The Harvard Art Museums

A long time ago, when I was teaching on the South Shore, I went on one of the best field trips ever to the Fogg Art Museum in Harvard Square.  Maybe it was because it was my favorite class of all time, maybe it was because I spent the day in the city, or that the art teacher was mostly in charge, but I loved this museum.  When JO and I moved to Cambridge I was all about going to visit the museum again.  That was until it closed for renovations, right after we moved, for six years!

Over the last six years we've watched the renovations.  It was a pretty massive project so the museum held some community days, prior to the official opening, to say thank you to the community of Cambridge.  Even though it was free you had to sign up online ahead of time and the time slots got filled quickly.  We were lucky to get a 2:00 p.m. pass for the second community day.

The museum is beautiful and I was glad to see they kept the inside, Italian themed courtyard area I remembered so fondly from that field trip.

They have combined all three Harvard museums into this one space so there is a lot to look at.  In fact, we stopped after two floors, saying we will save the rest for another day.  

The color in this painting is just amazing

 In addition to the art, they had a mariachi band perform in the courtyard.  They were really good!