Harvard University Gazette

Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination

2024-06-29T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Ongoing through Friday, June 26, 2026, 5pm

Embark on a daring voyage into the depths of human imagination at the Harvard Museum of Natural History’s new exhibition, Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination. Featuring ancient mariners' maps, literature, works of art, and natural history specimens, this exhibit explores the allure of serpents, krakens, and other monsters of the deep. Peer into the minds of scholars from centuries past, and study sea creatures whose real lives are often more astonishing than the fantastical beings we might have imagined. Dive into the ocean of human consciousness, where dreams and fears entwine with reality, offering profound insights into our world and ourselves. Join us in unraveling the mysteries of the deep sea and the human psyche, where sea monsters—both real and imagined—beckon us to explore the unknown.

Gazette Classification: Education, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History & Harvard Museums of Science and Culture
Cost: Regular admission rates apply
More info: hmnh.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

2026-05-15T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Ongoing through Sunday, March 21, 2027, 5pm

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

2026-06-09T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-09T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 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

2026-06-09T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 9, 2026

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

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

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

2026-06-09T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-06-09T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

2026-06-09T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-09T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

CAUSALab 2026 Courses on Causal Inference

2026-06-09T13:30:00Z

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
677 Huntington Ave
Boston
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 9:30am – 4:30pm

Do not miss out on the opportunity to learn from the experts on causal inference at CAUSALab's 2026 Summer Courses on Causal Inference.

Week 1: June 8-12, 2026
-Key Topics in Causal Inference (KTCI)
-Target Trial Emulation (TTE)

Week 2: June 15-18, 2026
-Combining Information for Causal Inference (CICI)
-Advanced Confounding Adjustment (ACA)

Online Prerequisite Course:
-Fundamentals of Confounding Adjustment (FCA)

Summer courses held in Boston, MA at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Each course offers a limited number of seats for participants to attend in-person and virtually. Each course is designed for a specific audience and has various prerequisites that participants must meet to attend.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: CAUSALab at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Ticket Web Link: hsph.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: causalabcourses@hsph.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hsph.harvard.edu…

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

2026-06-09T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-09T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-09T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-06-09T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-09T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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…

Combining Evidence from Observational Studies and Population Surveys to Better Predict Cardiovascular Disease Risk

2026-06-09T16:00:00Z

Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the leading cause of death worldwide. Although CVD mortality declined substantially over the past five decades, progress in the United States has slowed since 2010. Reviving these gains will require more effective implementation of prevention strategies, including improved methods for identifying individuals at highest risk.

In this presentation, Dr. Goodarz Danaei will discuss emerging approaches to cardiovascular risk prediction and prevention, including the use of causal inference methods and nationally representative data to develop more accurate risk models. He will explore the limitations of existing prediction tools, which often rely on outdated cohort studies or nonrepresentative electronic medical record data, and present new research aimed at improving population-level prevention strategies in the United States and globally.

This webinar is free and open to the public and will include time for audience Q&A.

Online Location: globalhealth.harvard.edu…
Gazette Classification: Diversity and Inclusion, Health Sciences, Mental Health / Wellness, Research study
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Global Health Institute
Speaker(s): Goodarz Danaei, MD, Bernard Lown Professor of Cardiovascular Health, Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Faculty Director, Bernard Lown Scholars in Cardiovascular Health Program
Contact Info: HGHI_Communications@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: globalhealth.harvard.edu…

Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller

2026-06-09T23:30:00Z

American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 7:30 – 10:30pm

Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage. Pressure builds, boundaries blur, and reality begins to slip as Nina strives to rise from the ballet corps to the lead role in Swan Lake. This bold new musical adaptation is a haunting exploration of ambition, power, and the cost of perfection.

Performed with Tayeh’s high-octane, genre-breaking choreography, Black Swan features a contemporary book by Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman and a score by Obie Award winner Dave Malloy that blends the melodies of Tchaikovsky with a throbbing electronic soundscape.

Black Swan is presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Music
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Cost: $43+
Ticket Web Link: americanrepertorytheater.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: americanrepertorytheater.org…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

2026-06-10T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-10T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 10, 2026

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

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

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

2026-06-10T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 10, 2026

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

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

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

2026-06-10T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-06-10T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-06-10T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-10T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

CAUSALab 2026 Courses on Causal Inference

2026-06-10T13:30:00Z

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
677 Huntington Ave
Boston
Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 9:30am – 4:30pm

Do not miss out on the opportunity to learn from the experts on causal inference at CAUSALab's 2026 Summer Courses on Causal Inference.

Week 1: June 8-12, 2026
-Key Topics in Causal Inference (KTCI)
-Target Trial Emulation (TTE)

Week 2: June 15-18, 2026
-Combining Information for Causal Inference (CICI)
-Advanced Confounding Adjustment (ACA)

Online Prerequisite Course:
-Fundamentals of Confounding Adjustment (FCA)

Summer courses held in Boston, MA at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Each course offers a limited number of seats for participants to attend in-person and virtually. Each course is designed for a specific audience and has various prerequisites that participants must meet to attend.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: CAUSALab at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Ticket Web Link: hsph.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: causalabcourses@hsph.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hsph.harvard.edu…

CAUSALab 2026 Courses on Causal Inference

2026-06-10T13:30:00Z

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

2026-06-10T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-10T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Harvard and the American Revolution

2026-06-10T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-06-10T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-10T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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…

Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller

2026-06-10T23:30:00Z

American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 7:30 – 10:30pm

Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage. Pressure builds, boundaries blur, and reality begins to slip as Nina strives to rise from the ballet corps to the lead role in Swan Lake. This bold new musical adaptation is a haunting exploration of ambition, power, and the cost of perfection.

Performed with Tayeh’s high-octane, genre-breaking choreography, Black Swan features a contemporary book by Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman and a score by Obie Award winner Dave Malloy that blends the melodies of Tchaikovsky with a throbbing electronic soundscape.

Black Swan is presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Music
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Cost: $43+
Ticket Web Link: americanrepertorytheater.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: americanrepertorytheater.org…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

2026-06-11T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 11, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-11T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 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

2026-06-11T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 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

2026-06-11T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-06-11T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-06-11T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-11T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

CAUSALab 2026 Courses on Causal Inference

2026-06-11T13:30:00Z

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
677 Huntington Ave
Boston
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 9:30am – 4:30pm

Do not miss out on the opportunity to learn from the experts on causal inference at CAUSALab's 2026 Summer Courses on Causal Inference.

