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.
Don’t Call Stephanie Pierce A Paleontologist
From competing in youth gymnastics to studying tetrapods, the Harvard curator has always chased her curiosity.
The Green-Pea Memo
Poking fun “at the academic-bureaucratic mentality of university life”
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Quotation Q & A
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Gutenberg 2.0: What future for libraries?
Harvard’s libraries deal with disruptive change.
From Orchids to Octopi dramatizes evolution and paleontologist Farish Jenkins
From Orchids to Octopi draws on the work of many Harvardians and puts paleontologist Farish Jenkins on stage.
Libraries in the digital era: links to Harvard collections and a humorous video
Highlights from the digital collections of the Harvard libraries, and video humor
Mineralogical Marvels
Rocky treasures from the Harvard Museum of Natural History
Harvard in China: panelists address urban planning and sustainable growth
A panel discussion with Mohsen Mostafavi, Alex Krieger, Lin Wang, John C. Portman III, Wu Jiang, and Yu Kongjian
A special edition of J.K. Rowling's 2008 Harvard speech includes Braille words
Francie Randolph ’87 has combined Braille and J.K. Rowling's 2008 Harvard address to create a limited-edition book.
Nineteenth-century dancing lessons
A professor's passion reveals how one learned to dance in Jane Austen's day.