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.

England’s First Sports Megastar

A collection of illustrations capture a boxer’s triumphant moment. 

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard alumnus James Coe is a Hudson Valley painter and bird artist

Landscape and bird artist James Coe reflects the Hudson Valley

by Nell Porter-Brown

Finding Harlem

The Cooper Gallery’s new exhibit explores a neighborhood’s identity.

by Alisha Ukani

The Discovery of a Lost Harvard Museum

Recreating the Philosophy Chamber

by Jonathan Shaw , Jennifer Carling

Springtime at Mount Auburn Cemetery

Springtime at Mount Auburn Cemetery

by Nell Porter-Brown

American bird art in Canton, Massachusetts

A trip to Mass Audubon’s unique art museum

by Nell Porter-Brown

The Dignity of Refugees in Helen Zughaib’s Painting

The Lebanese-American painter depicts people who pay the price of war. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Gallery Talk: The Presidential Portrait

Curator Ethan Lasser invites museum visitors to critically evaluate how our nation’s leaders are depicted in art. 

by Oset Babür

This Singer sewing machine has many facets

The multifaceted global and interdisciplinary impact of a useful object

Kamensky, Caplan, MacGregor, and Sherman honored by Harvard Magazine

Celebrating distinguished authors and artists

Documenting refugees fleeing war to seek safety in Europe

A Nieman Fellow documents the perilous passage of refugees fleeing war to seek safety in Europe.

by Maciek Nabrdalik