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From left to right: Charissa Shang, John Weaver, Catherine Mignone, Carrie Lambert Beatty. Congratulations to this year’s HAA prize winners: Abramson Prize: John Weaver, for his senior thesis Worldly Heaven: Elephanta’s Polyvalent Program and Sacred...

The Dedalus Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for 2026 – 2027 has been awarded to Ebonie Pollock, a PhD Candidate in the History of Art & Architecture Department at Harvard University, for her dissertation ​ “Gold Would Not Be Too Precious a Medium”...

Congratulations to Marin Gray (HAA class of 2026) and Byron Otis (HAA G3), who have both been awarded Bowdoin Essay Prizes for 2025-2026. They are two of only six awardees total for the year. The Bowdoin Prizes, some of Harvard’s oldest and most...

The Department of the History of Art and Architecture is pleased to welcome Walid Akef as a new faculty member who will teach Islamic Art and Architecture starting fall 2026. Akef is currently completing his PhD in the Aga Khan Program for Islamic...

How blue is Krishna? The poet can get away by responding with a metaphor, calling the dark god Ghanashyam, a storm cloud. Krishna, passionate lover, desired by many and desiring many, is the dark cloud, writes the poet, about to descend on the beloved...

NEW YORK, NY.- The Frick Collection today announced the appointment of Dr. Aaron Wile as its new John Updike Curator. He will take up the post on April 6, 2026. In this senior curatorial role, Wile succeeds Dr. Aimee Ng, who became the museum’s Peter Jay...

By analyzing the chemical composition of pigments, Harvard’s Mapping Color in History initiative showcases a new layer of Indian art. Against a deep blue backdrop, sword-wielding demons attempt to disrupt a sacred ritual. Ram, who is dressed in a yellow...

Congratulations to this year’s HAA prize winners (from left to right): Abramson Prize: Alejandra Riambau, for her senior thesis Tidal Shifts: Water as Metaphor in Cuban Contemporary Art The Matthew Abramson '96 Prize is awarded by faculty vote to the one...

“'I am delighted to recognize these five outstanding colleagues for their contributions to teaching, mentorship, and research,' Hoekstra said. 'Their passion, rigor, and creativity inspire our students every day, giving them the opportunity to ask big...

At the centennial meeting of the Medieval Academy of America, held this March in Cambridge, a session, ”Women’s Religious Communities: A Roundtable Discussion of Past Scholarship and New Directions,” was held in honor of the contributions of Prof. Jeffrey...