Week 1: June 8-12, 2026
-Key Topics in Causal Inference (KTCI)
-Target Trial Emulation (TTE)

Week 2: June 15-18, 2026
-Combining Information for Causal Inference (CICI)
-Advanced Confounding Adjustment (ACA)

Online Prerequisite Course:
-Fundamentals of Confounding Adjustment (FCA)

Summer courses held in Boston, MA at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Each course offers a limited number of seats for participants to attend in-person and virtually. Each course is designed for a specific audience and has various prerequisites that participants must meet to attend.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: CAUSALab at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Ticket Web Link: hsph.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: causalabcourses@hsph.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hsph.harvard.edu…

CAUSALab 2026 Courses on Causal Inference

2026-06-11T13:30:00Z

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

2026-06-11T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-11T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-11T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-06-11T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-11T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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…

Gallery Performance: Celtic Art Across the Ages

2026-06-11T16:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 12 – 12:45pm

In celebration of the special exhibition Celtic Art Across the Ages, harpist and historian Nancy Hurrell will perform Irish music on an 1820s Egan harp and a modern Celtic harp. She will also share the history of the Celtic harp.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Music
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Speaker(s): Nancy Hurrell, Harpist and historian
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Gallery Talk: American Works of Art at the 250th

2026-06-11T16:30:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 12:30 – 1pm

From late January to early July 2026, curator of American art Horace D. Ballard will lead a series of gallery talks to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Each talk will closely examine a work of art that speaks to the historical, social, and political contexts that continue to shape the events and ideas of the United States within the broader context of the colonial and political framework of the Americas. Please note that each month, the work of art experienced will change.

Gazette Classification: America 250, Art/Design
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Speaker(s): Horace D. Ballard, Theodore E. Stebbins Jr., Curator of American Art, Division of European and American Art
Cost: Free admission
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu or 617-495-9400
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

2026 Star-Friedman Challenge for Promising Scientific Research Winners' Presentations

2026-06-11T20:00:00Z

Faculty Room in University Hall
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 4 – 6pm

The Star-Friedman Challenge for Promising Scientific Research offers opportunities for eligible faculty to seek support for new work in their research programs within the life, physical and social sciences. Each year, award recipients are invited to refine their projects and discuss their ideas with the Harvard community at a Challenge event, which will take place on June 11, 2026, from 4-6 PM in the Faculty Room in University Hall. All members of the Harvard community are welcome to attend, and refreshments will be served. The event will also be livestreamed, and a link will be provided on the website closer to the event. Please contact research_development@fas.harvard.edu for more information.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Science, Social Sciences, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: FAS Office of Research Administration, Alumni Affairs and Development
Speaker(s): "Optical Tactile Interfaces for Force-Sensing Robotic Skin", Joanna Aizenberg , Amy Smith Berylson Professor of Materials Science and Professor of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, "Engineering Red Blood Cells for Disease Detection: PATROL-RBCs", Manoj Duraisingh, John LaPorte Given Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases , &, Ahmad Khalil, Hok Lam and Kathleen Kam Wong Professor of Bioengineering and Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, "Learning, Watched Live", Donhee Ham , John A. and Elizabeth S. Armstrong Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences, "Uncovering the physiological shapes of proteins by orienting them electrically", Doeke Hekstra, Associate Professor of Molecular & Cellular Biology and of Applied Physics, &, Victoria D’Souza, Professor of Molecular & Cellular Biology, "“ARMM”ed Delivery: Cell-Specific Targeting Across the Blood-Brain Barrier", Quan Lu, Cecil K. and Philip Drinker Professor of Environmental Physiology, &, Chenghua Gu, Professor of Neurobiology, "Revealing protein mechanics using high-pressure cryo-electron microscopy", Maxim Prigozhin, Assistant Professor of Molecular & Cellular Biology and of Applied Physics, "Integrated Photonics Architectures for Atomic and Molecular Systems: A Scalable Approach to Quantum Control", Kiyoul Yang , Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, &, Xing Fan , Assistant Professor of Physics , &, Giulia Semeghini, Assistant Professor of Applied Physics
Contact Info: research_development@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: research.fas.harvard.edu…

Summer Arts Open House

2026-06-11T21:00:00Z

Harvard Ed Portal
224 Western Ave.
Allston
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 5 – 7pm

Join us for a block party celebration for our upcoming exhibition Seeds of Home by Tashi Haig and the vibrant mural by Ansis Purins and blipblipbeep. Featuring DJ RAYVINO, Trolley Dogs Food Truck, and Rooting-For-You flower cart.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Community, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Ed Portal
Speaker(s): Artists:, Tashi Haig, Ansis Purins blipblipbeep, DJ RAYVINO
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: edportal.harvard.edu…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: edportal.harvard.edu…

Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller

2026-06-11T23:30:00Z

American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 7:30 – 10:30pm

Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage. Pressure builds, boundaries blur, and reality begins to slip as Nina strives to rise from the ballet corps to the lead role in Swan Lake. This bold new musical adaptation is a haunting exploration of ambition, power, and the cost of perfection.

Performed with Tayeh’s high-octane, genre-breaking choreography, Black Swan features a contemporary book by Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman and a score by Obie Award winner Dave Malloy that blends the melodies of Tchaikovsky with a throbbing electronic soundscape.

Black Swan is presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Music
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Cost: $43+
Ticket Web Link: americanrepertorytheater.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: americanrepertorytheater.org…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

2026-06-12T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 12, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-12T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 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

2026-06-12T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 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

2026-06-12T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Friday, June 12, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-06-12T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 12, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-06-12T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Friday, June 12, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-12T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 12, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

CAUSALab 2026 Courses on Causal Inference

2026-06-12T13:30:00Z

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
677 Huntington Ave
Boston
Friday, June 12, 2026, 9:30am – 4:30pm

Do not miss out on the opportunity to learn from the experts on causal inference at CAUSALab's 2026 Summer Courses on Causal Inference.

