

28 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tue., July 28, 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

28 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Tue., July 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

28 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., July 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 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Tue., July 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 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Tue., July 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 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., July 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 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., July 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

28 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., July 28, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Celtic Art Across the Ages

28 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tue., July 28, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you think of the word “Celtic,” what do you picture? Perhaps intricate knotwork designs, legendary warriors, or mystical spirituality? Maybe even a certain NBA team? Celtic Art Across the Ages will introduce visitors to the worlds of the various peoples who were historically labeled “Celts”—through the objects they created, the interactions they had across the European continent, and the myths that shaped their legacy, then as now. The exhibition stretches from 800 BCE through today, showcasing the craftsmanship, innovation, cultural connections, and multilayered reception that characterized Celtic art in Europe and beyond.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
More info: bit.ly…

Harvard and the American Revolution

28 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., July 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…

Making Waves: Books on Angling and Fish at Houghton Library

28 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., July 28, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Houghton Library holds almost 3,000 items related to angling and fish. This exhibition displays the breadth of this collection, which includes richly illustrated taxonomies, anglers’ guides, ships’ logs, watercolors, and even children’s materials and miniature books.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

War of Words: A Citizen’s Eye View of the Revolution

28 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., July 28, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

From the first protests against British taxation to the treaty that ended the war, War of Words brings together the posters, pamphlets, newspapers, and images that brought news of the American Revolution to those who lived through it.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Book Talk with Tayari Jones

28 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Tue., July 28, 2026, 12 – 1 p.m.

The third installment in our Radcliffe Book Talk series features Tayari Jones RI ’12, author of Kin (Penguin Random House, 2026), a novel about two lifelong friends from Louisiana whose bond as they grow into adulthood is tested by class, loss, and the realities of the Jim Crow South.

Online Location: Please register for Zoom link
Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Speaker(s): Tayari Jones is the bestselling author of An American Marriage (Hachette Book Group, 2018), an Oprah’s Book Club Selection that was awarded the Aspen Words Literary Prize, an NAACP Image Award, and the Women’s Prize for Fiction. She is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers and has been the recipient of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, Lifetime Achievement Award in Fine Arts from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, United States Artist Fellowship, NEA Fellowship, and Guggenheim Fellowship. Her third novel, Silver Sparrow (Algonquin Book, 2011), was added to the NEA Big Read Library of Classics in 2016. Other acclaimed works include Leaving Atlanta (Grand Central Publishing, 2003) and The Untelling (Grand Central Publishing, 2006). A graduate of Spelman College, the University of Iowa, and Arizona State University, Jones is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of English and Creative Writing at Emory University.
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…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wed., July 29, 2026

The exhibition "Drawing the War" invites viewers into the intimate, raw space where everyday life and wartime reality collide. Living in Ukraine throughout Russia’s full scale invasion, the artist, Alevtina Kakhidze, works from the immediacy of her experience; her visceral reactions, bodily tensions, and emotional fluctuations become the material of her art. Her drawings, writings, and performance based reflections do not illustrate the war from afar; they transmit it from within. Each piece carries the pulse of a person navigating constant uncertainty, trying to preserve clarity, dignity, and humor in conditions that make such efforts difficult, at times impossible.

Every artwork in this exhibition is paired with a news article sourced across American media, to anchor Kakhidze’s personal narrative within the broader factual record of the war. These links function not as explanatory labels but as parallel threads, expanding each work’s emotional charge with real world contexts.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Curators: Constance Uzwyshyn and Alex Grabovsky, Exhibition Coordinator: REECA student Anastasiia Pereverten
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Ashton Keen: All Things Considered

29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

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

Exhibition of pottery by Ashton Keen, 2024-26 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. June 2 - August 7, 2026 in Allston, Massachusetts. Gallery 224 is open to visitors Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm, except for University holidays.

Ashton Keen is the 2024-26 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. Ashton Keen received her BFA from the University of Mississippi. Following graduation, she went on to become an intern at STARworks Center for Creative Enterprise. She completed an MFA from Utah State University. Her work has been displayed in several national exhibitions and has received various awards, as well as being selected as one of Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artists 2024. Prior to her time at the Ceramics Program, she completed a residency at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park where she focused on pouring pots and atmospheric firing.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Ashton Keen
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Ceramics Program Main Office: 617-495-8680ceramics@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Wed., July 29, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wed., July 29, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wed., July 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 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wed., July 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 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Wed., July 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

29 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., July 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 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Wed., July 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 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Wed., July 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 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., July 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 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., July 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

29 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., July 29, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Celtic Art Across the Ages

29 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wed., July 29, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you think of the word “Celtic,” what do you picture? Perhaps intricate knotwork designs, legendary warriors, or mystical spirituality? Maybe even a certain NBA team? Celtic Art Across the Ages will introduce visitors to the worlds of the various peoples who were historically labeled “Celts”—through the objects they created, the interactions they had across the European continent, and the myths that shaped their legacy, then as now. The exhibition stretches from 800 BCE through today, showcasing the craftsmanship, innovation, cultural connections, and multilayered reception that characterized Celtic art in Europe and beyond.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
More info: bit.ly…

Harvard and the American Revolution

29 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., July 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…

Making Waves: Books on Angling and Fish at Houghton Library

29 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., July 29, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Houghton Library holds almost 3,000 items related to angling and fish. This exhibition displays the breadth of this collection, which includes richly illustrated taxonomies, anglers’ guides, ships’ logs, watercolors, and even children’s materials and miniature books.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

War of Words: A Citizen’s Eye View of the Revolution

29 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., July 29, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

From the first protests against British taxation to the treaty that ended the war, War of Words brings together the posters, pamphlets, newspapers, and images that brought news of the American Revolution to those who lived through it.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Chornobyl Cinema: From Atomohrad Utopia to Contaminated Ruin

29 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT

CGIS-Knafel Building
Room K-262, 2nd Floor
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wed., July 29, 2026, 5 – 6:30 p.m.

