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September 2026

Thursday, September 3

multi-day (5)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Declarations: Printing a New Nation Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives Boston Public Library
Women of Boston: Photography by Robert Richmond Boston Public Library

all day

Member Preview: Maverick Kings Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fenway| art

5 PM

ICA Free Thursday Night @ 5 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| free| Thursdays on Sep 3, 10, and 17| art free

Friday, September 4

multi-day (5)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Declarations: Printing a New Nation Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives Boston Public Library
Women of Boston: Photography by Robert Richmond Boston Public Library

all day

Member Preview: Maverick Kings Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fenway| art

10 AM

Adult Collage and Crafting @ 10 AM Boston Public Library, Back Bay| art workshop

11 AM

Boston Stories @ 11 AM Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fenway| tour art

12 PM

Gallery Highlights @ 12 PM Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fenway| tour art

1 PM

America at 250 @ 1 PM Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fenway| tour art

2 PM

Gallery Highlights @ 2 PM Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fenway| tour art

5 PM

First Fridays: Summer Overboard @ 5:30 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| art music social date night

6 PM

First Fridays @ 6 PM Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fenway| art date night social

Saturday, September 5

multi-day (5)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Declarations: Printing a New Nation Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives Boston Public Library
Women of Boston: Photography by Robert Richmond Boston Public Library

all day

Member Preview: Maverick Kings Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fenway| art

10 AM

Bank of America Museums on Us @ 10 AM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| free| selected weekend dates| art free
Beyond the Spectrum Kids @ 10:30 AM Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fenway| family friendly art

11 AM

Boston Stories @ 11 AM Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fenway| tour art
Public Art Tour of Boston City Hall Plaza @ 11 AM City of Boston, varies| free| tour art outdoors free
Spotlight Tour: Contained, with Priya Allen ’27 @ 11 AM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| September 5, 13, and 20| tour art

12 PM

Gallery Highlights @ 12 PM Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fenway| tour art
Perfect Memory @ 12 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| selected dates| all ages| workshop family friendly art

1 PM

America at 250 @ 1 PM Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fenway| tour art
Modern and Contemporary Art @ 1:30 PM Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fenway| tour art

2 PM

Gallery Highlights @ 2 PM Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fenway| tour art
Public Art Tour of Boston City Hall Plaza @ 2 PM City of Boston, varies| free| tour art free outdoors
Spotlight Tour: Child’s Play, with Ricardo Fernandes Garcia ’27 @ 2 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| September 5 and 26| tour art

Sunday, September 6

multi-day (5)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Declarations: Printing a New Nation Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives Boston Public Library
Women of Boston: Photography by Robert Richmond Boston Public Library

10 AM

Boston Family Days @ 10 AM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| free| selected Sundays| all ages| family friendly art free
Drop-In Art Making @ 10 AM Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fenway| workshop art family friendly
Play Date: Free Family Art Day @ 10 AM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| free| monthly on selected Sundays| all ages| family friendly art workshop free

11 AM

Ancestral Slave Cabin Workshop @ 11 AM City of Boston, varies| free| workshop art free
Boston Stories @ 11 AM Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fenway| tour art
Public Art Tour of Boston City Hall Plaza @ 11 AM City of Boston, varies| free| tour art free outdoors
Spotlight Tour: Thresholds, with Jane Lilly ’27 @ 11 AM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| September 6 and 12| tour art

12 PM

Gallery Highlights @ 12 PM Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fenway| tour art

1 PM

America at 250 @ 1 PM Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fenway| tour art

2 PM

Gallery Highlights @ 2 PM Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fenway| tour art
Public Art Tour of Boston City Hall Plaza @ 2 PM City of Boston, varies| free| tour art free outdoors
Spotlight Tour: Model as Muse, with Giselle Acosta ’27 @ 2 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| September 6 and 13| tour art

Monday, September 7

multi-day (5)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Declarations: Printing a New Nation Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives Boston Public Library
Women of Boston: Photography by Robert Richmond Boston Public Library

10 AM

Labor Day: Free Admission @ 10 AM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| free| art seasonal free

11 AM

Boston Stories @ 11 AM Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fenway| tour art

Wednesday, September 9

multi-day (5)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Declarations: Printing a New Nation Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives Boston Public Library
Women of Boston: Photography by Robert Richmond Boston Public Library

12 PM

Decompress with Rocky Mountains, “Lander’s Peak” @ 12:30 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art workshop

Thursday, September 10

multi-day (5)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Declarations: Printing a New Nation Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives Boston Public Library
Women of Boston: Photography by Robert Richmond Boston Public Library

11 AM

Museum Class: Seeing Art with Matisse [AT CAPACITY] @ 11 AM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| four-week class| art workshop

