Past Events

Curator Tours of The Alain Locke Gallery
June 4, 2026
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3:00PM - 4:00PM EDT
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Alain Locke Gallery
In Person
To RSVP for a tour, please email us at lockegallery@fas.harvard.edu with the date of the tour you’d like to attend. Tours are limited to 25 people, and RSVPs beyond that count will be put on a waitlist and notified if spots become available.
Anyone’s Date by Ernest T. Crichlow, 1940. Courtesy of the Harmon & Harriet Kelley Collection.

Curator Tours of The Alain Locke Gallery
May 14, 2026
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3:00PM - 4:00PM EDT
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Alain Locke Gallery
In Person
To RSVP for a tour, please email us at lockegallery@fas.harvard.edu with the date of the tour you’d like to attend. Tours are limited to 25 people, and RSVPs beyond that count will be put on a waitlist and notified if spots become available.
Anyone’s Date by Ernest T. Crichlow, 1940. Courtesy of the Harmon & Harriet Kelley Collection.

Exhibiting Art from the French- and Creole/Kreyol-Speaking Caribbean and Amazonia: Sociological, Historical, Art Historical, and Museological Perspectives
May 1, 2026
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8:45AM - 3:30PM EDT
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Hiphop Archive & Research Institute at the Hutchins Center
In Person
The symposium gathers an interdisciplinary group of scholars, thinkers, and museum professionals to investigate the history, status, and future of exhibiting art from the French- and Creole/Kreyol-speaking Caribbean and Amazonia from plural sociological...
decorative floral drawing

Exhibiting Art from the French- and Creole/Kreyol-Speaking Caribbean and Amazonia: Sociological, Historical, Art Historical, and Museological Perspectives
April 30, 2026
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1:00PM - 5:45PM EDT
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Hiphop Archive & Research Institute at the Hutchins Center
In Person
The symposium gathers an interdisciplinary group of scholars, thinkers, and museum professionals to investigate the history, status, and future of exhibiting art from the French- and Creole/Kreyol-speaking Caribbean and Amazonia from plural sociological...
decorative floral drawing

Screening of 'I Love Boosters' with Director Boots Riley
April 23, 2026
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3:30PM - 5:30PM EDT
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Brattle Theater
In Person
Please see attached for details of the Brattle Theater’s screening of I Love Boosters, on April 23, 3:30 pm. Director Boots Riley will be in discussion with Darol Olu Kae afterwards.
Poster

Curator Tours of The Alain Locke Gallery
April 16, 2026
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3:00PM - 4:00PM EDT
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Alain Locke Gallery
In Person
To RSVP for a tour, please email us at lockegallery@fas.harvard.edu with the date of the tour you’d like to attend. Tours are limited to 25 people, and RSVPs beyond that count will be put on a waitlist and notified if spots become available.
Anyone’s Date by Ernest T. Crichlow, 1940. Courtesy of the Harmon & Harriet Kelley Collection.

Upcoming

Hutchins Center events and exhibitions are accessible, free, and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.

Locke Gallery Opening Reception
September 28, 2026
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6:00PM - 8:00PM EDT
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Alain Locke Gallery of African & African American Art
In Person
Please join us as we celebrate the opening of An Introduction to Van Lévé. Sovereign Visions from the Creole and Maroon Caribbean and Amazonia: Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane & and Haiti: 2001-Now, curated by Claire Tancons
Ronald Cyrille's painting "L’Accolade"

Van Lévé Panel Discussion
September 29, 2026
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5:00PM EDT
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Marcyliena H. Morgan Hip Hop Archive & Research Institute
In Person
Tessa Mars, "A Vision of Peace, Harmony and Good Intelligence," 2020. Acrylic paint on canvas, 190 x 190 cm. Collection: Sabine Vazieux Panel conversation with curator Claire Tancons and Hutchins Center fellows Tao Leigh Goffe (Hunter College of the City...
Tessa Mars, "A Vision of Peace, Harmony and Good Intelligence," 2020. Acrylic paint on canvas, 190 x 190 cm. Collection: Sabine Vazieux

Hutchins Center / CAS / AAAS Welcome Party
September 30, 2026
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5:00PM EDT
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Hutchins Center, Floor 2R
In Person
Come join us for food and fun as we kick off the 2026-2027 school year! Featuring food, drinks, friends, and a welcome from the directors. Co-sponsored with the Department of African and African American Studies and the Center for African Studies
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