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American Repertory Theater64 Brattle St.Cambridge Thu., June 4, 2026, 7:30 – 10:30 p.m. Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage. Pressure builds, boundaries blur, and reality begins to slip as Nina strives to rise from the ballet corps to the lea

Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery, Byerly Hall8 Garden St. Cambridge Thu., June 4, 2026, 12 – 4:45 p.m. ‘words doing as they want to do’ builds on Eve Fowler’s decades-long practice at the intersection of language, poetry, and visual art. Drawing from sustained engagement with feminist texts and the visual potential of language, the exhibition presents new paintings alongside a zine-style artist b

Houghton LibraryHarvard YardCambridge Thu., June 4, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Declaring independence was just the first step towards forming the United States. Seeking to replace the weak Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government, a 1787 convention produced a constitution that provoked sharp debate over its ratification by the states. This exhibition features one of the early print

Harvard Art Museums32 Quincy St. Cambridge Thu., June 4, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. When you think of the word “Celtic,” what do you picture? Perhaps intricate knotwork designs, legendary warriors, or mystical spirituality? Maybe even a certain NBA team? Celtic Art Across the Ages will introduce visitors to the worlds of the various peoples who were historically labeled “Celts”—through the objects the

Lammot du Pont Copeland Gallery, Pusey LibraryHarvard University ArchivesHarvard YardCambridge Thu., June 4, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. Colonists who supported independence believed they should have more control over their own laws and taxation, while the British wanted to keep the colonies under Imperial

Houghton LibraryHarvard YardCambridge Thu., June 4, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Houghton Library holds almost 3,000 items related to angling and fish. This exhibition displays the breadth of this collection, which includes richly illustrated taxonomies, anglers’ guides, ships’ logs, watercolors, and even children’s materials and miniature books. Gazette Classification: Exhibitions Organization/Sponsor:

Houghton LibraryHarvard YardCambridge Thu., June 4, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. From the first protests against British taxation to the treaty that ended the war, War of Words brings together the posters, pamphlets, newspapers, and images that brought news of the American Revolution to those who lived through it. Gazette Classification: America 250, Exhibitions Organization/Sponsor: Houghton Library Co

Harvard Museum of Natural History26 Oxford St.Cambridge Thu., June 4, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Rubies is a new, intimate collection of stunning minerals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery.Ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum, owes its vibrant color to trace amounts of chromium in its crystal structure. This element also gives many rubies a striking f

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology11 Divinity AveCambridge Thu., June 4, 2026, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in cinema, she casts professional and nonprofessional actors and photographs each

Lia and William Poorvu Gallery, Schlesinger Library3 James St. Cambridge Thu., June 4, 2026, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Drawn from the Schlesinger Library’s collection of more than 4,300 community cookbooks, ‘Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks’ explores the cultural and historical significance of community cookbooks from the nineteenth century to today. These volume

North LobbyBaker Library | Bloomberg CenterHarvard Business SchoolSoldiers Field RoadBoston Thu., June 4, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Muriel Siebert: Redefining Power and Possibility on Wall Street traces the career of Muriel Siebert, the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967.Drawing on photographs, correspondence, advertisements, and contemporary media coverage from the Murie

Harvard Art Museums32 Quincy St.Cambridge Thu., June 4, 2026 Glück auf in Deutschland marks the first major exhibition in the United States by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Pınar Öğrenci (b. 1973). The artist’s work invites viewers to question what has been remembered or erased while imagining a future grounded in justice, equality, and collective healing and shaped by layered experiences of s

Third Floor, CGIS South Building1730 Cambridge St.Cambridge Thu., June 4, 2026 The exhibition “The Space of Appearances: A Shared Tongue” is an excerpt from Yulia Spiridonova’s ongoing project “Wayward Son,” which examines contemporary displacement of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Central Asia. The individuals photographed in this body of work have in common the Russi

Fisher Family Commons Gallery, CGIS Knafel Building1737 Cambridge St.Cambridge Thu., June 4, 2026 The exhibition "Drawing the War" invites viewers into the intimate, raw space where everyday life and wartime reality collide. Living in Ukraine throughout Russia’s full scale invasion, the artist, Alevtina Kakhidze, works from the immediacy of her experience; her visceral reactions, bodily tensions,

Gutman Conference Center, Harvard Graduate School of Education6 Appian WayCambridge Thu., June 4, 2026 Digital Accessibility Services (DAS) is excited to invite you to the 2026 Accessibility Summit on Thursday, June 4. This is an in-person event open to Harvard faculty and staff, and will provide opportunities for learning, connecting, and engaging with other accessibility advocates from around th

American Repertory Theater64 Brattle St.Cambridge Wed., June 3, 2026, 7:30 – 10:30 p.m. Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage. Pressure builds, boundaries blur, and reality begins to slip as Nina strives to rise from the ballet corps to the lea

Hatch Memorial Shell47 David G Mugar WayBoston Wed., June 3, 2026, 6 – 8 p.m. Join a one-of-a-kind, free event at the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Charles River Esplanade celebrating people with disabilities, music, and assistive technology! “Abilities: Amplified” takes place on June 3 from 6-8 PM, blending cutting-edge innovation with community connection. Enjoy a vibrant main stage featuring live

Harvard metaLAB42 Kirkland St. Cambridge Wed., June 3, 2026, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Please join us next Wednesday, June 3 (4:30-6:30 pm) for a special work-share & mingle with metaLAB Principal Kim Albrecht and metaLAB visiting fellow Ilan Manouach.Cryptocompetence (Ilan Manouach): We have been taught to fear the black box, to demand that every system open itself to inspection, as though understanding w

42 Kirkland St.Cambridge Wed., June 3, 2026, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Cryptocompetence (Manouach)We've been taught to fear the black box, to demand that every system open itself to inspection, as though understanding were the price of legitimacy and transparency the cure for everything we cannot see. But the most consequential systems of our age, from protein folding to the markets to the cells that keep

Wed., June 3, 2026, 1 – 1:50 p.m. AI has already changed how health care organizations collect and analyze data. Now, it’s changing how they build. From large language models to AI agents and low-code development tools, it’s possible to create workflows, build applications, and generate prototypes, raising questions about what health care leaders should build, buy, and scale. This Pressure Points