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.
Five Questions with Brian D. Farrell
A professor and curator of entomology on beetles, biodiversity, and evolutionary change
by Olivia Farrar
Sarah Lewis
An art historian on race and photography
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Poetry, Voiced
In the Woodberry Poetry Room, a landmark audio collection waits to be heard.
by Sophia Nguyen
Comic License
Alan Yang serves up warm, epicurean comedy.
by Sophia Nguyen
A Postmodern Youth
Tahmima Anam’s Bengal trilogy finds a resting place.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
A Literary Wake for the Obama Era
Harvard Review editor Major Jackson, RI ’07, linked 200 poets in this verse tribute to the president.
by Sophia Nguyen
A Certain Slant of Light
In his film A Quiet Passion, Terence Davies illuminates Emily Dickinson’s daily life and eternal poetry.
by Sophia Nguyen
The Lost Museum
Recreating the Philosophy Chamber
by Jonathan Shaw , Jennifer Carling
Ballet’s Geometry, Torqued
A choreographer's career, taking shape
by Sophia Nguyen
How Buildings Move People
Justin Lee's essential, “invisible,” work at the Harvard Art Museums
by Lily Scherlis
Dual Dean
A look at James Bundy ’81, dean of the Yale School of Drama
by Sophia Nguyen