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.
Pony Plunges
Scrapbooking a woman who rode horses into the sea
by Max J. Krupnick
Peabody Essex Museum’s “In American Waters”
From oceanic voyages to romping in the waves, a new exhibit explores relationships to water.
by Nell Porter-Brown
Trade Cards in the Age of Invention
A nineteenth-century advertising medium traces the rise of consumer culture.
by Jonathan Shaw
New Bedford
Exploring the coastal fishing hub’s history, architecture, parks, and arts scene
by Nell Porter-Brown
Alexander Gassel’s “Painted Poetry”
A blend of Russian Orthodox iconography and mythical motifs
by Nell Porter-Brown
All American
The Worcester Art Museum spotlights baseball garb.
by Nell Porter-Brown
Culture in the Cold War
In a new book, Louis Menand probes the cultural currents of postwar America.
by Spencer Lee Lenfield
A Gate of Whimsy
At Houghton and Lamont libraries, a creative new entry into the Yard
by Jacob Sweet
Attention to Detail
Nicholas Callaway publishes the Sistine Chapel in closeup.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Cartography Animated
The era of imaginative mapmaking
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Our Masked Selves
Richard Nielsen: “This is Not a Gag,” at MASS MoCA
by Nell Porter-Brown