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Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts

Address: 24 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA, 02138 | Map It
Phone: 617/495-3251
www.ves.fas.harvard.edu/ccva.html

Category: Arts/Performance Venues
Location: Cambridge

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Fodor's Review:

This gravity-defying mass of concrete and glass, built in 1963 to contrast with the now-defunct and more-traditional Fogg Art Museum next door, is the only building in North America designed by the French architect Le Corbusier. The open floor plan provides students with five stories of flexible workspace, and the ramp penetrating the building ensures that the creative process is always visible and public. The center regularly holds free lectures and receptions with artists on Thursday evenings. At the top of the ramp, the Sert Gallery plays host to changing exhibits of contemporary works and has a café. The Main Gallery on the ground floor often showcases work by students and faculty. The Harvard Film Archive downstairs screens films nightly, often accompanied by discussions with the filmmakers.

Cost: Galleries free, film screenings $8
Open: Main Gallery Mon.-Sat. 9AM-11PM, Sun. noon-11PM; Sert Gallery Tues.-Sun. 1-5
Metro: Harvard

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