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 Layoffs Continue, with More to Come

In the wake of federal government actions, several Harvard schools and institutes are cutting costs.

by Jonathan Shaw

Dedicated to Craft

A visit to Lowell’s Boat Shop in Amesbury, Massachusetts

by Nell Porter-Brown

Meju’s Korean Fusion

The sister restaurant to Bibim in Allston opened earlier this year

by Laura Levis

“Our American History”

Original works by “Golden Age” illustrators on view in Newport, Rhode Island

by Nell Porter-Brown

The Young T.S. Eliot

A rediscovery of the emerging poet

by Adam Kirsch

Crimson “Bodice-Rippers”

From lawyering to a literary life.

by Sophia Nguyen

Rick Lowe Questions the Concept of “Value” at GSD Class Day

The Houston-based public artist addressed graduates and their families.

by Stephanie Garlock

Natalie Portman ’03: “Your Inexperience Is an Asset”

At Harvard College Class Day, the actress urges class members to forge their own paths.

by Laura Levis

The State of the Libraries

Robert Darnton, retiring University Librarian, assesses the collections in a digital era.

Craig Lambert’s “Shadow Work”

A Harvard Magazine alumnus on the new world of “middle-class serfdom”

by John S. Rosenberg

Artist Rick Lowe to Headline Graduate School of Design Class Day

The founder of Houston’s Project Row Houses is a pioneer in social-practice art.