4 PM

Arts on the Radar @ 4:30 PM MIT, Kendall Square| art social community

Friday, September 11

multi-day (5)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Declarations: Printing a New Nation Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives Boston Public Library
Women of Boston: Photography by Robert Richmond Boston Public Library

11 AM

Art Study Center Seminar: Conversations on Conservation @ 11 AM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

Saturday, September 12

multi-day (5)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Declarations: Printing a New Nation Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives Boston Public Library
Women of Boston: Photography by Robert Richmond Boston Public Library

2 PM

Spotlight Tour: In the Blink of an Eye, with Jade Xiao ’27 @ 2 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| September 12 and 27| tour art

Sunday, September 13

multi-day (5)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Declarations: Printing a New Nation Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives Boston Public Library
Women of Boston: Photography by Robert Richmond Boston Public Library

11 AM

Family ART-trek @ 11 AM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| monthly on selected Sundays| all ages| family friendly tour art

Tuesday, September 15

multi-day (4)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives Boston Public Library
Women of Boston: Photography by Robert Richmond Boston Public Library

12 PM

Art + Science: Conserving Photographs @ 12 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art science talk

1 PM

Gray Area: Truth and Myth in American History @ 1:30 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

4 PM

2026 Experiential Ethics Student Project Showcase @ 4 PM MIT, Kendall Square| art science talk

Wednesday, September 16

multi-day (4)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives Boston Public Library
Women of Boston: Photography by Robert Richmond Boston Public Library

12 PM

Gallery Talk: The 20 × 24 Polaroid Process @ 12:30 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk science

Thursday, September 17

multi-day (4)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives Boston Public Library
Women of Boston: Photography by Robert Richmond Boston Public Library

10 AM

Exhibition Preview Day for Friends, Fellows, and Partners @ 10 AM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art

6 PM

Art-Making After Dark @ 6 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| free| monthly on selected Thursdays| workshop art date night free
Exhibition Opening Program for On Location: Drawing the Outdoors @ 6 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

Saturday, September 19

multi-day (4)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives Boston Public Library
Women of Boston: Photography by Robert Richmond Boston Public Library

10 AM

Educator Workshop: Teaching Contemporary Art with Art21 @ 10 AM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| workshop art

12 PM

Gallery Talk: On Location: Drawing the Outdoors @ 12:30 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| September 19 and 22| art talk

1 PM

Materials Lab Workshop: Landscape Drawing with Optical Devices @ 1 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art workshop

Sunday, September 20

multi-day (4)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives Boston Public Library
Women of Boston: Photography by Robert Richmond Boston Public Library

2 PM

Gallery Talk: Erika Umali on To My Best Friend @ 2 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| free| talk art free
Spotlight Tour: Human/Nature, with Luke Tan ’28 @ 2 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| tour art

Tuesday, September 22

multi-day (4)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives Boston Public Library
Women of Boston: Photography by Robert Richmond Boston Public Library

12 PM

Exhibition Tour: The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection @ 12 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| tour art

Thursday, September 24

multi-day (4)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives Boston Public Library
Women of Boston: Photography by Robert Richmond Boston Public Library

5 PM

Harvard Art Museums at Night @ 5 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art food drink date night

7 PM

The Artist’s Voice: Njideka Akunyili Crosby with Ruth Erickson @ 7 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| free| talk art free

Saturday, September 26

multi-day (4)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives Boston Public Library
Women of Boston: Photography by Robert Richmond Boston Public Library

12 PM

Exhibition Tour: On Location: Drawing the Outdoors @ 12 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| tour art

2 PM

Walking Tour: Constructing Nature in Harvard Yard [AT CAPACITY] @ 2 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| tour art outdoors

Sunday, September 27

multi-day (4)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives Boston Public Library
Women of Boston: Photography by Robert Richmond Boston Public Library

10 AM

The Artist’s Voice: Lucy Raven with Ruth Erickson @ 10 AM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| free| talk art free

11 AM

Spotlight Tour: Coloring the Past, with Jide Anekwe ’28 @ 11 AM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| tour art

Wednesday, September 30

multi-day (4)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library
Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives Boston Public Library
Women of Boston: Photography by Robert Richmond Boston Public Library

6 PM

Exhibition Opening Program for The Way We Never Were: Barbara Norfleet and Photography at Harvard @ 6 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

October 2026

Thursday, October 1

multi-day (2)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library

12 PM

Gallery Talk: Crafting Perfect Portraits with Photographic Proof Prints @ 12:30 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

Friday, October 2

multi-day (2)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library

12 PM

Exhibition Tour: The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection @ 12 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art tour

2 PM

First/Hand Fridays: Power and Desire in Ancient Art @ 2 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

5 PM

First Fridays: Pumpkin Patch @ 5:30 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| art music social seasonal

