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.

Boston Board Approves Harvard’s Enterprise Research Campus Framework

City planners adopt principles to guide future development of the commercial innovation district in Allston.

by Jonathan Shaw

Jamaica Kincaid and Margaret Atwood bookend Harvard's first literary festival

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

At Harvard, economist Jacques Attali discusses music and political economy

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

Donald Revell and Andrea Barrett to speak at Harvard's PBK Literary Exercises

Donald Revell and Andrea Barrett to speak at PBK Literary Exercises

Steven Spielberg speaks at Harvard’s Hauser Forum for the Arts

The filmmaker discusses his influences and inspirations.

Havard alumna Megan Marshall ’77 wins Pulitzer Prize for Biography

Damrosch, O’Brien, and Adams named finalists.

Harvard Art Museums opening

After a multiyear renovation, Harvard Art Museums make ready for a November reopening.

Harvard’s Houghton Library celebrates William Makepeace Thackeray

Houghton Library celebrates William Makepeace Thackeray.

by Christopher Reed

Quilts are art, as the International Quilt Study Center and Museum proves

Fabric art that rises from mattresses to museum walls

A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words