On 26 April 1986, the fourth reactor of the Chornobyl NPP, approximately 100 km north of Kyiv, exploded, marking one of the largest man-made disasters of the twentieth century and reshaping understandings of humanity’s impact on the environment. In the European context, Chornobyl was comparable in significance to the fall of the Berlin Wall, symbolizing the collapse of the Eastern Bloc and the promise of socialist internationalism. In Soviet Ukraine, Chornobyl evolved into a major sociopolitical crisis, contributing to the rise of anti-imperial and anti-Soviet movements and, as some scholars argue, paving the way for Ukrainian independence in 1991.

Focusing on films produced between 1972 and 1996, this presentation will examine how Chornobyl cinema navigated ideological constraints, perestroika transformations, and the post-Soviet transition. It analyzes how nuclear modernity was represented in Soviet cinema before 1986 and reworked in its aftermath.

Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute
2026 HUSI Public Lecture Series

Gazette Classification: Film, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Speaker(s): Stanislav Menzelevskyi , PhD candidate at Indiana University and former Head of the Research and Programming Department at the Ukrainian State Film State Archive (Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Center)
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

30 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thu., July 30, 2026

The exhibition "Drawing the War" invites viewers into the intimate, raw space where everyday life and wartime reality collide. Living in Ukraine throughout Russia’s full scale invasion, the artist, Alevtina Kakhidze, works from the immediacy of her experience; her visceral reactions, bodily tensions, and emotional fluctuations become the material of her art. Her drawings, writings, and performance based reflections do not illustrate the war from afar; they transmit it from within. Each piece carries the pulse of a person navigating constant uncertainty, trying to preserve clarity, dignity, and humor in conditions that make such efforts difficult, at times impossible.

Every artwork in this exhibition is paired with a news article sourced across American media, to anchor Kakhidze’s personal narrative within the broader factual record of the war. These links function not as explanatory labels but as parallel threads, expanding each work’s emotional charge with real world contexts.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Curators: Constance Uzwyshyn and Alex Grabovsky, Exhibition Coordinator: REECA student Anastasiia Pereverten
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Ashton Keen: All Things Considered

30 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

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

Exhibition of pottery by Ashton Keen, 2024-26 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. June 2 - August 7, 2026 in Allston, Massachusetts. Gallery 224 is open to visitors Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm, except for University holidays.

Ashton Keen is the 2024-26 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. Ashton Keen received her BFA from the University of Mississippi. Following graduation, she went on to become an intern at STARworks Center for Creative Enterprise. She completed an MFA from Utah State University. Her work has been displayed in several national exhibitions and has received various awards, as well as being selected as one of Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artists 2024. Prior to her time at the Ceramics Program, she completed a residency at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park where she focused on pouring pots and atmospheric firing.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Ashton Keen
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Ceramics Program Main Office: 617-495-8680ceramics@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

30 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thu., July 30, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

30 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Thu., July 30, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

30 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thu., July 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 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thu., July 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 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Thu., July 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

30 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., July 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 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Thu., July 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 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Thu., July 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 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., July 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 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., July 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

30 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., July 30, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Celtic Art Across the Ages

30 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thu., July 30, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you think of the word “Celtic,” what do you picture? Perhaps intricate knotwork designs, legendary warriors, or mystical spirituality? Maybe even a certain NBA team? Celtic Art Across the Ages will introduce visitors to the worlds of the various peoples who were historically labeled “Celts”—through the objects they created, the interactions they had across the European continent, and the myths that shaped their legacy, then as now. The exhibition stretches from 800 BCE through today, showcasing the craftsmanship, innovation, cultural connections, and multilayered reception that characterized Celtic art in Europe and beyond.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
More info: bit.ly…

Harvard and the American Revolution

30 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., July 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…

Making Waves: Books on Angling and Fish at Houghton Library

30 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., July 30, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Houghton Library holds almost 3,000 items related to angling and fish. This exhibition displays the breadth of this collection, which includes richly illustrated taxonomies, anglers’ guides, ships’ logs, watercolors, and even children’s materials and miniature books.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

War of Words: A Citizen’s Eye View of the Revolution

30 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., July 30, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

From the first protests against British taxation to the treaty that ended the war, War of Words brings together the posters, pamphlets, newspapers, and images that brought news of the American Revolution to those who lived through it.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Harvard Art Museums at Night

30 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thu., July 30, 2026, 5 – 9 p.m.

Gather with friends and mingle inside our spectacular Italian-inspired courtyard, evoking the energy of a bustling town piazza. DJ C-Zone will set the mood with smooth, curated sounds as you chat, snack, sip, and catch up over bites and drinks available for purchase from local vendors. Drop in on a Spotlight Tour, browse the museum shop, and stop by the Materials Lab for a fun art-making activity. The galleries are yours to explore, with more than 50 spaces filled with world-class art. There are prizes to be won, friends to be made, and favorite artworks to be found! Don’t forget to check out our current exhibitions, including Celtic Art Across the Ages, which closes August 2.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: secure.touchnet.net…
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

AI, Education & Faith

30 Jul 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Thu., July 30, 2026, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

This panel on AI, Education, and Faith is part of the Harvard Faith Seminar series, a year-long seminar and gathering space shaped by the voices of faculty, staff, students, and fellows. Rooted in a shared desire to reflect deeply on the role of faith in academic and personal life, this program provides a forum for sharing scholarly work, personal testimonies, and convictions that promote community and call us to action.

*Event location provided after registration (Harvard affiliates).
*This event is supported by the Harvard Culture Lab Innovation Fund.

