Gallery Talk: On Location: Drawing the Outdoors

Name: Gallery Talk: On Location: Drawing the Outdoors
Start: 2026-12-02T12:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-12-02T13:00:00-05:00
Location: Harvard Art Museums

Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 · Cambridge

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When	Wednesday, December 2, 2026 · 12:30 pm – 1:00 pmEastern time.
Where	Harvard Art Museums32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 · Cambridge · Map
Price	FreeNo admission charge listed by the organizer.
Listed by	harvardartmuseums.orgOrganizer’s page · All events at Harvard Art Museums →
Category	Museums and Galleries

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Curatorial fellow Alec Aldrich discusses an 1827 drawing made with the camera lucida by inventor Sir John Frederick William Herschel, part of the exhibition On Location: Drawing the Outdoors. A 30-minute talk in the galleries. Free; museum admission is free.

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Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138Cambridge. Check the MBTA trip planner for the closest station; most Boston venues are a short walk from the T.

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