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.

Eating for the Holidays, the Planet, and Your Heart

“Sustainable eating,” and healthy recipes you can prepare for the holidays.

by Olivia Farrar

Quotation Q and A

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

New York Film Festival program director Richard Peña

Richard Peña ’75 is program director of the New York Film Festival.

by Craig Lambert

Books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

Review of "Half the Sky," on the oppression of women

A review of Half the Sky, by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

by Rohini Pande

Biographical sketch of French artist Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

A brief profile of an enterprising French artist

by Laura Auricchio

A New History of the Harvard Extension School

A new history by its dean, Michael Shinagel, documents the school's emphasis on accessibility and continuing education.

by Krysten A. Keches

Federico Cortese is the new conductor of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra

Meet the new conductor of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra.

A history of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra

A new book relates the history of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra.

Harvard University Press closes its display room

The Harvard University Press display room closes its doors.

Amelia Lester named New Yorker managing editor

Amelia Lester ’05 is a former Ledecky Undergraduate Fellow at Harvard Magazine.