Gallery Talk: Spring in the Gardens

Join The Harvard Art Museum in bringing in the Spring Equinox and Nowruz! Nowruz is the Persian New Year that is celebrated across West, Central, and South Asia and globally among the diasporas. Curatorial fellow Janet O’Brien will guide guests on a stroll through the lush gardens evoked in Islamic and South Asian art featured in a recent installation. Along the way, guest will view a magnificent 18th-century Persian carpet of a four-part garden (chaharbagh) design, contemporary glass birds by Turkish artist Felekşan Onar, and historical paintings from the South Asian collection that celebrate the abundance of nature. The installation is on view in the Art from Islamic Lands and South Asian Art galleries.

This gallery talk is part of the New on View series, highlighting recent gallery installations and presenting new insights into recent acquisitions or old favorites. Leading this discussion is Janet O’Brien, Calderwood Curatorial Fellow in South Asian and Islamic Art, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art

Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the gallery talk. Talks are limited to 18 people and are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.