Harvard FAS CAMLab

Hello X! We are Harvard FAS CAMLab #HarvardCAMLab 🏛Integrating humanistic inquiry with cutting-edge technology and design, CAMLab explores innovative, interdisciplinary ways of showcasing art and culture through multimedia storytelling. 💡More info: camlab.fas.harvard.edu

How are Chinese farmers reshaping their ancient culture for the digital world—and what does it mean for global conversations? Join us for an upcoming lecture exploring “How Do Digital Media Influence the Global Expression of Rural Culture?” ⏰ February 20 (Friday), 12:00 PM –…

CAMLab is delighted to welcome the spring semester with the return of the “Visiting Scholars in Dialogue” lecture series. How can artistic practice offer a reflective and critical approach to Human–Computer Interaction (HCI), moving beyond purely engineering-driven methods? Join…

Join us for an upcoming CAMLab Seminar as our “Digital Gandhara” team presents “Antiquities and Archaeological Heritage of District Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” exploring the profound historical and archaeological landscape of this region. 🕘 Time: Tuesday, Feb 3, 9:30 AM EST 📌…

On December 12, CAMLab hosted a lecture by Professor Cheng Lizhen (Beijing Jiaotong University) titled “Chinese Architects at Harvard in the Early 20th Century.” The talk examined the trajectories of early Chinese architectural pioneers through both design practice and academic…

On December 12, we were pleased to host a lecture by curator and art historian Dr. Chiu Lin-Ting, titled “Curating Nature: Modern Shifts in Acquiring Knowledge Based on ‘Bo Wu Tu Hwa’.” Dr. Chiu examined “Bo Wu Tu Hwa” (Illustrations of Natural History) from the “Guo Cui Xue…

Developed through years of interdisciplinary research, Harvard FAS CAMLab’s multimedia installation “Digital Luoyang” is now on view at the Han-Wei Luoyang Ancient City Site Museum. Through immersive projection, spatial sound, and high-fidelity digital modeling, the installation…

Harvard FAS CAMLab’s “Digital Luoyang,” a research-driven multimedia installation that reconstructs the urban, religious, and cultural landscapes of Northern Wei Luoyang, is currently on view on the second floor of the Han-Wei Luoyang Ancient City Site Museum. The installation…

Harvard FAS CAMLab is pleased to present “Digital Luoyang,” an interdisciplinary multimedia installation that reconstructs the historical imagination of Northern Wei Luoyang through digital modeling, archival research, and immersive spatial design. The work is currently showing…

On December 5, artist and researcher Zoe Qi-Jing Li delivered a thought-provoking talk titled “Creative Robotics as Critical Method: Moon Talking, Diary Writing, and Hair Combing” at our CAMLab Cave space. Zoe shared key works from her practice, including: 1️⃣ “A Sigh”, a…

What was the impact of Harvard's design pedagogy on Chinese modernism? Join us for the lecture, “Chinese Architects at Harvard in the Early 20th Century,” where we discover the untold story of the "Harvard-trained" Chinese architects who bridged continents and cultures. ⏰…

How did Chinese intellectuals in the late Qing and early Republican periods understand the natural world? Our upcoming lecture, “Curating Nature: Modern Shifts in Acquiring Knowledge Based on ‘Bo Wu Tu Hwa’”, uncovers how the natural illustrations became a gateway for Western…

On November 21, CAMLab hosted a “Visiting Scholars in Dialogue” event featuring Xiaowei Tang, Ph.D. candidate at the Central Academy of Fine Arts and CAMLab Visiting Student, who shared insights on “Innovation in Aesthetic Education and Cultivation of Aesthetic Intelligence in…

Join us for the upcoming CAMLab seminar presented by our Digital Gandhara team: “Gandhāran Sites, Objects, and Inscriptions: Epigraphy in the Digital Age.” 🗓️ Tuesday, Dec 2, 2025 at PM EST 📍 HAA Lower Lecture Hall, 485 Broadway, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 This…

CAMLab is delighted to present “Creative Robotics as Critical Method: Moon Talking, Diary Writing, and Hair Combing,” a lecture by Zoe Qi-Jing Li and part of our “Visiting Scholars in Dialogue” series. What does a robot writing a diary reveal about our own humanity? This lecture…

On November 2, 2025, the two-day academic conference “Reimagining the Northern Dynasties: From Archaeological Sites to Digital Futures,” co-organized by Harvard FAS CAMLab and Harvard China Fund, successfully concluded. Scholars from leading universities and research institutions…

On November 14, we were delighted to host CAMLab Visiting Scholar and Associate Professor Tian Leng from Nanjing University for an engaging lecture, “The Chinese Garden at the Louvre-Lens: Concept and Practice.” Professor Leng, an expert in modern Chinese architectural history…

This fall semester, we continued our series of engaging academic events. On November 7, CAMLab Visiting Scholar, Associate Professor Yuxiao Yi from the School of Architecture and Art at Beijing Jiaotong University, delivered a fascinating talk titled "Curating as Research:…

Comprising over 2,600 narrative reliefs and 500 Buddha statues, Borobudur is both a spiritual map and a visual sutra—its walls narrating the path from ignorance to enlightenment, and its terraces mirroring the ascent through the realms of wisdom. CAMLab’s “Digital Borobudur”…

Rising from the volcanic plains of Central Java, Borobudur stands as one of humanity’s greatest spiritual architectures—a vast mandala carved in stone, guiding pilgrims through a cosmic journey of awakening. CAMLab’s “Digital Borobudur” initiative is laying the groundwork for a…