Week 1: June 8-12, 2026
-Key Topics in Causal Inference (KTCI)
-Target Trial Emulation (TTE)

Week 2: June 15-18, 2026
-Combining Information for Causal Inference (CICI)
-Advanced Confounding Adjustment (ACA)

Online Prerequisite Course:
-Fundamentals of Confounding Adjustment (FCA)

Summer courses held in Boston, MA at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Each course offers a limited number of seats for participants to attend in-person and virtually. Each course is designed for a specific audience and has various prerequisites that participants must meet to attend.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: CAUSALab at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Ticket Web Link: hsph.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: causalabcourses@hsph.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hsph.harvard.edu…

CAUSALab 2026 Courses on Causal Inference

2026-06-12T13:30:00Z

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

2026-06-12T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, June 12, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-12T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 12, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-12T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, June 12, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-06-12T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, June 12, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-12T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, June 12, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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…

Art Study Center Seminar: The Art of Industrialization

2026-06-12T15:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 12, 2026, 11am – 12pm

The exhibition featuring Pınar Öğrenci’s Glück auf in Deutschland (Good Luck in Germany), currently on view in Gallery 1120, explores labor, class, migration, gender, and public health in the face of rapid industrialization in Germany in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Inspired by the exhibition, this seminar will offer a close look at photographic representations of industry from our collections to consider these same issues. We will look at examples from Harvard’s Progressive-era Social Museum (1903–30) and by photographers including Ben Shahn, Albert Renger-Patzsch, Bernd and Hilla Becher, and Helga Paris.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Speaker(s): Lynette Roth, Daimler Curator of the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Division of Modern and Contemporary Art
Cost: Free admission
Ticket Web Link: secure.touchnet.net…
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller

2026-06-12T23:30:00Z

American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 12, 2026, 7:30 – 10:30pm

Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage. Pressure builds, boundaries blur, and reality begins to slip as Nina strives to rise from the ballet corps to the lead role in Swan Lake. This bold new musical adaptation is a haunting exploration of ambition, power, and the cost of perfection.

Performed with Tayeh’s high-octane, genre-breaking choreography, Black Swan features a contemporary book by Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman and a score by Obie Award winner Dave Malloy that blends the melodies of Tchaikovsky with a throbbing electronic soundscape.

Black Swan is presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Music
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Cost: $43+
Ticket Web Link: americanrepertorytheater.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: americanrepertorytheater.org…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

2026-06-13T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Saturday, June 13, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-13T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Saturday, June 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

2026-06-13T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Saturday, June 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…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

2026-06-13T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Saturday, June 13, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-13T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Saturday, June 13, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

CAUSALab 2026 Courses on Causal Inference

2026-06-13T13:30:00Z

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
677 Huntington Ave
Boston
Saturday, June 13, 2026, 9:30am – 4:30pm

Do not miss out on the opportunity to learn from the experts on causal inference at CAUSALab's 2026 Summer Courses on Causal Inference.

Week 1: June 8-12, 2026
-Key Topics in Causal Inference (KTCI)
-Target Trial Emulation (TTE)

Week 2: June 15-18, 2026
-Combining Information for Causal Inference (CICI)
-Advanced Confounding Adjustment (ACA)

Online Prerequisite Course:
-Fundamentals of Confounding Adjustment (FCA)

Summer courses held in Boston, MA at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Each course offers a limited number of seats for participants to attend in-person and virtually. Each course is designed for a specific audience and has various prerequisites that participants must meet to attend.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: CAUSALab at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Ticket Web Link: hsph.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: causalabcourses@hsph.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hsph.harvard.edu…

CAUSALab 2026 Courses on Causal Inference

2026-06-13T13:30:00Z

Celtic Art Across the Ages

2026-06-13T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Saturday, June 13, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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…

Science Spotlights: Building a Planet from the Inside Out

2026-06-13T18:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
Classroom B, Third Floor
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Saturday, June 13, 2026, 2 – 2:30pm

In-Person Presentation
Saturday, June 13, 2:00–2:30 pm
Science Spotlights: Building a Planet from the Inside Out
Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks.

Speaker: Jack Sheehan, Graduate Student in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department, Fischer Group

You may think you know the Earth well—after all, you've spent your whole life on it! However, you’ve only experienced a tiny fraction of our planet. Nearly 99% of the Earth lies hidden deep beneath our feet, in the mantle and core. This unseen interior drives everything from plate tectonics to the Northern Lights. But how can we study a place we can never see? Join Harvard scientist Jack Sheehan to discover how researchers recreate the extreme conditions of Earth’s interior in the lab to uncover how our planet formed and continues to evolve.

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Classroom B, Third Floor
20-minute talk followed by 10-minute Q&A session. Recommended for ages 10 and up.
Regular museum admission rates apply.

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

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

Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller

2026-06-13T23:30:00Z

American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle St.
Cambridge
Saturday, June 13, 2026, 7:30 – 10:30pm

Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage. Pressure builds, boundaries blur, and reality begins to slip as Nina strives to rise from the ballet corps to the lead role in Swan Lake. This bold new musical adaptation is a haunting exploration of ambition, power, and the cost of perfection.

Performed with Tayeh’s high-octane, genre-breaking choreography, Black Swan features a contemporary book by Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman and a score by Obie Award winner Dave Malloy that blends the melodies of Tchaikovsky with a throbbing electronic soundscape.

Black Swan is presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Music
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Cost: $43+
Ticket Web Link: americanrepertorytheater.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: americanrepertorytheater.org…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

2026-06-14T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sunday, June 14, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-14T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sunday, June 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

2026-06-14T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sunday, June 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…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

2026-06-14T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sunday, June 14, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-14T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sunday, June 14, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

CAUSALab 2026 Courses on Causal Inference

2026-06-14T13:30:00Z

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
677 Huntington Ave
Boston
Sunday, June 14, 2026, 9:30am – 4:30pm

Do not miss out on the opportunity to learn from the experts on causal inference at CAUSALab's 2026 Summer Courses on Causal Inference.

Week 1: June 8-12, 2026
-Key Topics in Causal Inference (KTCI)
-Target Trial Emulation (TTE)

Week 2: June 15-18, 2026
-Combining Information for Causal Inference (CICI)
-Advanced Confounding Adjustment (ACA)

Online Prerequisite Course:
-Fundamentals of Confounding Adjustment (FCA)

Summer courses held in Boston, MA at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Each course offers a limited number of seats for participants to attend in-person and virtually. Each course is designed for a specific audience and has various prerequisites that participants must meet to attend.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: CAUSALab at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Ticket Web Link: hsph.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: causalabcourses@hsph.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hsph.harvard.edu…

CAUSALab 2026 Courses on Causal Inference

2026-06-14T13:30:00Z

Celtic Art Across the Ages

2026-06-14T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sunday, June 14, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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…

Materials Lab Workshop: Celtic Knotwork Design

2026-06-14T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sunday, June 14, 2026, 10am – 12pm

Join Celtic illuminator Michael Carroll for a hands-on knotwork workshop organized in connection with the exhibition Celtic Art Across the Ages (March 6–August 2, 2026). The artist will reveal the ancient secrets of the structure underlying this traditional design and guide participants in various drawing exercises that apply to even the most complex designs. Following the workshop, we’ll visit the special exhibition galleries for a short curatorial tour to observe the application of such patterns.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Classes/Workshops, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Speaker(s): Michael Carroll, Celtic illuminator
Cost: $15 workshop fee
Ticket Web Link: secure.touchnet.net…
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Materials Lab Workshop: Celtic Knotwork Design

