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Historic Humor

University Archives to preserve Harvard Lampoon materials

Tempera portrait of Egyptian woman

Treasure | November-December 2022

Ancient Egyptian Funerary Portraits

Harvard Art Museums’ exhibit uncovers paintings’ mysterious origins.

by Nancy Walecki

wintry scene of downtown Vermont's pedestrian shopping zone

Harvard Squared | November-December 2022

Leaning into Winter

Exploring Burlington, Vermont

by Nell Porter Brown

glass and steel addition to a traditional brick building that houses the Mattatuck Museum

Harvard Squared | November-December 2022

Downtown Oasis

Connecticut’s Mattatuck Museum

by Nell Porter Brown

Roman statue of Diomedes with babies crawling on it

University News |

What Was the Enlightenment, Really?

“Dare to Know” exhibition highlights nuances in the age of reason.

by Nancy Walecki

Wisteria in Pebble Garden at Dumbarton Oaks

Museums & Collections |

From the Soil Up

The art of conserving an historic garden at Dumbarton Oaks

by May Wang

colorful painting detailing birch trees

Harvard Squared | September-October 2022

The Magic of Luigi Lucioni

 Exhibit at Vermont's Shelburne Museum offers beauty and vitality

by Nell Porter Brown

Features | September-October 2022

“A Moral Obligation”

Charles Berlin and 60 years of collecting for Harvard Library

by Lydialyle Gibson

Photograph of William Randall playing guitar in his Lowell House room, c. 1970-1971

The College Pump | September-October 2022

Learners, Grizzled and Downy

An affecting reunion, and Houghton Library accessible to all

by Primus VI

Treasure | September-October 2022

Permafrost Fare

Soured Seal Liver, Anyone?

by Jacob Sweet

Abstract image of swirls and darts in browns, reds, and grays

Harvard Squared | July-August 2022

Interpreting the Universe

Mildred Thompson's abstract vision

by Nell Porter Brown