Gazette Classification: Community, Ethics, Religion
Organization/Sponsor: Community and Campus Life | Harvard Interfaith Engagement
Ticket Web Link: harvard.az1.qualtrics.com…
Harvard Key Required: No

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

31 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Fri., July 31, 2026

The exhibition "Drawing the War" invites viewers into the intimate, raw space where everyday life and wartime reality collide. Living in Ukraine throughout Russia’s full scale invasion, the artist, Alevtina Kakhidze, works from the immediacy of her experience; her visceral reactions, bodily tensions, and emotional fluctuations become the material of her art. Her drawings, writings, and performance based reflections do not illustrate the war from afar; they transmit it from within. Each piece carries the pulse of a person navigating constant uncertainty, trying to preserve clarity, dignity, and humor in conditions that make such efforts difficult, at times impossible.

Every artwork in this exhibition is paired with a news article sourced across American media, to anchor Kakhidze’s personal narrative within the broader factual record of the war. These links function not as explanatory labels but as parallel threads, expanding each work’s emotional charge with real world contexts.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Curators: Constance Uzwyshyn and Alex Grabovsky, Exhibition Coordinator: REECA student Anastasiia Pereverten
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Ashton Keen: All Things Considered

31 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Fri., July 31, 2026

Exhibition of pottery by Ashton Keen, 2024-26 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. June 2 - August 7, 2026 in Allston, Massachusetts. Gallery 224 is open to visitors Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm, except for University holidays.

Ashton Keen is the 2024-26 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. Ashton Keen received her BFA from the University of Mississippi. Following graduation, she went on to become an intern at STARworks Center for Creative Enterprise. She completed an MFA from Utah State University. Her work has been displayed in several national exhibitions and has received various awards, as well as being selected as one of Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artists 2024. Prior to her time at the Ceramics Program, she completed a residency at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park where she focused on pouring pots and atmospheric firing.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Ashton Keen
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Ceramics Program Main Office: 617-495-8680ceramics@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

31 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Fri., July 31, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

31 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Fri., July 31, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

31 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Fri., July 31, 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

31 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Fri., July 31, 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

31 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Fri., July 31, 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

31 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., July 31, 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

31 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Fri., July 31, 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

31 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Fri., July 31, 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

31 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., July 31, 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

31 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., July 31, 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

31 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., July 31, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Celtic Art Across the Ages

31 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Fri., July 31, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you think of the word “Celtic,” what do you picture? Perhaps intricate knotwork designs, legendary warriors, or mystical spirituality? Maybe even a certain NBA team? Celtic Art Across the Ages will introduce visitors to the worlds of the various peoples who were historically labeled “Celts”—through the objects they created, the interactions they had across the European continent, and the myths that shaped their legacy, then as now. The exhibition stretches from 800 BCE through today, showcasing the craftsmanship, innovation, cultural connections, and multilayered reception that characterized Celtic art in Europe and beyond.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
More info: bit.ly…

Harvard and the American Revolution

31 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., July 31, 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…

Making Waves: Books on Angling and Fish at Houghton Library

31 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., July 31, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Houghton Library holds almost 3,000 items related to angling and fish. This exhibition displays the breadth of this collection, which includes richly illustrated taxonomies, anglers’ guides, ships’ logs, watercolors, and even children’s materials and miniature books.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

War of Words: A Citizen’s Eye View of the Revolution

31 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., July 31, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

From the first protests against British taxation to the treaty that ended the war, War of Words brings together the posters, pamphlets, newspapers, and images that brought news of the American Revolution to those who lived through it.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Exhibition Tour: Celtic Art Across the Ages

31 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Fri., July 31, 2026, 12 – 1 p.m.

Join this tour to learn more about the metalworking and decorative techniques used to make objects on view in the special exhibition Celtic Art Across the Ages. Led by British Museum curator Sophia Adams, the tour will introduce ancient manufacturing techniques and examine how evolving decorative approaches shaped artistic styles during the European Iron Age.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Speaker(s): Sophia Adams, Curator of First Millennium European and Roman Conquest Period Collections, British Museum
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu or 617-495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Harvard Summer Chorus presents Freedom’s Song: American Voices at 250

01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Sanders Theatre
45 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Fri., July 31, 2026, 8 p.m.

Program includes William Schuman's A Free Song, Lukas Foss's Psalms, Dan Locklair's setting of Maya Angelou's On the Pulse of Morning, Rosephanye Powell's tribute to Eileen Southern, and Hallelujah Junction by John Adams '69.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Concerts, Music
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Summer Chorus
Cost: FREE. Handling fees apply for online and phone reservations. Tickets are valid until 7:45pm. If tickets are sold out, a standby line will begin at 7:45pm. Patrons are encouraged to arrive early to guarantee admission.
Ticket Web Link: boxoffice.harvard.edu…
Harvard Key Required: No

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

01 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 1, 2026

The exhibition "Drawing the War" invites viewers into the intimate, raw space where everyday life and wartime reality collide. Living in Ukraine throughout Russia’s full scale invasion, the artist, Alevtina Kakhidze, works from the immediacy of her experience; her visceral reactions, bodily tensions, and emotional fluctuations become the material of her art. Her drawings, writings, and performance based reflections do not illustrate the war from afar; they transmit it from within. Each piece carries the pulse of a person navigating constant uncertainty, trying to preserve clarity, dignity, and humor in conditions that make such efforts difficult, at times impossible.

