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.
As Union Protests Continue, Stephen Colbert and Yo-Yo Ma Event at Harvard Cut Short
A conversation between the comedian and the celebrated cellist was interrupted by a fire alarm in Sanders Theatre.
Katori Hall Wins 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
The Hot Wing King wins the 2021 prize for drama.
Harvard Art Museums names a new curator
Horace D. Ballard will direct American art collections at the museums.
Peabody Essex Museum’s “In American Waters”
From oceanic voyages to romping in the waves, a new exhibit explores relationships to water.
Putting the Music in Musical Theater
Composer Zoe Sarnak’s warm-hearted songs
A Surfing Author’s Children’s Book
In the swim with Bonnie Tsui
Trade Cards, Eye-Catching Heralds of Mass-marketing
A nineteenth-century advertising medium traces the rise of consumer culture.
New Bedford
Exploring the coastal fishing hub’s history, architecture, parks, and arts scene
A Net-Zero-Energy Victorian Home Makes History
HBS alumna Betsy Harper develops the first net-zero-energy, Victorian “passive house” in the world.
Alexander Gassel retrospective at the Museum of Russian Icons
A blend of Russian Orthodox iconography and mythical motifs
Arabic translator Marilyn Booth
Marilyn Booth translates Arabic literature for Anglophone readers.