Museums & Collections
“Edifying and Beautiful”
Botanical illustrations on display at Harvard’s rare book library
by Jack R. Trapanick
“Armenian creativity, culture, and survival”
A museum reflects an ancient civilization and the modern global diaspora.
by Nell Porter Brown
A Post-Plague Outpost
Candice Lin’s otherworldly refuge
by Nell Porter Brown
Curating a More Diverse Campus Environment
A report and recommendations, from the FAS task force on signage and visual culture issues
by Lydialyle Gibson
Houghton Library Features Children’s Books in Opening Exhibit
“Animals Are Us” contextualizes Houghton’s new treasures.
by Jacob Sweet
The Paintings Behind the Books in the Harvard Botanical Museum
The discovery of Rosa M. Towne’s paintings in the Harvard Botanical Museum
by Edward Tabor
The Art of the Portrait Painter
Jason Bouldin makes the intangible tangible.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Family Newsletters of Holidays Past
Origins of a beloved, bemoaned Yuletide tradition
by Nancy Walecki
The Places You’ll Go
Art, science, sports—and fanciful holiday lights—in the Connecticut River Valley
by Nell Porter Brown
American Ingenuity
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
by Nell Porter Brown
The Student Prince
A Springfield, Massachusetts, tradition lives on
by Nell Porter Brown