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.
Don’t Call Stephanie Pierce A Paleontologist
From competing in youth gymnastics to studying tetrapods, the Harvard curator has always chased her curiosity.
Hasty Pudding Announces 2019’s Man and Woman of the Year
Bryce Dallas Howard and Milo Ventimiglia will receive their awards on January 31 and February 8, respectively.
John Ruskin, Victorian Radical and Art Historian
A Houghton exhibition explores the thinker’s influences and impact.
Tracy K. Smith Named Harvard Arts Medalist
The U.S. poet laureate will be honored on May 2.
Manuscripts Illuminated…by Women
Tracing lapis lazuli provides evidence that women were directly involved in creating medieval illuminated manuscripts.
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
Cellist Laurence Lesser is profiled
A cellist and conservatory teacher who has never stopped learning
Joanna Southcott and “The Songs of Argus Zion”
…and a possible clue in the stacks