Exhibitions
Cabinets of Curiosity and Rooms of Wonder
Through March 17, 2012
Edison and Newman Room
Houghton Library
Tom Horrocks, 617-495-2442
Modern museums and art galleries have their origins in late Renaissance European private collections of artifacts gathered for study and admiration. This exhibition documents this fascinating intersection of science and art, and explores the shift from private repositories to public institutions. The exhibition, curated by Florence Fearrington, HRPBA '61, draws on her private collection as well as material from Harvard's Houghton Library, Ernst Mayr Library of Comparative Zoology, Botany Libraries, and Countway Library of Medicine.
The Mercator Globes
Ongoing
Harvard Map Collection
Pusey Library
617-495-2417
Includes Gerard Mercator's terrestrial (1541) and celestial (1551) globes, which reflected new discoveries in world geography and cosmography as well as new techniques in charting, printing, and globe making. Only 22 matched pairs survive, Harvard's being the only matched pair of Mercator globes in America.
Native Life in the Americas: Artists' Views
Through February 28, 2012
Tozzer Library Gallery
Janet Steins, 617-495-1481
This exhibition showcases the work of important though not well-known artists who focused on Native American life and culture. On display are selected prints and books from the Tozzer Library collection, looking beyond the familiar 19th-century white male painters to include women artists, Native artists, and even one living artist. The exhibition also includes artists who were primarily illustrators, designers, and printmakers rather than painters.
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Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism
Through February 4, 2012
North Lobby
Baker Library/Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
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In the mid-to-late-19th-century United States, more than 240,000 miles of railroad track was laid, connecting vast regions of the country, transporting raw materials, goods, and people, and making possible an unparalleled level of commerce. The railroad system, unprecedented in its size and complexity, became the model on which modern business would be based. "Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism" draws from Baker Library Historical Collections materials to explore the continuing research in the history and role of railroads in creating not only the foundations of modern business, but also a system of modern capitalism that survives to this day. While few dispute the transformative nature of the industry, recent scholarship has compared European and American railroads and revealed how the relationship between the railroads and the state influenced railroad development and how railroads shaped the growth of other industries. Other scholars have questioned the idea that American railroads were models of management and suggest they are better understood as sometimes inefficient and lumbering organizations that achieved scale only through massive subsidy.
A Transcendent Vitality: Harvard at 375
Through May 25, 2012
Pusey Library Lobby
Harvard Yard
Rich history, cherished traditions, and increasing global impact are hallmarks of the University's first 375 years. Through this exhibition, the Harvard University Archives uses its unique research collections to explore Harvard history as it shapes the present and anticipates the future.
October 11–14: Enter through the Pusey Library doors. All other dates: Enter through Lamont Library.
2011 Undergraduate Book Collecting Prize
Through May 15, 2012
Second and Third Floor Display Cases
Lamont Library
Lynn Sayers, 617-495-2455
Established in 1977, the Visiting Committee Prize for Undergraduate Book Collecting recognizes and encourages book collecting by undergraduates at Harvard. Students competing for the annual prize submit an annotated bibliography and an essay on their collecting efforts; the influence of mentors; the experience of searching for, organizing and caring for items; and the future direction of the collection.
The Warren Anatomical Museum Reopening Exhibition
Ongoing
Warren Anatomical Museum Exhibition Gallery, Fifth Floor
Countway Library of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
10 Shattuck Street
Boston, MA 02115
617-432-2173
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