Game Play

Move through the museums’ collections with an eye toward games and game play. Stop at a Bauhaus chess set designed by Josef Hartwig in 1920s Germany; engraved tarot playing cards from 19th-century Tuscany; and Kano Tanshin’s painting "Floating Wine Cup Poetry Game" from Edo period Japan. Along the way, discuss issues of form and function, mysticism, and how play comes together with the pursuit of knowledge.

This interactive tour will take place online via Zoom. To join, click the following link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/98557474557 (free admission; no pre-registration required).

Virtual Student Guide Tours take place every Thursday at 8pm and every Saturday at 11am on Zoom. Each tour is unique and offers a chance to explore the collections of the Harvard Art Museums through the eyes of a Harvard student. Drop in and join the conversation!

For instructions on how to join a meeting on Zoom, click here. For general questions about Student Guide Tours, email [email protected].

This program is supported by the Ho Family Student Guide Fund.

The Ho Family Student Guide Program at the Harvard Art Museums trains students to develop original, research-based tours of the collections. These tours, designed and led by Harvard undergraduates from a range of academic disciplines, focus on objects chosen by each Student Guide and offer a unique, thematic view into the collections.

The Harvard Art Museums are committed to accessibility for all visitors. For anyone requiring accessibility accommodations for our programs, please contact us at [email protected] at least 48 hours in advance.

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