2026-06-14T18:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sunday, June 14, 2026, 2 – 4pm

Join Celtic illuminator Michael Carroll for a hands-on knotwork workshop organized in connection with the exhibition Celtic Art Across the Ages (March 6–August 2, 2026). The artist will reveal the ancient secrets of the structure underlying this traditional design and guide participants in various drawing exercises that apply to even the most complex designs. Following the workshop, we’ll visit the special exhibition galleries for a short curatorial tour to observe the application of such patterns.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Classes/Workshops, Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Speaker(s): Michael Carroll, Artist
Cost: $15 workshop fee.
Ticket Web Link: secure.touchnet.net…
Contact Info: am_register@harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: bit.ly…

Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, 68th Season Final Concert

2026-06-14T19:00:00Z

Sanders Theatre
45 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sunday, June 14, 2026, 3pm

Federico Cortese, BYS Conductor

Gazette Classification: Concerts, Music
Organization/Sponsor: Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras
Cost: Full Price: $30, $25. Students, Seniors, BYSO Alumni: $5 OFF.
Ticket Web Link: boxoffice.harvard.edu…

Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller

2026-06-14T23:30:00Z

American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle St.
Cambridge
Sunday, June 14, 2026, 7:30 – 10:30pm

Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage. Pressure builds, boundaries blur, and reality begins to slip as Nina strives to rise from the ballet corps to the lead role in Swan Lake. This bold new musical adaptation is a haunting exploration of ambition, power, and the cost of perfection.

Performed with Tayeh’s high-octane, genre-breaking choreography, Black Swan features a contemporary book by Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman and a score by Obie Award winner Dave Malloy that blends the melodies of Tchaikovsky with a throbbing electronic soundscape.

Black Swan is presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Music
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Cost: $43+
Ticket Web Link: americanrepertorytheater.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: americanrepertorytheater.org…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

2026-06-15T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Monday, June 15, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-15T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Monday, June 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…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

2026-06-15T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Monday, June 15, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-06-15T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Monday, June 15, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-06-15T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Monday, June 15, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-15T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Monday, June 15, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

CAUSALab 2026 Courses on Causal Inference

2026-06-15T13:30:00Z

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
677 Huntington Ave
Boston
Monday, June 15, 2026, 9:30am – 4:30pm

Do not miss out on the opportunity to learn from the experts on causal inference at CAUSALab's 2026 Summer Courses on Causal Inference.

Week 1: June 8-12, 2026
-Key Topics in Causal Inference (KTCI)
-Target Trial Emulation (TTE)

Week 2: June 15-18, 2026
-Combining Information for Causal Inference (CICI)
-Advanced Confounding Adjustment (ACA)

Online Prerequisite Course:
-Fundamentals of Confounding Adjustment (FCA)

Summer courses held in Boston, MA at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Each course offers a limited number of seats for participants to attend in-person and virtually. Each course is designed for a specific audience and has various prerequisites that participants must meet to attend.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: CAUSALab at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Ticket Web Link: hsph.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: causalabcourses@hsph.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hsph.harvard.edu…

CAUSALab 2026 Courses on Causal Inference

2026-06-15T13:30:00Z

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

2026-06-15T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, June 15, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-15T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, June 15, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-06-15T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, June 15, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-15T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, June 15, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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…

Hot Topics in Embryo Law and Ethics

2026-06-15T21:00:00Z

RSVP for location
Monday, June 15, 2026, 5 – 6pm

An expert panel will discuss two complex issues at the intersection of law, medicine, and biotechnology.

For years, patients going through in vitro fertilization (IVF) have created embryos with help from fertility clinics. Unused embryos are typically cryopreserved. It is estimated that more than one million frozen embryos are stored in the United States alone. The panel will discuss the disposition of these embryos, some of which may have been long frozen or abandoned, and the complex legal and ethical questions raised.

The panel will also discuss advances in science that have enabled the development of “embryo models” from stem cells. These structures mimic, in some respects, the early development and cellular organization of early embryos but appear to lack the potential to grow into a full organism. The panel will discuss how law should regulate and ethics should guide research on these “embryo models” and how it relates to regulation of ordinary human embryos.

Gazette Classification: Ethics, Health Sciences, Law, Science
Organization/Sponsor: The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School
Speaker(s): I. Glenn Cohen, Petrie-Flom Center Faculty Director, James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law, and Deputy Dean, Harvard Law School, Judith Daar, Ambassador Patricia L. Herbold Dean and Professor of Law, Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law, O. Carter Snead, Charles E. Rice Professor of Law and Concurrent Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame, Julia Hesse, Partner, Holland & Knight, Leslie Meltzer Henry , Professor of Law, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Insoo Hyun, Director, Center for Life Sciences and Public Learning, Museum of Science, Boston; Fellow, Hastings Center for Bioethics; Affiliate, HMS Center for Bioethics, Antonio Regalado, Senior Editor for biomedicine, MIT Technology Review
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: petrieflom.law.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: lgorelik@law.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: petrieflom.law.harvard.edu…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

2026-06-16T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 16, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-16T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 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

2026-06-16T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 16, 2026

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

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

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

2026-06-16T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-06-16T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-06-16T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-16T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

CAUSALab 2026 Courses on Causal Inference

2026-06-16T13:30:00Z

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
677 Huntington Ave
Boston
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 9:30am – 4:30pm

Do not miss out on the opportunity to learn from the experts on causal inference at CAUSALab's 2026 Summer Courses on Causal Inference.

Week 1: June 8-12, 2026
-Key Topics in Causal Inference (KTCI)
-Target Trial Emulation (TTE)

Week 2: June 15-18, 2026
-Combining Information for Causal Inference (CICI)
-Advanced Confounding Adjustment (ACA)

Online Prerequisite Course:
-Fundamentals of Confounding Adjustment (FCA)

Summer courses held in Boston, MA at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Each course offers a limited number of seats for participants to attend in-person and virtually. Each course is designed for a specific audience and has various prerequisites that participants must meet to attend.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: CAUSALab at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Ticket Web Link: hsph.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: causalabcourses@hsph.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hsph.harvard.edu…

CAUSALab 2026 Courses on Causal Inference

2026-06-16T13:30:00Z

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

2026-06-16T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-16T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-16T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-06-16T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-16T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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…

