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.

Garber to Serve as Harvard President Beyond 2027

A once-interim appointment will now continue indefinitely.

by Jonathan Shaw

Paolo Pasco and the art of making crosswords

Paolo Pasco and the art of making crosswords

by Oset Babür

Harvard renames art film department

Renaming Visual and Environmental Studies to signal a clearer focus on making art and film

by John S. Rosenberg

Hasty Pudding Announces 2019’s Man and Woman of the Year

Bryce Dallas Howard and Milo Ventimiglia will receive their awards on January 31 and February 8, respectively.  

John Ruskin, Victorian Radical and Art Historian

A Houghton exhibition explores the thinker’s influences and impact. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Tracy K. Smith Named Harvard Arts Medalist

 The U.S. poet laureate will be honored on May 2. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Manuscripts Illuminated…by Women

Tracing lapis lazuli provides evidence that women were directly involved in creating medieval illuminated manuscripts.  

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Playwright Bess Wohl: a profile

Bess Wohl writes plays from an actor’s perspective.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

Cellist Laurence Lesser is profiled

A cellist and conservatory teacher who has never stopped learning

by Nell Porter-Brown