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. 

by Tamara Evdokimova

Harvard’s Robin Kelsey on photography

Robin Kelsey probes the place of photography within art.

Chapter and verse quotation-citation correspondence site

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Off the Shelf

Recent books with Harvard connections

A visit to Lowell’s Boat Shop in Amesbury, Massachusetts

A visit to Lowell’s Boat Shop in Amesbury, Massachusetts

by Nell Porter-Brown

Meju’s offers Korean fusion in Somerville’s Davis Square

The sister restaurant to Bibim in Allston opened earlier this year

by Laura Levis

Our American History—in Images

Original works by “Golden Age” illustrators on view in Newport, Rhode Island

by Nell Porter-Brown

T.S. Eliot as a Harvard student

A rediscovery of the emerging poet

by Adam Kirsch

Artist Rick Lowe speaks at Harvard Graduate School of Design's 2015 Class Day

The Houston-based public artist addressed graduates and their families.

by Stephanie Garlock