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Deep in the lower galleries of the Uffizi, a marble statue of Narcissus gazed into his mirrored pool. The statue was one of the museum??��s minor treasures. Not only was the life-sized figure exquisitely carved; curators also pointed out that its bent-over posture marked a startlingly original advance in Renaissance composition...
...tourists amble by, pausing briefly to glance at the large white placard sitting atop the Georgian facade of the main entrance of two large, brick buildings. “Harvard Art Museum: Closed in preparation for renovation,” it reads. Since June 30, the Fogg Museum??��the oldest of the Harvard Art Museums system—has been on “lock-down” for the purported purpose of readying the museum for its long-discussed renovations. For security reasons, no visitors—whether members of the student body, the public...
...happened to the Sackler. The lesser-known little brother of the Fogg Art Museum, the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, originally housed ancient, Asian, Islamic, and Later Indian art. However, with the renovation of the Fogg Art Museum that began over the summer, the Fogg and the Busch-Reisinger Museum??��s collections have found a home in the walls of the Sackler. “Re-View,” the new exhibit showcasing works from all three museums together for the first time, spans continents and centuries. The first floor displays European and American art since...
...name, selected because it better expresses the institution’s mission, grows out of an initiative to further unify and integrate the museum??��s collections and programs,” the Museum declared in a press release announcing the change...
...bring in a new audience who don’t expect this kind of photography,” she said about the exhibition entitled “Looking at Leaves,” which features photographs by celebrated New York photographer Amanda Means. It is the third in the Museum??��s “Looking at Nature” series, following “Looking at Landscapes” and “Looking at Animals.” “Our goal is to use photography to get people to look at nature in ways they...