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A guide to the arts and culture, history, cuisine, and natural beauty of Cambridge, Boston, and beyond.
Sunlit library room at the Boston Atheneum

Harvard Squared | March-April 2025

The New Old Boston Athenaeum

Find “the joy of discovery and power of this unique place.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Assorted vintage printing samples, including an Ames Plow Tavern advertisement and Walpole Society notice.

Harvard Squared | January-February 2025

Stop—and Ponder—the Presses

A unique museum in Haverhill, Massachusetts, offers a history of graphic arts.

by Nell Porter-Brown

A hairdresser meticulously braiding a client's hair in a vibrant salon, using a candle to seal the ends.

Harvard Squared | January-February 2025

Focus on West African Women

The Harvard Film Archive features works by director Rosine Mbakam

"20-24" by Janiva Ellis, a dark, abstract painting featuring distorted human figures with vivid red and muted tones.

Harvard Squared | January-February 2025

Janiva Ellis at the Carpenter Center

Newly finished paintings unveiled 

Oumille's Cambridge store interior with colorful clothing racks and display tables.

Harvard Squared | November-December 2024

Creative Ventures

Shopping locally for the holidays

by Nell Porter-Brown

Marble House foyer decorated with a Christmas tree, poinsettias, and a large wreath on the staircase.

Harvard Squared | November-December 2024

Holiday Decorating on Steroids

Newport’s mansions further festooned

by Nell Porter-Brown

Library looking room with bookcases and a red sofa and accent chairs

Harvard Squared | November-December 2024

Urban Enchantment

Spend a holiday overnight in the city, with teas, trees, and festive toasts.

by Kara Baskin

Boston Camerata performing in 2022, with a conductor in front

Harvard Squared | November-December 2024

The Boston Camerata Turns 70

Celebrating early music

by Nell Porter-Brown

a performance of Faye Driscoll's "Weathering," where ten figures are writhing around a rotating platform

Harvard Squared | November-December 2024

Dancers Respond to “This Crazy Time”

Exploring emotional connections and the climate crisis 

by Nell Porter-Brown

A collage featuring, from left: a young Ogden Codman Jr. in a sepia-toned portrait; items from the Codman Estate displayed in a museum; a close-up of a chair reflecting the English Arts and Crafts movement style; and a sample of the “Brother Rabbit” textile pattern, popular between 1882-90.

Harvard Squared | September-October 2024

Men and Their Castles

Historic New England explores the “bachelor decorators”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Landscape painting with trees, water and mountains
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