Crimson Toastmasters Info Session

2026-06-16T16:00:00Z

Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 12 – 12:30pm

Join us for the next Crimson Toastmasters Information Session to learn how Toastmasters can support your communication and leadership goals. Crimson Toastmasters is a Harvard-affiliated club dedicated to fostering public speaking and leadership through a proven, hands-on approach. Members develop real-world skills by preparing and delivering speeches, actively participating in club meetings, and strengthening their communication and leadership abilities through the guidance of the Toastmasters Pathways education program. The club offers a self-paced, supportive, and low-key environment for individuals looking to build confidence, communicate ideas more clearly, and grow at their own pace through practice, feedback, and community.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops, Community, Education, Special Events, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: Crimson Toastmasters Club
Speaker(s): Niki Radvany, Crimson Toastmasters Club, Immediate Past President Maryam Mirza Alivandi, Crimson Toastmasters Club Treasurer
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Lisa MacPhee, Crimson Toastmasters Club President lisa_macphee@hks.harvard.edu 617-495-1148
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: harvard.zoom.us…

2026 Marvin Zelen Symposium: Advancing Reproducible Research: Principles, Practice, and Impact

2026-06-16T17:00:00Z

Simmons University
Helen G Drinan Hall
300 The Fenway
Boston
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 1 – 5pm

Join us for a symposium exploring reproducibility from multiple perspectives, bringing together biostatisticians, epidemiologists, MDs, and data scientists to examine why reproducible research matters and how it can be strengthened in practice. Talks will span legal and organizational considerations, practical implementation strategies, and domain-specific applications in areas such as proteomics, global development data, and epidemiology. The program will highlight both challenges and actionable approaches for improving transparency, reliability, and impact across the data-driven research lifecycle.

This is an in-person only event. There is no virtual component.

Gazette Classification: Conferences
Organization/Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Department of Data Science with funds from the Frontier Science Technology & Research Foundation.
Speaker(s): Maria Jones, M.A., Senior Economist in the Development Impact (DIME) department at the World Bank, Chirag Patel, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Victoria Stodden, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, at the University of Southern California, Olga Vitek, Ph.D., Raymond Bradford Bradstreet Professor, Director, Barnett Institute for Chemical and Biological Analysis, Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University
Cost: Free to the public, registration required
Ticket Web Link: bit.ly…
Contact Info: Email efeick@ds.dfci.harvard.edu with any questions.
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: ds.dfci.harvard.edu…

Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller

2026-06-16T23:30:00Z

American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 7:30 – 10:30pm

Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage. Pressure builds, boundaries blur, and reality begins to slip as Nina strives to rise from the ballet corps to the lead role in Swan Lake. This bold new musical adaptation is a haunting exploration of ambition, power, and the cost of perfection.

Performed with Tayeh’s high-octane, genre-breaking choreography, Black Swan features a contemporary book by Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman and a score by Obie Award winner Dave Malloy that blends the melodies of Tchaikovsky with a throbbing electronic soundscape.

Black Swan is presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Music
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Cost: $43+
Ticket Web Link: americanrepertorytheater.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: americanrepertorytheater.org…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

2026-06-17T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 17, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-17T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

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

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

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

2026-06-17T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

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

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

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

2026-06-17T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-06-17T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-06-17T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-17T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

CAUSALab 2026 Courses on Causal Inference

2026-06-17T13:30:00Z

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
677 Huntington Ave
Boston
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 9:30am – 4:30pm

Do not miss out on the opportunity to learn from the experts on causal inference at CAUSALab's 2026 Summer Courses on Causal Inference.

Week 1: June 8-12, 2026
-Key Topics in Causal Inference (KTCI)
-Target Trial Emulation (TTE)

Week 2: June 15-18, 2026
-Combining Information for Causal Inference (CICI)
-Advanced Confounding Adjustment (ACA)

Online Prerequisite Course:
-Fundamentals of Confounding Adjustment (FCA)

Summer courses held in Boston, MA at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Each course offers a limited number of seats for participants to attend in-person and virtually. Each course is designed for a specific audience and has various prerequisites that participants must meet to attend.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: CAUSALab at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Ticket Web Link: hsph.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: causalabcourses@hsph.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hsph.harvard.edu…

CAUSALab 2026 Courses on Causal Inference

2026-06-17T13:30:00Z

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

2026-06-17T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-17T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-17T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-06-17T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-17T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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…

Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller

2026-06-17T23:30:00Z

American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 7:30 – 10:30pm

Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage. Pressure builds, boundaries blur, and reality begins to slip as Nina strives to rise from the ballet corps to the lead role in Swan Lake. This bold new musical adaptation is a haunting exploration of ambition, power, and the cost of perfection.

Performed with Tayeh’s high-octane, genre-breaking choreography, Black Swan features a contemporary book by Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman and a score by Obie Award winner Dave Malloy that blends the melodies of Tchaikovsky with a throbbing electronic soundscape.

Black Swan is presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Music
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Cost: $43+
Ticket Web Link: americanrepertorytheater.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: americanrepertorytheater.org…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

2026-06-18T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 18, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-18T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 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

2026-06-18T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 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

2026-06-18T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Thursday, June 18, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-06-18T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 18, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-06-18T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Thursday, June 18, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-18T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 18, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Regular museum admission rates apply
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…

CAUSALab 2026 Courses on Causal Inference

2026-06-18T13:30:00Z

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
677 Huntington Ave
Boston
Thursday, June 18, 2026, 9:30am – 4:30pm

Do not miss out on the opportunity to learn from the experts on causal inference at CAUSALab's 2026 Summer Courses on Causal Inference.

Week 1: June 8-12, 2026
-Key Topics in Causal Inference (KTCI)
-Target Trial Emulation (TTE)

Week 2: June 15-18, 2026
-Combining Information for Causal Inference (CICI)
-Advanced Confounding Adjustment (ACA)

Online Prerequisite Course:
-Fundamentals of Confounding Adjustment (FCA)

Summer courses held in Boston, MA at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Each course offers a limited number of seats for participants to attend in-person and virtually. Each course is designed for a specific audience and has various prerequisites that participants must meet to attend.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: CAUSALab at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Ticket Web Link: hsph.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: causalabcourses@hsph.harvard.edu
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hsph.harvard.edu…

CAUSALab 2026 Courses on Causal Inference

2026-06-18T13:30:00Z

A More Perfect Union: The Birth of the Constitution

2026-06-18T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, June 18, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-18T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 18, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-18T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, June 18, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-06-18T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, June 18, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-18T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, June 18, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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…

Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller

2026-06-18T23:30:00Z

American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 18, 2026, 7:30 – 10:30pm

Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage. Pressure builds, boundaries blur, and reality begins to slip as Nina strives to rise from the ballet corps to the lead role in Swan Lake. This bold new musical adaptation is a haunting exploration of ambition, power, and the cost of perfection.