Saturday, October 3

multi-day (2)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library

9 AM

Coffee with Curators for Friends of the Museums @ 9 AM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

11 AM

Spotlight Tour: Thresholds, with Jane Lilly ’27 @ 11 AM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art tour

12 PM

Exhibition Tour: On Location: Drawing the Outdoors @ 12 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art tour

2 PM

Spotlight Tour: Human/Nature, with Luke Tan ’28 @ 2 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art tour

Monday, October 5

multi-day (2)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library

9 AM

MIT Quilt Show @ 9 AM MIT, Kendall Square| art community

Tuesday, October 6

multi-day (2)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library

9 AM

MIT Quilt Show @ 9 AM MIT, Kendall Square| art community

Wednesday, October 7

multi-day (2)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library

9 AM

MIT Quilt Show @ 9 AM MIT, Kendall Square| art

1 PM

Materials Lab Workshop: Color Alchemy—Pigments and DIY Paint [AT CAPACITY] @ 1 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art workshop

2 PM

A Stroll through History at the Harvard Art Museums @ 2 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| tour art

6 PM

American Art Curators in Conversation @ 6 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

Thursday, October 8

multi-day (2)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library

12 PM

Gallery Talk: On Location: Drawing the Outdoors @ 12:30 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

Tuesday, October 13

multi-day (2)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library

6 PM

Pınar Öğrenci: Good Luck in Germany @ 6 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk film

7 PM

Opening Celebration: 90 YEARS, Leilah Babirye: Embaga ya Naki ne Naki (Wedding of Naki and Naki), and Cynthia Daignault: Valley @ 7 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| art

Thursday, October 15

multi-day (2)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library

7 PM

The Artist’s Voice: Tony Oursler with Susan Goldberg, Meghan Clare Considine, and Nora Burnett Abrams @ 7 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| free| talk art free

Friday, October 16

multi-day (2)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library

6 PM

College Night @ 6 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| art social

Sunday, October 18

multi-day (2)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library

2 PM

Gallery Talk: Meghan Clare Considine on Cynthia Daignault: Valley @ 2 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| free| talk art free
Materials Lab Workshop: How to Draw a Pot @ 2 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art workshop

Tuesday, October 20

multi-day (2)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library

2 PM

Online Series: Eyes on Art @ 2 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| free| monthly online through Dec 15| talk art free

Wednesday, October 21

multi-day (2)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library

12 PM

Screening of Presence @ 12 PM MIT, Kendall Square| film art
Gallery Talk: Charlotte Moorman, Nam June Paik, and Their Avant-Garde Circle @ 12:30 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

Thursday, October 22

multi-day (2)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library

2 PM

Walking Tour: Reading the Urban Landscape @ 2 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| tour art outdoors

Wednesday, October 28

multi-day (2)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library

12 PM

Multi-Site Exhibition Tour: Alfonso Ossorio: Line and Lineage and Knowledge Is Myth: Chimeric Continuities @ 12 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art tour

Thursday, October 29

multi-day (2)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library

12 PM

Gallery Talk: Hauntology, Death Discs, and the Specter of Postwar America @ 12:30 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

5 PM

Harvard Art Museums at Night @ 5 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art food drink date night

6 PM

Artist Talk: Sneha Shrestha @ 6 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

Friday, October 30

multi-day (2)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library

6 PM

Fall Teen Night and Fashion Show @ 6 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| free| art community seasonal free

Saturday, October 31

multi-day (2)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library
Lexicon Boston Public Library

1 PM

90 YEARS Exhibition Tour @ 1 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| free| selected dates| tour art free

November 2026

Monday, November 2

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

12 PM

Monday Moments for Friends, Fellows, and Partners @ 12 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art

Wednesday, November 4

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

10 AM

Homeschool Family Workshop @ 10 AM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| all ages| family friendly workshop art

12 PM

Gallery Talk: Picturing Taste, Style, and Space in 1950s American Suburbia @ 12:30 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

6 PM

Artist Talk: Enzo Camacho and Ami Lien @ 6 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

Thursday, November 5

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

12 PM

Multi-Site Exhibition Tour: Artists Enzo Camacho and Ami Lien at the Harvard Art Museums and the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts @ 12 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art tour

Friday, November 6

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

1 PM

Materials Lab Workshop: Making an Impression @ 1 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art workshop

2 PM

First/Hand Fridays: Suit Up! Textiles in 20th-Century American Memory @ 2 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

Wednesday, November 11

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

10 AM

Museums Closed @ 10 AM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art

Thursday, November 12

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

7 PM

The Artist’s Voice: Leilah Babirye with Ruth Erickson @ 7 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| free| talk art free

