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.

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For This Poet, AI is a Writing Partner

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

by Lydialyle Gibson

Reading at Harvard, and in ancient Rome

Reading at the College, and in ancient Rome

by Madeleine Schwartz

Charlies Kitchen

Harvard Square restaurants that have stood the test of time

Harvard Square restaurants that have stood the test of time.

by Nell Porter-Brown

The Square has always attracted those who want to shop, eat, gawk, and play.

25 years in Harvard Square

An iconic space reflects history’s recent trends.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Edward Steinfeld reviews Ezra Vogel’s new biography of China's Deng Xiaopeng

Ezra Vogel’s monumental biography of Deng Xiaopeng, the doctrinaire pragmatist who modernized China.

The Saratoga Avenue Community Center in Brooklyn

Brooklyn's Saratoga community center

A much admired community center in Brooklyn, designed by George Ranalli.

by Tom Vinciguerra

Using pencils, science illustrator Jenny Keller drew this basilisk lizard from a captive specimen. From <i>Field Notes on Science and Nature</i>

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections.

Excerpt from “New Directions in Financial Services Regulation”

An ode to transparency

Details from <i>Sunday Afternoon on the Charles River</i>

Muralist David Fichter

David Fichter paints outdoor murals that teem with life.

High-Tech Art Sleuthing

Conservators are using laser-assisted pigment analysis to identify and authenticate the work of modern artists.

In U.S. Politics, the Color Line Persists, Says Randall Kennedy

Harvard law professor Randall Kennedy's book calls Obama “enigmatic” on race.