"We are not dependant upon attendance. It's a wonderful freedom that we have," says Meg Howland, Public Education and Visitor Services of the Harvard Art Museums Director
Harvard's exhibitions are not intended to be huge crowd-drawing sell-outs but rather the culmination of students' and professors' work.
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"We are a different museum--for research and scholarship," Barone says. "The goal is not to draw thousands, but make people aware of the great things we have."