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.

Trump Administration Threatens Harvard’s Accreditation, Subpoenas Student Records

The federal government mounts pressure amid negotiations with Harvard.

by Nina Pasquini

Up Close (Virtually) with the Forbes Pigment Collection

Harvard’s world-famous collection of colors can now be enjoyed from home. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

See Their Faces

Confronting “some of the most challenging images in the history of photography”

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

A Man and His Castle

Gothic surroundings, spiritualism, and science: Hammond Castle Museum’s eclectic appeal

by Nell Porter-Brown

An Auspicious View

This folding fan enfolds two sacred mountains.

by Lydialyle Gibson

“To Break Our Own Rules”

Poet-critic Dan Chiasson and The Math Campers

by Lydialyle Gibson

Family History

A German American scholar is unsettled by an ancestor’s secret.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Off the Shelf

Recent books with Harvard connections

Hip-Hop Art and French Innovators

Winter exhibits at the Museum of Fine Arts

by Nell Porter-Brown

Artful Gifts

Holiday gifts that support the arts

by Nell Porter-Brown

Lorenzo Tañada

Brief life of a Philippine patriot: 1898-1992

by Christopher Capozzola