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 Radcliffe Institute’s “Why Books?” conference

The Radcliffe Institute’s “Why Books?” conference touches on a timely theme.

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

Entrepreneurs Susan Lieu and Wendy Lieu founded gourmet Sôcôla Chocolatier

Two San Francisco sisters add Asian and other original flavors to their gourmet confectionery.

Jill Lepore's "The Whites of Their Eyes" puts the Tea Party into perspective

Harvard historian Jill Lepore puts the modern day Tea Party movement into historical perspective.

Joanne Chang’s Flour bakery chain expands, plus a new cookbook

Baker Joanne Chang ’91 has a new cookbook out, with recipes from her Flour Bakery + Café.

Kloppenberg on Obama: melding individual interests into the common good

James Kloppenberg explicates Barack Obama’s perspective on the American democratic ideal of melding individual views and interests into the common good.

by James T. Kloppenberg

Archival articles on Harvard in the entertainment and comedy industries

Three articles from Harvard Magazine’s archives explore the roles Harvard alumni have played in the entertainment industry and their influence on comedy.

Image gallery: homeless artists respond to stereotypes

Paintings by homeless artists in New Jersey respond to the social perception of homeless people as cold and incompetent.

Video: Modern-day Romanticism - poet April Bernard reads and discusses her work

In her latest book of poems, April Bernard aims to capture the intensity of the Romantic Era. Watch as she discusses, and reads from, her work.

Harvard Library digital exhibition on the magic of reading

A sampler from the Harvard University Library's online collection Reading: Harvard Views of Readers, Readership, and Reading History.

by Christopher Reed

The Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library from Harvard University Press

A new series from Harvard University Press reintroduces works that mattered in the Middle Ages. With excerpts from two of the works.

by Spencer Lee Lenfield