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.

A bronze sculpture of intertwined hands in a park, with a discussion panel in the foreground.

Is the Constitution Broken?

Harvard legal scholars debate the state of our founding national document.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Moroccan roast chicken with onions, tomatoes, and raisins

Homecooked Moroccan fare in Somerville

Moroccan Hospitality lives up to its name.

Shantala Shivalingappa performs at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art in February.

Kuchipudi dancer Shantala Shivalingappa performs at Boston's ICA

Dancer Shantala Shivalingappa embodies Hindu gods at Boston’s ICA.

Apples grown at Apex Orchards in Shelburne, Massachusetts

The Cambridge Winter Farmers' Market expands

The Cambridge Winter Farmers’ Market opens for a fourth season.

by Nell Porter-Brown

From photographer Brandon Thibodeaux's <i>When Morning Comes</i> series

The Griffin Museum of Photography explores the Mississippi Delta and books

The Griffin Museum of Photography’s winter exhibits

William Sisler

Academic publishing and scholarly communication: a status report

The troubled present and promising future of scholarly communication

by Craig Lambert

Harvard Art Museums celebrates American Paintings at Harvard

Lecture celebrates the release of American Art at Harvard, Volume One

Kara Walker's most recent work of public art, known as <i>A Subtlety,</i> made news months after its closing, when she produced a video, <i>An Audience,</i> compiling visitor reactions to the work in its final hours.

Kara Walker gives talk at Radcliffe Institute about her life and art

At the Radcliffe Institute, the artist unraveled some of the mysteries of her installation, A Subtlety.

by Sophia Nguyen

Talking with Maureen McLane, author of "This Blue"

The poet and critic talks about her teaching, her writing, and her newest book, This Blue, a finalist for the National Book Award.

by Sophia Nguyen

Members of the Harvard community and area residents celebrated the official opening of the Harvard Art Museums on November 16.

The renovated Harvard Art Museums open

The renovated Harvard Art Museums open

Professor Ali Malkawi, the founding director of the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities, welcomes participants to the challenge conference.

Center for Green Buildings and Cities hosts challenge conference at Harvard

Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities hosts inaugural challenge conference.