The John B. Hurford '60 Humanities Center seeks to enhance the intellectual and cultural life at Haverford by fostering challenging exchange among faculty, students, and diverse communities of writers, artists, performers, thinkers, activists, and innovators. The Center sponsors programs that promote relationships between classic humanistic study and contemporary intellectual, artistic, and ethical currents in the wider public world.
Current Features
The Sound of Sci(l)ence
The connection between music and quantum mechanics was the subject of a three-day event that brought a trio of renowned artists working at the crossroads of music and technology to Haverford.
Summer Hours
Summer Hours Until the End of May:
Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Weekends: Closed
The Cantor Fitzgerald and Humanities Center Galleries will be closed June, July, and August.
The Center supports scholarship, teaching, arts, and public forums. We strive to offer a broad range of innovative programming for both faculty and students that is well-integrated with the curriculum. The general public is invited and welcome to attend the public forums and arts events as our guests.
Inside the HHC
John B. Hurford '60 Biography
Who was John B. Hurford '60 and why was the center named in his honor?
New Blog: Speech Acts
Ariella Foss '09 explores speech and rhetoric in this blog designed to accompany the Speech Acts Reading Group.
2009 Mellon Symposium: "among friends" Blog
Coordinated by John Muse, "among friends" presents a series of four simultaneous, collaborative workshops that team contemporary artists with Haverford students and interested members of the community. Monday March 23rd – Thursday, March 26th, 2009.
Events
Friday, September 11th, 2009
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5:30"Beautiful Human" Gallery Opening"Beautiful Human" Gallery Opening http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/99082 WCC Art Gallery 2009-09-11T17:30:00 2009-09-11T19:30:00
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
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4:30Reception for Ruti Talmor, Mellon 2009-2011 Post-Doc FellowReception for Ruti Talmor, Mellon 2009-2011 Post-Doc Fellow http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/100722 Stokes 102 - Humanities Center 2009-09-15T16:30:00 2009-09-15T18:00:00
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10:00Humanities Center Fall Info SessionHumanities Center Fall Info SessionStokes 102 - Humanities Center2009-09-15T22:00:002009-09-15T23:00:00
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
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4:30"Beautiful Human" Artist Panel"Beautiful Human" Artist PanelKINSC Sharpless Auditorium2009-09-22T16:30:002009-09-22T18:00:00
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
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7:30Keynote Talk: Drawing the Line: Comics and the Art of Social Transformation SymposiumKeynote Talk: Drawing the Line: Comics and the Art of Social Transformation Symposium http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/98832 KINSC Sharpless Auditorium 2009-10-22T19:30:00 2009-10-22T22:00:00










