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  • Research and Excavations at Sardis

    Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    In this year’s Sardis Biennial Lecture, Professor Nicholas Cahill of the University of Wisconsin–Madison will discuss recent excavations at Sardis in Türkiye. The Archaeological Exploration of Sardis has been sponsored by Harvard University and Cornell University since 1958 and is authorized by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Discoveries include monumental remains of the […]

  • Art Talk Live: Color in an Ancient Greek Ceramic

    Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Join conservator Susan Costello as she focuses on numerous facets of color surrounding an ancient Greek ceramic vessel. She’ll explain how the original color was manufactured, what issue came up […]

  • Weary Herakles, Hellenistic, Smyrna (modern Izmir, Turkey), c. 50–25 BCE. Terracotta. Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek, Munich, SL 257, TL42482.39.

    A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection

    Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    A World Within Reach invites visitors to explore the experiences and imaginations of people who lived in the Mediterranean basin some 2,000 to 2,500 years ago. Clay and bronze depictions of ordinary people (with a few gods and heroes as well), small-scale animal sculptures, and stunning jewelry are all arranged under three themes—power, desire, and […]

  • Gallery Talk—A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection

    Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Join museum staff members for a closer look at ancient objects in the exhibition A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection, as well as insights into the exhibition process. On view through May 7, 2023, A World Within Reach examines issues of power, desire, and wonder in antiquity and today […]

  • Gallery Talk—A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection

    Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Join Caitlin Clerkin for a closer look at ancient objects in the exhibition A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection, as well as insights into the exhibition process. On view through May 7, 2023, A World Within Reach examines issues of power, desire, and wonder in antiquity and today by […]

  • The Many Faces of James Loeb

    Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Venture with us into the world of collector and philanthropist James Loeb to uncover his personality, examine his influence on ancient studies, and delight in the small objects that filled […]

  • Gallery Talk—A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection

    Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Join graduate student intern Sammi Richter for a closer look at ancient objects in the exhibition A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection, as well as insights into the exhibition process. On view through May 7, 2023, A World Within Reach examines issues of power, desire, and wonder in antiquity […]

  • Research and Excavations at Sardis

    Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    In this year’s Sardis Biennial lecture, Professor Nicholas D. Cahill of the University of Wisconsin-Madison will discuss recent excavations at Sardis, one of the great ancient cities of western Türkiye from the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages. The Archaeological Exploration of Sardis has been sponsored by Harvard University and Cornell University since 1958 and […]

  • Gallery Talk: Digging up Ancient Samaria-Sebaste

    Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Explore a display about early 20th-century excavations of the ancient city of Samaria-Sebaste, with curatorial fellow Caitlin Clerkin. You’ll learn how photographs and payroll records help us rewrite the history of archaeology—one that acknowledges the people behind the excavation of the objects on display. Our galleries are full of stories—this series of talks gives visitors […]