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.

In Federal Court, Harvard and the Government Have Friends

A look at the amicus curiae briefs in Harvard’s funding case

by Tamara Evdokimova

Gymsuits, Pre-Spandex

Lest young ladies’ “tides” be deranged

by Sophia Nguyen

From Flowers to Race Cars

Cape Cod’s Heritage Museums & Gardens

by Nell Porter-Brown

Kevin Beasley at the ICA/Boston

Sculptures that resonate with what’s not there

by Nell Porter-Brown

Cinema Through Dualities

Wim Wenders delivers the final installment in the 2018 Norton Lectures on Cinema. 

by Sophia Nguyen

Visiting Hours

The portraits in Jack Lueders-Booth’s 40-year-old series feel even more vivid today.


by Olivia Schwob

“The Art, the Play, and the Rigor”

How flutist Claire Chase signals a key change for Harvard’s music department

by Lucy Caplan

Gloucester’s Beauport Mansion

A sprawling house museum celebrates decorative arts and the creative spirit of Henry Davis Sleeper.

by Nell Porter-Brown

A “Declaration of Love and Guts”

Works by T.C. Cannon at the Peabody Essex Museum

by Nell Porter-Brown

Learning from Toys

The National Black Doll Museum

by Nell Porter-Brown

Educational Improv

A theatre troupe aims for higher ed.

by Sophia Nguyen