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GALLERY REVIEW: The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766-1820—Harvard Art Museums

Written by Filed Under: A+E, Visual Arts

Robert Dunkarton after John Singleton Copley, Abraham's Sacrifice, 1797, mezzotint on paper mounted on canvas, 26 1/4 x 19 3/4 inches, courtesy of the Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, transfer from Harvard University, gift of Gardiner Greene

 

In the early days of the republic, the Philosophy Chamber at Harvard College housed an assortment of natural specimens, scientific instruments, and various objects of curiosity and delectation. This was a place to apprehend the logic of the universe and to ruminate ...  read more

YEAR IN REVIEW: ALL ABOUT THAT SPACE

Written by Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

The year in venue openings, closings, celebrations, changes, and close calls.

ACCESS THE ARTS: ENJOY ALL THE SCENE HAS TO OFFER

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If you're a student who blew through your semester’s savings by the end of September, someone who hands over each paycheck directly to their landlord, or someone busy working to find work, sneezing next to one of greater Boston's many arts institutions can feel like an overdraft threat to your bank account. That should’t be the case, and in many instances, it’s not.

STEALING HARVARD: ENJOY THE NEWLY REOPENED HARVARD ART MUSEUMS FOR FREE

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If your schedule doesn't align with the Harvard Art Museums' opening celebration freebies, there are still a couple of ways for your shoes to be among the first to scuff the floors on the cheap.