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
Hidden Treasures
New Britain’s “Little Poland” and museum of American art
by Nell Porter-Brown
“I’m a Gambler with the Movies”
Documentarian Frederick Wiseman is the first filmmaker to deliver a Norton Lecture.
by Sophia Nguyen
Benjamin Franklin’s Retirement and Reinvention
Two hundred and seventy years ago, Benjamin Franklin did something highly unusual. He retired.
by William N. Thor...
A Composed Response
Composer Jonathan Bailey Holland on finding his musical voice
by Jennifer McFarl...
Sketch Artist
Comedian Colin Jost, from Shouts and Murmurs to Saturday Night Live
by Oset Babür
A Novel Take on Eternal Life
Dara Horn breathes life into classical Jewish sources.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Renegade Tastemakers
A Somerville museum highlights art “so bad, it’s good.”
by Nell Porter-Brown
Nigerian Women Speak Out
HEAR WORD! portrays the lives of Nigerian women.
A Wintry Jaunt to Newport, Rhode Island
Visiting Newport, Rhode Island, during the winter
by Nell Porter-Brown
The Low End Theory
Fred Moten’s subversive black-studies scholarship
by Jesse McCarthy