Every artwork in this exhibition is paired with a news article sourced across American media, to anchor Kakhidze’s personal narrative within the broader factual record of the war. These links function not as explanatory labels but as parallel threads, expanding each work’s emotional charge with real world contexts.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Curators: Constance Uzwyshyn and Alex Grabovsky, Exhibition Coordinator: REECA student Anastasiia Pereverten
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

01 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 1, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

01 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Sat., Aug. 1, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

01 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

01 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

01 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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…

Celtic Art Across the Ages

01 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 1, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you think of the word “Celtic,” what do you picture? Perhaps intricate knotwork designs, legendary warriors, or mystical spirituality? Maybe even a certain NBA team? Celtic Art Across the Ages will introduce visitors to the worlds of the various peoples who were historically labeled “Celts”—through the objects they created, the interactions they had across the European continent, and the myths that shaped their legacy, then as now. The exhibition stretches from 800 BCE through today, showcasing the craftsmanship, innovation, cultural connections, and multilayered reception that characterized Celtic art in Europe and beyond.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
More info: bit.ly…

Exhibition Tour: Celtic Art Across the Ages

01 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 1, 2026, 12 – 12:45 p.m.

Join this family-friendly tour to learn about the ancient beasts and whimsical creatures on metal objects in the special exhibition Celtic Art Across the Ages. Led by British Museum curator Sophia Adams, the tour will explore artworks from the European Iron Age featuring fantastical animals.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Speaker(s): Sophia Adams, Curator of First Millennium European and Roman Conquest Period Collections, British Museum
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu or 617-495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvardartmuseums.org…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

02 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 2, 2026

The exhibition "Drawing the War" invites viewers into the intimate, raw space where everyday life and wartime reality collide. Living in Ukraine throughout Russia’s full scale invasion, the artist, Alevtina Kakhidze, works from the immediacy of her experience; her visceral reactions, bodily tensions, and emotional fluctuations become the material of her art. Her drawings, writings, and performance based reflections do not illustrate the war from afar; they transmit it from within. Each piece carries the pulse of a person navigating constant uncertainty, trying to preserve clarity, dignity, and humor in conditions that make such efforts difficult, at times impossible.

Every artwork in this exhibition is paired with a news article sourced across American media, to anchor Kakhidze’s personal narrative within the broader factual record of the war. These links function not as explanatory labels but as parallel threads, expanding each work’s emotional charge with real world contexts.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Curators: Constance Uzwyshyn and Alex Grabovsky, Exhibition Coordinator: REECA student Anastasiia Pereverten
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

02 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Sun., Aug. 2, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

02 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 2, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

02 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

02 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

02 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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…

Celtic Art Across the Ages

02 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 2, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

When you think of the word “Celtic,” what do you picture? Perhaps intricate knotwork designs, legendary warriors, or mystical spirituality? Maybe even a certain NBA team? Celtic Art Across the Ages will introduce visitors to the worlds of the various peoples who were historically labeled “Celts”—through the objects they created, the interactions they had across the European continent, and the myths that shaped their legacy, then as now. The exhibition stretches from 800 BCE through today, showcasing the craftsmanship, innovation, cultural connections, and multilayered reception that characterized Celtic art in Europe and beyond.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: harvardartmuseums.org…
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
More info: bit.ly…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

03 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 3, 2026

The exhibition "Drawing the War" invites viewers into the intimate, raw space where everyday life and wartime reality collide. Living in Ukraine throughout Russia’s full scale invasion, the artist, Alevtina Kakhidze, works from the immediacy of her experience; her visceral reactions, bodily tensions, and emotional fluctuations become the material of her art. Her drawings, writings, and performance based reflections do not illustrate the war from afar; they transmit it from within. Each piece carries the pulse of a person navigating constant uncertainty, trying to preserve clarity, dignity, and humor in conditions that make such efforts difficult, at times impossible.

Every artwork in this exhibition is paired with a news article sourced across American media, to anchor Kakhidze’s personal narrative within the broader factual record of the war. These links function not as explanatory labels but as parallel threads, expanding each work’s emotional charge with real world contexts.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Curators: Constance Uzwyshyn and Alex Grabovsky, Exhibition Coordinator: REECA student Anastasiia Pereverten
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Ashton Keen: All Things Considered

03 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Mon., Aug. 3, 2026

Exhibition of pottery by Ashton Keen, 2024-26 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. June 2 - August 7, 2026 in Allston, Massachusetts. Gallery 224 is open to visitors Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm, except for University holidays.

Ashton Keen is the 2024-26 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. Ashton Keen received her BFA from the University of Mississippi. Following graduation, she went on to become an intern at STARworks Center for Creative Enterprise. She completed an MFA from Utah State University. Her work has been displayed in several national exhibitions and has received various awards, as well as being selected as one of Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artists 2024. Prior to her time at the Ceramics Program, she completed a residency at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park where she focused on pouring pots and atmospheric firing.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Ashton Keen
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Ceramics Program Main Office: 617-495-8680ceramics@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

03 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Mon., Aug. 3, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

03 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 3, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

03 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

03 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Mon., Aug. 3, 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

03 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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…

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

03 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 3, 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

03 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

03 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 3, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

03 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 3, 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…

Making Waves: Books on Angling and Fish at Houghton Library

03 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 3, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Houghton Library holds almost 3,000 items related to angling and fish. This exhibition displays the breadth of this collection, which includes richly illustrated taxonomies, anglers’ guides, ships’ logs, watercolors, and even children’s materials and miniature books.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

War of Words: A Citizen’s Eye View of the Revolution

03 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 3, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

From the first protests against British taxation to the treaty that ended the war, War of Words brings together the posters, pamphlets, newspapers, and images that brought news of the American Revolution to those who lived through it.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

04 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 4, 2026

The exhibition "Drawing the War" invites viewers into the intimate, raw space where everyday life and wartime reality collide. Living in Ukraine throughout Russia’s full scale invasion, the artist, Alevtina Kakhidze, works from the immediacy of her experience; her visceral reactions, bodily tensions, and emotional fluctuations become the material of her art. Her drawings, writings, and performance based reflections do not illustrate the war from afar; they transmit it from within. Each piece carries the pulse of a person navigating constant uncertainty, trying to preserve clarity, dignity, and humor in conditions that make such efforts difficult, at times impossible.

