Harvard Squared

A guide to the arts and culture, history, cuisine, and natural beauty of Cambridge, Boston, and beyond.
Assorted vintage printing samples, including an Ames Plow Tavern advertisement and Walpole Society notice.

Museum of Printing Massachusetts

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 Film Archive West African Women in Films

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.

Artist Janiva Ellis at the Harvard Carpenter Center

Newly finished paintings unveiled 

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

Shop Local in Cambridge and Boston: Artisan Markets and Holiday Gifts

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.

Holiday Decorations at Newport Mansions: The Breakers and Marble House in 2024

Newport’s mansions further festooned

by Nell Porter-Brown

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

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

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

Faye Driscoll’s 'Weathering': An Immersive Performance on Survival and the Climate Crisis at ICA Boston

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.

Men and Their Castles

Historic New England explores the “bachelor decorators”

by Nell Porter-Brown

A boy in period military dress

Boston’s USS Constitution and its Museum

USS Constitution—for all ages

by Max J. Krupnick

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An evening of figure skating, jazz music, Norton Lecturer Steve McQueen—and more

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