Exhibitions
Conceiving the Pill: Highlights from the Reproductive Health Collections
Through September 30, 2009
Countway Library, First Floor
Harvard Medical School
10 Shattuck Street
Boston
The exhibit will feature the newly opened manuscripts collections of John C. Rock, the co-creator of the contraceptive pill, and Arthur T. Hertig, and will draw on the papers of contributing scientists, physicians, and activists involved in reproductive health. The exhibit will include ephemera, photographs, correspondence, and artifacts from these collections.
Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, 1909–1929: 20 Years that Changed the World of Art
Through August 28, 2009
Copeland Gallery and Sheldon Exhibition Rooms
Pusey Library
Fredric Wilson, 617-495-2445
An exhibition of more than 200 original documents and artworks in the Harvard Theatre Collection.
"Ever Westward": Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and American Culture
Through August 8, 2009
Edison and Newman Room
Houghton Library
Peter X. Accardo, 617-496-4027
Commemorating the 150th anniversary of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's birth, this exhibition examines his life and most famous literary creation, Sherlock Holmes, with a special emphasis on their place in American culture.
Masked Festivals of Canton Bo (Ivory Coast), West Africa
Through March 31, 2010
Gallery, Tozzer Library
Janet Steins, 617-495-2292
The festivals of Canton Bo, located in the dense forest region of eastern Liberia and western Ivory Coast, centered on the g'la, or the spirit forms of ancient ancestors who appeared in post-harvest festivals wearing carved masks and full-body coverings of straw, animal hide, textiles, and paint. Until 2002, the Bo people invited the sprits each year to protect their village against unknown threats, and to stimulate fertility for both women and crops. Through rare drawings and photographs, along with masks from the Peabody Museum collections, Masked Festivals explores the different kinds of spirit forms and their performances.
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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.
Modeling Reproduction: The Teaching Models of Robert Latou Dickinson
Through September 30, 2009
Countway Library, Second Floor
Harvard Medical School
10 Shattuck Street
Boston
Robert L. Dickinson, an early birth-control pioneer, developed a renowned collection of reproduction models as part of his campaign to broaden the understanding and acceptance of human sexuality. In addition to models, the exhibit will include correspondence, ephemera, and photographs from the Dickinson papers.
"A Monument More Durable Than Brass": The Donald and Mary Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson
August 26 through November 14, 2009
Edison and Newman Room and Amy Lowell Room
Houghton Library
John Overholt, 617-495-2439
In 2003, Harvard received the bequest of the most comprehensive collection in existence on the life and work of Samuel Johnson and his circle of friends and associates in 18th-century literary London. The year 2009 marks Johnson's 300th birthday and provides an opportune moment to exhibit some of the treasures of the Hyde Collection, including a fragment of the manuscript for his Dictionary, his only surviving letter to his wife, books from his library, and his teapot.
Nadia Boulanger and Her American Composition Students
Through July 1, 2009
Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library
Fanny Mason Peabody Music Building
Sarah Adams, 617-496-3359 or sjadams@fas.harvard.edu
This exhibit focuses on Nadia Boulanger, one of the foremost composition teachers of the 20th century, especially her American ties and her influence on generations of American composers. The exhibit is scheduled to coincide with "Crosscurrents: American and European Music in Interaction, 1900-2000," an international conference to be held at Harvard October 30 through November 1.
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Pilgrimage to a Refuge
Through June 26, 2009
Theodore Roosevelt Gallery
Pusey Library
Wallace Dailey, 617-384-7938
Roosevelt's 1915 trip to the bird refuges at the mouth of the Mississippi that he created in 1904, illustrated by photographs, ocean charts, and his own published account.
Primary Sources: Contemporary Research in Baker Library Historical Collections
Through September 11, 2009
Baker Library/Bloomberg Center
North Lobby
Harvard Business School
Baker Library Historical Collections Department, 617-495-6411 or histcollref@hbs.edu
This exhibition examines the role of primary source materials in contemporary scholarly research by showcasing four recent publications by Harvard Business School faculty and fellows that drew extensively from the extraordinary breadth of historical documents held at Harvard Business School. The exhibit also features ten additional, recent, scholarly publications in which the premises were strengthened and enriched by the authors' access to historical documents at Harvard Business School.
Sublime Spectacle: Exploration and Geology in the Grand Canyon
Through October 10, 2009
Cabot Science Library Exhibition Case
Main Floor
Reed Lowrie, 617-496-5534 or lowrie@fas.harvard.edu
While it can be appreciated solely for its natural beauty, the Grand Canyon is also one of the best places on earth to see a record of the earth's geological past. This exhibit shows what the canyon consists of and how it was formed, and also discusses the exploration of the canyon by scientists in the 19th century. Clarence Dutton's 1882 Atlas to Accompany the Tertiary History of the Grand Cañon District, one of the most beautiful works on the canyon, will be on display.
"This Great Voice That Shakes the World": Tennyson's Idylls of the King
Through August 21, 2009
Amy Lowell Room
Houghton Library
Heather G. Cole, 617-495-2449
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892), this exhibition focuses on the poet's great Arthuriad, Idylls of the King, a 12-part cycle of poems composed and published over the course of nearly 30 years. The exhibition includes early drafts and variants, published editions, and artists' interpretations of the Idylls.
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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