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

Off the Shelf

Recent Books with Harvard connections

Harvardians Long-listed for National Book Awards [Updated]

Eight University affiliates are recognized by the National Book Foundation.

Lest We Forget

Harvard’s World War I participants are honored in an updated volume edited by Douglass M. Carver ’59.

Documentary Query

Filmmakers seek visual material from the early days of Partners In Health.

Combatants

A World War I Harvard aviator, plus a Game-worthy car buff and his wheels

Shadow Art

All that’s needed are scissors and a steady hand.

by Christopher Reed

Urban Surprises

Ross Miller’s public art in overlooked places captivates viewers.

by Stephanie Garlock

Open Book: GOP Polarities

In To Make Men Free, Heather Cox Richardson seeks to explain the back-and-forth history of Republican Party goals.

Iconoclastic Music Educator

Rejecting the “tyranny of competence,” John Payne helps musicians bloom.

by Craig Lambert

Chapter & Verse

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words