Learn about new collections-based research in short talks presented by current Harvard Art Museums Fellows. Showcasing original scholarship, the talks will explore a diverse array of projects that these emerging museum professionals have undertaken during their fellowships in our curatorial divisions and conservation labs.
Interpreting Celtic Art
Penny Coombe, Kelekian Curatorial Fellow in Ancient Art, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art
Inside and Out: A Technical Investigation of Unfired Clay Buddhist Objects from Khara Khoto
Kaela Nurmi, Objects Conservation Fellow, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies
Got Milk? Butter, Cheese, and the Making of Dutch Identity in the 17th Century
Susanne Bartels, Stanley H. Durwood Foundation Curatorial Fellow, Division of European and American Art
Mist Opportunities: A New Treatment Method for John Singer Sargent’s Daffodils in a Vase
Saffie Patel, Richard I. Shader Fellow in Paintings Conservation, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies
Archive to Essence: Lessons from the American Professional Photographers Collection
Madison Brown, John R. and Barbara Robinson Family Curatorial Fellow in Photography, Division of Modern and Contemporary Art
Research behind the Treatment: Conserving Drawings by Camille Pissarro and Egon Schiele
Valeria Pesce, Craigen W. Bowen Paper Conservation Fellow, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies
This program is supported by the gifts of alumni and friends to the Museum Training Fund and by the generosity of those who have created Curatorial and Conservation Fellowships at the Harvard Art Museums.
The Fellowship Program at the Harvard Art Museums is designed to broaden the experience of those embarking on professional museum careers in art history and related fields, conservation and conservation science, and/or museum education.
Fellows work on specific projects within their field and engage in a broad range of activities across the museums. Foregrounding our teaching and research mission, Fellows also participate in interdisciplinary teaching and contribute to a rich offering of public and academic interpretive programs across various platforms.