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.

Trump Administration Threatens Harvard’s Accreditation, Subpoenas Student Records

The federal government mounts pressure amid negotiations with Harvard.

by Nina Pasquini

Ghost Stories for the Apocalypse

Ken Liu’s speculative fiction on maintaining and transcending humanity

by Bennett McIntosh

A Mind of One’s Own

Delving into the world of Emily Dickinson

by Nell Porter-Brown

The New England Folk Festival

Contra dancing, Balkan music, sea chanteys—and more!

by Nell Porter-Brown

Danish Realism, and the Reality of the Flesh

Images that help unveil the truth of what we can see

by Nell Porter-Brown

A Night at Gustazo

Modern delights of Cuban cuisine, in Cambridge 

by Nell Porter-Brown

Atwood’s Tavern

Boosting bluegrass in Cambridge

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Boston in Motion

An exhibition maps the making of a metropolis.

by Drew Pendergrass

Documentarian Sought

A possible film about cardiologist Paul Dudley White

A Sweeping Exhibit Spans 250 Years of Japanese Art

Paintings from the Edo period convey “a powerful sense of there-ness.” 

by Lydialyle Gibson

Photo Recap: The 70th Annual Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman and Man of the Year Awards

Elizabeth Banks and Ben Platt received this year’s honors.

by Kristina DeMichele