Friday, November 13

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

7 PM

ICA Gala 2026 @ 7 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| art

Wednesday, November 18

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

12 PM

Multi-Site Exhibition Tour: Alfonso Ossorio: Line and Lineage and Knowledge Is Myth: Chimeric Continuities @ 12 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| tour art

Thursday, November 19

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

12 PM

Gallery Talk: On Location: Drawing the Outdoors @ 12:30 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

Friday, November 20

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

1 PM

Materials Lab Workshop: Casting Connections—Molds, Replicas, and Questions of Authorship @ 1 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| workshop art

Sunday, November 22

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

2 PM

Gallery Talk: Max Gruber on 90 YEARS @ 2 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| free| talk art free

Thursday, November 26

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

10 AM

Museums Closed for Thanksgiving @ 10 AM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art seasonal

December 2026

Wednesday, December 2

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

6 PM

John Constable and the Outdoors: Writing about Drawing @ 6 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| talk art

Thursday, December 3

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

4 PM

Crafternoon with Alie Reilinger @ 4 PM MIT, Kendall Square| workshop art

5 PM

Harvard Art Museums at Night @ 5 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art food drink date night seasonal

Friday, December 4

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

12 PM

Exhibition Tour: The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection @ 12 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| tour art

2 PM

First/Hand Fridays: Emergent Grounds—Drawing as Public Practice @ 2 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

Wednesday, December 9

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

12 PM

Multi-Site Exhibition Tour: Alfonso Ossorio: Line and Lineage and Knowledge Is Myth: Chimeric Continuities @ 12 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| tour art

6 PM

The Material Culture of Islamic Calligraphy @ 6 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| talk art

Thursday, December 10

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

12 PM

Gallery Talk: The Gelatin Silver Print @ 12:30 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

Friday, December 11

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

7 PM

The Inevitable Return: Exploding Plastic Revisited @ 7 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| theater music art

Saturday, December 12

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

11 AM

Second Saturdays Story Time @ 11 AM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| second Saturday of the month| books family friendly art

12 PM

Exhibition Tour: On Location: Drawing the Outdoors @ 12 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| tour art

Sunday, December 13

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

2 PM

Gallery Talk: Ruth Erickson on Leilah Babirye: Embaga ya Naki ne Naki (Wedding of Naki and Naki) @ 2 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| free| talk art free

January 2027

Saturday, January 16

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

12 PM

Exhibition Tour: On Location: Drawing the Outdoors @ 12 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| tour art

Thursday, January 21

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

showtimes

Andrew Schneider: NOWISWHENWEARE (the stars) Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| Jan 21, 22, and 23| theater art

Friday, January 22

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

showtimes

Andrew Schneider: NOWISWHENWEARE (the stars) Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| Jan 21, 22, and 23| theater art

Saturday, January 23

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

showtimes

Andrew Schneider: NOWISWHENWEARE (the stars) Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| Jan 21, 22, and 23| theater art

Thursday, January 28

multi-day (1)

Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City Boston Public Library

12 PM

Gallery Talk: The 20 × 24 Polaroid Process @ 12:30 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

February 2027

Tuesday, February 2

12 PM

Gallery Talk: Redlining and the Visual Culture of Suburbia @ 12:30 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

Thursday, February 4

12 PM

Exhibition Tour: The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection @ 12 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| tour art

March 2027

Wednesday, March 3

12 PM

Gallery Talk: Alfonso Ossorio: Line and Lineage @ 12:30 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

Sunday, March 7

2 PM

Gallery Talk: Erika Umali on 90 YEARS @ 2 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| free| talk art free

Thursday, March 18

8 PM

Motherhood, an Artist Lecture by Suzanne Bocanegra Starring Judah Lang @ 8 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| Mar 18 and 19 at 8 PM| theater talk art

Friday, March 19

8 PM

Motherhood, an Artist Lecture by Suzanne Bocanegra Starring Judah Lang @ 8 PM Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Seaport| Mar 18 and 19 at 8 PM| theater talk art

Wednesday, March 31

12 PM

Gallery Talk: The Gelatin Silver Print @ 12:30 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

April 2027

Tuesday, April 6

12 PM

Gallery Talk: Material Experimentation in Alfonso Ossorio: Line and Lineage @ 12:30 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

Friday, April 9

12 PM

Gallery Talk: Alfonso Ossorio: Line and Lineage @ 12:30 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

Tuesday, April 27

12 PM

Gallery Talk: Crafting Perfect Portraits with Photographic Proof Prints @ 12:30 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| art talk

Wednesday, April 28

12 PM

Exhibition Tour: The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection @ 12 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| tour art

May 2027

Thursday, May 6

12 PM

Exhibition Tour: The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection @ 12 PM Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Square| tour art