Ho Family Student Guide Program

09/16/2024

We had a great time welcoming our new guides to the program and touring them around the museum at our last meeting!

08/22/2024

Behind the scenes: the making of our free Fall 2024 U.S. Citizenship Course!

This summer, Emily Feng ’25 and Ricardo Fernandes Garcia ’27, two Harvard students in the Summer Humanities and Arts Research Program, led a project to revise the course, with supervision from museum staff. Significantly, their research included a trip to meet with staff of the Citizenship Project at the New-York Historical Society and the Shared Journeys workshops at the Tenement Museum, two of New York’s most distinguished museum-based programs for aspiring U.S. citizens and immigrant language learners.

As a result of their efforts, the course, which prepares aspiring U.S. citizens for the USCIS naturalization test, is better than ever! We have condensed the course to 8 weeks (down from 10), given more time to art and conversation, and created more opportunities for the students to connect with the museums, the teachers, and their fellow students.

The course meets every Saturday from September 21 through November 9 at 10:30am-12:30pm. Space is limited to 18 spots and registration is required. To register, please complete the registration form (https://site.corsizio.com/event/66ae369dc492f0e6f5d4963f) by September 14.

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-Touring a classroom at the New-York Historical Society
-Emily at the New-York Historical Society
-Emily and Ricardo, with their SHARP supervisors, Camran Mani and Jen Thum
-Fall 2024 citizenship poster, designed by Ricardo

08/21/2024

The Harvard Art Museums warmly invite aspiring U.S. citizens to register for our free Fall 2024 U.S. Citizenship Course! Offered in partnership with the Dorchester-based St. Mark Community Education Program, this course will prepare students for the civics and English components of the USCIS naturalization test, with art at the Harvard Art Museums.

Special interactive tours of the American art galleries, led by Harvard students in the Ho Family Student Guide Program, will deepen the lessons taught by St. Mark’s experienced and trained teachers in one of our museum classrooms. The course will meet every Saturday from September 21 through November 9 (8 weeks) at 10:30am-12:30pm.

New this fall: more time for art and conversation; more opportunities to connect with the museums, the teachers, and your fellow students.

Space is limited to 18 spots and registration is required. To register, please complete the registration form here (https://site.corsizio.com/event/66ae369dc492f0e6f5d4963f) by September 14.

Poster design by Ricardo Fernandes Garcia '27

12/15/2023

The Boston Art Review has just published a feature about the student guides’ citizenship program! The article features interviews with student guide Hannah Gadway and our program leader Camran Mani! Thank you to the Boston Art Review!

You can read it here: https://bostonartreview.com/reviews/harvard-art-museums-citizenship-course-jacqueline-houton/

If the class mentioned in the story is of interest to you or anyone you know, the date and time of the spring class Saturdays 10:30am-12:30pm, Feb. 10 - April 13, 2024. Check the St. Mark’s Community Education Center’s website for more information!

Community educators co-lead a free citizenship course at Harvard Art Museums, using art to paint a fuller picture of American history and civic life.

12/09/2023

The Harvard Crimson recently covered our recent Family Day programming! In this article, The Crimson describes how the museum was filled with families taking part in a kind of joyous exploration. The cover photo, shown here, features Student Guide Hanna Carney leading a group!

You can read the article at this link: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/11/30/harvard-art-museums-family-day-november-feature/ !

11/03/2023

Today, Chief Curator Soyoung Lee talked with us about some of the museums’ recent acquisitions to be featured in her special exhibition this spring 🤩

08/31/2023

Registration is open!

08/09/2023

Prepare for the U.S. citizenship exam with art at the Harvard Art Museums! Offered in partnership with the St. Mark Community Education Program, this free class meets at the museums on Saturdays, September 16 to November 18, 10:30am-12:30pm. Registration now open!

*This event requires registration; see further details below.* Prepare for the U.S. citizenship exam with art at the Harvard Art Museums! In partnership...

05/15/2023

Hello Harvard students! The Ho Family Student Guide Program is hiring!

This is a paid position, open to Harvard College sophomores and juniors (with the opportunity to stay on the team through senior year). The program prepares Student Guides to create and lead original, research-based tours of the museums for the public, and other audiences by request. Taking place in person and occasionally online, the tours approach the museums via a theme of the guides’ own choosing, sample the variety and diversity of the collections, and engage visitors in conversation. Additionally, Student Guides support other museum-based education programs, most notably our free, 10-week U.S. Citizenship Course, which prepares aspiring U.S. citizens for the Naturalization Test through special tours of the American collections. No art history, studio art, or museum experience necessary!

You can find the full application through the SEO job site (ID 20286). Applications close on 9/12/23. We can’t wait to see your applications!

01/27/2023

Our free U.S. citizenship course is back this spring! Register by Feb 11 for classes starting Feb 18!

🇺🇸 Prepare for the U.S. citizenship exam with art at the Harvard Art Museums!

In partnership with the St. Mark Community Education Program, the Harvard Art Museums are pleased to offer a free 10-week course that will prepare students to answer the exam’s 100 civics questions and offer instruction to improve their English language skills.

Special interactive tours of the American art galleries, led by Harvard students in the Ho Family Student Guide Program, will deepen the lessons taught by St. Mark’s experienced and trained teachers in one of our museum classrooms. The course will meet every Saturday from February 18 through April 22, 2023.

To be eligible for this course, you must have had your green card for 5 years, or 3 years if your spouse is a U.S. citizen. Space is limited to 15 spots and registration is required. To register, please visit the St. Mark website and select “Winter 2023 Citizenship Exam Prep Class—Harvard Art Museums.”

Please review our general visitor policies, including details on COVID-related precautions.

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.

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.

