The Harn Museum’s African Collection includes works that illuminate the diversity and historical depth of Sub-Saharan African art. The Harn collection is distinctive in the strength of its holdings that include a broad range of geographic regions, media and historical periods, ranging from the 5th century BCE to the 21st century.

With more than 3,500 works, the Harn’s Asian art collection covers a vast geographic distribution area, from central Asia in the west to Japan in the east, and from China in the north to the southernmost points of India and Southeast Asia.

The Modern Collection comprises nearly 1,000 works of art representing Europe and the Americas. A major strength of the modern collection is its representation of American art, especially landscapes, urban themes, social realist themes and WPA prints.

The Contemporary Collection encompasses nearly 1,500 objects of international art in all media. Exemplary works from major contemporary art movements are represented with works by emerging artists from around the world.

The Harn’s photography collection includes important works by noted photographers including Robert Frank, Irving Penn, Wynn Bullock and Minor White, as well as diverse influential contemporary artists such as Rineke Dijkstra, Cindy Sherman and Alan Sekula. A major strength of the collection is the in-depth representation of works by Jerry Uelsmann, the innovative experimenter who established the University of Florida as a center for photographic studies.