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.

Pony Plunges

Scrapbooking a woman who rode horses into the sea

by Max J. Krupnick

The Power of Patience

Teaching students the value of deceleration and immersive attention

by Jennifer L. Roberts

An Artful Business

Where inspired artists meet aspiring collectors

by Nell Porter-Brown

Reexamining History

Photographer Diana Mara Henry ’69 publishes her collection Women on the Move.

by Kristen Strezo

Invigorating the Humanities

Facing declining enrollments, the humanities seek to reinvent themselves.

Woodcarving: A Master Class

David Esterly explains the carver's art

Addressing a Decline in Humanities Enrollment

How to reinvigorate the humanities at Harvard is the subject of new faculty reports

Advancing the Science and Art of Teaching

Highlights from the second University-wide Harvard Initiative on Learning and Teaching conference

Hats of Their Own

New top hats for women appear at Commencement

by Nell Porter-Brown

Art Thieves Identified

The FBI has identified the thieves who stole 13 paintings from the Gardner Museum in Boston in 1990.

Detective in Pop Culture

Bob Egan finds the original venues of iconic images.

by Craig Lambert