Museums
Harvard Today: Oct. 4, 2013
It’s the first weekend of October after a week that felt like anything but fall. Make the most of what is mostly still nice weather with a picnic—or at least by studying for those midterms outdoors.
Art Museums Magazine Goes Digital
Awaiting the re-opening of Harvard’s Fogg Museum in 2014, Harvard recently launched a digital version of its Art Museums magazine, “Index,” to provide users with updates on the renovation as well as unique daily content.
Sackler Museum with cars
Cars drive past the busy geometric entrance of the Arthur M. Sackler Museum on Wednesday afternoon.
Sackler Building Faces Uncertain Future
As the final phase of the Harvard Art Museums renovation nears completion, the currently-closed Arthur M. Sackler Museum building faces an uncertain future.
Sackler Museum building
Students and members of the community create a lively atmosphere in and around the geometric entrance of the Arthur M. Sackler Museum.
Fogg Museum Construction Nears Completion
The museum will open to visitors in the fall of 2014 after six years of construction.
A "Bigger, Better, Faster" Museum
The Fogg Museum's galleries are closed now. One of the largest collections of art in the country, spanning numerous continents, periods, and media, has been under wraps since it closed for renovation in 2008. But from the remnants of the Fogg, a new structure has risen—devoted to broadening and refining the role of the "teaching museum."
Bee Day Generates Buzz
Tuesday’s Bee Day was an all-day celebration of honeybees, including local honey samples, tours of hives, a joint screening, and a presentation on ongoing research.
Securitas Guard Tessalon Bishop Remembered as Devoted Family Man
Family members remember Bishop, who died in a car accident on July 22, as a caring brother and son who was always full of energy and as a loving father who went “above and beyond” to support his daughters.
