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.

Where Does Biomedicine Go from Here?

A former Harvard physician on why public trust in healthcare is falling.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Arts join sciences in Harvard Allston

Alongside a huge applied-sciences center, a toehold for art-making

Philip J. Deloria, scholar of Native American studies

Philip Deloria studies American Indians and the contradictions that made America.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Tale of Genji Illustrated

A magnificent set of images, published—and exhibited

Profile of installation artist Liz Glynn

In Liz Glynn’s massive installations, big questions about the meaning of value

by Samantha Culp

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Playwright Bess Wohl: a profile

Bess Wohl writes plays from an actor’s perspective.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

Cellist Laurence Lesser is profiled

A cellist and conservatory teacher who has never stopped learning

by Nell Porter-Brown

Looking at the Cosmos through a Feminine Lens

Anna Von Mertens depicts the findings of female astronomers using quilts and drawings.

by Oset Babür

Shaina Taub Shares Suffragists in Song

A seventy-fifth Schlesinger Library anniversary celebration

by Lydialyle Gibson