SUMMER 2000 GALLERY TALKS AT THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS

Gallery talks take place at the Fogg Art Museum, the Busch-Reisinger Museum (both at 32 Quincy Street), the Arthur M. Sackler Museum (485 Broadway), and the Sert Gallery (24 Quincy Street) in Cambridge. All talks are included in the price of Art Museums admission ($5.00; $4.00 senior citizens; $3.00 non-Harvard students; free for children under 18, free all day Wednesdays and Saturday mornings, 10:00 a.m. to noon, and to Harvard University students and staff). Hearing assists are available for gallery talks; arrangements should be made beforehand by phoning (617) 495-8286. All group tours must pay full price and must be scheduled in advance; please call (617) 496-8576. Gallery talks through August 2000 include the following:

Gallery talks are free to Friends and are included in the price of admission for the public.

Saturday, May 6
A Decade of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions of Photography
Jenna Webster, curatorial assistant, Department of Photographs, Fogg, 11:30 a.m.

Sunday, May 7
A Decade of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions of Prints and Drawings from 1480 to 1940
William Robinson, Maida and George Abrams Curator of Drawings, Fogg, 2 p.m.

Saturday, May 13
A Decade of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions by the Busch-Reisinger Museum
A Presentation of Anselm Kiefer’s large-format book The Heavenly Palaces (Merkabah)
Sarah Miller, 1998–2000 Werner and Maren Otto Curatorial Intern, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Busch-Reisinger Study Room, 11:30 a.m.

Sunday, May 14
Origins of Abstraction
Lana Branton, Art Museums docent, Fogg, 2 p.m.

Sunday, May 21
A Decade of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions of Prints and Drawings from 1480 to 1940
Marjorie B. Cohn, Carl A. Weyerhaeuser Curator of Prints, Fogg, 2 p.m.

Sunday, May 28
A Decade of Collecting: Asian Acquisitions, 1990–1999
Michael Bass, curatorial assistant, Department of Asian Art, Sackler, 2 p.m.

Saturday, June 10
A Decade of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions of Islamic and Later Indian Art
Mary McWilliams, Norma Jean Calderwood Associate Curator of Islamic and Later Indian Art, Sackler, 11:30 a.m.

Sunday, June 11
A Decade of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions of Photography
Deborah Martin Kao, Richard L. Menschel Curator of Photography, Fogg, 2 p.m.

Saturday, June 17
Origins of Abstraction
Lana Branton, Art Museums docent, Fogg, 11:30 a.m.

Saturday, July 8
A Decade of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions of Prints and Drawings from 1480 to 1940
Marjorie B. Cohn, Carl A. Weyerhaeuser Curator of Prints, Fogg, 11:30 a.m.

Sunday, July 9
A Decade of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions by the Busch-Reisinger Museum
A Presentation of Anselm Kiefer’s large-format book The Heavenly Palaces (Merkabah)
Tanja Maka, 1999–2001 Michalke Curatorial Intern, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Busch-Reisinger Study Room, 2 p.m.

Sunday, July 16
A Decade of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions of Islamic and Later Indian Art
Rochelle Kessler, assistant curator of Islamic and Later Indian Art, Sackler, 2 p.m.

Saturday, July 22
A Decade of Collecting: Asian Acquisitions, 1990–1999
Melissa Moy, assistant curator of Chinese art, Sackler, 11:30 a.m.

Saturday, August 12
Daido Moriyama: Stray Dog
Deborah Martin Kao, Richard L. Menschel Curator of Photography, Fogg, 11:30 a.m.

Saturday, August 19
A Decade of Collecting: Asian Acquisitions, 1990–1999
Anne Rose Kitagawa, assistant curator of Japanese art, Sackler, 11:30 a.m.

Sunday, August 20
Daido Moriyama: Stray Dog
Jenna Webster, curatorial assistant, Department of Photographs, Fogg, 2 p.m.

Saturday, August 26
Origins of Abstraction
Lana Branton, Art Museums docent, Fogg, 11:30 a.m.

Harvard University Art Museums
The Harvard University Art Museums is one of the leading arts institutions in the United States and the world. It is distinguished by the range and depth of its collections and its groundbreaking exhibitions and original research. For more than a century it has been the nation’s premier training ground for museum professionals and scholars and is renowned for its seminal and ongoing role in the development of the discipline of art history in this country.

The three Harvard University Art Museums—the Fogg Art Museum, the Busch-Reisinger Museum, and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum —are all outstanding institutions in their respective fields. The Fogg also houses the Straus Center for Conservation, a leader in the research and development of scientific and technology-based analysis of art. The 150,000 objects in the Art Museums’ collections range in date from ancient times to the present and come from Europe, North America, North Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. Each Museum also has an active program of special exhibitions that promotes new scholarship in its respective areas of focus.

As an integral component of the Harvard University community, the Art Museums serve as a resource for all students, adding a special dimension both to their specific areas of study and to their lives at and after Harvard. The Art Museums welcome members of the public to experience its collections and special exhibitions, as well as to enjoy its lectures, symposia, and other programs.

The collections are divided among ten curatorial areas (Ancient and Byzantine Art and Numismatics; Architecture and Design; Asian Art; Busch-Reisinger Museum; Drawings; Islamic and Later Indian Art; Modern and Contemporary Art; Paintings, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts; Prints; and Photographs) and are comprehensive and encyclopedic within their areas. Developed with an emphasis on their value for teaching and research, these holdings are unique in their breadth and quality, and are enhanced continually through gifts and acquisitions. Together, they comprise one of the finest university art collections in the world, with resources rivaling those of many major public museums.

The Art Museums are open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., and Sunday 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Closed national holidays. Admission is $5.00; $4.00 for senior citizens; $3.00 for students; free under 18 and for individuals on Saturdays until noon and all day on Wednesdays.

For general information, please call (617) 495-9400. All groups of 7 or more must be scheduled in advance; please call (617) 496-8576. Web site: www.artmuseums.harvard.edu. The Harvard University Art Museums is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.