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.
Harvard Retains Winthrop Name
Committee undecided on whether owning slaves merits denaming
by Max J. Krupnick
Native Modern
Philip Deloria studies American Indians and the contradictions that made America.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Glorious “Genji”
A magnificent set of images, published—and exhibited
Artistic Capital
In Liz Glynn’s massive installations, big questions about the meaning of value
by Samantha Culp
Chapter and Verse
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
“Here and Then Gone”
Bess Wohl writes plays from an actor’s perspective.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
Once Again, with Feeling
A cellist and conservatory teacher who has never stopped learning
by Nell Porter-Brown
A Millennial Mystery
…and a possible clue in the stacks
by Diane E. Booton
Bedding Down in Early America
A Wadsworth Atheneum and Museum exhibit reveals how we once slept.
by Nell Porter-Brown
Remembering: Information as Art
“Cecilia Vicuña: Disappeared Quipu,” at the MFA
by Nell Porter-Brown