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’s Hiring Freeze Continues
University leaders say $1 billion per year is at risk due to federal actions
by Vivian W. Rong
The Men Who Can’t Be Saved
Novelist Ben Purkert’s playfully serious look at masculinity
by Stuart Miller
Making Music Out of DNA Loops
Composer and biophysicist Amir Bitran ’16, Ph.D. ’23
by Nancy Walecki
RISD Craft Fair
Artists showcase their work in Providence, Rhode Island. In the foreground are pieces by Dwo Wen Chen/Three Wheel Studio.
by Nell Porter-Brown
Speaking Volumes
Glimpsing Harvard’s East Asian language materials collection
by Nell Porter-Brown
“Joyous Protest Posters”
The Royal Chicano Air Force’s activist art at Houghton Library
by Ryan Doan-Nguyen
Words with No Freedom
A Houghton Library exhibit explores writing in prison.
by Rodrigo del Río
Meet Harvard’s Undergraduate Authors
Dystopia, sickle cell, jazz, and wolves: four Harvard students chronicle their paths to publication.
The Untold Story of Watercolors
Harvard Art Museums' exhibit highlights unsung facets of American watercolor.
by Nancy Walecki
Films by a Japanese Master
The Harvard Film Archive’s “Complete Ozu Yasujirō”
by Nell Porter-Brown
Sound as Ever
Gram Parsons and Harvard’s hand in country rock
by Nancy Walecki