Gallery Talk: Investigating Color at Ancient Dura-Europos
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Harvard Art Museums
Free
Join a conservator and curator to learn about recent research into the color and craft of wall painting at ancient Dura-Europos, Syria.
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- Ages: Adults.
- Wheelchair accessible.
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Cost
This Event is free!
Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the gallery talk. Space is limited, and talks are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.
Location
- In-person only.
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States
Dates and Times
Friday, May 23 12:30PM – 1PM
Additional information
What can we learn from humble fragments of painted plaster walls? A lot, as it turns out! Paintings conservator Kate Smith and assistant research curator Caitlin Clerkin will discuss a display of wall painting fragments excavated at ancient Dura-Europos, Syria. The collaborative research into materials that underpins this display shows how some answers—and more questions—can be generated by casting a technical lens on forgotten parts of the collections. This talk focuses on a new installation in Gallery 3440.
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Last updated May 13, 2025.
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