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Gallery Talk: Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment

Presented by Harvard Art Museums at Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge MA

Nov 03 2022

Gallery Talk: Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment

Paul Sandby, British, The Meteor of August 18, 1783, as Seen from the East Angle of the North Terrace, Windsor Castle, 1783. Watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper. Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Conn., Paul Mellon Collection, B1993.30.115, TL42412.6.

Join us for a talk about Paul Sandby’s 1783 drawing of a meteor, on view in the special exhibition Dare to Know, with curator Horace Ballard.

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Join curator Horace Ballard for an exploration of the observation and documentation of astronomical events in the 18th century as exemplified in a drawing by British artist Paul Sandby. The work is featured in the special exhibition Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment, on view until January 15, 2023.

ADMISSION INFO

Gallery talks are limited to 18 people, and it is required that you reserve your place. At 10am the day of the event, reservations will open and may be arranged online through this form. The gallery talk reservation will also serve as your general museum reservation. If required, visitors will pay the museum admission fee upon arrival.

$20
Adults

$18
Seniors (65+)

Free
Sundays—free to all!

Free
All students with a valid ID

Free
Harvard ID holders (plus one guest)

Free
Harvard Art Museums Friends

Free
Youth under 18

Free
Cambridge residents (proof of residency required)

Additional free admission opportunities

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Additional time info:

Please meet in the Calderwood Courtyard, in front of the digital screens between the shop and the admissions desk.

LOCATION

Harvard Art Museums

32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

ACCESSIBILITY INFO

- Wheelchair Access

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