Every artwork in this exhibition is paired with a news article sourced across American media, to anchor Kakhidze’s personal narrative within the broader factual record of the war. These links function not as explanatory labels but as parallel threads, expanding each work’s emotional charge with real world contexts.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Curators: Constance Uzwyshyn and Alex Grabovsky, Exhibition Coordinator: REECA student Anastasiia Pereverten
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Ashton Keen: All Things Considered

04 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Tue., Aug. 4, 2026

Exhibition of pottery by Ashton Keen, 2024-26 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. June 2 - August 7, 2026 in Allston, Massachusetts. Gallery 224 is open to visitors Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm, except for University holidays.

Ashton Keen is the 2024-26 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. Ashton Keen received her BFA from the University of Mississippi. Following graduation, she went on to become an intern at STARworks Center for Creative Enterprise. She completed an MFA from Utah State University. Her work has been displayed in several national exhibitions and has received various awards, as well as being selected as one of Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artists 2024. Prior to her time at the Ceramics Program, she completed a residency at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park where she focused on pouring pots and atmospheric firing.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Ashton Keen
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Ceramics Program Main Office: 617-495-8680ceramics@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

04 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tue., Aug. 4, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

04 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 4, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

04 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

04 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Tue., Aug. 4, 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

04 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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…

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

04 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 4, 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

04 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

04 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 4, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

04 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 4, 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…

Making Waves: Books on Angling and Fish at Houghton Library

04 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 4, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Houghton Library holds almost 3,000 items related to angling and fish. This exhibition displays the breadth of this collection, which includes richly illustrated taxonomies, anglers’ guides, ships’ logs, watercolors, and even children’s materials and miniature books.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

War of Words: A Citizen’s Eye View of the Revolution

04 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 4, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

From the first protests against British taxation to the treaty that ended the war, War of Words brings together the posters, pamphlets, newspapers, and images that brought news of the American Revolution to those who lived through it.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Book Talk with Martha Ackmann

04 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Tue., Aug. 4, 2026, 12 – 1 p.m.

The fourth installment in our Radcliffe Book Talk series features Martha Ackmann RI ’09, author of Ain’t Nobody’s Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton (St. Martin's Press, 2025), a chronicle of the life and impact of the country music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton.

Online Location: Please register for Zoom link
Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Speaker(s): Martha Ackmann is the award-winning author of Mercury 13: The True Story of Thirteen Women and the Dream of Space Flight (Penguin Random House, 2003); Curveball: The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone: First Woman to Play Professional Baseball in the Negro League (Chicago Review Press, 2010); and These Fevered Days: Ten Pivotal Moments in the Making of Emily Dickinson (W. W. Norton & Company, 2020). A theatrical adaptation of Curveball, titled Toni Stone and written by the former Radcliffe fellow Lydia Diamond, premiered Off Broadway in 2019. Ackmann’s essays have appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, Paris Review, and The Washington Post. She has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Amelia Earhart Medal for aviation research, and the Special Media Prize from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, New England Section, among others. A former faculty member at Mount Holyoke College, Ackmann received her BA from Lindenwood College, MA from Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf School of English, and PhD from the University of Massachusetts.
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…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

05 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 5, 2026

The exhibition "Drawing the War" invites viewers into the intimate, raw space where everyday life and wartime reality collide. Living in Ukraine throughout Russia’s full scale invasion, the artist, Alevtina Kakhidze, works from the immediacy of her experience; her visceral reactions, bodily tensions, and emotional fluctuations become the material of her art. Her drawings, writings, and performance based reflections do not illustrate the war from afar; they transmit it from within. Each piece carries the pulse of a person navigating constant uncertainty, trying to preserve clarity, dignity, and humor in conditions that make such efforts difficult, at times impossible.

Every artwork in this exhibition is paired with a news article sourced across American media, to anchor Kakhidze’s personal narrative within the broader factual record of the war. These links function not as explanatory labels but as parallel threads, expanding each work’s emotional charge with real world contexts.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Curators: Constance Uzwyshyn and Alex Grabovsky, Exhibition Coordinator: REECA student Anastasiia Pereverten
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Ashton Keen: All Things Considered

05 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Wed., Aug. 5, 2026

Exhibition of pottery by Ashton Keen, 2024-26 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. June 2 - August 7, 2026 in Allston, Massachusetts. Gallery 224 is open to visitors Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm, except for University holidays.

Ashton Keen is the 2024-26 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. Ashton Keen received her BFA from the University of Mississippi. Following graduation, she went on to become an intern at STARworks Center for Creative Enterprise. She completed an MFA from Utah State University. Her work has been displayed in several national exhibitions and has received various awards, as well as being selected as one of Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artists 2024. Prior to her time at the Ceramics Program, she completed a residency at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park where she focused on pouring pots and atmospheric firing.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Ashton Keen
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Ceramics Program Main Office: 617-495-8680ceramics@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

05 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 5, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

05 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Wed., Aug. 5, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

05 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

05 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 5, 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

05 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Wed., Aug. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

05 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

05 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

05 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 5, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

05 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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…

Making Waves: Books on Angling and Fish at Houghton Library

05 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 5, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Houghton Library holds almost 3,000 items related to angling and fish. This exhibition displays the breadth of this collection, which includes richly illustrated taxonomies, anglers’ guides, ships’ logs, watercolors, and even children’s materials and miniature books.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

War of Words: A Citizen’s Eye View of the Revolution

05 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 5, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

From the first protests against British taxation to the treaty that ended the war, War of Words brings together the posters, pamphlets, newspapers, and images that brought news of the American Revolution to those who lived through it.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 6, 2026

The exhibition "Drawing the War" invites viewers into the intimate, raw space where everyday life and wartime reality collide. Living in Ukraine throughout Russia’s full scale invasion, the artist, Alevtina Kakhidze, works from the immediacy of her experience; her visceral reactions, bodily tensions, and emotional fluctuations become the material of her art. Her drawings, writings, and performance based reflections do not illustrate the war from afar; they transmit it from within. Each piece carries the pulse of a person navigating constant uncertainty, trying to preserve clarity, dignity, and humor in conditions that make such efforts difficult, at times impossible.

