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.

In Federal Court, Harvard and the Government Have Friends

A look at the amicus curiae briefs in Harvard’s funding case

by Tamara Evdokimova

A Life in Harmonica

Scott Albert Johnson finds his path.

by Jacob Sweet

Finding Voices

Marilyn Booth translates Arabic literature for Anglophone readers.

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

“Like Driving at Night”

Maggie Shipstead’s time-spanning, globe-circling new novel

by Dan Kelly

Clothes Overboard!

Two explorers strip to stay aloft.

by Jacob Sweet

All American

The Worcester Art Museum spotlights baseball garb.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Bringing the Stars to Light

Alumni scientist-filmmakers bring the Harvard Computers’ story to the screen.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Cartography Animated

The era of imaginative mapmaking

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Returning to the Big Screen

Greater Boston’s small cinemas strive to engage film-goers during the pandemic.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Our Masked Selves

Richard Nielsen: “This is Not a Gag,” at MASS MoCA

by Nell Porter-Brown

Culture in the Cold War

In a new book, Louis Menand probes the cultural currents of postwar America.

by Spencer Lee Lenfield