Eishosai Choki (active c. 1780-1805), The Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya (Matsubaya uchi Somenosuke), Late 18th - early 19th century, Japanese, Edo Period.

Harvard Art Museum

Beginning June 30, 2008, the Fogg Museum and the Busch-Reisinger Museum will be closed to the public for a renovation project that is expected to last approximately five years. During the renovation, selected works from the Fogg, Busch-Reisinger, and Sackler collections will be on view at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum beginning mid-September 2008.

The Harvard Art Museum is one of the world’s leading arts institutions, comprising the Fogg Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Straus Center for Conservation, Center for the Technical Study of Modern Art, the Harvard Art Museum Archives, and the United States headquarters for the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis (Turkey). The Harvard Art Museum is distinguished by the range and depth of its collections, its groundbreaking exhibitions, and the original research of its staff. As an integral part of Harvard and the community, the three art museums and four research centers serve as resources for students, scholars, and visitors. For more than a century, the Harvard Art Museum has been the nation’s premier training ground for museum professionals and scholars and is renowned for its seminal role in the development of the discipline of art history in this country.

Fogg Museum 32 Quincy Street. The Fogg Museum opened to the public in 1895 and is the oldest of the three art museums on Harvard’s campus. The Fogg houses the Harvard Art Museum’s collections illustrating the history of Western art from the Middle Ages to the present, with particular strengths in Italian early Renaissance, British pre-Raphaelite, and 19th-century French art.

Busch-Reisinger Museum 32 Quincy Street. The Busch-Reisinger Museum opened to the public in 1903 (then known as the Germanic Museum) and holds the most important and extensive collection of Northern and Central European art in the United States. Highlights include German expressionist paintings, Austrian Secession art, materials related to the Bauhaus, the archives of Lyonel Feininger and Walter Gropius, and a comprehensive collection of the works of Joseph Beuys. From 1920 to 1987, the museum was housed in Adolphus Busch Hall at 29 Kirkland Street. Adolphus Busch Hall currently contains an exhibition on the history of the Busch-Reisinger Museum and plaster casts of medieval works of art. Adolphus Busch Hall also houses a famous Flentrop organ and a number of organ concerts are given throughout the year. It is open to the public on the second Sunday of every month from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Arthur M. Sackler Museum 485 Broadway. The Arthur M. Sackler Museum opened to the public in l985. The Sackler houses the Art Museum’s collections of ancient, Asian, Islamic, and later Indian art, including exceptional holdings of ancient coins; Greek and Roman sculpture; Chinese bronzes, ceramics, and jades; Japanese and Korean painted scrolls; and works on paper from India, Iran, and Turkey.

General Information

Harvard Art Museum
Admission rates: Admission is free with Harvard ID.
Information: (617) 495-9400
Web Page Address: http://www.harvardartmuseum.org

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