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.

New Books from Harvard Authors

Bad Bunny, spider fears, healthcare policy, and more

by Gabriella Gage

The future of theater in a digital age, ranging from nonprofits to Broadway

Harvard playwrights, directors, producers, actors, and artistic directors speculate about theatrical prospects for the future.

by Craig Lambert

Brontë juvenilia in Houghton Library at Harvard

Miniature manuscript books by Charlotte Brontë

by Christopher Reed

Peter Sellars at Adams House, and an Upstairs at the Pudding restaurant girlhood

An Upstairs at the Pudding girlhood, and undergraduate impresario Peter Sellars at Adams House

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

Robert Sampson documents enduring neighborhood differences in Chicago

Sociologist Robert J. Sampson documents enduring neighborhood differences in Chicago.

Actor Jonathan Epstein performs a Shakespearean sonnet: video

Watch the Shakespearean actor take the stage during one of his sonnet workshops.

Actor Jonathan Epstein explores Shakespeare's sonnets and plays

Actor Jonathan Epstein teaches “five-finger exercises for the soul.”

by Craig Lambert

Arthur Kleinman on the modern Chinese psyche

Arthur Kleinman and colleagues explore the Chinese people's yearnings after a century of upheaval and disasters.

Harvard republishes Stephen Jay Gould

Popular works by evolutionary biologist and baseball fan Stephen Jay Gould back in print