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.

view of the backside of Winthrop House and flags

University News |

Harvard Retains Winthrop Name

Committee undecided on whether owning slaves merits denaming

by Max J. Krupnick

An island overview

Harvard Squared | July-August 2014

Retreat and Recreate: Peddocks Island

This Boston Harbor island offers an urban oasis.

Que Padre owner Victor Duran (top) serves Mexican and Bolivian specialties: beef <i>saltenas</i> and the &ldquo;Sonora hotdog&rdquo;&mdash;with bacon, beans, and jalape&ntilde;o sauce.

Harvard Squared | July-August 2014

Food Fiesta

A diversity of Latin American food shines in East Boston.

by Nell Porter-Brown

A Tibetan woman praying at the Boudhanath Stupa, near Kathmandu

Harvard Squared | July-August 2014

Nepal in Pictures

Nepalese history revealed in photographs

by Nell Porter-Brown

Advertising trade cards from the 1850s to the 1910s depict Irish immigrants&rsquo; social and economic climb from the laboring classes…

Harvard Squared | July-August 2014

The Many Faces of Boston

A Boston Public Library exhibit illustrates immigration history.

Located in Harvard Square, the Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center hosts shelves of traditional Tibetan volumes, which the organization scans, catalogues, and returns to their owners.

Faculty & Community |

Harvard Library to Help Preserve Tibetan Literary Heritage

Ten million pages of Tibetan literature will be stored in the library’s Digital Repository Services.

by Francesca Annic...

Discussing women writers were (from left) novelist Gish Jen, editor Elisabeth Schmitz, editor Ann Hulbert, and novelist Claire Messud.

Commencement |

Genius at the School Gates

Radcliffe Institute panel discusses the place of women writers.

Conservation scientist Jens Stenger explains the history of Mark Rothko’s <i>Harvard Murals</i> and the details of the conservation project in front of the now-faded <i>Panel Four.</i>

Arts & Culture |

Rarely Seen Rothkos Highlight Harvard Art Museums’ Reopening

“Restored” by technology, Harvard Murals anchor inaugural exhibition.

by Francesca Annic...

Joyful Noise chorus member Kevin Jackson sings “What a Wonderful World," assisted by Collegium Musicum’s Neal Champagne.

Performing & Recorded Arts |

Joyful Noise

Harvard’s Collegium Musicum celebrates the power of music as therapy.

by Jessica Salley

Journalist Johanna Berkman, left, looks on as Jamaica Kincaid makes a point.

Books & Literary Life |

Harvard’s Literary Arts Celebrated in Inaugural Festival

Jamaica Kincaid and Margaret Atwood bookend a three-day exploration of literary life.

Performing & Recorded Arts |

Music as Predictor of Social Change

French economist Jacques Attali discusses music as a metaphor for civil society.