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Haverford College
Hurford Humanities Center
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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.

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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

  • Hurford Bio

    John B. Hurford '60 Biography

    Who was John B. Hurford '60 and why was the center named in his honor?
  • Speech Acts

    New Blog: Speech Acts

    Ariella Foss '09 explores speech and rhetoric in this blog designed to accompany the Speech Acts Reading Group.
  • among friends

    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

PM

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

PM

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

PM

  • 4:30
    "Beautiful Human" Artist Panel
    "Beautiful Human" Artist PanelKINSC Sharpless Auditorium2009-09-22T16:30:002009-09-22T18:00:00

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

PM

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