Every artwork in this exhibition is paired with a news article sourced across American media, to anchor Kakhidze’s personal narrative within the broader factual record of the war. These links function not as explanatory labels but as parallel threads, expanding each work’s emotional charge with real world contexts.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Curators: Constance Uzwyshyn and Alex Grabovsky, Exhibition Coordinator: REECA student Anastasiia Pereverten
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Ashton Keen: All Things Considered

06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Thu., Aug. 6, 2026

Exhibition of pottery by Ashton Keen, 2024-26 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. June 2 - August 7, 2026 in Allston, Massachusetts. Gallery 224 is open to visitors Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm, except for University holidays.

Ashton Keen is the 2024-26 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. Ashton Keen received her BFA from the University of Mississippi. Following graduation, she went on to become an intern at STARworks Center for Creative Enterprise. She completed an MFA from Utah State University. Her work has been displayed in several national exhibitions and has received various awards, as well as being selected as one of Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artists 2024. Prior to her time at the Ceramics Program, she completed a residency at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park where she focused on pouring pots and atmospheric firing.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Ashton Keen
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Ceramics Program Main Office: 617-495-8680ceramics@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Thu., Aug. 6, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 6, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Thu., Aug. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

06 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

06 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 6, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

06 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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…

Making Waves: Books on Angling and Fish at Houghton Library

06 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 6, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Houghton Library holds almost 3,000 items related to angling and fish. This exhibition displays the breadth of this collection, which includes richly illustrated taxonomies, anglers’ guides, ships’ logs, watercolors, and even children’s materials and miniature books.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

War of Words: A Citizen’s Eye View of the Revolution

06 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 6, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

From the first protests against British taxation to the treaty that ended the war, War of Words brings together the posters, pamphlets, newspapers, and images that brought news of the American Revolution to those who lived through it.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Broad Discovery Series: Uncovering adversity's "molecular scars"

06 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Broad Institute
415 Main St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 6, 2026, 6 – 7 p.m.

Adversity — such as experiences of trauma, stress, and social isolation — can have lasting effects on our cells and tissues, often leaving "molecular scars" that impact our risk of cancer, diabetes, heart disease, depression, and more. Join us as Broad core member Jason Buenrostro talks about the Biology of Adversity Project, which seeks to understand how adversity leads to poor health, provide the foundation for a new generation of adversity-informed diagnostic and therapeutic tools, and, ultimately, improve health outcomes for all.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Research study, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Broad Institute
Speaker(s): Jason Buenrostro
Ticket Web Link: broadinstitute.swoogo.com…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: broadinstitute.swoogo.com…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

07 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 7, 2026

The exhibition "Drawing the War" invites viewers into the intimate, raw space where everyday life and wartime reality collide. Living in Ukraine throughout Russia’s full scale invasion, the artist, Alevtina Kakhidze, works from the immediacy of her experience; her visceral reactions, bodily tensions, and emotional fluctuations become the material of her art. Her drawings, writings, and performance based reflections do not illustrate the war from afar; they transmit it from within. Each piece carries the pulse of a person navigating constant uncertainty, trying to preserve clarity, dignity, and humor in conditions that make such efforts difficult, at times impossible.

Every artwork in this exhibition is paired with a news article sourced across American media, to anchor Kakhidze’s personal narrative within the broader factual record of the war. These links function not as explanatory labels but as parallel threads, expanding each work’s emotional charge with real world contexts.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Curators: Constance Uzwyshyn and Alex Grabovsky, Exhibition Coordinator: REECA student Anastasiia Pereverten
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Ashton Keen: All Things Considered

07 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave
Allston
Fri., Aug. 7, 2026

Exhibition of pottery by Ashton Keen, 2024-26 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. June 2 - August 7, 2026 in Allston, Massachusetts. Gallery 224 is open to visitors Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm, except for University holidays.

Ashton Keen is the 2024-26 Artist In Residence at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. Ashton Keen received her BFA from the University of Mississippi. Following graduation, she went on to become an intern at STARworks Center for Creative Enterprise. She completed an MFA from Utah State University. Her work has been displayed in several national exhibitions and has received various awards, as well as being selected as one of Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artists 2024. Prior to her time at the Ceramics Program, she completed a residency at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park where she focused on pouring pots and atmospheric firing.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Speaker(s): Ashton Keen
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Ceramics Program Main Office: 617-495-8680ceramics@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

07 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Fri., Aug. 7, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

07 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 7, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

07 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Fri., Aug. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

07 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

07 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 7, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

07 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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…

Making Waves: Books on Angling and Fish at Houghton Library

07 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 7, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Houghton Library holds almost 3,000 items related to angling and fish. This exhibition displays the breadth of this collection, which includes richly illustrated taxonomies, anglers’ guides, ships’ logs, watercolors, and even children’s materials and miniature books.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

War of Words: A Citizen’s Eye View of the Revolution

07 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 7, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

From the first protests against British taxation to the treaty that ended the war, War of Words brings together the posters, pamphlets, newspapers, and images that brought news of the American Revolution to those who lived through it.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

08 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 8, 2026

The exhibition "Drawing the War" invites viewers into the intimate, raw space where everyday life and wartime reality collide. Living in Ukraine throughout Russia’s full scale invasion, the artist, Alevtina Kakhidze, works from the immediacy of her experience; her visceral reactions, bodily tensions, and emotional fluctuations become the material of her art. Her drawings, writings, and performance based reflections do not illustrate the war from afar; they transmit it from within. Each piece carries the pulse of a person navigating constant uncertainty, trying to preserve clarity, dignity, and humor in conditions that make such efforts difficult, at times impossible.

