Free and open to the public, the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University is dedicated to artist-centric programming and to building a vibrant community around contemporary art through exhibitions, new commissions, public events, publications, and residencies.
CCVA Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts CcVideo Cc for the Visual Arts CcVideo Plan your visit Meet our staff and learn about the institution and our collaborators Learn about exhibitions and new commissions by contemporary artists Attend public programs that expand the discourse Discover Le Corbusier’s only building in North America Donate and support our work with artists and students learn from artists Purchase publications and tote bags in our bookshop search for an artist, project, or topic On View Carpenter Center presents Salad Days: Primary Information is on view until August 16. Installation view of Salad Days: Primary Information at the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University, 2026. Photo: Mel Taing. No Slop, No Second Screen: Animation—the hard-won image is on view until October 4. Devon Guinn, The Hedgehog’s Dilemma, 2017. Upcoming Exhibitions Knowledge Is Myth: Chimeric Continuities will be on view from October 1 to December 13, 2026. Ami Lien and Enzo Camacho, Waves Move Bile, 2021 Constitutive Outside will be on view from October 22 to December 13, 2026. Jibade-Khalil Huffman, You Are Here, 2026. Gameplay still. Courtesy of the artist. Upcoming Programs Salad Days Summer Film Screening Program Subscribe to our email list to receive updates on public programs, exhibitions, and more (privacy disclosure). Subscribe 24 QUINCY STREET CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 (617) 496-5387 Plan Your VisitOPEN 12–5PM, THURS–SUN Free & open to the public Instagram Newsletter Vimeo The Carpenter Center is the only building in North America designed by Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier. Learn more about the architecture of our iconic building. The Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts shares the building with the department of art, film, and visual studies and the harvard film archive. Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts. Photo: Aerial Photography of New England. Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts. Photo: Aerial Photography of New England.