Curious about how coins were made from their inception in 7th-century BCE Lydia until the birth of mechanized coinage at Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactory in 18th-century Birmingham, Britain? Visit the Harvard Art Museums Materials Lab...

Stephen Sack is an acclaimed Brussels-based American artist whose work investigates money's poetic and philosophical beauty and the importance of the magical connection between 'worthless' objects and imagination. Lost and found, worn and...

A study day for students focusing on Armenian liturgy and Armenian liturgical objects

The morning will begin with a workshop led by Father Daniel Findikyan (St. Nersess Armenian Seminary). In his workshop, Liturgy and Armenian’s Christian DNA, Father Findikyan will introduce the liturgy of Armenia: its history, development, and key features. The workshop will explore in particular the ways in which Armenian art responds to the needs of the liturgy. Following the workshop, Father Findikyan and Christina Maranci (Tufts University...

Most early Byzantine cities were densely layered spaces. Embedded within sites of longstanding occupation, their urban fabrics contained numerous damaged, dilapidated, or merely outdated structures that were in need of repair or rebuilding. Professor Yasin will examine how architectural...