Spotlight Tour: In the Blink of an Eye, with Jade Xiao ’27

Know Before You Go

How to join: Check in at the Visitor Services desk; space is limited.
Fee: This is a free event.
Accessibility accommodations: Email am_register@harvard.edu at least 48 hours in advance, including the name and date of the program in the subject line.
General info: The museum visit page has general guidelines for your visit.

On this tour, Jade Xiao ’27 will explore how art captures the fleeting nature of time. The tour stops are Vanitas (c. 1525), a boxwood sculpture by an artist from the School of Conrad Meit; the painting The Vanity of the Artist’s Dream (1830) by Charles Bird King; and Blossoming Plum with Moon and Snow (late 18th–early 19th century), a pair of hanging scrolls by Goshun 呉春 (Matsumura Gekkei 松村月渓).

Spotlight Tours offer a chance to explore the collections of the Harvard Art Museums through the eyes of a Harvard student. Free and open to the public, these tours start outside the museum shop on Saturdays and Sundays at 11am and 2pm. Drop in and join the conversation! And find out what the Student Guides are up to anytime on Instagram @harvardarthappens.

This program is supported by the Ho Family Student Guide Fund.

The Ho Family Student Guide Program at the Harvard Art Museums prepares students to develop original, research-based tours of the collections. Through their training, Student Guides gain knowledge of the collections and develop skills in critical thinking, visual analysis, public speaking, and leadership.