Performed with Tayeh’s high-octane, genre-breaking choreography, Black Swan features a contemporary book by Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman and a score by Obie Award winner Dave Malloy that blends the melodies of Tchaikovsky with a throbbing electronic soundscape.

Black Swan is presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Music
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Cost: $43+
Ticket Web Link: americanrepertorytheater.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: americanrepertorytheater.org…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

2026-06-19T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 19, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-19T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 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

2026-06-19T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 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

2026-06-19T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Friday, June 19, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-06-19T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 19, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-06-19T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Friday, June 19, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-19T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 19, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-06-19T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, June 19, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-19T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 19, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-19T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, June 19, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-06-19T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, June 19, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-19T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, June 19, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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…

Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller

2026-06-19T23:30:00Z

American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 19, 2026, 7:30 – 10:30pm

Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage. Pressure builds, boundaries blur, and reality begins to slip as Nina strives to rise from the ballet corps to the lead role in Swan Lake. This bold new musical adaptation is a haunting exploration of ambition, power, and the cost of perfection.

Performed with Tayeh’s high-octane, genre-breaking choreography, Black Swan features a contemporary book by Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman and a score by Obie Award winner Dave Malloy that blends the melodies of Tchaikovsky with a throbbing electronic soundscape.

Black Swan is presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Music
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Cost: $43+
Ticket Web Link: americanrepertorytheater.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: americanrepertorytheater.org…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

2026-06-20T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Saturday, June 20, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-20T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Saturday, June 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

2026-06-20T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Saturday, June 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…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

2026-06-20T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Saturday, June 20, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-20T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Saturday, June 20, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-06-20T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Saturday, June 20, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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…

Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller

2026-06-20T23:30:00Z

American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle St.
Cambridge
Saturday, June 20, 2026, 7:30 – 10:30pm

Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage. Pressure builds, boundaries blur, and reality begins to slip as Nina strives to rise from the ballet corps to the lead role in Swan Lake. This bold new musical adaptation is a haunting exploration of ambition, power, and the cost of perfection.

Performed with Tayeh’s high-octane, genre-breaking choreography, Black Swan features a contemporary book by Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman and a score by Obie Award winner Dave Malloy that blends the melodies of Tchaikovsky with a throbbing electronic soundscape.

Black Swan is presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Music
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Cost: $43+
Ticket Web Link: americanrepertorytheater.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: americanrepertorytheater.org…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

2026-06-21T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sunday, June 21, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-21T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sunday, June 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

2026-06-21T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sunday, June 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…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

2026-06-21T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sunday, June 21, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-21T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sunday, June 21, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-06-21T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sunday, June 21, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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…

Summer Solstice Celebration 2026: Night at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

2026-06-21T21:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sunday, June 21, 2026, 5 – 9pm

Join the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture on the longest day of the year—free of charge—to explore the galleries and new exhibitions at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, and the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East.

Step outdoors to enjoy live music and performers, play lawn games, and make a flower crown. Ice cream, beverages, and food will be available for purchase from food trucks. Don’t miss out on this popular event for all ages!

Sponsored by the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture.

Free event parking will be available at the 52 Oxford Street Garage starting at 4:30 pm. Please note that Divinity Avenue will be closed to traffic during the event.

The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture are an 8-minute walk through historic Harvard Yard from the Harvard Square MBTA Red Line station.

In case of rain, the museums will remain open and a select number of activities will be available. Please check the HMSC website for details.

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

Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller

2026-06-21T23:30:00Z

American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle St.
Cambridge
Sunday, June 21, 2026, 7:30 – 10:30pm

Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage. Pressure builds, boundaries blur, and reality begins to slip as Nina strives to rise from the ballet corps to the lead role in Swan Lake. This bold new musical adaptation is a haunting exploration of ambition, power, and the cost of perfection.

Performed with Tayeh’s high-octane, genre-breaking choreography, Black Swan features a contemporary book by Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman and a score by Obie Award winner Dave Malloy that blends the melodies of Tchaikovsky with a throbbing electronic soundscape.

Black Swan is presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Music
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Cost: $43+
Ticket Web Link: americanrepertorytheater.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: americanrepertorytheater.org…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

2026-06-22T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Monday, June 22, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-22T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Monday, June 22, 2026

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

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

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

2026-06-22T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Monday, June 22, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-06-22T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Monday, June 22, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-06-22T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Monday, June 22, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-22T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Monday, June 22, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-06-22T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, June 22, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-22T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, June 22, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-06-22T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, June 22, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-22T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, June 22, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-23T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 23, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-23T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 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

2026-06-23T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 23, 2026

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

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

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

2026-06-23T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-06-23T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-06-23T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-23T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-06-23T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-23T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-23T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-06-23T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-23T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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…

Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller

2026-06-23T23:30:00Z

American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 7:30 – 10:30pm

Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage. Pressure builds, boundaries blur, and reality begins to slip as Nina strives to rise from the ballet corps to the lead role in Swan Lake. This bold new musical adaptation is a haunting exploration of ambition, power, and the cost of perfection.

Performed with Tayeh’s high-octane, genre-breaking choreography, Black Swan features a contemporary book by Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman and a score by Obie Award winner Dave Malloy that blends the melodies of Tchaikovsky with a throbbing electronic soundscape.

Black Swan is presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Music
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Cost: $43+
Ticket Web Link: americanrepertorytheater.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: americanrepertorytheater.org…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

2026-06-24T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 24, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-24T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 24, 2026

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

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

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

2026-06-24T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 24, 2026

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

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

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

2026-06-24T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-06-24T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-06-24T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-24T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-06-24T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-24T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-24T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-06-24T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-24T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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…

Astonished By Beauty: The Essential Practice of Natural History

2026-06-24T22:00:00Z

Geological Lecture Hall
24 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 6 – 7pm

Free In-Person Book Presentation
Astonished By Beauty: The Essential Practice of Natural History
Wednesday, June 24 6:00–7:00 pm, Advance registration recommended to attend in person

Speaker:
Thomas Lowe Fleischner, Senior Advisor and Founding Director, Natural History Institute, Prescott, Arizona; Faculty Emeritus of Environmental Studies, Prescott College

What happens when we truly pay attention to the natural world? Join us for a talk by naturalist Thomas Fleischner on his new book, Astonished by Beauty (Torrey House Press, 2026), a thoughtful and practical guide to reconnecting with nature through natural history. With a series of brief, intimate stories from the Alaskan Arctic to the Amazon, Fleischner reveals how we may easily deepen our connection with the land and its creatures. Offering simple, grounded steps to nurture this meaningful bond, Fleischner's book is part reflection, part guide, calling for a life lived with care, presence, and respect for the wild beauty that surrounds us.