Every artwork in this exhibition is paired with a news article sourced across American media, to anchor Kakhidze’s personal narrative within the broader factual record of the war. These links function not as explanatory labels but as parallel threads, expanding each work’s emotional charge with real world contexts.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Curators: Constance Uzwyshyn and Alex Grabovsky, Exhibition Coordinator: REECA student Anastasiia Pereverten
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

08 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Sat., Aug. 8, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

08 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 8, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

08 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

08 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

08 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

09 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 9, 2026

The exhibition "Drawing the War" invites viewers into the intimate, raw space where everyday life and wartime reality collide. Living in Ukraine throughout Russia’s full scale invasion, the artist, Alevtina Kakhidze, works from the immediacy of her experience; her visceral reactions, bodily tensions, and emotional fluctuations become the material of her art. Her drawings, writings, and performance based reflections do not illustrate the war from afar; they transmit it from within. Each piece carries the pulse of a person navigating constant uncertainty, trying to preserve clarity, dignity, and humor in conditions that make such efforts difficult, at times impossible.

Every artwork in this exhibition is paired with a news article sourced across American media, to anchor Kakhidze’s personal narrative within the broader factual record of the war. These links function not as explanatory labels but as parallel threads, expanding each work’s emotional charge with real world contexts.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Curators: Constance Uzwyshyn and Alex Grabovsky, Exhibition Coordinator: REECA student Anastasiia Pereverten
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

09 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Sun., Aug. 9, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

09 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 9, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

09 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

09 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

09 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

10 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 10, 2026

The exhibition "Drawing the War" invites viewers into the intimate, raw space where everyday life and wartime reality collide. Living in Ukraine throughout Russia’s full scale invasion, the artist, Alevtina Kakhidze, works from the immediacy of her experience; her visceral reactions, bodily tensions, and emotional fluctuations become the material of her art. Her drawings, writings, and performance based reflections do not illustrate the war from afar; they transmit it from within. Each piece carries the pulse of a person navigating constant uncertainty, trying to preserve clarity, dignity, and humor in conditions that make such efforts difficult, at times impossible.

Every artwork in this exhibition is paired with a news article sourced across American media, to anchor Kakhidze’s personal narrative within the broader factual record of the war. These links function not as explanatory labels but as parallel threads, expanding each work’s emotional charge with real world contexts.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Speaker(s): Curators: Constance Uzwyshyn and Alex Grabovsky, Exhibition Coordinator: REECA student Anastasiia Pereverten
Cost: Free
Contact Info: laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

10 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Mon., Aug. 10, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Davyd Chychkan: "With Ribbons and Flags" Art Exhibition

10 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

CGIS-South Concourse
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 10, 2026

“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created this graphic series in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself. His images represent the participants of the anarchist and anti-authoritarian left movements who are currently fighting in this war or have already died defending Ukraine. Chychkan’s artistic career was marked by politically and socially engaged art, and these works depict the diverse political views of those fighting for Ukraine. “With Ribbons and Flags” was exhibited around Ukraine, beginning in March 2022, until the artist was mortally wounded in combat. Davyd Chychkan died from wounds in a Zaporizhzhya hospital on August 10, 2025.

Exhibition curated by Emily Channell-Justice and Sam Veremchuk.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Contact Info: kambrus@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.huri.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

10 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

10 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Mon., Aug. 10, 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

10 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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…

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

10 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 10, 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

10 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

10 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 10, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

10 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 10, 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…

Making Waves: Books on Angling and Fish at Houghton Library

10 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 10, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Houghton Library holds almost 3,000 items related to angling and fish. This exhibition displays the breadth of this collection, which includes richly illustrated taxonomies, anglers’ guides, ships’ logs, watercolors, and even children’s materials and miniature books.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

11 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

11 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Tue., Aug. 11, 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

11 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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…

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

11 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 11, 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

11 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

11 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 11, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

11 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 11, 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…

Making Waves: Books on Angling and Fish at Houghton Library

11 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 11, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Houghton Library holds almost 3,000 items related to angling and fish. This exhibition displays the breadth of this collection, which includes richly illustrated taxonomies, anglers’ guides, ships’ logs, watercolors, and even children’s materials and miniature books.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

12 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

12 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 12, 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

12 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Wed., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

12 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 12, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

12 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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…

Making Waves: Books on Angling and Fish at Houghton Library

12 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 12, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Houghton Library holds almost 3,000 items related to angling and fish. This exhibition displays the breadth of this collection, which includes richly illustrated taxonomies, anglers’ guides, ships’ logs, watercolors, and even children’s materials and miniature books.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

13 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Thu., Aug. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

13 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

13 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 13, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

13 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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…

Making Waves: Books on Angling and Fish at Houghton Library

13 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 13, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Houghton Library holds almost 3,000 items related to angling and fish. This exhibition displays the breadth of this collection, which includes richly illustrated taxonomies, anglers’ guides, ships’ logs, watercolors, and even children’s materials and miniature books.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

14 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Fri., Aug. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

14 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

14 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 14, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

14 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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…

Making Waves: Books on Angling and Fish at Houghton Library

14 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 14, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Houghton Library holds almost 3,000 items related to angling and fish. This exhibition displays the breadth of this collection, which includes richly illustrated taxonomies, anglers’ guides, ships’ logs, watercolors, and even children’s materials and miniature books.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

15 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

15 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

15 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

16 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

16 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

16 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

17 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

17 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Mon., Aug. 17, 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

