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 Layoffs Continue, with More to Come

In the wake of federal government actions, several Harvard schools and institutes are cutting costs.

by Jonathan Shaw

The Devil and Philip Johnson

A “star-chitect” as P.T. Barnum

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

“Party Animals”

Drinking in style, from antiquity to the 1960s

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Twyla Tharp: “Minimalism and Me”

A retrospective show at Boston’s ICA 

by Nell Porter-Brown

Photography in Baldwin’s Era

Eighteen photographers capture the 1930s through the 1980s.

by Brandon J. Dixon

Place-Making with Plastic Tubes

An installation in Harvard Yard creates space to reflect on identity, culture, and visibility.

by Oset Babür

From the Archives: Image and the Arc of Feeling

Jorie Graham’s challenging lyrics use language to give readers the experience of the poem. 

by Craig Lambert

James Baldwin’s America, in Photos

A fresh look at the writer’s work and influences

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

A Lawyer for Art

Solving legal challenges at MoMA

by Sanya Sagar

Off the Shelf

Recent books with Harvard connections

Shifting Sands

Family snapshots of living off the land, in the Kalahari

by Sophia Nguyen