Copies of Astonished by Beauty will be available for purchase after the program.

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage starting at 5:00 pm. Presented by the Harvard Museum of Natural History, one of the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture.

Photo courtesy Thomas L. Fleischner.

Gazette Classification: Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sciences, Lecture, Science, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Cost: free
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: hmsc.harvard.edu…

Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller

2026-06-24T23:30:00Z

American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 7:30 – 10:30pm

Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage. Pressure builds, boundaries blur, and reality begins to slip as Nina strives to rise from the ballet corps to the lead role in Swan Lake. This bold new musical adaptation is a haunting exploration of ambition, power, and the cost of perfection.

Performed with Tayeh’s high-octane, genre-breaking choreography, Black Swan features a contemporary book by Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman and a score by Obie Award winner Dave Malloy that blends the melodies of Tchaikovsky with a throbbing electronic soundscape.

Black Swan is presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Music
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Cost: $43+
Ticket Web Link: americanrepertorytheater.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: americanrepertorytheater.org…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

2026-06-25T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-25T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 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

2026-06-25T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 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

2026-06-25T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Thursday, June 25, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-06-25T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 25, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-06-25T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Thursday, June 25, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-25T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 25, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-06-25T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, June 25, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-25T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 25, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-25T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, June 25, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-06-25T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, June 25, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-25T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, June 25, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-25T21:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 25, 2026, 5 – 9pm

Gather with friends and mingle inside our Italian-inspired courtyard while taking in the smooth sounds from DJ C-Zone. Browse the museum shop and chat over a snack or drink for purchase from local vendors, such as Aeronaut Brewing Company. Stop by the Materials Lab for a fun art-making activity, and then drop in on one of our Spotlight Tours. You’ll also get the chance to win prizes! And of course, wander the galleries to take in our world-class art collections—over 50 galleries to explore! Don’t forget to check out our current exhibitions.

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

Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller

2026-06-25T23:30:00Z

American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle St.
Cambridge
Thursday, June 25, 2026, 7:30 – 10:30pm

Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage. Pressure builds, boundaries blur, and reality begins to slip as Nina strives to rise from the ballet corps to the lead role in Swan Lake. This bold new musical adaptation is a haunting exploration of ambition, power, and the cost of perfection.

Performed with Tayeh’s high-octane, genre-breaking choreography, Black Swan features a contemporary book by Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman and a score by Obie Award winner Dave Malloy that blends the melodies of Tchaikovsky with a throbbing electronic soundscape.

Black Swan is presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Music
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Cost: $43+
Ticket Web Link: americanrepertorytheater.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: americanrepertorytheater.org…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

2026-06-26T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-26T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 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

2026-06-26T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 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

2026-06-26T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Friday, June 26, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-06-26T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 26, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-06-26T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Friday, June 26, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-26T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 26, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-06-26T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, June 26, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-26T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 26, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-26T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, June 26, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-06-26T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, June 26, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-26T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, June 26, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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…

Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller

2026-06-26T23:30:00Z

American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle St.
Cambridge
Friday, June 26, 2026, 7:30 – 10:30pm

Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage. Pressure builds, boundaries blur, and reality begins to slip as Nina strives to rise from the ballet corps to the lead role in Swan Lake. This bold new musical adaptation is a haunting exploration of ambition, power, and the cost of perfection.

Performed with Tayeh’s high-octane, genre-breaking choreography, Black Swan features a contemporary book by Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman and a score by Obie Award winner Dave Malloy that blends the melodies of Tchaikovsky with a throbbing electronic soundscape.

Black Swan is presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Music
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Cost: $43+
Ticket Web Link: americanrepertorytheater.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: americanrepertorytheater.org…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

2026-06-27T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Saturday, June 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-27T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Saturday, June 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

2026-06-27T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Saturday, June 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…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

2026-06-27T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Saturday, June 27, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-27T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Saturday, June 27, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-06-27T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Saturday, June 27, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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…

Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller

2026-06-27T23:30:00Z

American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle St.
Cambridge
Saturday, June 27, 2026, 7:30 – 10:30pm

Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage. Pressure builds, boundaries blur, and reality begins to slip as Nina strives to rise from the ballet corps to the lead role in Swan Lake. This bold new musical adaptation is a haunting exploration of ambition, power, and the cost of perfection.

Performed with Tayeh’s high-octane, genre-breaking choreography, Black Swan features a contemporary book by Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman and a score by Obie Award winner Dave Malloy that blends the melodies of Tchaikovsky with a throbbing electronic soundscape.

Black Swan is presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Music
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Cost: $43+
Ticket Web Link: americanrepertorytheater.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: americanrepertorytheater.org…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

2026-06-28T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sunday, June 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-28T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sunday, June 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

2026-06-28T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sunday, June 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…

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

2026-06-28T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sunday, June 28, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-28T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sunday, June 28, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-06-28T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sunday, June 28, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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…

Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller

2026-06-28T23:30:00Z

American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle St.
Cambridge
Sunday, June 28, 2026, 7:30 – 10:30pm

Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage. Pressure builds, boundaries blur, and reality begins to slip as Nina strives to rise from the ballet corps to the lead role in Swan Lake. This bold new musical adaptation is a haunting exploration of ambition, power, and the cost of perfection.

Performed with Tayeh’s high-octane, genre-breaking choreography, Black Swan features a contemporary book by Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman and a score by Obie Award winner Dave Malloy that blends the melodies of Tchaikovsky with a throbbing electronic soundscape.

Black Swan is presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Music
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Cost: $43+
Ticket Web Link: americanrepertorytheater.org…
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: americanrepertorytheater.org…

Alevtina Kakhidze: 'Drawing the War' Exhibition

2026-06-29T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Monday, June 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-29T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Monday, June 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…

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

2026-06-29T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Monday, June 29, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-06-29T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Monday, June 29, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-06-29T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Monday, June 29, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-29T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Monday, June 29, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-06-29T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, June 29, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-29T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, June 29, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-06-29T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, June 29, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-29T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, June 29, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-30T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-06-30T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 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

2026-06-30T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 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

2026-06-30T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-06-30T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-06-30T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-06-30T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-06-30T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-30T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-30T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-06-30T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-06-30T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-01T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-01T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 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

2026-07-01T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 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

2026-07-01T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-07-01T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-07-01T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-01T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-07-01T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-01T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-01T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-07-01T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-01T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-02T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thursday, July 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-02T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thursday, July 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

2026-07-02T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thursday, July 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

