Arts First also called attention to a number of Harvard museum collections that often go unnoticed, including one exhibit titled “Dodos, Trilobites, and Meteorites: Treasures of Nature and Science at Harvard.”
This exhibit featured the world’s largest Goliath frog, a nine-foot-tall boa constrictor skeleton and other natural art that usually remains filed and preserved in the collections of the Museum of Natural History.
The most visible components of Arts First were the outdoor events, including dramatic performances, outdoor concerts and sculptures, all centered in and around Harvard Yard.
These events benefited from the weekend’s sunny weather.
“It was beautiful out,” said Graham L. Beatty ’05. “It was great to experience all the different art and music, even when we hadn’t really planned on going.”
Arts First was first organized in 1992 with the help of Emmy Award-winning actor John A. Lithgow ’67.