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

Words of Wisdom

HBS’s Class of 1963 reflects on the occasion of their fiftieth reunion.

Snuggle Time

Petting zoo on the Plaza, a Harvard/Yale man, and a late-blooming novelist

Centuries of Flowers

A rare collection of blooms housed at Dumbarton Oaks

by Craig Lambert

A Warm Spot

Catalyst’s hearty American-French food fares well on a winter’s night.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Chapter & Verse

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Problems and Promise

Derek Bok’s new book on higher education in America, reviewed by Richard Morrill

by Richard L. Morrill

Sculpture That Breathes

Bronze and granite come alive for Murray Dewart.

by Craig Lambert

Off the Shelf

Recent books with Harvard connections

Radical Reviewing

“One of America’s best all-round intellects” scrutinizes books.

by Craig Lambert