Picasso: War, Combat, and Revolution
By Harvard Art Museums
The current installation, which complements the Harvard course World Fairs, focuses on Picasso’s engagement with war, combat, and revolution.
Saturday, January 20 10am – Sunday, May 5 5pm
Open 10am–5pm
Open Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm
Closed on major holidays
Contact
No application or registration needed.
Free!
Location
- In-person only.
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States
https://harvardartmuseums.org/visit
Wheelchair accessible.
https://harvardartmuseums.org/visit/accessibility/museum-access
Additional information
It explores Guernica’s core themes, the repressive Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, broader imagery of death, struggles of good and evil (represented by matadors, Minotaurs, Classical competition mythology), political and artistic revolution, and issues of desire and capture.
Event continues to run during February vacation and April vacation.
Last updated December 20, 2023.
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