Spotlight Tour: (Dis)Illusions, with Jade Xiao ’27
Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
On this tour, Jade Xiao ’27 will explore three works of European art featuring illusions, including Nicolas Régnier’s Self-Portrait with an Easel (1620–c. 1625), Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’s Odalisque, Enslaved Woman, and Eunuch (1839–40), and a wooden altarpiece made in Spain in the late 16th century. Spotlight Tours are designed and led by Harvard undergraduates from a range of academic disciplines. Each tour is focused on objects chosen by the student and provides visitors a unique, thematic view into the collections. Tours typically feature three works of art, embrace a conversational format, and last about 45 minutes. Open to the public, these tours start outside the museum shop on Saturdays and Sundays at 11am and 2pm. This program is supported by the Ho Family Student Guide Fund. The Ho Family Student Guide Program at the Harvard Art Museums prepares students to develop original, research-based tours. Through their training, Student Guides gain knowledge of the collections and develop skills in critical thinking, visual analysis, public speaking, and leadership. Find out what the Student Guides are up to anytime on Instagram @harvardarthappens.