Gallery Talk: Spring in the Gardens

Join MA-NMWA as we enjoy this Curator led Spring in the Gardens Gallery Talk at the Harvard Art Museums, to celebrate the spring equinox and Nowruz. Nowruz is the Persian New Year, celebrated across West, Central, and South Asia and globally among the diasporas.

This talk and tour is free of charge, but you must register to reserve a place, as capacity is limited.

Janet O’Brien, Calderwood Curatorial Fellow in South Asian and Islamic Art, will guide us on a stroll through the lush gardens evoked in Islamic and South Asian art featured in a recent installation at the Harvard Art Museums' Art from Islamic Lands and South Asian Art galleries. Along the way, we 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. 

NB: The Fogg Museum has launched a lunchtime series for Women’s History Month in March and our MA-NMWA members are welcome to peruse and join their offerings.