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.

Don’t Call Stephanie Pierce A Paleontologist

From competing in youth gymnastics to studying tetrapods, the Harvard curator has always chased her curiosity.

by Laurel M. Shugart

Harvard's Hasty Pudding picks Helen Mirren as its Woman of the Year

The Hasty Pudding picks an Oscar winner for its pudding pot.

Herbie Hancock Is Harvard’s 2014 Norton Professor of Poetry

The jazz pianist will give six lectures in February and March.

Claudia Bedrick of Enchanted Lion Books for children

Claudia Bedrick ’85 of Enchanted Lion Books offers an international array of stories to young children.

by Kristen Strezo

Somerville's Bronwyn restaurant serves up German and Central European food

German and Central European dishes shine in Somerville.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Explore Handcrafted Ipswich Rum, Cape Cod's Farms, and B.Good's Real Fast Food

Alumni promote the local origins of edible goods

by Nell Porter-Brown

Virgil Encyclopedia in English

Two Harvard classics professors create the first Virgil Encyclopedia in English.

by Erin O’Donnell

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Adam Kirsch reviews Lawrence Buell on the Great American Novel

A literary critic on the Great American Novel

by Adam Kirsch

Cityscapes by Derek Reist feature sunlight and shadow

Sunlight and shadow star in Derek Reist’s urban landscapes.

by Steve Potter