17 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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…

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

17 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 17, 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

17 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

17 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 17, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

17 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 17, 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…

Making Waves: Books on Angling and Fish at Houghton Library

17 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 17, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Houghton Library holds almost 3,000 items related to angling and fish. This exhibition displays the breadth of this collection, which includes richly illustrated taxonomies, anglers’ guides, ships’ logs, watercolors, and even children’s materials and miniature books.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

18 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

18 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Tue., Aug. 18, 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

18 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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…

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

18 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 18, 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

18 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

18 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 18, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

18 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 18, 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…

Making Waves: Books on Angling and Fish at Houghton Library

18 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 18, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Houghton Library holds almost 3,000 items related to angling and fish. This exhibition displays the breadth of this collection, which includes richly illustrated taxonomies, anglers’ guides, ships’ logs, watercolors, and even children’s materials and miniature books.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

19 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

19 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Wed., Aug. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

19 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

19 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 19, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

19 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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…

Making Waves: Books on Angling and Fish at Houghton Library

19 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 19, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Houghton Library holds almost 3,000 items related to angling and fish. This exhibition displays the breadth of this collection, which includes richly illustrated taxonomies, anglers’ guides, ships’ logs, watercolors, and even children’s materials and miniature books.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

20 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

20 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Thu., Aug. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

20 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

20 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 20, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

20 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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…

Making Waves: Books on Angling and Fish at Houghton Library

20 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 20, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Houghton Library holds almost 3,000 items related to angling and fish. This exhibition displays the breadth of this collection, which includes richly illustrated taxonomies, anglers’ guides, ships’ logs, watercolors, and even children’s materials and miniature books.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 21, 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

21 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Fri., Aug. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

21 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

21 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 21, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

21 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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…

Making Waves: Books on Angling and Fish at Houghton Library

21 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 21, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Houghton Library holds almost 3,000 items related to angling and fish. This exhibition displays the breadth of this collection, which includes richly illustrated taxonomies, anglers’ guides, ships’ logs, watercolors, and even children’s materials and miniature books.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

22 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

22 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

22 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

23 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

23 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

23 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

24 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

24 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Mon., Aug. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

24 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

24 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 24, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

24 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

25 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Tue., Aug. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

25 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

25 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 25, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

25 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Aug. 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

26 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

26 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Wed., Aug. 26, 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

26 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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…

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

26 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 26, 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

26 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

26 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 26, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

26 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Aug. 26, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

27 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

27 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Thu., Aug. 27, 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

27 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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…

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

27 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 27, 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

27 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 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…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

27 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 27, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early printings through which the text of the Constitution was presented to the public, as well as the most influential work of the ratification debate, "The Federalist."

Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library
Cost: Free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: library.harvard.edu…

Harvard and the American Revolution

27 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Aug. 27, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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…

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 28, 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

28 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Fri., Aug. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

28 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Aug. 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

29 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

29 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

29 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

29 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Aug. 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…

HCAS Annual Summer Book Club Discussion (Virtual)

29 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Sat., Aug. 29, 2026, 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Join us for our annual summer reading gathering as Oriana Li Halevy leads a discussion on Pope Leo XIV's new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas.

In this rich and deeply reflective encyclical, Pope Leo XIV explores what it means to be fully human amid rapid technological transformation. Drawing on Scripture, philosophy, and the Church's social teaching tradition, he offers a compelling vision of the human person and the future of civilization. Rather than presenting a narrow policy framework on artificial intelligence, Magnifica Humanitas examines the dignity of the human person, the meaning of work, the nature of community, and the moral responsibilities that accompany creativity and innovation.

Framing our moment as a choice between the confusion of Babel and the rebuilding of Jerusalem, the Holy Father reflects on AI, labor, war, technology, and human flourishing with depth and moral seriousness. He explicitly places this encyclical in continuity with Rerum Novarum whose enduring vision of solidarity, human flourishing, and the common good guided our summer reading discussion last year. Just as Rerum Novarum addressed the profound social and economic transformations of the industrial age, Magnifica Humanitas invites Christians and "all people of good will" to discern faithfully the opportunities and challenges of the digital age through a renewed understanding of the human person – created for truth, communion, and love.

Please join us for a thoughtful and timely conversation as we continue exploring the Church's wisdom for the modern world and the shared future we are called to build together.

Online Location: hcas.sigs.harvard.edu…
Gazette Classification: Community, Lecture, Religion
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Christian Alumni Society
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: hcas.sigs.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: Nadira Wansor, SIG AdministratorHarvardChristians@gmail.com
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hcas.sigs.harvard.edu…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

30 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

30 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

30 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

30 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Aug. 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

31 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 31, 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

31 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Mon., Aug. 31, 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

31 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 31, 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

31 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 31, 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

31 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 31, 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

31 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 31, 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

31 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 31, 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

31 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Aug. 31, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

01 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Tue., Sep. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

01 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

02 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Wed., Sep. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

02 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wed., Sep. 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

03 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 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…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

03 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Thu., Sep. 3, 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

03 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 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…

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

03 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 3, 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

03 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 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…

Harvard and the American Revolution

03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 3, 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

03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thu., Sep. 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

04 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 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…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

04 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Fri., Sep. 4, 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

04 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 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…

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

04 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 4, 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

04 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 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…

Harvard and the American Revolution

04 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 4, 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

04 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Fri., Sep. 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

05 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

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

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

05 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 5, 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

05 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 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…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

05 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 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…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

05 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Sep. 5, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

06 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

06 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 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…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

06 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 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…

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

06 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sun., Sep. 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

07 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

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

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

07 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Mon., Sep. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

07 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History,
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Mon., Sep. 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

08 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Tue., Sep. 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…

Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow’s Discoveries

08 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 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 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Tue., Sep. 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…