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.
Harvard Institute of Politics Director Setti Warren Dies at 55
The former Newton mayor is remembered as “a visionary and tireless leader” by the University community.
Excerpt from “The Known Citizen” by Sarah E. Igo
A sweeping history of the idea of privacy in America
“Next steps”: profile of Paul Taylor dancer Madelyn Ho
Madelyn Ho pursued two tracks: modern dance, and getting her M.D.
Not “Mickey Mousing”: the rigors of accompanying silent films
Three pianists making silent film sing
Book review: “A Terrible Country” is a cold, welcome wind
Keith Gessen’s second novel deftly interweaves politics and personal history.
Radcliffe gymsuits, pre-spandex
Lest young ladies’ “tides” be deranged
Heritage Museums & Gardens, in Sandwich, Massachusetts
Cape Cod’s Heritage Museums & Gardens
Kevin Beasley at ICA/Boston
Sculptures that resonate with what’s not there
Wim Wenders delivers the third Norton Lecture on Cinema
Wim Wenders delivers the final installment in the 2018 Norton Lectures on Cinema.
Revisiting Jack Lueders-Booth’s portrait series “Women Prisoners”
The portraits in Jack Lueders-Booth’s 40-year-old series feel even more vivid today.
Claire Chase, flutist and Harvard professor, profiled by Lucy Caplan
How flutist Claire Chase signals a key change for Harvard’s music department
by Lucy Caplan