Arts & Culture

Explore Harvard’s vibrant arts scene—from campus exhibitions and theater to cultural analysis and literary reviews. Discover how creativity shapes the Harvard experience.

Cambridge Once Fought Harvard’s DNA Research. Now There’s a Play About It.

A theatrical reenactment explores a 1976 clash between science and democracy.

by Laurel M. Shugart

Readers Respond to Our Adaptations Survey

We asked people to share their favorite art adaptations. Here’s what they said.

Bill Rauch Is Having a (Jellicle) Ball

The Harvard Arts Medalist wants his smash-hit Cats revival to reach “as many young queer people” as possible.

by Schuyler Velasco

New Books from Harvard Authors

Diets, bull kelp forests, Black creativity, and more

by Gabriella Gage

Why Boston Loves Country Music

Singer Elisa Smith’s whiskey-soaked voice and subversive feminism is part of the genre’s urban shift.

by Claire Zulkey

From Appalachia to Harvard, a Woman’s Struggle to Find Herself

In her memoir All That's Unseen, Emilee Hackney explores religion, friendship, and home.

by Nina Pasquini , Nell Porter-Brown

What is a Glorian? You’ll Know It When You See It

Author and Harvard Divinity School writer-in-residence Terry Tempest Williams finds beauty in the world around us.

by Salomé Gómez-Upegui

For This Poet, AI Is a Writing Partner

Sasha Stiles trained a chatbot on her manuscripts. Now, her poems rewrite themselves.

by Lydialyle Gibson

New Books from Harvard Authors

Bad Bunny, spider fears, healthcare policy, and more

by Gabriella Gage

How to Cook with Wild Plants

From wild greens spanakopita to rose petal panna cotta, forager and chef Ellen Zachos makes one-of-a-kind meals.

by Lydialyle Gibson

A New ‘Black Swan’ Musical Cranks Up the Tension

The creative team of the A.R.T.’s new show dish on adapting Darren Aronofsky’s thriller classic from screen to stage.

by Schuyler Velasco