Harvard Squared

Serene Wide Nature View

A guide to the arts and culture, history, cuisine, and natural beauty of Cambridge, Boston, and beyond.

people on thier desk working

Harvard Squared | September-October 2023

New Impressions

Explore Boston’s cultural institutions through immersive exhibits and offerings.

by Kara Baskin

sweeping aerial view of blue sky and Quabbin Reservoir water and mountains

Harvard Squared | September-October 2023

“The Wonder Out There”

Rambling around the Quabbin Reservoir

by Nell Porter Brown

People outside at art vendors' stalls at the RISD Craft fair

Harvard Squared | September-October 2023

RISD Craft Fair

Artists showcase their work in Providence, Rhode Island. In the foreground are pieces by Dwo Wen Chen/Three Wheel Studio.

by Nell Porter Brown

Scroll depicting Commodore Perry’s 1853 invasion of Japan

Harvard Squared | September-October 2023

Speaking Volumes

Glimpsing Harvard’s East Asian language materials collection

by Nell Porter Brown

A white haired professor emeritus standing by a stone wall in the woods explaining its origins

Harvard Squared | September-October 2023

Stone Walls, a Closer Look

Learning from the past through relics in Concord, Massachusetts

by Nell Porter Brown

Harvard Squared | July-August 2023

Get Out

Where to enjoy a classic New England summer on land, sea, and sky

by Kara Baskin

Watercolor painting of alligators in a swamp

Harvard Squared | July-August 2023

Master Watercolorists

Works by Sargent, Homer, and others at the Worcester Art Museum

by Nell Porter Brown

Photograph of stone bridge over a pond in a park

Harvard Squared | July-August 2023

Happenings in Hartford

Literary legacies, parks, festivals—and more

by Nell Porter Brown

Two women seated looking into the film camera, from Japanese film Tokyo Story

Harvard Squared | July-August 2023

Films by a Japanese Master

The Harvard Film Archive’s “Complete Ozu Yasujirō”

by Nell Porter Brown

Harvard Squared | May-June 2023

Sweet Dreams

Where to sleep, sup, and sip in Harvard Square and beyond this spring.

by Kara Baskin