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.

As Union Protests Continue, Stephen Colbert and Yo-Yo Ma Event at Harvard Cut Short

A conversation between the comedian and the celebrated cellist was interrupted by a fire alarm in Sanders Theatre.

by Schuyler Velasco

Amelie Chai of SPiNE, an architect in Myanmar

Practicing architecture in Myanmar

by Sanya Sagar

Soyoung Lee named chief curator at the Harvard Art Museums

Korean art expert Soyoung Lee will join the museums in September.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Photographs of Arnold Arboretum trees and shrubs through four seasons

A veteran photographer of people turns his lens to plants.

by Jonathan Shaw

Rage, reborn: profile of guitarist Tom Morello

With his supergroup Prophets of Rage, the musician faces down a president.

by Max Suechting

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.

by Samantha Maldonado

Not “Mickey Mousing”: the rigors of accompanying silent films

Three pianists making silent film sing

by Sophia Nguyen

Book review: “A Terrible Country” is a cold, welcome wind

Keith Gessen’s second novel deftly interweaves politics and personal history.

by Maggie Doherty

Radcliffe gymsuits, pre-spandex

Lest young ladies’ “tides” be deranged

by Sophia Nguyen

Heritage Museums & Gardens, in Sandwich, Massachusetts

Gardens, antique cars, and a carousel on Cape Cod

by Nell Porter-Brown