Our educators and curators are dedicated to offering programs and resources that will encourage visitors of all ages to interact and be more engaged with Harn exhibitions.
The Harn Museum of Art collection includes nine hand-colored engravings from one of Maria Sibylla Merian’s (German, 1647–1717) most important publications on the natural world, the Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (or Insects of Suriname). Merian was an artist, naturalist, and scientist who published books containing lush illustrations of flowers, plants, insects, birds and other animals....
Do you keep things that you like close to your heart? The owner of this jacket, called a Haori [HOW-ri], did too! They carefully chose a fabric with their favorite sport on it to keep close to their heart. What do you think their favorite sport is? If you guessed baseball,...
Watch the video to learn about Joaquín Torres-Garcíayou’s Figuras Constructivas, then complete the Four Color Theorem challenge by downloading the included coloring page. DOWNLOAD PDF
Museums are full of objects that have had past lives. Lives that include ownership, display, exhibition history, and sometimes food! Working in the Asian wing and working with traditional religious art at the Harn Museum of Art, random thoughts about incarnations in everyday life often come to me. When I refer...
What You’ll Need Balloon White Glue Water Scissors Medium-sized bowl A stand for the balloon, such as a cup or coffee mug Bundle of string or yarn Glow stick or flashlight What You’ll Do 1. Watch the Harn at Home: Line & Light Video to learn about Olafur Eliasson’s Fivefold Sphere...
Comic(al) Hen Watch the video below to meet Hen by American Artist William Zorach, c. 1947. Then download and print the comic book templates to tell your own story of the life of Hen. Download PDF
In the Sunshine State, we know a thing or two about light. The Impressionists who made these three paintings did too. Impressionists were artists who painted in the style of Impressionism, which basically means that they were trying to capture the feeling and appearance of the quick movements of light and shadow across surfaces. Claude...
Rauschenberg Inspired Image Transfers Robert Rauschenberg was an avant-garde artist who had romantic relationships with both men and women, the most significant of which was with fellow artist Jasper Johns. Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns were pioneering artists. Through their depiction of everyday objects, the pair sought to challenge the myth...
A photograph has recently entered the Harn Museum’s Collection, arriving just before the COVID-19 shutdown. Titled Harem Women Writing, it is by the Moroccan artist Lalla Essaydi (born 1956 in Marrakesh, now living in Boston & New York), from her series, Les Femmes du Maroc. It will be exhibited next spring. The...
A community is a group of people with a common characteristic living together within a larger society. A community can foster a sense of belonging through a shared interest, relationship or experience. We each have our own unique understanding of community. Artists find inspiration in the people, places, objects, traditions...
