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.
Readers Respond to Our Adaptations Survey
We asked people to share their favorite art adaptations. Here’s what they said.
A winter’s trip to Portland, Maine
Enjoying Portland, Maine, in the “off-season”
Arts join sciences in Harvard Allston
Alongside a huge applied-sciences center, a toehold for art-making
Philip J. Deloria, scholar of Native American studies
Philip Deloria studies American Indians and the contradictions that made America.
Tale of Genji Illustrated
A magnificent set of images, published—and exhibited
Profile of installation artist Liz Glynn
In Liz Glynn’s massive installations, big questions about the meaning of value
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Playwright Bess Wohl: a profile
Bess Wohl writes plays from an actor’s perspective.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Looking at the Cosmos through a Feminine Lens
Anna Von Mertens depicts the findings of female astronomers using quilts and drawings.
by Oset Babür
Shaina Taub Shares Suffragists in Song
A seventy-fifth Schlesinger Library anniversary celebration