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.

As Union Protests Continue, Stephen Colbert and Yo-Yo Ma Event at Harvard Cut Short

A conversation between the comedian and the celebrated cellist was interrupted by a fire alarm in Sanders Theatre.

by Schuyler Velasco

Rick Lowe of Project Row Houses at Harvard Design School Class Day 2015

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

Edouard Kopp named curator of drawings at Harvard Art Museums

Will oversee the Art Museums’ pre-twentieth-century drawings.

Harvard Art Museums installs “Triangle Constellation” by Carlos Amorales

A new sculpture, calibrated to help the Harvard Art Museums achieve balance

by Sophia Nguyen

Chapter and Verse

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Harvard professor critiques book on youth, maturity

A philosopher’s take on individuals and maturity, in a world of institutions

by Harry R. Lewis

J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and their circle, by Philip Zaleski & Carol Zaleski

The literary flowering of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, et al.

Jazz artist Kavita Shah's border-crossing compositions

Kavita Shah makes music in many idioms.

by Samantha Maldonado

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

Sculptor Janet Echelman weaves large-scale urban art

Janet Echelman’s urban sculptures take to the skies.

by Olivia Schwob