The Davis Museum is closed for Wellesley College’s winter break. Please join us at our spring opening celebration on February 5, 2026, at 4 pm.

The exhibition, Making, Not Taking: Portrait Photography in the 19th Century, is available in three parts on Google Arts & Culture. Created by Dr. Carrie Cushman, Linda Wyatt Gruber ’66 Curatorial Fellow in Photography, this exhibition elucidates the craft of nineteenth-century portraiture by presenting the materials of early photography alongside an exploration of the space, experience, and products of the portrait studio.
Visit the Google Arts & Culture online exhibition here.
Additional tours related to Making, Not Taking can be found on the Davis app.