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

Pranks in Pusey Library

A retrospective on the Lampoon’s 140 years of mischief

by Aidan Langston

A Pianist on the World Stage

Aristo Sham ’19 takes first place at the New York International Piano Competition.

by Aidan Langston

Open Roads and Dead Ends on a Native American Reservation

The Seventh Fire, executive produced by Terrence Malick ’65 and Natalie Portman ’03, sheds light on gang life among Native Americans. 

by Sophia Nguyen

Babar Comes to Houghton Library

Houghton hosts an exhibit of the green suit-wearing French elephant through August 31. 

by Lydialyle Gibson

This Is How the World Ends

Thanks to Harvard, according to a new fantasy epic by Justin Cronin ’84

by Grayson Clary

Stepwise

A ballet career, earned through college and cattle calls

by Maggie Shipstead

Brain Food

In Andrea Tsurumi's comics and illustrated work, life is observed and shown as absurd.

by Samantha Maldonado

With Seamus Heaney in Elysium

A new translation from the Aeneid

A Queen's Seat

“Experimental archaeology” at the Harvard Semitic Museum

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Planting Seeds of Culture

Native American women are the focus of photographer Matika Wilbur’s Radcliffe exhibit. 

by Laura Levis