11/27/2022

For Native American Heritage Month and our last public tour of the semester (!!), Jacqueline Zoeller ’23 compares pictures of and by Native individuals, and gives us a first look at RED POWER (2021), a recently acquired, not-yet-exhibited work by Mississippi Band of Choctaw and Cherokee artist Jeffrey Gibson! Monday, 11/28, 8:00-8:30pm ET only on Zoom, https://harvard.zoom.us/j/93291985760
(free; no pre-registration required).

Image: Zoeller discussing RED POWER with fellow student guides in the Harvard Art Museums' Art Study Center.

09/22/2022

Please join Brandon Calderón tonight, Thursday, 9/22 at 8pm ET, for a virtual student guide tour in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month!

Brandon will explore how Hispanic art emerged from a mixture of violent Spanish colonization and the resistance of Indigenous traditions and testimony. Starting with Indigenous pottery from the Moche civilization of ancient Peru and ending with a 17th-century carved crucifix likely from the colonial Spanish Philippines, Brandon will stress the agency of “New World artists” and how they worked within and against the Spanish Empire.

This interactive tour will take place online via Zoom. To join, click the following link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/97806174187 (free admission; no pre-registration required).

08/31/2022

Prepare for the U.S. citizenship exam with art at the Harvard Art Museums!

In partnership with the St. Mark Community Education Program, the Harvard Art Museums are pleased to offer a free 10-week course that will prepare students to answer the exam’s 100 civics questions and offer instruction to improve their English language skills.

Special interactive tours of the American art galleries, led by Harvard students in the Ho Family Student Guide Program, will deepen the lessons taught by St. Mark’s experienced and trained teachers in one of our museum classrooms. The course will meet every Saturday from September 17 through November 19, 2022.

To be eligible for this course, you must have had your green card for 5 years, or 3 years if your spouse is a U.S. citizen. Space is limited to 15 spots and registration is required. To register, please visit the St. Mark website and select “Fall 2022 Citizenship Class at Harvard Art Museums.”

Prepare for the U.S. citizenship exam with art at the Harvard Art Museums! In partnership with the St. Mark Community Education Program, the Harvard Art Mus...

07/28/2022

Accepting applications from now until Sept. 12, 2022!

05/28/2022

A celebratory post for our newly graduated Student Guides!!🥳 Thank you for all of the hard work and joy that you have brought to the HAM family. We sure will miss you!!

04/21/2022

Love cats? Love art? Don’t miss todays virtual tour “Cat Tales” with student guide and cat aficionado Paul Tamburro ‘22! Tonight at 8pm!!

03/24/2022

Take a peek at the upcoming virtual tours hosted by the Student Guides! Catch ‘s tour TONIGHT at 8pm about women’s health in art. The link to all virtual tours is in our bio!

03/03/2022

We are THRILLED to announce that in-person Student Guide tours are back at the Harvard Art Museums! Tours will be offered every Saturday and Sunday at 11am and 2pm.

Tours are limited to 18 people. Reserve your spot online at the link in our bio.

We can’t wait to see you there!

02/14/2022

Happy Valentine’s Day!!

Send someone a special message with one of our cards! Screenshot, crop, add your crush’s name and send :)

Each features a work or space in the museum that you can visit in person. Or use our collections tool at harvardartmueums.org to explore online!

02/09/2022

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!! In celebration of the occasion, Phillip Michalak ‘23 and Cecilia Zhou ‘23 will be presenting an online tour this Thursday on recent works by renowned Black artists Kehinde Wiley and Rashid Johnson. Join us at 8pm ET on Thursday, 2/10 to explore how these artists respectively treat the body, materials, and space! https://harvard.zoom.us/j/99144336516

11/10/2021

Happy Native American Heritage Month! In the month of November we reflect on some of the works by Indigenous artists in our collection. Here we start with a work by Zig Jackson.

10/27/2021

Come join tomorrow night on zoom to talk about Movement in Art.

10/26/2021

Next up in our Halloween series is “The Witch” by Albrecht Dürer. This witch is riding an animal rather than a broom, why do you think that is?

10/22/2021

Senior Guide Cecilia Zhou debuted a new makeup tutorial for the Metropolitan Museum of Art this week! How to Look Like a 17th-century Woodcut Print. (Based on Bartolomeo Coriolano’s sleeping cupid print, 1630-45). Check it out at https://www.instagram.com/metmuseum/ where it has been viewed more than 90,000 times!

10/19/2021

Our fearless leader Camran is going on leave. We’ll see you soon!

10/18/2021

Happy spooky szn y’all! We’ll be posting the spookiest works in the museum this month. To start, here’s The Power of Death by William Holbrook Beard. 🎃 🕷

10/14/2021

Join Paul tonight at 8pm for his tour Abstract Bodies where he will look at this interesting Cycladic Figurine from 2600-2500BCE. We look forward to seeing you there!

10/11/2021

Happy Indigenous People’s day! Today we are happy to announce a new collection of Native American art and artists to be found on the museums website. We hope this can be a starting point to explore the art of Indigenous artists in the museums and beyond.

10/08/2021

It was a special day in the Art Study Center. Harvard Art Museums organized a tour for Hispanic Heritage Month, featuring works by artists from Latin America and the diaspora, including Frank Espada, Ana Mendieta, and Enrique Chagoya. It was attended and commissioned by members of Fuerza Latina (), the largest social organization for Latinx students at Harvard College. They discussed the works along with Student Guide Felipe Muñoz and Curatorial Fellow Natalia Ángeles Vieyra, who had selected the works on display.

10/07/2021

“There’s nothing more peaceful than finding home in a painting” says Laura about Monet’s Red Boats, Argenteuil. Come tonight at 8pm to Laura Murphy’s tour Nostos and Nostalgia to learn more about this beautiful work.