Arts & Culture
An Original Magna Carta, Hidden in Plain Sight
A rare original surfaces at Harvard at an “almost providential” moment.
by Nina Pasquini
All but the Art
After a multiyear renovation, Harvard Art Museums make ready for a November reopening.
Old Lampooner
Houghton Library celebrates William Makepeace Thackeray.
by Christopher Reed
The Art of the Quilt
Fabric art that rises from mattresses to museum walls
Toward Cultural Citizenship
New gateways into the humanities for students “still fully molten as human beings”
by Jonathan Shaw
Mark I, Rebooted
At Harvard, Howard Aiken's computing machine hums briefly back to life.
“Bodies of Knowledge”
A special exhibit showcases the history of anatomy and dissection.
Renovated Harvard Art Museums to Open in November
The new Renzo Piano-designed facility will open to the public on November 16, 2014.
Boundary Issues
A library loan—with latitude
by John S. Rosenberg
Extracurriculars
Harvard arts and cultural events
Stolen Censer Returns to Harvard Art Museums
Three decades later, an eighteenth-century artwork returns home.