Gallery Talk: Water Stories
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Janet O’Brien will look at the diverse roles of water across cultures, as seen in an installation in the Islamic and South Asian art galleries.
Sign-up Information
Ages: Adults.
Wheelchair accessible.
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No application or registration needed.
Cost
This Event is free!
Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the talk. Talks are limited to 18 people and are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.
Location
- In-person only.
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States
Neighborhood 9
Dates and Times
Thursday, August 22, 12:30PM – 1PM
Additional information
Join curatorial fellow Janet O’Brien for a tour of the installation Water Stories in the Islamic and South Asian art galleries. O’Brien will share insights into the diverse ways in which water is experienced in the pictorial world across different cultures. Through the 11 works on display, the visitor will journey to Istanbul, Türkiye; Bukhara, Uzbekistan; Tehran, Iran; Herat and Kabul, Afghanistan; and Rajasthan, India, from the 15th to the 21st century.
![In this painting, men and women are shown hunting in a forest at night.](/sites/default/files/styles/findit_opportunity_image_large/public/image/event/2024-08/Water%20Stories_900_600.png?itok=ccF8yl-r)
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Last updated August 8, 2024.