2026-07-02T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Thursday, July 2, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-07-02T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Thursday, July 2, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-07-02T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Thursday, July 2, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-02T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thursday, July 2, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-07-02T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, July 2, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-02T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thursday, July 2, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-02T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, July 2, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-07-02T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, July 2, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-02T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, July 2, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-03T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Friday, July 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-03T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Friday, July 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

2026-07-03T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Friday, July 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

2026-07-03T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Friday, July 3, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-07-03T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Friday, July 3, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-07-03T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Friday, July 3, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-03T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Friday, July 3, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-07-03T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, July 3, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-03T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Friday, July 3, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-03T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, July 3, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-07-03T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, July 3, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-03T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, July 3, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-04T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Saturday, July 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-04T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Saturday, July 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

2026-07-04T04:00:00Z

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

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

2026-07-04T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Saturday, July 4, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-04T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Saturday, July 4, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-07-04T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Saturday, July 4, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-05T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sunday, July 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-05T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sunday, July 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

2026-07-05T04:00:00Z

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

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

2026-07-05T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sunday, July 5, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-05T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sunday, July 5, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-07-05T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sunday, July 5, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-06T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Monday, July 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-06T04:00:00Z

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

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

2026-07-06T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Monday, July 6, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-07-06T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Monday, July 6, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-07-06T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Monday, July 6, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-06T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Monday, July 6, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-07-06T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, July 6, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-06T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, July 6, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-07-06T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, July 6, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-06T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, July 6, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-07T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-07T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 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

2026-07-07T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 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

2026-07-07T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-07-07T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-07-07T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-07T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-07-07T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-07T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-07T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-07-07T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-07T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-08T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-08T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 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

2026-07-08T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 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

2026-07-08T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-07-08T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-07-08T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-08T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-07-08T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-08T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-08T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-07-08T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-08T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-09T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thursday, July 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-09T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thursday, July 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

2026-07-09T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thursday, July 9, 2026

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

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

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

2026-07-09T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Thursday, July 9, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-07-09T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Thursday, July 9, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-07-09T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Thursday, July 9, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-09T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thursday, July 9, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-07-09T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, July 9, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-09T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thursday, July 9, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-09T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, July 9, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-07-09T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, July 9, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-09T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, July 9, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-10T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Friday, July 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-10T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Friday, July 10, 2026

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

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

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

2026-07-10T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Friday, July 10, 2026

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

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

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

2026-07-10T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Friday, July 10, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-07-10T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Friday, July 10, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-07-10T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Friday, July 10, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-10T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Friday, July 10, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-07-10T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, July 10, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-10T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Friday, July 10, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-10T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, July 10, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-07-10T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, July 10, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-10T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, July 10, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-11T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Saturday, July 11, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-11T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Saturday, July 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

2026-07-11T04:00:00Z

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

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

2026-07-11T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Saturday, July 11, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-11T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Saturday, July 11, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-07-11T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Saturday, July 11, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-12T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sunday, July 12, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-12T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sunday, July 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

2026-07-12T04:00:00Z

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

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

2026-07-12T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sunday, July 12, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-12T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sunday, July 12, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-07-12T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sunday, July 12, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-13T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Monday, July 13, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-13T04:00:00Z

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

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

2026-07-13T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Monday, July 13, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-07-13T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Monday, July 13, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-07-13T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Monday, July 13, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-13T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Monday, July 13, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-07-13T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, July 13, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-13T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, July 13, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-07-13T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, July 13, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-13T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, July 13, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-14T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 14, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-14T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 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

2026-07-14T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 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

2026-07-14T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-07-14T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-07-14T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-14T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-07-14T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-14T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-14T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-07-14T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-14T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-15T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 15, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-15T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 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

2026-07-15T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 15, 2026

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

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

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

2026-07-15T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-07-15T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-07-15T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-15T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-07-15T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-15T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-15T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-07-15T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-15T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-16T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thursday, July 16, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-16T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thursday, July 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

2026-07-16T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thursday, July 16, 2026

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

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

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

2026-07-16T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Thursday, July 16, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-07-16T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Thursday, July 16, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-07-16T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Thursday, July 16, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-16T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Thursday, July 16, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-07-16T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, July 16, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-16T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Thursday, July 16, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-16T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, July 16, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-07-16T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, July 16, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-16T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Thursday, July 16, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-17T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Friday, July 17, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-17T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Friday, July 17, 2026

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

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

Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

2026-07-17T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Friday, July 17, 2026

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

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

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

2026-07-17T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Friday, July 17, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-07-17T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Friday, July 17, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-07-17T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Friday, July 17, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-17T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Friday, July 17, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-07-17T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, July 17, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-17T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Friday, July 17, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-17T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, July 17, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-07-17T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, July 17, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-17T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Friday, July 17, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-18T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Saturday, July 18, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-18T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Saturday, July 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

2026-07-18T04:00:00Z

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

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

2026-07-18T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Saturday, July 18, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-18T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Saturday, July 18, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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 & CultureHarvard 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

2026-07-18T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Saturday, July 18, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-19T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sunday, July 19, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-19T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Sunday, July 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

2026-07-19T04:00:00Z

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

From Iran: A Visual Testimony

2026-07-19T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Sunday, July 19, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-19T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Sunday, July 19, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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

2026-07-19T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sunday, July 19, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-20T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Monday, July 20, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-20T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Monday, July 20, 2026

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

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

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

2026-07-20T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Monday, July 20, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-07-20T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Monday, July 20, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-07-20T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Monday, July 20, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-20T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Monday, July 20, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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

2026-07-20T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, July 20, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-20T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, July 20, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-07-20T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, July 20, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-20T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Monday, July 20, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-21T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 21, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-21T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 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

2026-07-21T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 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

2026-07-21T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-07-21T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-07-21T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-21T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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

2026-07-21T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-21T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-21T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-07-21T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-21T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-22T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 22, 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…

Exhibition "The Space of Appearance: A Shared Tongue"

2026-07-22T04:00:00Z

Third Floor, CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 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

2026-07-22T04:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 22, 2026

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

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

Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street

2026-07-22T11:00:00Z

North Lobby
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston
Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 7am – 7pm

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…

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

2026-07-22T13:00:00Z

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library
3 James St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 9am – 4:30pm

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

2026-07-22T13:00:00Z

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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…

Rubies

2026-07-22T13:00:00Z

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 9am – 5pm

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

2026-07-22T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-22T14:00:00Z

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-22T14:00:00Z

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey Library
Harvard University Archives
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 10am – 6pm

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

2026-07-22T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-22T14:00:00Z

Houghton Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge
Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 10am – 5pm

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

2026-07-23T04:00:00Z

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building
1737 Cambridge St.
Cambridge
Thursday, July 23, 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…