This Saturday, experience watercolor as a medium of innovation and experimentation in our newest exhibition, American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light. Enjoy this aesthetically and conceptually diverse exhibition through a gallery talk during the day or at our always festive Harvard Art Museums at Night!

Don’t miss the chance to visit the museums for free this month! Today, admission is free for International Museum Day, and next week, it’s free in honor of Harvard graduates, on Wednesday and Thursday. Remember, too, that Sundays are always free at the Harvard Art Museums.

EXHIBITION
Into the Light

Opening this Saturday, American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light reveals how American watercolorists-from Winslow Homer to Hannah Wilke-leveraged the imaginative and experimental capacity of the medium to create marvelously diverse works over more than a century. Make sure to bring the exhibition home with you with this lush catalogue.

AT NIGHT
May At Night
On Thursday, May 25, come out for a free evening of art, fun, food, and more during Commencement week at Harvard! Explore the exhibitions From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire and American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light on Level 3. Take in a tour of the galleries and then grab a craft beer from Lamplighter Brewing Co. with friends in the courtyard. A night of fun awaits!

FREE ADMISSION
Museums for All

Explore the Harvard Art Museums for free today, May 18, in recognition of International Museum Day. While you’re here, check out this gallery talk focusing on a recent installation of Dutch drawings.

SEMINAR
Why So Blue?

This Friday, join curatorial fellow Talitha Maria G. Schepers for a seminar in the Art Study Center to find out what challenges 17th-century Dutch artists faced in drawing female nudes from life, and why they used blue paper.

FREE ADMISSION
Con-Grads!

What better way to say congratulations to the class of 2023 than back-to-back free admission days? Come out Wednesday, May 24 or Thursday, May 25 to spend a day at the museums with family and friends.

INDEX
Art by the Book

In our latest Index article, hear from the curator of the installation Art by the Book to learn the many functions of Chinese painting manuals. The installation is on view through June 4 in Gallery 2600. Plan your next visit to see these incredible manuals!